| Birth Date: | 09/02/1992 |
| Height: | 6-6 |
| Weight: | 215 |
| Year: | RS Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Corona del Mar, Calif. |
| High School: | Corona del Mar |
| Position: | Outside Hitter |
| Major: | History |
| Honors : | Corona del Mar, Calif./Corona del Mar |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2013: Finished the season with 56 kills, 29 digs, nine total blocks and three assists in 11 matches. Set a career-high with 12 kills against Cal State Northridge.
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 ... Majors in History and minors in Anthropology ... 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 Hawaii | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 3 | at Cal Baptist | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 5 | BYU | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 10 | USC | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 12 | Pepperdine | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 20 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 25 | 19 | ||
| Kills | 56 | 42 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.24 | 2.21 | ||
| Errors | 26 | 20 | ||
| Total Attacks | 132 | 94 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .227 | .234 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.12 | 0.05 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 14 | 13 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Reception Errors | 5 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 29 | 21 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.16 | 1.11 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 8 | 6 | ||
| Block Total | 9 | 6 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.36 | 0.32 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 61.0 | 45.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | UCLA | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | Lewis | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 5 | Loyola (Ill.) | W, 3-0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | .316 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Jan 9 | Long Beach State | W, 3-0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Jan 11 | at Cal State Northridge | L, 3-2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jan 18 | UCLA | L, 3-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Jan 25 | at Pacific | L, 3-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Jan 26 | at Stanford | L, 3-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -.091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Jan 29 | Princeton | L, 3-1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jan 30 | UC Irvine | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | UC San Diego | W, 3-1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 5 | Cal Baptist | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | at BYU | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 15 | at UC San Diego | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | at Pepperdine | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at USC | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 27 | at UCLA | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | at Long Beach State | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | Stanford | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 9 | Pacific | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 13 | Cal State Northridge | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | Harvard | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | Concordia | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | at Hawaii | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 30 | at Hawaii | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 3 | at Cal Baptist | L, 3-0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Apr 5 | BYU | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 10 | USC | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | Pepperdine | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 20 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
| 2014-15 | 17 | 55 | 169 | 3.07 | 73 | 372 | .258 | 10 | 0.18 | 12 | 0.22 | 92 | 1.67 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0.51 | 195.0 | 3.5 |
| Total | 62 | 179 | 457 | 2.55 | 214 | 1058 | .230 | 38 | 0.21 | 26 | 0.15 | 245 | 1.37 | 3 | 84 | 87 | 0.49 | 528.0 | 2.9 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 8 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 20 | 94 | .234 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 1.11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.32 | 45.0 | 2.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | 6 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 16 | 89 | .213 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.29 | 37.5 | 2.7 |
| Away | 5 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 10 | 43 | .256 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 | 23.5 | 2.1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wins | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 10 | 61 | .262 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 28.5 | 3.6 |
| Losses | 8 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 16 | 71 | .197 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.29 | 32.5 | 1.9 |
| January | 7 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 18 | 99 | .263 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 1.11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.44 | 48.5 | 2.7 |
| February | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 4 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| April | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 | 15 | .133 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 6.5 | 1.3 |