University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: Transferred to UNLV after playing two years (2018-19) at Laramie County Community College.

Spring 2021: Played in one match and one set vs. San Jose State (Mar. 20).

2018-19 Laramie County CC: Led the Golden Eagles to a total of 47 overall wins ... Played in a total of 59 matches adn 182 sets ... Amassed 625 kills (3.43 kps), 445 digs (2.45 dps) and 66 total blocks with 54 assisted and 12 solo blocks ... As a freshman (2018), helped LCCC win both the NJCAA Region IX regular season (22-5 record) and championship titles, and finish the year 32-9 overall and in eighth place at the NJCAA DI Championship ... As a sophomore (2019), earned NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention and All-Region IX North Team honors after posting 19 double-doubles with help from 548 kills and 404 digs ... Had 20 or more kills on nine occasions in 2019, including a program-best 29 against Northwest College (Nov. 2), and had 20 or more digs three times, with a season-high 23 vs. Jefferson College (Aug. 23).

High School: A 2018 graduate of Herriman High School in South Jordan, Utah ... Lettered three years in volleyball ... Helped guide the Mustangs to a 17-9 record as a senior (2017), which included a first-place tie in region play ... Earned Salt Lake Tribune Class 6A Honorable Mention status and was an all-region first team performer.

Personal: Cassidy Paige Nelson was born in South Jordan, Utah ... The daughter of Steve and Lani Nelson ... Has five older siblings: Whitney, Alicia, Jake, Megan and Shelby ... Had a sister (Alicia) play volleyball at Central Wyoming and a brother (Jake) play baseball at Utah Valley ... Majoring in psychology and marketing.