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2012 (As A Sophomore)
Made huge strides in her sophomore season, playing 113 of 117 sets and ranking second on the team with 2.42 kills per set ... had the top attack percentage among the outside hitters, hitting .283 ... had eight matches of double-figure kills plus a hitting percentage above .300 ... ranked third on the team with 94 blocks, a 0.83 per set average ... led the Huskies in kills in four matches ... put away 11 kills in the 3-2 win over Hawaii (12/1) in the 2nd round of NCAAs, hitting .310 ... in the NCAA opening win over Central Arkansas (11/30), notched 6 kills and 3 blocks ... earned 8 kills in the 3-0 win at Washington State (11/23) ... solid night with 12 kills (.200 Att%) and 6 blocks against Arizona State (11/21) ... notched 8 kills (.278 Att%) in 3-0 win over Oregon State (11/17) ... in 3-2 thriller over No. 4 Oregon (11/16), put down 14 kills (.235 Att%) with 4 block assists as UW saved 14 match points before winning ... shared team lead with 10 kills at No. 1 Stanford (11/8), adding 4 bocks ... had 9 kills, 4 blocks in 3-2 win at Cal (11/7) ... helped spark comeback win vs. Utah (11/4) with 12 kills (.233 Att%) and 4 blocks ... hit .316 against Colorado (11/2) with 8 kills and season-high 4 digs ... totaled 14.5 points at No. 6 UCLA (10/28) on 11 kills and 7 blocks, with a .360 attack percentage ... career-best 8 blocks at No. 7 USC (10/26) with 8 kills (.172 Att%) ... back-to-back standout matches vs. Bay Area teams, first notching 15 kills on a .481 Att% plus 5 blocks vs. No. 2 Stanford (10/19), then led the team with 11 kills on a .429 Att% in three set win over Cal (10/21) ... 10 kills on back-to-back nights at Oregon State (3-0 win) and Oregon (1-3 loss) on Oct. 12-13 ... at Colorado (10/7), 3 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs in sweep ... tremendous night in win at Utah (10/5) with 15 kills, hitting .565 (2 errors, 23 attacks) ... in win over No. 3 USC (9/28) had 4 kills and 4 blocks ... had 14 big kills in 3-2 win over No. 4 UCLA (9/26), many late in sets and added 4 blocks ... hit .333 with 8 kills in four set win at Arizona on 9/22 ... dominant outing in Pac-12 opener vs. Washington State (9/18), landing a career-high 16 kills on a .500 Att% (16-4-24) ... at Portland on 9/11, had 7 kills plus 5 blocks, an assist and a dig ... 4 kills and 4 blocks in 3-0 win over Long Beach State (9/7) ... matched season-high Att% for second straight match, hitting .714 vs. Seattle (9/6) with 5 kills on 7 swings ... enjoyed a breakout weekend at the Tiger Classic, earning first All-Tournament Team honors of her career as UW took the title with three sweeps ... after adding 6 kills on a .462 attack rate in the win over No. 7 Purdue, she ended the Tiger Classic with 11 kills vs. Rice (9/1) on a red-hot .714 clip (11-1-14) ... appeared in all three matches of the season-opening Northwest Challenge, posting 3 kills apiece against Gonzaga and Portland State (both on 8/25), and hitting .389 for the weekend.
2011 (As A Freshman)
Appeared in 12 matches and 16 total sets in her first season, including six Pac-12 matches ... had kills in eight matches, with 13 total kills on the season ... first kill came in the season-opener against Prairie View A&M on Aug. 26 ... season-high four kills on Sept. 8 vs. Seattle U, on just six attacks ... had one kill vs. USC on Sept. 16 on a season-high nine attacks ... one ace on the season, on Sept. 3 vs. Boise State ... had four blocks, including a solo block on Oct. 28 vs. Arizona State ... season-high three digs against Seattle U with five digs on the season.
In High School
Lettered three years for Sprague High School, leading her team to Central Valley Conference titles as a junior and a senior and three state tournaments ... team placed ninth at the Oregon 6A State Championships in 2008 and 2009 ... named CVC Player of the Year as a senior and a first team All-State selection ... first team All-CVC as a junior and a senior and second team as a sophomore ... earned Oregonian Athlete of the Week honors as a senior ... competed for the Oregon Northwest Juniors and coach Rod Jones as a junior and a senior, leading the team to a 6-4 record at the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships 18 Open division in Reno, Nev. ... also played for Salem Volleyball Club her first two years of high school for coach Travis Ward ... lettered in track her senior year, and won the CVC title in the high jump, going on to place 10th at the state meet and setting a best clearance of 5-feet, 4-inches.
Personal
Born in Salem, Oregon ... parents are Catherine and Dani Nelson ... has one older brother, Andrew ... considering a career in education ... hobbies include reading, snowboarding, music, movies and friends.
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