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2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Nielsen, Maddie
Jersey Number 1
Maddie Nielsen
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Shoreline, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
Bio
Awards/Honors: 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District (Minnesota), 2018 Big Ten Tournament Defensive Most Outstanding Player (Minnesota), 2018 Big Ten All-Tournament Team (Minnesota)
2021 -- Graduate Student: Joined the Blue Devils as a graduate transfer after a four-year career at Minnesota ... made Duke debut in second half against Western Carolina (Aug. 26), playing 34 minutes in the clean sheet effort ... played 15 minutes in win over East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... logged 14 minutes in goal versus Pittsburgh (Oct. 10) ... played nine minutes in NCAA Round of 16 match against St. John's (Nov. 21).
2020-21 -- Senior (at Minnesota): Played in three games as a senior ... recorded a save in 45 minutes vs. Nebraska (Feb. 21).
2019 -- Junior (at Minnesota): Started all 19 matches ... finished season with 74 saves and a 1.27 goals against average ... stopped five shots in season opener vs. UC Santa Barbara (Aug. 22) ... recorded six saves against Arkansas (Aug. 29) ... made five saves at Ole Miss (Sept. 1) and at Virginia (Sept. 8) ... allowed just one goal in a 313-minute stretch across four games (Sept. 29-Oct. 11) ... named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
2018 -- Sophomore (at Minnesota): Started all 23 matches ... collected six saves against Ole Miss (Aug. 24) ... had a stretch of 533:07 without allowing a goal which included four-straight shutouts (Sept. 16-27) ... led Minnesota to Big Ten Tournament title after recording three straight shutouts in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final ... named Big Ten Tournament Defensive Most Outstanding Player ... named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... recorded career-high nine saves in NCAA Second Round vs. No. 4 UCLA (Nov. 16).
2017 -- Freshman (at Minnesota): Appeared in four matches with three starts as a freshman ... made collegiate debut against Iowa State (Aug. 27) ... recorded first career shutout vs. Providence (Sept. 3).
High School: First-team all-state and second-team all-area selection as a senior at King's High School in Shoreline, Wash. ... two-time Washington State High School runner-up ... two-time All-Cascade Conference First Team selection ... also competed in track & field and was a state runner-up in high jump and triple jump as a freshman ... earned 10 high school letters participating in soccer, track & field and basketball ... four-year honor student.
Personal: Daughter of Kristin and Cris ... has one sister, Sarah ... earned degree as a Kinesiology major at Minnesota and will enroll in the Master of Management Studies (MMS) program at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
Last Updated 12/4/2021
2021 -- Graduate Student: Joined the Blue Devils as a graduate transfer after a four-year career at Minnesota ... made Duke debut in second half against Western Carolina (Aug. 26), playing 34 minutes in the clean sheet effort ... played 15 minutes in win over East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... logged 14 minutes in goal versus Pittsburgh (Oct. 10) ... played nine minutes in NCAA Round of 16 match against St. John's (Nov. 21).
2020-21 -- Senior (at Minnesota): Played in three games as a senior ... recorded a save in 45 minutes vs. Nebraska (Feb. 21).
2019 -- Junior (at Minnesota): Started all 19 matches ... finished season with 74 saves and a 1.27 goals against average ... stopped five shots in season opener vs. UC Santa Barbara (Aug. 22) ... recorded six saves against Arkansas (Aug. 29) ... made five saves at Ole Miss (Sept. 1) and at Virginia (Sept. 8) ... allowed just one goal in a 313-minute stretch across four games (Sept. 29-Oct. 11) ... named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
2018 -- Sophomore (at Minnesota): Started all 23 matches ... collected six saves against Ole Miss (Aug. 24) ... had a stretch of 533:07 without allowing a goal which included four-straight shutouts (Sept. 16-27) ... led Minnesota to Big Ten Tournament title after recording three straight shutouts in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final ... named Big Ten Tournament Defensive Most Outstanding Player ... named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... recorded career-high nine saves in NCAA Second Round vs. No. 4 UCLA (Nov. 16).
2017 -- Freshman (at Minnesota): Appeared in four matches with three starts as a freshman ... made collegiate debut against Iowa State (Aug. 27) ... recorded first career shutout vs. Providence (Sept. 3).
High School: First-team all-state and second-team all-area selection as a senior at King's High School in Shoreline, Wash. ... two-time Washington State High School runner-up ... two-time All-Cascade Conference First Team selection ... also competed in track & field and was a state runner-up in high jump and triple jump as a freshman ... earned 10 high school letters participating in soccer, track & field and basketball ... four-year honor student.
Personal: Daughter of Kristin and Cris ... has one sister, Sarah ... earned degree as a Kinesiology major at Minnesota and will enroll in the Master of Management Studies (MMS) program at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
Last Updated 12/4/2021
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