Player of the Week: September 10, 2018
Each week of the spring and fall seasons, one player who was originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
Fall Week #3: Liisel Nelis
Sacred Heart University
Northeast Conference (NEC).
NCAA Division I.
Reported to AVSR Global subscribers in 2013.
Junior. 5'10" Outside Hitter.
Home: Saaremaa, Estonia.
See Liisel Nelis’s bio at the SHU website.
Last Week:
• Nelis began the week by being named the Northeast Conference Player of the Week, then travelled west and won all-tourney honors at UC Santa Barbara’s Thunderdome Classic.
• Nelis is the NEC’s top hitter this year, averaging 3.63 kills per set.
• At the Santa Barbara tourney Sacred Heart lost to Texas Tech, Seton Hall and host UCSB. Nelis paced SHU with 38 kills and 29 digs.
• Nelis leads the Pioneers this year in kills, aces and total points.
• Before arriving in Connecticut, Nelis competed for Estonia’s national teams as a beach and indoor player.
Excerpt from 2013 AVSR Global report:
“Liisel is easy to like as a lively, instinctive athlete and versatile recruit. She does everything well but hasn’t specialized at any position. … Can play LH or RH in mid-Division I or libero in the top 60.”