| Height: | 5'9 |
| Hometown: | Atkins, IA |
| Position: | OH |
| Year: | So. |
| High School: | Benton |
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 |
