#22 Kelli Nelson
Guard
Height: 5-5
Class: Senior
Hometown: Exira, Iowa
Major: Business management
2007-08
Game Photo Galleries - Entire season
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Fort Hays State - Jan. 5, 2008
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Southwest Baptist - Jan. 2, 2008
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Evangel - Nov. 16, 2007
2006-07
Nabbed All-Tournament team at the Western Washington Lynda Goodrich Classic ... Scored a career-high 30 points in a 93-83 overtime win over Southwest Baptist (12/9) ... Third on the team in scoring recording 10.5 points per game ... Enters the season fourth on the all-time made 3-pointer’s list and sixth on the all-time steals list ... One of only two Bearcats to start all 30 games ... Finished second in the MIAA in steals per game ... Led the team in points six times ... Is 221 points shy of becoming a 1,000 point scorer
2005-06
Averaged 10.8 points per game ... Started 18 games ... Shot 73.5 percent (25-34) from the free-throw line ... Had back-to-back 20 point games against Truman, 26 points, (2/1) and Pittsburg State, 21 points, (2/4) ... The 26-point performance was a career high ... Had eight consecutive games with double-digit points
2004-05
Started five games her freshman year, including the last three of the season ... Recorded a season high 16 points against Rolla ... Hit double-digit points six times ... Was named the Bearcats’ Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year
Exira High School
Named first-team all-conference as a sophomore and senior ... First-team all-district her sophomore and senior seasons ... Holds an Iowa state record for career steals with 641 ... Captain of the Southwest Iowa basketball team as a senior ... Was also a four-year state track qualifier
Personal Bio
Superstition includes eating sweetarts before every game ... Favorite athlete is soccer star Mia Hamm ... Enjoys watching Grey's Anatomy ... List Hawaii as favorite place to vacation
Career Stats
| Year | GP-GS | Min | R/G | Reb | A | Stl | Blk | FG-FGA | FG% | 3FG-FGA | 3PT% | FT-FTA | FT% | PTS | PTS/G |
| 04-05 | 30-5 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 61 | 51 | 55 | 2 | 57-153 | .373 | 25-71 | .352 | 24-37 | .649 | 163 | 5.4 |
| 05-06 | 28-18 | 27.7 | 3.3 | 93 | 57 | 75 | 1 | 112-281 | .399 | 52-142 | .366 | 25-34 | .735 | 301 | 10.8 |
| 06-07 | 30-30 | 31.1 | 2.9 | 86 | 60 | 72 | 2 | 113-319 | .354 | 47-167 | .281 | 42-53 | .792 | 315 | 10.5 |
| Totals | 88-53 | 24.6 | 2.7 | 240 | 168 | 202 | 5 | 282-753 | .375 | 124-380 | .326 | 91-124 | .734 | 779 | 8.9 |
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