14 Sophia Nelson
Sophia Nelson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Bellwood, PA
  • High School:
    Bellwood-Antis
  • Position:
    M
  • g
    2
  • a
    1
  • pts
    5
  • 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

Recent Games
Oct 19 Penn St.-Behrend L, 5-0
Oct 23 at Carlow W, 5-0
Oct 26 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 7-0
Oct 29 Mt. Aloysius W, 1-0
Nov 2 Alfred St. W, 5-0
Nov 6 at Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-1
  Overall Conf
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
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

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2022-23 10 - .00 .00 .00 .10 .000 .10 1.000
2023-24 18 18 .17 .17 .50 .56 .300 .33 .600
2024-25 17 15 .12 .06 .29 1.00 .118 .53 .529
Total 45 33 .11 .09 .31 .62 .179 .36 .571

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2022-23 10 - 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
2023-24 18 18 3 3 9 10 .300 6 .600 1 0 0-0 1
2024-25 17 15 2 1 5 17 .118 9 .529 0 0 0-0 1
Total 45 33 5 4 14 28 .179 16 .571 1 0 0-0 2

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
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
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

News Mentions

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Women’s Soccer Edged 2-1 in AMCC Semifinal

GREENSBURG, Pa. – The No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team held a halftime lead in Wednesday night’s Allegheny...

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ALTOONA, Pa. – The No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team started its postseason run with a victory on Saturday afternoon,...

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BRADFORD, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team picked up its fourth conference victory of the season on Saturday afternoon...

October 26, 2024

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Smith Becomes All-Time Points Leader; Lions Blank Carlow, 5-0

PITTSBURGH – After a nearly two-hour lightning delay on Wednesday night, the Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team earned its third...

October 23, 2024

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HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team played its first road game since September 7 on Saturday, when the Lions...

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ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team continued Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play at home on Saturday,...

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ALTOONA, Pa. – On Wednesday evening, the Penn State Altoona women's soccer team returned home to face off against Wilson College at Spring...

September 11, 2024

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HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Penn State Altoona women’s soccer hit the road to take on non-conference opponent Juniata College on Wednesday...

September 4, 2024

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Women’s Soccer 2024 Season Preview

The Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team hopes that a balance of experienced returning players and talented newcomers will help the Lions...

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