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Erin Nelson
5-7
Midfielder/Defender
Junior
Tucson, Ariz.
Sabino HS
Club Team: Tucson United
General: Great leader on and off the field... Solid one-on-one skills, mixed with a passion for defending and for doing whatever the team needs to seal the victory... Very versatile player who could be used anywhere on the field...
1999: Played in 14 matches with six starts... Collected 10 shots on the season... Helped UA earn a scoreless overtime shutout of Colorado College (10/24/99)... Had season-high three shots in that contest... Notched two shots each against California (10/17/99) and Arizona State (8/31/99)... Also took shots at Washington State (10/29/99), at Texas El-Paso (9/23/99) and against Baylor (10/17/99)... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award winner...
1998: Saw action in 10 contests, starting three of them... Helped the UA defense record the second-lowest team goals against average (2.36) in school history... Only shot of the year was in 4-0 loss to UCLA (11/6/98) at home... Had first collegiate start in 2-0 loss at Arizona State (10/16/98)... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award winner...
Prep: Two-year All-Tucson and All-Southern Arizona choice at Sabino High School in Tucson... Helped Sabino to 1996 state championship... Club team, Tucson United, was a 1997 State Cup finalist... Three-year team captain of club squad... Three-year scholar-athlete and member of National Honor Society at Sabino...
Personal: Born Erin Elizabeth Nelson on Mar. 25, 1980, in Tucson, Ariz.... Daughter of Thomas and Margie Nelson... Is one of six children in her family... Older brother, Todd, played golf at Grand Canyon and another brother, Chad, played soccer at New Mexico... Majoring in marketing... Enjoys listening to music, dancing, piano and racquetball... Played club soccer with fellow Wildcat Kristi Loroa.
Nelson's Stats at Arizona
Year GP GS Sh G A Pts. GWG
1998 10 3 1 0 0 0 0
1999 14 6 10 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 9 11 0 0 0 0
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