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| Birth Date: | 09/02/1992 |
| Height: | 6-6 |
| Weight: | 215 |
| Year: | RS Freshman |
| Hometown: | Corona del Mar, Calif. |
| High School: | Corona del Mar |
| Position: | Outside Hitter |
| Honors : | Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2012: Appeared in eight matches, picking up 24 kills as an outside hitter. Also contributed 28 digs, 7 assists, and 12 blocks.
2011: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Steve Conti at Corona Del Mar High School ... As both an outside hitter and opposite, was named the Pacific League MVP in 2010, as well as being named to the All-CIF First Team ... Earned two gold medals, two All-Tournament team berths, and one Tournament MVP honor in three years at the Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL
Born Sep. 2, 1992 to Dave and Carol Nielsen ... Has two older siblings, sister Britta and teammate Blaine ... Has not yet declared a major at UCSB ... Enjoys playing ping-pong and going to the beach in his free time ... Favorite movie is "Wild America" ... Listens to Kings of Leon ... Favorite book is Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins ... Lists the 2011 UCSB Men's Volleyball run through the playoffs as his most memorable athletic achievement.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-0 |
| Mar 31 | at UC San Diego | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 6 | Hawaii | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 7 | Hawaii | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 13 | at Stanford | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 14 | at Pacific | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 8 | 7 | ||
| Sets | 21 | 18 | ||
| Kills | 24 | 24 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.14 | 1.33 | ||
| Errors | 22 | 22 | ||
| Total Attacks | 78 | 78 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .026 | .026 | ||
| Assists | 7 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.33 | 0.39 | ||
| Service Aces | 1 | 1 | ||
| Service Errors | 5 | 5 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Reception Errors | 6 | 6 | ||
| Digs | 28 | 23 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.33 | 1.28 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 11 | 11 | ||
| Block Total | 12 | 12 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.57 | 0.67 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 31.5 | 31.5 | ||
| Points per set | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | Manitoba | L, 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 6 | Ohio St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 6 | Cal State Northridge | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 7 | BYU | L, 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 11 | Cal Baptist | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 20 | Pacific | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 21 | Stanford | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 27 | at UCLA | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at USC | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -.200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 3 | at Pepperdine | W, 3-1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Feb 10 | UCLA | L, 3-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -.067 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 15 | Cal State Northridge | W, 3-0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Feb 17 | at Long Beach State | L, 3-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .071 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Feb 24 | at BYU | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 25 | at BYU | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 29 | at Cal State Northridge | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 2 | Long Beach State | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 7 | UC Irvine | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 9 | UC San Diego | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | Pepperdine | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 16 | USC | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 30 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 31 | at UC San Diego | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 6 | Hawaii | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 7 | Hawaii | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 13 | at Stanford | L, 3-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Apr 14 | at Pacific | L, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1.14 | 22 | 78 | .026 | 7 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.05 | 28 | 1.33 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.57 | 31.5 | 1.5 |
| 2012-13 | 11 | 25 | 56 | 2.24 | 26 | 132 | .227 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 1.16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.36 | 61.0 | 2.4 |
| 2013-14 | 26 | 78 | 208 | 2.67 | 93 | 476 | .242 | 18 | 0.23 | 13 | 0.17 | 96 | 1.23 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 0.49 | 240.5 | 3.1 |
| Total | 45 | 124 | 288 | 2.32 | 141 | 686 | .214 | 28 | 0.23 | 14 | 0.11 | 153 | 1.23 | 3 | 56 | 59 | 0.48 | 333.0 | 2.7 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1.14 | 22 | 78 | .026 | 7 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.05 | 28 | 1.33 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.57 | 31.5 | 1.5 |
| Conference | 7 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 22 | 78 | .026 | 7 | 0.39 | 1 | 0.06 | 23 | 1.28 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.67 | 31.5 | 1.8 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Home | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 9 | 29 | -.034 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| Away | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 13 | 49 | .061 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 1.45 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 22.5 | 2.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wins | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 10 | 33 | .000 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
| Losses | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0.93 | 12 | 45 | .044 | 4 | 0.27 | 1 | 0.07 | 22 | 1.47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.47 | 18.5 | 1.2 |
| January | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.27 | 20 | 67 | -.015 | 6 | 0.40 | 1 | 0.07 | 19 | 1.27 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.67 | 25.5 | 1.7 |
| April | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 | 11 | .273 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 2.0 |