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CAREER: Played in 60 games, starting 58… has 17 career goals and six assists for 40 points… named NEWISA All-New England First Team in her senior year, All-Conference Second Team in her sophomore and junior years, and America East Rookie All-Rookie Team her freshman campaign.

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2022): Played and started in all 18 games as a team captain, totaling 1219 minutes…Became the Division 1 program leader in career games played (80)…Tallied four goals and three assists for 11 points...Registered 25 shots, 16 on goal…Recorded a season-high five points against Binghamton on 10/23 (2G, 1A)…Named to the America East All-Conference First Team and America East All-Academic Team…Earned 2022 NEWISA All-New England Second Team honors.
 
AS A SENIOR (2021): Started in all 15 games she played in … tallied three goals and two assists for eight points … logged a career high six shots vs. Vermont (10/17) … Named to the America East All-Conference First Team…selected to the NEWISA Senior Bowl and named to the NEWISA All-New England First Team.
 
AS A JUNIOR (2020): Started all eight games for the River Hawks…Registered a goal and an assist to end the season with three points…Logged an assist against UNH (3/14)…Scored a goal against UMBC (4/3)…Attempted 12 shots with six on goal for a .500 shots-on-goal percentage… Tabbed to the 2021 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Scholar All-East Region team… Tabbed to the America East All-Conference Second Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Played in all 17 games, making 16 starts… named to the America East All-Conference Second Team… ranked first on the team in scoring with six goals… tallied one assist for a team-leading 13 points… put 19 of her 28 shots on target for a shot on goal percentage of .679… rode a three-game point streak (3g) from September 11- September 21, tallying six points… went two-for-two on penalty kicks on the year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018): Started 20 of the team’s 21 games … named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... scored seven goals, which is second on the team, with two assists totaling 16 points, which is good for second on the team … Shot 17 of her 34 shots on goal giving her a .500 shots on goal percentage … tallied three game-winning goals … only player in America East to tally at least three goals in a game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Aztec Soccer Club … Captain of Peabody Veterans Memorial High School soccer team … Salem News All-Star … Northeast Conference All-Star … Northeast Conference MVP … 142 Career Points (95 goals, 47 assists) … Boston Globe All-Scholastic … Boston Herald All-Scholastic … Agganis All-Star … Agganis North MVP … Eastern Mass All-Star … Massachusetts State All-Star … Massachusetts State Cup Champions (Club) … Peabody Offensive Player of the Year … Led her team to Northeastern Conference Championship … Participated in track … National Honor Society … Named Top 20 student at Peabody High School class of 2018.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Barbara and Paul Nelson of Peabody, Mass. … has one sister, Erika … Enjoys coaching kids in soccer, camping and shopping … Names Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and the U.S. women’s national team as her favorite sports teams … Lists Mia Hamm and Carli Llyod as her favorite athletes … Majoring in biomedical engineering … Hopes to obtain her master’s degree in engineering and pursue a career in engineering after her time at UMass Lowell.