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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Nelson, Kyli
Jersey Number 2
Kyli Nelson
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Smithville, Mo.
Bio
Career Highs
Points 2 (three times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/22/17)
Goals: 1 (three times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/22/17)
Assists: 1 (twice, last vs Denver, 10/23/16)
Shots: 3 (twice, last vs Iowa State, 9/1/17)
SOG: 3 (at North Dakota, 8/31/16)
Minutes: 100 (at North Dakota, 10/26/18)
Honors
2018: Started all 19 games in the midfield … led all midfielders with 1,283 minutes logged while playing a majority of time in the defensive half of the field … fired 16 shots with four multi-shot performances, putting a shot on goal against Green Bay (9/2) and Oral Roberts (10/21) … helped defense limit opponents to 10.3 shots per game with 11 shutouts.
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2017: Appeared in all 19 games with 16 starts … played 1,196 minutes … totaled two points for the year with lone goal coming at Oral Roberts (10/22) in game-winning fashion … fired 18 shots with four on goal … took three shots at Iowa State over 95 minutes played (9/1) … put shots on goal against Utah State (8/18), Utah (8/20), Omaha (10/6) and Oral Roberts (10/22).
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2016: Appeared in all 21 games with 19 starts … played 1,480 minutes … totaled six points for the year with two goals and two assists … fired 16 shots with six on goal … scored game-winners at North Dakota (8/31) and Fort Wayne (10/1) … had assists against Northern Iowa (8/26) and Denver (10/23) … fired season-high three shots (all on goal) at North Dakota (8/31) where she scored game-winner in overtime.
2015: Played in 16 matches, starting at IUPUI (11/1) and Oral Roberts (11/5) in The Summit League Tournament semifinals ... notched career highs in shots (2) and shots on goal (1) at Minnesota (11/13) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Before SDSU: Named All-State, All-District, All-Conference, All-Metro and All-Region during high school career … member of the National Honor Society and a Student Ambassador … helped Futura F.C. capture 2013 Missouri State Cup championship, to a runner-up finish in the 2014 State Cup and to a Midwest Region II semifinalist finish in 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2013 … helped club team qualify for National League in 2013 and 2014, placing third in 2014.
Personal: Born August 22, 1996 in Kansas City, Missouri ... daughter of Sandy Henshaw and Bud Nelson ... has two sisters, Maddie and Danielle ... majoring in early childhood education.
Points 2 (three times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/22/17)
Goals: 1 (three times, last at Oral Roberts, 10/22/17)
Assists: 1 (twice, last vs Denver, 10/23/16)
Shots: 3 (twice, last vs Iowa State, 9/1/17)
SOG: 3 (at North Dakota, 8/31/16)
Minutes: 100 (at North Dakota, 10/26/18)
Honors
- 2018 All-Summit League Second Team
- 2016 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2018: Started all 19 games in the midfield … led all midfielders with 1,283 minutes logged while playing a majority of time in the defensive half of the field … fired 16 shots with four multi-shot performances, putting a shot on goal against Green Bay (9/2) and Oral Roberts (10/21) … helped defense limit opponents to 10.3 shots per game with 11 shutouts.
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2017: Appeared in all 19 games with 16 starts … played 1,196 minutes … totaled two points for the year with lone goal coming at Oral Roberts (10/22) in game-winning fashion … fired 18 shots with four on goal … took three shots at Iowa State over 95 minutes played (9/1) … put shots on goal against Utah State (8/18), Utah (8/20), Omaha (10/6) and Oral Roberts (10/22).
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2016: Appeared in all 21 games with 19 starts … played 1,480 minutes … totaled six points for the year with two goals and two assists … fired 16 shots with six on goal … scored game-winners at North Dakota (8/31) and Fort Wayne (10/1) … had assists against Northern Iowa (8/26) and Denver (10/23) … fired season-high three shots (all on goal) at North Dakota (8/31) where she scored game-winner in overtime.
2015: Played in 16 matches, starting at IUPUI (11/1) and Oral Roberts (11/5) in The Summit League Tournament semifinals ... notched career highs in shots (2) and shots on goal (1) at Minnesota (11/13) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Before SDSU: Named All-State, All-District, All-Conference, All-Metro and All-Region during high school career … member of the National Honor Society and a Student Ambassador … helped Futura F.C. capture 2013 Missouri State Cup championship, to a runner-up finish in the 2014 State Cup and to a Midwest Region II semifinalist finish in 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2013 … helped club team qualify for National League in 2013 and 2014, placing third in 2014.
Personal: Born August 22, 1996 in Kansas City, Missouri ... daughter of Sandy Henshaw and Bud Nelson ... has two sisters, Maddie and Danielle ... majoring in early childhood education.
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