Florida Gators

2016: Started first 16 matches at center defender, playing the entirety of seven matches…Provided assist on Savannah Jordan’s second goal at No. 15 UCLA…Sidelined for season after tearing lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in left knee versus Mississippi State...Earned spot on Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor.

At Maryland (2012-15): Appeared in only three matches of Terrapins’ 2015 season and granted a medical redshirt for a fifth season…Started 53 of her 56 appearances for the Terrapins…Scored Maryland’s third goal in a 4-0 win home win over William & Mary in 2014 season…Earned spot on Academic All-Big Ten teams in 2014 and 2015.

High School: 2012 Gatorade New Mexico Girls Soccer Player of the Year…Named New Mexico Class A-AAA State Player of the Year after registered 42 points off of 15 goals and 22 assists as a senior for Hope Christian High School in the fall of 2011…Named tournament co-MVP after Hope Christian H.S. won the 2010 New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Class A-AAA state title…Hope Christian H.S. reached the 2011 and 2009 semifinal round…Named the 2011 state championship tournament player of the year…Two-time New Mexico high school midfielder of the year…Two-time 2011 and 2010 Class A-AAA District 4 Player of the Year – also part of the 2009 District 4 first team as a sophomore…Played for Ronald Espinoza at Hope Christian H.S.

Club: Part of the Rio Vista FC team during club career…Helped Rio Vista FC claim five State Cup championships…2011 Region IV championship finalists and semifinalists in 2009.

Major: Received master's degree in health education & behavior from University of Florida in April of 2017
 

Nelson’s Collegiate Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Min.	Shots	G (GW)	A	Pts.
2012	19/17	1,637	5	0 (0)	0	0
2013	18/17	1,348	7	0 (0)	0	0
2014	16/16	1,529	3	1 (0)	0	2
2015	3/0	55	0	0 (0)	0	0
2016	16/16	1,176	3	0 (0)	1	1
Totals	72/66	5,745	18	1 (0)	0	2