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8 SJ Nelson
SJ Nelson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Brother Rice HS
  • Position:
    PIN
  • m
    19
  • k/s
    2.52
  • h %
    .179
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.44
  • sa/s
    0.12
  • d/s
    0.86

Bio

High School

  • All-Conference as a Senior
  • State Tournament appearance as a Senior
  • Three-time Conference Champs
  • Also participated in Basketball and Soccer

Personal

  • Son of Natasha Smith
  • Majoring in Computer Science
  • Why Viterbo? - "A combination of Volleyball, Computer Science, Friends, and Location."
  • Favorite Show? - "Shameless"

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 23 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0
Mar 28 UW-Stevens Point W, 3-1
Apr 5 at Judson (IL) L, 3-0
Apr 6 at #7 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-0
Apr 6 vs. (RV) Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1
Apr 9 St. Ambrose (IA) L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 19 9
Sets 66 32
Kills 166 68
Kills per set 2.52 2.13
Errors 89 46
Total Attacks 431 196
Hitting Percentage .179 .112
Assists 3 0
Assists per set 0.05 0.00
Service Aces 8 0
Service Errors 19 3
Service Aces per set 0.12 0.00
Receptions 103 10
Reception Errors 15 1
Digs 57 20
Digs per set 0.86 0.63
Block Solo 6 3
Block Assist 23 17
Block Total 29 20
Blocks per set 0.44 0.63
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 191.5 79.5
Points per set 2.9 2.5
Matches started 17 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Missouri S&T L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 vs. Westcliff (CA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 24 .292 0 0 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 12.0
Feb 3 vs. Roosevelt (IL) W, 3-1 1 4 15 6 29 .310 0 0 0 19 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Feb 6 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 16 .438 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 9.0
Feb 9 #7 Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 #13 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Morningside W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 1 3 15 6 28 .321 0 2 2 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Feb 22 Edgewood L, 3-2 1 5 10 2 25 .320 1 4 2 17 2 10 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Feb 24 at UW-Stevens Point L, 3-0 1 3 7 8 31 -.032 0 2 4 15 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Feb 26 Judson (IL) L, 3-2 1 4 9 6 24 .125 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Mar 1 Roosevelt (IL) W, 3-2 1 5 8 7 27 .037 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 10.0
Mar 1 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 27 .296 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 14.5
Mar 9 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 8 7 29 .034 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Mar 9 Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 3 13 5 23 .348 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Mar 22 at Trinity Christian (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 19 .211 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Mar 23 at Calumet (IN) L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 14 -.214 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Mar 23 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 6 -.167 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Mar 28 UW-Stevens Point W, 3-1 1 2 3 1 8 .250 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Apr 5 at Judson (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 20 .100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Apr 6 at #7 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 12 -.167 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Apr 6 vs. (RV) Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 1 4 15 8 45 .156 1 0 3 18 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.0
Apr 9 St. Ambrose (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 13 5 24 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2023-24 19 66 166 2.52 89 431 .179 3 0.05 8 0.12 103 15 57 0.86 6 23 29 0.44 191.5 2.9
Total 19 66 166 2.52 89 431 .179 3 0.05 8 0.12 103 15 57 0.86 6 23 29 0.44 191.5 2.9
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 19 66 166 2.52 89 431 .179 3 0.05 8 0.12 103 15 57 0.86 6 23 29 0.44 191.5 2.9
Conference 9 32 68 2.13 46 196 .112 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 1 20 0.63 3 17 20 0.63 79.5 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 27 64 2.37 33 160 .194 1 0.04 4 0.15 30 2 22 0.81 1 15 16 0.59 76.5 2.8
Away 9 28 70 2.50 39 191 .162 0 0.00 4 0.14 34 5 28 1.00 5 6 11 0.39 82.0 2.9
Neutral 3 11 32 2.91 17 80 .188 2 0.18 0 0.00 39 8 7 0.64 0 2 2 0.18 33.0 3.0
Result Wins 7 24 77 3.21 33 166 .265 0 0.00 2 0.08 43 4 21 0.88 3 10 13 0.54 87.0 3.6
Losses 12 42 89 2.12 56 265 .125 3 0.07 6 0.14 60 11 36 0.86 3 13 16 0.38 104.5 2.5
Month February 7 26 74 2.85 32 177 .237 1 0.04 8 0.31 72 9 35 1.35 4 5 9 0.35 88.5 3.4
March 8 26 57 2.19 37 153 .131 1 0.04 0 0.00 12 1 16 0.62 2 14 16 0.62 66.0 2.5
April 4 14 35 2.50 20 101 .149 1 0.07 0 0.00 19 5 6 0.43 0 4 4 0.29 37.0 2.6

News Mentions

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V-Hawks Season Ends on Senior Night

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team saw their season come to an end on Tuesday night, following a 3-1...

April 9, 2024

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Eagles Overpower V-Hawks

ELGIN, Ill. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a CCAC matchup to Judson University (Ill.), 0-3 (15-25, 20-25,...

April 5, 2024

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V-Hawks Snap Three-Game Skid at Home

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team snapped a three game skid on Thursday night with a 3-1 (21-25, 25-19,...

March 29, 2024

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Trolls Sweep V-Hawks

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team fell on the road to Trinity Christian College (Ill.), 3-0 (19-25,...

March 23, 2024

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V-Hawks Suffer a Pair of Setbacks

WHITING, Ind. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at a Tri-Match hosted by Calumet College (Ind.)...

March 23, 2024

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V-Hawks Split Matches at Home

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team split a pair of home matches on Saturday, falling to Olivet Nazarene...

March 10, 2024

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V-Hawks Claim Two Home Victories

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men's Volleyball team secured a pair of wins in their home tri-match on Friday, outlasting...

March 1, 2024

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Home Rally Falls Short

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team lost a CCAC conference match to Judson University (Ill.) on Monday...

February 27, 2024

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V-Hawks Swept by Pointers

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team traveled to US-Stevens Point on Saturday afternoon, but lost 0-3...

February 25, 2024

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Eagles Outlast V-Hawks in Nailbiter

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball dropped a home non-conference matchup with Edgewood College on Thursday...

February 23, 2024

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V-Hawks Sweep Sabercats

WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team defeated Maranatha Baptist University, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-18) in a...

February 20, 2024

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Ranked Mustangs Sweep V-Hawks

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team dropped a match 0-3 (16-25, 11-25, 22-25) on the road at #15 Mount...

February 6, 2024

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V-Hawks Collect Two Wins at Clarke

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Viterbo University Men’s Volleyball team collected a pair of victories this weekend at a tri-match at Clarke...

February 4, 2024