Biography
CAREER – Three-time All-AMCC Performer (2nd Team – 2015-16, 3rd Team – 2012-13, 2013-14)…AMCC Academic All-Conference (2013-14)… Named Pitt-Greensburg's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee "Winter Female Athlete of the Year" three times (2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16)…Team Captain (2014-15)…Twice selected by her teammates as Pitt-Greensburg Women’s Basketball “MVP” (2012-13, 2015-16)…Selected by her teammates as Pitt-Greensburg Women’s Basketball “Newcomer of the Year” (2012-13)…Became the program’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made on January 9, 2016…Became the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 points on January 30, 2016…Played 3,285 minutes, the 2nd most in program history…Started 79 games, the 10th most in program history, while playing in the 9th most games in program history (105)…Career totals of 1,091 points (10.4 ppg), 408 assists (3.9 apg), 323 rebounds (3.1 rpg) and 175 steals (1.7 spg)…Finished her career ranked in the Top 10 All-Time in 15 different statistical categories including the following: 1st in 3-point field goals made (172), 2nd in assists and assist average, 5th in 3-point FG% (31%), 6th in FT percentage (72%), 8th in points, 9th in steals and field goals made (367), 10th in scoring average and FTs made (185)...Made the 4th most 3-point field goals in single-season history (52) in 2015-16…Dished out the 5th most assists in single-season history (115) in 2015-16…Played 35.2 mpg in 2015-16, the 3rd highest minute per game average in single-season history…Holds the single-game record for most assists, dishing out 13 versus Mount Aloysius on 11/28/2012…Holds the single game-record for 3 point-field goals made with two other players, hitting (6) 3-pointers on two separate occasions, versus John Jay College on 11/22/2014 and again versus Medaille on 02/06/2016…The only player in Pitt-Greensburg basketball history (men’s and women’s) to score 1,000 points and dish out 400 assists…One of the best guards to ever wear the uniform, “Smalls” controlled UPG’s fast break for four straight seasons, and was a driving force behind four straight AMCC Playoff Appearances, including a spot in the AMCC Championship game during her junior season
2015-16 – Second Team All-AMCC…Student-Athlete Advisory Committee "Winter Female Athlete of the Year"… Selected Pitt-Greensburg Women’s Basketball “MVP” by her teammates… Became the program’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made on January 9, 2016…Became the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 points on January 30, 2016…Played in 25 games, earning the starting nod 19 times, during her senior campaign…Scored in double-figures 18 times, averaging a career-high 12.0 ppg… Moved into 8th all-time in scoring and 9th all-time in field goals made…Averaged a team-leading and career-high 4.6 apg…Her 115 assists were the 5th most in single-season history…Stands 2nd all-time in career-assists (408)…Hit a career-best 52 3-pointers, the 4th most in single-season history…Bobcat all-time leader in 3-point field goals made (172)…Played 35.2 mpg, the 3rd highest minute per game average in single-season history…Stands 2nd all-time in career minutes played (3,285)…2nd on the squad in steals (45)…Stands 9th all-time in career steals (175)…Shot 72.1% from the FT line…Stands 6th all-time in FT % (72%) and 10th all-time in FTs made (185)…In league play, ranked 1st in the AMCC in 3-pointers made (41), 3rd in 3-point FG% (34.5%), 4th in minutes per game (34.9 mpg), 4th in assists (80), and 10th in assist to turnover ratio (1.0)… Hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points in her first game of the season at Washington & Jefferson (11/20/15)…Scored 13 points, pulled down six rebounds, and dished out six assists versus Chatham (11/24/15)…Had 11 points and seven assists in the Bobcats first win of the season at Geneva (11/28/15)…Shot 43% from 3-point land, en route to scoring 18 points, while dishing out four assists, in the AMCC opener versus D’Youville (12/5/15)…Shot 50% from 3-point land, canning four triples, scoring 16 points, and dishing out seven assists, in the Bobcats first win at Medaille in her career (01/09/16)…Shot 64% from the field, including 75% from 3-point land, while scoring a season-high 23 points at Penn State Behrend (01/10/16)…Dished out a season-high 10 assists, the 3rd most in single-game history, in the win over Penn State Altoona (01/27/16)…Matched her season-high in points (23), while cashing in on a Pitt-Greensburg single-game record six 3-pointers, versus Medaille (02/06/16)…Played 39 minutes, scoring 13 points and dishing out seven assists in the AMCC First Round playoff game, the final contest of her career, at Pitt-Bradford (02/24/16)
