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Junior Year (2006):  Appeared in 28 matches, including 18 starts and competed in the fourth-most games (88) on the team...enters senior campaign ranked fifth in school history in block assists (305)...registered 1.86 kills, 1.03 digs and a team-best 0.76 blocks per game...led the Bulldogs in block assists (52), while ranking second in solo blocks (15) and total blocks (67)...established career highs in digs (25) and aces (3) in a 3-2 victory at Southern Illinois (Nov. 18)...led Drake to win at Evansville (Nov. 17) with 16-dig, 11-kill effort...cracked double-figures in kills four times, including matching a career-best with 11 kills versus Northern Iowa (Oct. 7) and Evansville (Nov. 17)...collected a team season-best eight blocks in a dramatic 3-1 victory over Creighton (Oct. 21)...ranked 25th in the MVC in league-only service aces (0.24)...honored with MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award...named to MVC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2005):  Started all 31 matches, playing in 103 games...named to MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention team...led Drake in blocks (134), an average of 1.3 blocks per game...ranked fifth in the league in blocks per game...tallied seven or more blocks five times, including a season-high 11 in 3-1 loss at Evansville (10/15/05)...tied a career high by pounding 11 kills twice (Bradley ? 9/17/05; North Dakota State ? 10/2/05).

Freshman Year (2004):  Played in a team-high 103 games, starting 27 of 29 matches...led team with 157 blocks, which was the sixth-best single-season total in school history...averaged 1.52 blocks, which ranked 22nd in the NCAA...rewrote Drake’s single-match block assists record three times, first tying the old mark of 10 against Illinois State before shattering that with 14 versus Southern Illinois and 15 at UMKC...tallied season-high 11 kills against Prairie View A&M...was second on the team with a .182 hitting percentage...hit at a .625 clip against Creighton (10 kills, 0 errors, 16 attempts).

Prep: Three-year Nebraska Class C-1 all-state performer at Raymond Central, earning first team honors as a senior...recorded 251 kills, while hitting at a .210 clip...added 88 blocks, including 66 ace blocks...earned first team All-Capitol Conference and all-area first team honors...tallied 206 kills, while hitting at a .228 clip as a junior en route to first team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors...also an honorable mention all-state performer as a sophomore after notching 162 kills and a .218 attack mark...earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore...four-year letterwinner...also a three-time all-state performer in basketball, earning second team honors as a junior and senior and honorable mention honors as a sophomore...led team to district championship and state tournament as a junior...helped team to Capitol Conference championship as a senior...two-time first team all-conference and first team all-area honoree...was a three-sport academic all-state selection as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born May 6, 1986...daughter of Mark and Kim Nelson...psychology major...has an older brother, Spencer...Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient...Dean’s List...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.