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Jersey Number 44
Kellie Nelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Westside
Bio
2009-10 (Junior)
Voted to the MVC All-Tournament Team after making 15-of-19 (.789) shots from the field and averaging 11.7 points in three games ... Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First-Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second-Team with a 3.88 cumulative grade point average ... Started 29 of the 30 games in which she appeared, missing two games with injury (Nov. 27 and Dec. 4) and coming off the bench on Senior Day ... Led the Bluejays and ranked third in the MVC, shooting 50.7 percent from the field ... Ranked third on the team with career-highs of 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ... Averaged 10.1 points per game in MVC play ... Her 78.9 field goal percentage set a school record in MVC Tournament play ... Had 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in MVC Tournament championship game against Northern Iowa (March 14) ... Scored 14 points and had eight rebounds against Wichita State (March 13) in the MVC semifinals ... Logged career-highs with 12 rebounds and five blocked shots against Evansville (Feb. 13) ... Her five blocks are tied for fifth-most in a game in school history ... Scored in double figures 15 times, including six straight games (Jan. 2-22), averaging 16.2 points in that span ... Poured in a career-high 24 points at Southern Illinois (Jan. 16) on 9-of-11 shooting ... Had 19 points, making 8-of-9 shots at Evansville (Jan. 14) ... Named MVC Player of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Week after averaging 21.5 points and making 17-of-20 (.850) shots from the field in road wins at Evansville and SIU ... Went 9-for-12 from the free-throw line against Missouri State (Jan. 9) ... Had 15 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Wichita State (Jan. 7) ... Attempted career-high 15 shots at Kansas (Dec. 13) ... Opened season with 13 points and seven rebounds against Arkansas State (Nov. 13), grabbing the first Bluejay rebound and attempting and making the first Creighton free throw in D.J. Sokol Arena history.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Played in all 34 games, earning five starts ... Made her first career start against Iowa State on Nov. 23 ... Averaged 5.1 points per game, but 11.3 points per 40 minutes played ... Scored in every game of the season ... Led the team in blocked shots in six games, finishing the year with 16 blocks ... Shot 48.6 percent from the field ... Had seven points, five rebounds (all offensive) and two blocked shots in the MVC Tournament championship game against Evansville (March 15) ... Opened MVC Tournament with eight points and nine rebounds against Wichita State (March 13) ... Logged a season-high 11 rebounds in regular-season finale against Illinois State (March 7) ... Made all three of her field goal attempts at Drake (Jan. 31) ... Swiped a career-high three steals against Bradley (Jan. 25) ... Had eight points, 10 boards and tied her career-high with two assists at Evansville (Jan. 17) ... Was 6-for-7 from the field as part of her season-high 13 points against Missouri State (Jan. 8) ... Earned her only MVC start at Indiana State (Jan. 3) ... Had nine points, six rebounds and two assists against Colorado State (Dec. 21) ... Played a career-high 36 minutes, finishing with seven points, six boards and two blocked shots against Kansas (Dec. 13) ... Scored nine points in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 25 Kansas State (Dec. 9) ... Had six points in 13 minutes at No. 6 Oklahoma (Dec. 3), making both of her field goal attempts and both free-throw attempts.
2007-08 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 33 games off the bench as a rookie, averaging 10.7 minutes and 4.0 points per game ... Averaged 4.9 points per game during MVC action, despite playing just 10.2 minutes per game ... Tied for third on the team with 11 blocked shots ... Had nine points, two rebounds and two assists, while going 4-for-6 from the field against Indiana State (March 2) ... Poured in a season-high 16 points against Evansville (Feb. 17), scoring all her points in the first half ... Also pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in just 15 minutes against UE, helping the Jays snap the Purple Aces’ 10-game winning streak ... Scored eight points and added five rebounds against Drake (Jan. 12), attempting a season-high 10 shots against the Bulldogs ... Went 5-for-6 at the free-throw line against Wichita State (Jan. 4) and finished with 11 points in her MVC debut ... Averaged 15.6 minutes, 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in her first six collegiate contests ... Had seven points and seven rebounds at Kansas (Nov. 27) ... Scored eight points, half at the free-throw line, against Memphis (Nov. 19) ... Played a season-high 19 minutes in her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Little Rock (Nov. 10), finishing with seven points and seven boards ... Wore No. 40 as a freshman.
Westside High School
McDonald's All-America Nominee … Nebraska SuperState (all classes) First-Team and Class A All-State First-Team as a senior when she averaged 15.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game for the Warriors … Named the honorary captain of the All-Metro First-Team as she guided Westside to a 25-4 record and Class A state runner-up finish as a senior … Tabbed to the Nebraska State All-Tournament team … Set school records for points in a season and rebounding average as a senior … Shot 61.8 percent from the field in her final prep campaign ... Averaged 12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game as a junior when she earned second-team all-state honors … Four-year letterwinner in basketball … Played AAU basketball for the Omaha Crusaders and Daubert-Pinnacle Bank … Played at the Basketball Congress International (BCI) National Tournament in 2007 and was tabbed a BCI All-American and named Most Outstanding Player at the event ... Member of the National Honor Society, DECA and Key Club … Member of Highest Distinction Honor Roll and earned the Highest Distinction Scholar-Athlete Award.
Personal
Daughter of Kevin and Faye Nelson, Kellie Lynn was born May 23, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. … Older sister of Bluejay freshman forward, Sarah … Nickname is Kel Nel ... Father played basketball at the University of Nebraska-Omaha … Lists younger sister Sarah as the athlete she most admires ... Enjoys sleeping and tanning ... AAU teammate of fellow senior Kelsey Woodard … Mathematics major with a minor in biology ... Earned dean’s list honors in each of her first six semesters at Creighton ... Member of the Pre-Medical Society ... Volunteers at Creighton University Medical Center.
