AWARDS & ACCOLADES -USA South All-Sportsmanship Team (2023)
SENIOR (2023): Played in 70 sets over the course of the season, amassing 170 digs (fourth-most) and 29 service aces (fifth-most) on the slate … made her season debut against Thiel (Sept. 1), amassing five digs and a kill … reached double-digit kills (13) for the first time against Methodist (Sept. 26) … finished with 12 digs in back-to-back matches against both Brevard (Oct. 17) and N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21) … added 10 digs in a clash with Carolina University (Oct. 21) … led the back row with 21 digs, handing out five assists along the way, in a five-set win over Southern Virginia (Nov. 1) … contributed 13 digs, two assists and one service ace versus Roanoke (Nov. 4) … began the USA South Conference Tournament with 20 digs and two assists versus William Peace (Nov. 7) … followed that with 19 digs, one service ace in the final match of her career, which came at Meredith (Nov. 9). JUNIOR (2022): A high-level defender who anchored the Salem back row with the third-most digs (340) on the unit at a clip of 3.47 digs/set, which was tops on the team … the 340 digs marked the 10th-most in a single-season in program history … also responsible for 10 service aces along the way … opened the campaign with 16 digs and six assists against Johnson & Wales (Sept. 6) … emerged with 10 digs at Randolph (Sept. 7) … posted 14 digs in a clash with Roanoke (Sept. 9) before coming through with 19 digs against Randolph in three sets the following afternoon … made 15 digs in a four-set clash against Greensboro (Sept. 21) … had 16 digs in back-to-back matches with Methodist (Sept. 24) and Mary Baldwin (Sept. 24) … eclipsed the 20-dig plateau with 22 digs in a five-set victory at William Peace (Oct. 11), helping Salem claim its second five-set win in program history over the Pacers in program history … began a stretch of eight straight double-digit dig outings with 13 at Southern Virginia (Oct. 20) … emerged with 15 digs and 14 digs against back-to-back matches against N.C. Wesleyan on October 21st and October 22nd, respectively … posted 12 digs against both William Peace (Oct. 22) and Pfeiffer (Oct. 29) … capped off the stretch with a single-match season-high 24 digs against Meredith (Nov. 1) in the first round of the USA South Conference Tournament.
FIRST YEAR (2021): Wrapped up her first year by playing in all 24 matches (85 sets) … ranked second on the team in total digs (281) at a clip of 3.31 digs/set … also accounted for 23 kills, seven service aces and an assisted block … had 14 double-digit dig performances over the course of the season … made eight digs in her collegiate debut at Bridgewater (Sept. 3) … responsible for 13 digs versus Eastern Mennonite (Sept. 4) … followed that with a 14-dig outing against Marymount (Sept. 4) … anchored the back row with 18 digs at Ferrum (Sept. 16) … posted 11 digs at Pfeiffer (Sept. 21) before coming through with 17 against N.C. Wesleyan four days later … began a stretch of six consecutive double-digit dig outings at Averett (Oct. 12), coming through with 13 … responsible for 12 digs against Pfeiffer (Oct. 14) before adding 14 in a clash with N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 16) … contributed 15 digs at Greensboro (Oct. 16) and two days later emerged with 17 against Methodist (Oct. 18) … ended her six-match double-digit dig outing with 13 in three sets against Meredith (Oct. 19) … wrapped up a three-set clash versus William Peace with 13 digs … slammed home a single-match season-high seven kills against Averett (Oct. 23) … established her single-match season-high in digs (26) in the home finale against Methodist (Oct. 27) … capped off the season with nine digs and five kills against Mary Baldwin (Oct. 30).
PREP: Graduated from South Stokes High School in 2020 … honored as a Heisman Award winner … eclipsed 1,000 career digs following the completion of the 2019 season … a two-sport athlete that played both volleyball (2016-20) and soccer (2017) … named as a 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association Phenom … placed on All-American Watch List … 2019 All-Conference honoree … named as 2018 Defensive Player of the Year … named to 2018 All-County Team representing the Northwest Conference … received 2016 Most Improved Defensive Player honors … was a 2015 AAU Junior Olympics West Coast Beach Qualifier … won seven championships on the club volleyball circuit, including five in NC Sand Beach Volleyball and two at the Champion Beach level.
PERSONAL: Macy Taylor Nelson … daughter of Candice and Joseph Nelson … born June 27, 2002 … has two siblings, Maddox and Miken … recognized as a North Carolina Academic Scholar … active in Beta Club … served as Co-President of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America).
