![Sophia Nelson](/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/SophiaNelson_Web.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Bellwood, PA
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- High School:
- Bellwood-Antis
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- Position:
- M
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 1
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- pts
- 5
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- gw
- 1
Bio
2023: Started all 18 games in her sophomore season with the Penn State Altoona women’s soccer program…finished the season with three goals and three assists for a total of nine points…recorded one game-winning goal…attempted 10 shots, putting six shots on goal…in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, ranked 15th in shot percentage (.300), 20th in assists, 36th in goals, and 37th in points…first collegiate goal came on Sept. 10 in a home loss to St. Vincent…took a spot on the AMCC’s Academic All-Conference team.
2022: Played in 10 games as a freshman with the Penn State Altoona women’s soccer program…totaled one shot on goal…earned a place on the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Academic All-Conference team.
High School (attended Bellwood-Antis but played soccer for Tyrone Area High School): Four-year letter winner in soccer...two-year team captain...member of the 2021 District 6 girls soccer championship runner-up team...was also a four-year letter winner in track...2022 state track and field qualifier in hurdles...member of the PIAA 2019 girls basketball state champion team at Bellwood-Antis...four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Stephen and Tera Nelson...majoring in Kinesiology.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 17 | 8 | ||
Games started | 15 | 7 | ||
Goals | 2 | 2 | ||
Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
Points | 5 | 5 | ||
Shots | 17 | 11 | ||
Shot Pct | .118 | .182 | ||
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
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Aug 30 | Penn College | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 1 | at Bethany (W.V.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 4 | at Juniata | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 7 | at Alfred | L, 8-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 11 | Wilson | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 14 | Chatham | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 15 | Wash. & Jeff. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 1 | La Roche | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 5 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 9 | Pitt.-Greensburg | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 12 | at Hilbert | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 19 | Penn St.-Behrend | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 23 | at Carlow | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 26 | at Pitt.-Bradford | W, 7-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .400 | 0-0 | 1 |
Oct 29 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 2 | Alfred St. | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 6 | at Pitt.-Greensburg | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
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Event | Total | 17 | 15 | .12 | .06 | .29 | 1.00 | .118 | .53 | .529 |
Conference | 8 | 7 | .25 | .13 | .63 | 1.38 | .182 | .88 | .636 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 10 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .60 | .000 | .30 | .500 |
Away | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 1.57 | .182 | .86 | .545 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 6 | 5 | .33 | .17 | .83 | 1.83 | .182 | 1.17 | .636 |
Losses | 9 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .56 | .000 | .11 | .200 | |
Month | August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
September | 6 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .67 | .000 | .17 | .250 | |
October | 8 | 7 | .25 | .13 | .63 | 1.38 | .182 | .88 | .636 | |
November | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | .50 | .500 |
Splits Stats - Season
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
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Event | Total | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .118 | 9 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Conference | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
Location | Home | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Away | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .182 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
Result | Wins | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Losses | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
Month | August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
September | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
October | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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