Voted to the MVC All-Tournament Team after making 15-of-19 (.789) shots from the field and averaging 11.7 points in three games ... Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First-Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second-Team with a 3.88 cumulative grade point average ... Started 29 of the 30 games in which she appeared, missing two games with injury (Nov. 27 and Dec. 4) and coming off the bench on Senior Day ... Led the Bluejays and ranked third in the MVC, shooting 50.7 percent from the field ... Ranked third on the team with career-highs of 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ... Averaged 10.1 points per game in MVC play ... Her 78.9 field goal percentage set a school record in MVC Tournament play ... Had 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in MVC Tournament championship game against Northern Iowa (March 14) ... Scored 14 points and had eight rebounds against Wichita State (March 13) in the MVC semifinals ... Logged career-highs with 12 rebounds and five blocked shots against Evansville (Feb. 13) ... Her five blocks are tied for fifth-most in a game in school history ... Scored in double figures 15 times, including six straight games (Jan. 2-22), averaging 16.2 points in that span ... Poured in a career-high 24 points at Southern Illinois (Jan. 16) on 9-of-11 shooting ... Had 19 points, making 8-of-9 shots at Evansville (Jan. 14) ... Named MVC Player of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Week after averaging 21.5 points and making 17-of-20 (.850) shots from the field in road wins at Evansville and SIU ... Went 9-for-12 from the free-throw line against Missouri State (Jan. 9) ... Had 15 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Wichita State (Jan. 7) ... Attempted career-high 15 shots at Kansas (Dec. 13) ... Opened season with 13 points and seven rebounds against Arkansas State (Nov. 13), grabbing the first Bluejay rebound and attempting and making the first Creighton free throw in D.J. Sokol Arena history.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Played in all 34 games, earning five starts ... Made her first career start against Iowa State on Nov. 23 ... Averaged 5.1 points per game, but 11.3 points per 40 minutes played ... Scored in every game of the season ... Led the team in blocked shots in six games, finishing the year with 16 blocks ... Shot 48.6 percent from the field ... Had seven points, five rebounds (all offensive) and two blocked shots in the MVC Tournament championship game against Evansville (March 15) ... Opened MVC Tournament with eight points and nine rebounds against Wichita State (March 13) ... Logged a season-high 11 rebounds in regular-season finale against Illinois State (March 7) ... Made all three of her field goal attempts at Drake (Jan. 31) ... Swiped a career-high three steals against Bradley (Jan. 25) ... Had eight points, 10 boards and tied her career-high with two assists at Evansville (Jan. 17) ... Was 6-for-7 from the field as part of her season-high 13 points against Missouri State (Jan. 8) ... Earned her only MVC start at Indiana State (Jan. 3) ... Had nine points, six rebounds and two assists against Colorado State (Dec. 21) ... Played a career-high 36 minutes, finishing with seven points, six boards and two blocked shots against Kansas (Dec. 13) ... Scored nine points in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 25 Kansas State (Dec. 9) ... Had six points in 13 minutes at No. 6 Oklahoma (Dec. 3), making both of her field goal attempts and both free-throw attempts.
2007-08 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 33 games off the bench as a rookie, averaging 10.7 minutes and 4.0 points per game ... Averaged 4.9 points per game during MVC action, despite playing just 10.2 minutes per game ... Tied for third on the team with 11 blocked shots ... Had nine points, two rebounds and two assists, while going 4-for-6 from the field against Indiana State (March 2) ... Poured in a season-high 16 points against Evansville (Feb. 17), scoring all her points in the first half ... Also pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in just 15 minutes against UE, helping the Jays snap the Purple Aces’ 10-game winning streak ... Scored eight points and added five rebounds against Drake (Jan. 12), attempting a season-high 10 shots against the Bulldogs ... Went 5-for-6 at the free-throw line against Wichita State (Jan. 4) and finished with 11 points in her MVC debut ... Averaged 15.6 minutes, 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in her first six collegiate contests ... Had seven points and seven rebounds at Kansas (Nov. 27) ... Scored eight points, half at the free-throw line, against Memphis (Nov. 19) ... Played a season-high 19 minutes in her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Little Rock (Nov. 10), finishing with seven points and seven boards ... Wore No. 40 as a freshman.
Westside High School
McDonald's All-America Nominee … Nebraska SuperState (all classes) First-Team and Class A All-State First-Team as a senior when she averaged 15.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game for the Warriors … Named the honorary captain of the All-Metro First-Team as she guided Westside to a 25-4 record and Class A state runner-up finish as a senior … Tabbed to the Nebraska State All-Tournament team … Set school records for points in a season and rebounding average as a senior … Shot 61.8 percent from the field in her final prep campaign ... Averaged 12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game as a junior when she earned second-team all-state honors … Four-year letterwinner in basketball … Played AAU basketball for the Omaha Crusaders and Daubert-Pinnacle Bank … Played at the Basketball Congress International (BCI) National Tournament in 2007 and was tabbed a BCI All-American and named Most Outstanding Player at the event ... Member of the National Honor Society, DECA and Key Club … Member of Highest Distinction Honor Roll and earned the Highest Distinction Scholar-Athlete Award.
Personal
Daughter of Kevin and Faye Nelson, Kellie Lynn was born May 23, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. … Older sister of Bluejay freshman forward, Sarah … Nickname is Kel Nel ... Father played basketball at the University of Nebraska-Omaha … Lists younger sister Sarah as the athlete she most admires ... Enjoys sleeping and tanning ... AAU teammate of fellow senior Kelsey Woodard … Mathematics major with a minor in biology ... Earned dean’s list honors in each of her first six semesters at Creighton ... Member of the Pre-Medical Society ... Volunteers at Creighton University Medical Center.
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