Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Appeared in 38 games while making 37 starts in her first two seasons ... Scored four goals.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Did not play as a junior ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Earned United Soccer Coaches All-West Region third team and All-WCC second team as a sophomore ... Started all 20 matches as a central defender, helping the Waves to 10 shutouts and the third-best goals-against average in the WCC (1.14) ... Scored two goals and took 10 shots ... Scored a historic goal in the 1-0 upset win over #2 Stanford (9/13), heading in a corner kick in the 20th minute ... That earned her WCC Player of the Week honors on September 16 ... Also scored vs. Saint Mary’s (11/9) ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: An outstanding debut season saw her being named WCC Freshman of the Year ... Also made the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI second team ... Picked to the All-WCC second team and made the WCC All-Freshman team ... Played in 18 games and made 17 starts as a central defender ... Helped Pepperdine to a WCC-best 0.82 goals-against average ... Scored two goals on 11 shots ... Scored her first goal vs. UC Irvine (9/16) ... Named the WCC Player of the Week on 10/15 after scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory vs. BYU (10/13), and also made the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
CLUB: Played for the Albion Hurricanes ... Reach the ECNL Finals in 2014 and 2017 ... Played in all-star games against the U-15 Japanese National Team and the Guyana National Team ... Earned team MVP honors and was a team captain ... Went to the U.S. Soccer Training Center in South Texas in 2015.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from The Kinkaid School, located in Houston, Texas, in 2018 ... Played four years of varsity soccer ... Had career totals of 72 goals and 19 assists, including 30 goals as a senior and 32 as a junior ... Earned All-South Zone and All-SPC honors as a junior ... Won the 2018 VYPE Player of the Year award for Greater Houston Area private high schools ... Team won an SPC title in 2018.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Houston, Texas ... Daughter of Lars and Susanne Nelson ... Has one brother, Logan ... A grandfather, Steve Smith, played basketball at Rice ... Chose Pepperdine because “of its great academics and soccer program. I loved the coaches and the family bond the team has.”

FAVORITES: Enjoys shopping, hunting, fishing and boating ... Lists her sports hero as Alex Morgan ... Favorites include Stephen Curry (pro athlete), Houston Astros (pro sports team), Safe Haven (book), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (movie), Friday Night Lights (TV show), Drake (musical artist), sushi (food) and basketball (sport other than soccer) ... Favorite things about soccer are “that it’s a team sport and the bond that creates is one of a kind. I also like that it is very fast-paced.”