2014-15 – Team Captain...Played in all 28 games, including 20 starts, in her junior campaign…Averaged 10.4 ppg, 3.3 apg, and 2.7 rpg…Scored in double figures 14 times…Dished out a team leading and AMCC 5th best 93 assists…Currently stands 3rd all-time in career assists (293)…Led the team and hit a career single-season best 46 three-pointers …Currently stands 4th all-time in career 3-pointers made (120)…Shot 46% from the field, including 50% from 3-point land, to score 14 points in the opener at Grove City (11/15/14)…Pumped in 21 points versus Waynesburg (11/18/14)…Cashed in on a Pitt-Greensburg single-game record six 3-pointers, en route to scoring 19 points versus John Jay (11/22/14)…Scored 14 points and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in the win versus Penn State Altoona (12/10/14)…Exploded for a season-high 25 points, shooting 59% from the field and 57% from 3-point land, and hitting a jumper as time expired to force OT to lead the Bobcats to their first win over Medaille in her career (01/10/15)…Came up big offensively scoring 21 points, while shooting 38% from 3-point land, in the buzzer-beating win at Mount Aloysius (01/19/15)… Shot 86% from the field, including 75% from 3-point land, while scoring 16 points and dishing out seven assists in a key conference win at Penn State Altoona (01/28/15)…Recorded a season-high eight assists and a career-high five steals in the “Senior Day” win over Hilbert (02/14/15)
2013-14 – AMCC Academic All-Conference...Third Team All-AMCC...Named Pitt-Greensburg's SAAC "Winter Female Athlete of the Year" for the second year in a row...Played in all 26 games, including 16 starts, during her sophomore campaign...Averaged 8.7 ppg, 3.9 apg, and 3.7 rpg...Scored in double figures 11 times...Dished out a team leading and AMCC 2nd best 101 assists...Currently stands 7th all-time in career assists (200)...Ranked 1st on the team and 6th in the AMCC in assist to turnover ratio (1.6)...2nd on the team in scoring and steals (1.6 spg)...5th on the squad in rebounding...Registered her first double digit scoring performance of the season with 10 points at Hiram (11/16/13)...Scored 15 points, grabbed five rebounds, and handed out five assists versus Penn State Altoona (12/11/13)...Shot 50% from the field, en route to scoring 16 points, against Grove City (12/30/13)...Scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists to record her first double-double of the season versus Hilbert (01/18/14)...Again dished out 10 assists, the 2nd most in single-game history, in the OT win over Franciscan (01/29/14)...Scored 12 points and added 8 assists in the OT win at Hilbert (02/15/14)...Canned five 3-pointers, en route to scoring a season-high 19 points, against Medaille (02/22/14)...Shot 64% from the field, including 43% from 3-point land, to score 17 points, while adding six rebounds, versus Pitt-Bradford in the opening round of the AMCC Tournament (02/25/14)
2012-13 – Third Team All-AMCC...Selected Pitt-Greensburg Women’s Basketball “Co-MVP” and “Newcomer of the Year” by her teammates following a phenomenal rookie campaign...Named Pitt-Greensburg's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) "Winter Female Athlete of the Year"...Started the final 25 games of the season...Averaged 10.5 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.9 rpg, and 2.0 spg...Scored in double figures 14 times...Led the team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played (30.7 minutes per game)...2nd on the team in 3 point percentage (33%), 3 pointers made (39), and FT percentage (75.3%)... Ranked in the Top 10 in the AMCC in assists per game (3rd), 3 point percentage (5th), assist to turnover ratio (5th), 3 pointers made (7th), and FT percentage (9th)...Registered her first double digit scoring performance with 13 points in the season opener versus Hiram (11/16/12)...Dished out a single-game school record 13 assists and scored 19 points for her first career double-double in the AMCC Opener against Mount Aloysius (11/28/12)...Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Oswego State (12/31/12) and again versus D’Youville (01/05/13)...Shot 50% from the field en route to pouring in a career-high 30 points, the 5th most points scored in single-game history, versus Medaille (01/06/13)...Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluffton University Tip-Off Tournament
High School – Three year letter-winner at Hempfield Area High School
Personal - Daughter of Steve and Carrie Nelson...Psychology major with a Sociology minor…Dean’s List Spring 2013, Fall 2013 and Spring 2015
