2014 Women's Volleyball Roster
Nellie Fredriksson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Ällebergsgymnasiet
- Hometown:
- Ängelholm, Sweden
2017
Finished her career tied for fourth in school history for matches played (124) … Recorded her 700th career kill in a four-set win over Drake (11/11) … Tallied 10-plus kills in four matches … Tied a career-best with 14 kills in a five-set win over Evansville (9/29) … Recorded two aces at Murray State (9/5), which were the most for her in a match since Oct. 18, 2014 … Hit .300 or better in six matches, which included a season-best .444 hitting efficiency against Evansville (9/29) … Notched a dig in 20 of SIU’s 29 matches … Registered a season-best seven digs vs. Northern Arizona (8/25) … Totaled at least one block in 21 matches and two or more blocks in 16 matches.
2016
Named to the All-Tournament Team at the MVC Tournament after she put down 10 kills on 18 swings with just one error against Illinois State (11/24)…Finished fifth on the team in kills and sixth in blocks...Averaged 1.75 kills and 0.46 blocks per set...Recorded 10-plus kills in six matches, including a season-high 14 against Northern Arizona (9/3)...Tallied three digs on two occasions, most recently at Illinois State (11/4)...Recorded a season-best five blocks in SIU's win over Duquesne (8/27)...Blocked multiple attempts in 13 matches this season.
2015
Played in all 33 matches and started in 21...Had 213 kills for an average of 1.70 kills per set...Attacked at a .231 clip...Totaled 76 blocks, including two solo...Hit 12 kills and zero errors on 26 attempts for a season-high .426 clip against SEMO...Had six blocks in SIU's five-set win over Wichita State, and six in SIU's match against Illinois in the NCAA tournament...Totaled 253 points overall...Helped the Salukis to the best season in program history with an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2014
Totaled 160 kills and averaged 1.43 per set...Ranks 17th in the MVC with 82 blocks -- the third-most for the Salukis this season -- including five solo...Averaged 0.73 blocks per set...Finished the match against Indiana State with a season-high eight blocks...Hit a season-high 11 kills with only one error for a season-high .476 hitting efficiency against Missouri State...Played in all 31 matches and started nine in her debut season....Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
Prior to SIU
Nevza Tournament MVP and Best Spiker...Played in the Elitserien from the age of 14, the highest volleyball division in Sweden...At 14 years old, she was the youngest to ever play in the Elitserien League...Was the team captain of the junior national team for five years (2007-13, 35 matches) before joining the Swedish senior national team when she was 17 (eight matches)...Named Best Scandinavian Spiker in 2009 and 2010.
Personal
Born Feb. 8, 1995, to Stefan Fredriksson and Pia Andersson in Ängelholm, Sweden...Stefan is an executive manager at a bank and Pia is an accountant...Has one sibling, Love...Speech communication major.
