2000 First Team All-Region

2000 First Team All-NCC

1999 First Team All-Region

1999 Second Team All-America

1999 Honorable Mention All-NCC

1998 First Team All-NCC

UNC's all-time leader in goals (41) and points (100) ... needs only 12 assists to tie school's all-time assist record ... also holds UNC's record for points in a season (42) ... is looking to become a two-time All-America selection at the end of this season.

2000: Started all 18 matches ... earned first-team All-NCC honors along with first-team All-Central Region accolades ... finished No. 26 in the nation in points per game (2.33) ... scored four goals and added an assist to tally nine points in an 11-0 win over Morningside (Sept. 29) ... then tallied three goals and two assists for an eight-point effort in a 9-0 triumph over South Dakota (Oct. 1) ... gained NCC Player of the Week honors for those two contests (Oct. 3) ... led the squad with 16 goals and 10 assists ... tied for the NCC lead in game-winning goals (six).

1999: Started all 18 contests ... second on the squad with 12 goals ... also second with 29 points ... third on the team with five assists ... had three game-winning goals to her credit ... had a shot-on-goal in 17 of 18 matches ... tallied a hat trick and the game-winning goal in the Bears' 5-0 triumph over North Dakota (10/3) ... scored two goals in a 6-3 win over Colorado Christian (9/17) ... had at least two points in 10 games ... she earned All-Tournament honors at the Binghamton Adidas Soccer Classis (4/5-6).

1998: UNC's top offensive threat ... recorded 13 goals and three assists ... started six of 20 games for the Bears last fall ... named to the All-NCC first team.

High School: First team all-state selection in 1996 and 1997 ... all-conference selection in 1995, 1996, and 1997 ... Colorado's all-time leading scorer.

Personal: Born October 23, 1979 to Steve and Mary Nilsen ... majoring in mathematics.

Nilsen's Career Stats
YearGP/GSGoalsAssistsPoints
199820/613329
199918/1812529
200018/18161042
Totals56/424118100