CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Ranked 3rd in school history with 2,357 career assists
* Ranked 20th in school history with 97 matches played
* Ranked 29th in school history with 584 career digs
* Ranked 35th in school history with 55 career aces
* Ranked 35th in school history with 296 career sets played
2012 (Senior): (19 MS/25 MP)... Finished the season with a team-best 496 assists, 148 digs, 29 kills, 27 blocks (1 solo, 26 asissts) and 13 service aces... Had five double-doubles on the year... Had three digs and one service ace at Fordham (11/10)... Had one dig at Providence (11/7)... Had five assists, three digs and one kill against Butler (10/27)... Appeared in two sets against Saint Louis (10/26)... Had 13 assists, seven digs and one kill in a win over La Salle (10/19)... Had seven assists, two digs and one block assist at Xavier (10/12)... Had four assists and four digs against Fordham (10/6)... Had 35 assists, 15 digs and two kills at Brown (10/3)... Had 28 assists, eight digs, three kills, two service aces and two block assists against Charlotte (9/30)... Had 14 assists, one kills, one dig and one service ace against VCU (9/28)... Had 40 assists and 14 digs at La Salle (9/22)... Had 24 assists, eight digs and three kills at Temple (9/21)... Had 41 assists, five digs and one kill against Colgate (9/15)... Had 29 assists, seven digs and three kills at Columbia (9/15)... Had 10 assists and one dig against Hofstra (9/14)... Had 42 assists and 19 kills against Seton Hall (9/8)... Had a career-best 59 assists plus six digs and two block assists in win over Canisius (9/7)... Had 24 assists - including the 2,000th of her career - in a sweep of Hartford (9/6). She is the sixth player in school history to reach 2,000 assists... Had 31 assists, six digs, three aces, three kills and two block assists against Rutgers (9/1). Was named to the Rutgers Invitational All-Tournament Team... Had a double-double with 38 assists and 12 digs against Iona (8/31)... Had 22 assists, six digs, one kills and one ace against New Hampshire (8/31)... Had one assist and one dig against No. 25 Colorado State (8/25)... Had first double-double of the season with 19 assists and 12 digs against Virginia (8/25). Added two kills, two block assists and one service ace... Had nine assists, two digs and one block assist against Denver (8/24).
2011 (Junior): Tallied four kills and two block solos at Saint Francis, Pa. (8/26)... Had two kills against Eastern Kentucky (8/27)... Made two kills at Pittsburg (8/27)... Recorded three kills, 51 set assists, four digs, one block solo and one block assist vs Kent State (9/3)... Made three kills, eight total attacks, a team-high 53 set assists and five digs vs. Columbia (9/9)... Had three total attacks, nine digs and two block assists against Wisconsin (9/9)... Recorded one kill, five total attacks, a team-high 27 set assists, nine digs and one block assist vs. Boston College (9/10)... Made one kill, six total attacks, a team-high 27 set assists, six digs and two block assists vs. UMBC (9/16)... Had one kill, five total attacks, a team-high 26 set assists, 11 digs and one block assist against Penn (9/16)... Recorded one kill, four total attacks, a team-high 38 set assists, 13 digs and two block assists against William & Mary (9/17)... Had 19 set assists, two digs and three block assists vs. Brown (9/21)... Made two kills, six total attacks, 14 set assists, three digs and one block assist at La Salle (10/1)... Garnered one kill, two total attacks, a team-high 35 set assists and 14 digs, along with three block assists vs. Duquesne (10/7)... Made three kils, eight total attacks, a team-high 48 set assists, 15 digs and three block assists vs. Saint Louis (10/7)... Earned one kill, seven total attacks, a team-high 36 set assists, 11 digs and two block assists at Charlotte (10/14)... Tallied one kill, three total attacks, 17 set assists, six digs and one block assist at George Washington (10/16).
2010 (Sophomore): Posted a team high 28 assists, to go along with five kills, 11 digs, and five block assists against Fairfield (8/27)... Tallied a team-high 40 assists to go along with 13 digs against Yale (9/4)... Had 25 assists against Maryland Eastern Shore (9/9)... Totaled a match high 46 assists to go along with 11 digs against UNH (9/10)... Recorded 43 assists versus Marist (9/11)... Posted a team high 48 assists versus Brown (9/17)... Notched 43 assists against Central Conn St. (9/18)... Had 36 assists versus Temple (9/24)... Posted 25 assists against Dayton (10/1)... Had 38 assists and 12 digs versus Xavier (10/2)... Notched a season high 51 assists versus Providence (10/5)... Recorded 45 assists against George Washington (10/8)... Posted 26 assists versus Charlotte (10/10)... Totaled a match high 44 assists to go along with 12 digs against St. Louis (10/15)... Posted 21 assists against La Salle (11/14).
2009 (Freshman): Had 30 assists vs. Northeastern (9/1))... Posted 12 assists against Hartford (9/18)... Had 37 assists and 5 digs against Connecticut (9/19)... Collected 48 assists and 10 digs against Boston College (9/19)... Notched 21 assists vs. George Washington (10/2)... Recorded a match-high 37 assists and 8 digs versus George Washington (11 /1)... Notched a team-high 14 assists and 5 digs against Dayton (11/6)... Recorded 10 digs in season closer vs. Fordham (11/15 ).
Before URI: Joins the squad after serving as a four-year starting setter at Rockford Lutheran High School in Rockford, Ill... Spent four years as the squad's floor captain... During her freshman campaign, Nelson helped RLHS win the Big Northern West Regional Championship... Earned First-Team all conference honors during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Born October 27, 1990... Has one older sister, Abbey... Lists her favorite team as the Chicago Cubs... Majoring in Kinesiology.
