Player of the Week: November 25, 2019
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 2019 Week #13: Liisel Nelis
Sacred Heart University.
Northeast Conference (NEC).
NCAA Division I.
Reported by AVSR Global to subscribers in 2013.
Senior. 5'10" Outside Hitter.
Home: Saaremaa, Estonia.
See Liisel Nelis’s bio at the SHU website.
Last Week:
• Nelis powered Sacred Heart to the Northeast Conference championship title and a berth in the NCAA post-season tournament.
• Sacred Heart routed Long Island 3-0 in the NEC tourney semifinals, then swept Central Connecticut 3-0 for the title.
• Nelis scored tourney-high totals of 24 kills, 26 digs and three ace serves. She was best in the final, posting 15 digs and 13 kills at .333 efficiency.
• This season Nelis ranked among the NEC leaders in kills, digs and aces. She won first-team all-NEC honors for the second year in a row.
• Before she arrived 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.”