Junior (2010): Played in 34 matches with starts in 20 of them... Appeared in 113 sets including all four against Florida State in the NCAA Tournament... Recorded 280 kills, 81 digs and 58 blocks... Posted 13 double-digit kill matches... Tallied 35 assists including one in each of the first four matches of the year... Recorded 13 kills in the NCAA match with FSU (12-3)... Posted 11 and 14 kills against Southern Miss (9-3) and Duke (9-4) in the first two matches of the MT Blue Raider Bash... Posted 12 and 14 kills against The Citadel (11-5) and Charleston (11-6).
Sophomore (2009): Saw action in 76 games to average 1.58 kills per set...Recorded 113 digs for fifth best on the team...Averaged 1.49 digs per set...Recorded 18 block assists with a season-high three against Auburn (9-12)...Posted three double-digit kill performances with a career-high 17 kills against College of Charleston (10-10)...Picked up second double-double of the season against the Cougars with 14 digs, a career-high...First double-double came against Auburn with 14 kills and 11 digs...Had 10 kills at Charleston Southern (9-16)...Posted best hitting percentage versus James Madison (9-18) with six kills on nine attempts and only one error (.556)...Had five assists at Winthrop (9-18) and four against Stetson (8-29).
Freshman (2008): Appeared in 64 games...Had a season-high nine kills versus James Madison (9-19) and season-high attack percentage of .333 against Jacksonville (8-30)...Recorded three double-figure dig performances with a season-best 14 versus Toledo (9-20)...Posted 11 digs against Presbyterian (8-29) and at Wofford (10-25)...Matched a seaon-high four blocks three times, (vs. James Madison 9-19, at Davidson 9-24 and at Wofford 10-25).
High School: Graduate of Norcross High School...Earned four varsity letters in volleyball for coach Kevin Dove and one each in track and basketball...Served as team captain in 2006 and 2007...Tabbed to two Gwinnett All-County teams, the Gwinnett Super Six and was a finalist for the Gwinnett Player of the Year in 2007...Named NHS's Offensive Player of the Year three times...Holds eight school records...The Blue Devils claimed the 2007 Area Championship and were runners-up at the 2007 Conyers Classic... Competed in the 4x100, 4x400, triple jump, long jump and high jump.
Personal: Full name is Hannah Elizabeth Nelson...Born June 9, 1989 in Atlanta, Ga....Daughter of Brad and Suzanne Nelson...Majoring in education...Hobbies include sleeping, eating, reading, watching TV and hanging out with friends...Would want Reese Witherspoon to play her in a movie...Craziest ambition is to sky dive...The three people she would invite to dinner are Miley Cyrus, Cameron Diaz and Channing Tatum...Favorite places on campus are Hanner Fieldhouse and the dining hall...Chose Georgia Southern because of the coaching staff and the campus...The word that best describes her is "passionate"...People would be surprised to know she is the youngest of five kids...Biggest influence on her life as an athlete is her middle school coach...Favorites: sports figure - Jeff Francoeur; pro team - Atlanta Braves; musical artist - Chris Brown; TV shows - Grey's Anatomy, The Bachelor; movie - Step Up.
