7 Piper Nelson
7 - Piper Nelson
Height: 5'9
Hometown: Atkins, IA
Position: OH
Year: So.
High School: Benton
m 35
k/s 2.66
h % .160
a/s 0.05
b/s 0.19
sa/s 0.42
d/s 2.70

Sophomore Season (Fall 2025): Named to the 2025 NJCAA All-Region 11 First-Team... Four-time ICCAC DI Volleyball Athlete of the Week... Appeared in 35 matches and 121 total sets as a primary outside hitter for the Warriors... Tallied a career-high 322 kills on 884 attempts, third-most kills in the ICCAC... Added 23 total blocks and 327 total digs to go along with 51 service aces... Tallied 17 matches with double-digit kills while posting eight double-doubles on the year... Career-high 18 kills came in a 3-2 win at Eastern Wyoming (9/20)... Named to the 2025 ICCAC Fall Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)

Freshman Season (Fall 2024): Appeared in all 38 matches as a true freshman while playing in 139 sets as a primary outside hitter... Ranked third on the team with 271 kills on the year... Posted 10 double-digit kill matches on the year, including season-high 14 kills twice... Ranked third on the team with 51 service aces Ranked fifth on the team with 248 digs on the year... Tallied 39 total blocks, including 12 solo stops... Named ICCAC DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the week of November 4-10... Named to the 2025 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region Second-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2024 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region 11 Second-Team (3.0-3.5 GPA)... Member of the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year

Before IHCC: Attended Benton Community High School in Van Horn, Iowa... Member of the volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track & field programs... Competed on the volleyball team under head coach Mike Embretson... Two-time first-team All-Conference selection, Northeast All-District team selection, two-time second-team All-Conference selection... Also competed for the Cedar Rapids Surge club team... Second-team All-Conference selection as part of the basketball team... Two-time first-team All-Conference honors as part of the soccer team... Member of National Honor Society

Personal: Born September 7, 2006 in Atkins, Iowa... Daughter of Brandi and Troy Nelson... Three siblings Macee, Tate, and Elliott... Biology major

Recent Games
Oct 27 at DMACC L, 3-1
Oct 30 #19 Iowa Western W, 3-1
Nov 7 vs. John A. Logan W, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Missouri State - West Plains W, 3-0
Nov 19 vs. #1 (1) Miami Dade L, 3-0
Nov 20 vs. #9 (9) Blinn L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 35 3
Sets 121 12
Kills 322 38
Kills per set 2.66 3.17
Errors 181 16
Total Attacks 884 95
Total Attacks per set 7.31 7.92
Hitting Percentage .160 .232
Assists 6 1
Assists per set 0.05 0.08
Service Total Attempts 28 0
Service Aces 51 7
Service Errors 27 3
Service Aces per set 0.42 0.58
Receptions 681 73
Reception Errors 49 7
Digs 327 29
Digs per set 2.70 2.42
Block Solo 5 2
Block Assist 18 0
Block Total 23 2
Blocks per set 0.19 0.17
Block Errors 5 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 387.0 47.0
Points per set 3.2 3.9
Matches started 34 3
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 12 at William Penn University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 William Penn University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 21 vs. #8 Missouri State - West Plains L, 3-2 1 5 12 10 31 .065 1 3 3 16 1 13 0 1 1 1 0 15.5
Aug 22 vs. Frank Phillips L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 28 .179 0 1 1 20 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Aug 22 at #4 Weatherford L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 16 .063 0 2 2 16 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Aug 23 vs. #18 Dodge City W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 20 .100 0 0 1 11 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 6.0
Aug 25 DMACC W, 3-0 1 3 12 8 32 .125 0 1 0 18 1 6 1 2 1 3 0 15.0
Aug 28 at McCook W, 3-0 1 3 11 5 25 .240 0 1 3 23 1 7 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Aug 29 vs. North Central Texas W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 17 .235 0 1 1 14 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Aug 29 vs. Butler W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 26 .231 0 0 0 12 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Aug 30 vs. Seward County Community College W, 3-2 1 5 3 2 10 .100 2 1 1 20 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 4 Carl Sandburg W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 23 .348 0 0 3 6 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 12 at Lake Land W, 3-2 1 5 14 8 39 .154 0 3 0 39 3 17 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 12 vs. Southwestern Illinois W, 3-0 1 3 11 9 31 .065 0 0 0 8 0 6 1 3 0 4 0 13.5
Sep 13 vs. Frontier W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 12 .000 0 3 1 5 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 16 Iowa Western W, 3-0 1 3 15 5 31 .323 0 4 1 15 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 20.0
Sep 19 vs. North Idaho L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 22 .091 0 1 0 29 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 19 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2 1 5 13 10 37 .081 0 3 1 35 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Sep 20 vs. Western Wyoming W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 26 .346 0 0 1 15 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 20 at Eastern Wyoming College W, 3-2 1 5 18 7 42 .262 0 0 1 32 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Sep 23 Southeastern W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 24 .208 0 0 0 18 1 14 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Sep 26 Jefferson W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 0 1 0 25 0 14 0 1 0 1 1 11.5
Oct 7 at #20 Iowa Western W, 3-2 1 5 14 4 39 .256 1 1 2 35 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 16.0
Oct 9 vs. #7 Trinity Valley L, 3-0 1 3 4 7 21 -.143 0 1 0 11 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 10 vs. #RV Vincennes W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 29 .345 0 0 0 21 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Oct 10 vs. John A. Logan W, 3-0 1 3 7 6 21 .048 0 1 0 22 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 8.0
Oct 11 vs. #17 Mineral Area L, 3-0 1 2 2 5 10 -.300 0 0 0 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 16 Hawkeye W, 3-0 - 3 13 5 26 .308 0 7 0 16 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Oct 18 at Southeastern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 13 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 18 vs. Sauk Valley W, 3-0 1 3 16 3 28 .464 0 0 1 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Oct 21 at Jefferson W, 3-1 1 4 16 9 49 .143 0 1 0 16 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 27 at DMACC L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 27 .074 0 0 0 22 1 12 0 0 0 0 1 8.0
Oct 30 #19 Iowa Western W, 3-1 1 4 9 7 25 .080 0 2 0 23 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Nov 7 vs. John A. Logan W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 17 .235 1 2 0 9 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Nov 8 vs. Missouri State - West Plains W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 20 .300 0 6 1 14 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Nov 19 vs. #1 (1) Miami Dade L, 3-0 1 3 3 10 25 -.280 1 0 1 32 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Nov 20 vs. #9 (9) Blinn L, 3-2 1 5 5 8 32 -.094 0 3 1 44 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Mar 10 at Drake University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Ellsworth   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 vs. University of Northern Iowa   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at University of Iowa   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 vs. Iowa Central   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at William Penn University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Western Illinois University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2024-25 38 139 271 1.95 143 806 .159 8 0.06 51 0.37 614 46 248 1.78 12 27 39 0.28 347.5 2.5
2025-26 35 121 322 2.66 181 884 .160 6 0.05 51 0.42 681 49 327 2.70 5 18 23 0.19 387.0 3.2
Total 73 260 593 2.28 324 1690 .159 14 0.05 102 0.39 1295 95 575 2.21 17 45 62 0.24 734.5 2.8
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 35 121 322 2.66 181 884 .160 6 0.05 51 0.42 681 49 327 2.70 5 18 23 0.19 387.0 3.2
Conference 3 12 38 3.17 16 95 .232 1 0.08 7 0.58 73 7 29 2.42 2 0 2 0.17 47.0 3.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 22 77 3.50 33 184 .239 0 0.00 15 0.68 121 6 72 3.27 2 5 7 0.32 96.5 4.4
Away 8 32 87 2.72 44 237 .181 1 0.03 10 0.31 196 15 80 2.50 2 4 6 0.19 101.0 3.2
Neutral 20 67 158 2.36 104 463 .117 5 0.07 26 0.39 364 28 175 2.61 1 9 10 0.15 189.5 2.8
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Wins 25 85 252 2.96 110 635 .224 4 0.05 37 0.44 442 32 236 2.78 4 16 20 0.24 301.0 3.5
Losses 10 36 70 1.94 71 249 -.004 2 0.06 14 0.39 239 17 91 2.53 1 2 3 0.08 86.0 2.4
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August 9 31 76 2.45 45 205 .151 3 0.10 10 0.32 150 14 69 2.23 2 7 9 0.29 91.5 3.0
September 11 39 120 3.08 57 310 .203 0 0.00 15 0.38 227 10 124 3.18 2 10 12 0.31 142.0 3.6
October 11 37 103 2.78 56 275 .171 1 0.03 15 0.41 205 18 97 2.62 1 0 1 0.03 119.0 3.2
November 4 14 23 1.64 23 94 .000 2 0.14 11 0.79 99 7 37 2.64 0 1 1 0.07 34.5 2.5