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2023-24 Men's Volleyball Roster

Daniel Zappe/MRU Cougars
Dylan Zappe/MRU Cougars
Connor Hood/Bears and Pandas
David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics
David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics
Eduardo Perez/MacEwan Athletics
Eduardo Perez/MacEwan Athletics

9 Nigel Nielsen

  • Position Outside
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Height 6-5
  • Hometown St. Andrews, Man.
  • High School Selkirk Regional
  • Major Business and Administration

Biography

2022-23 (Senior)
Appeared in 22 Canada West conference matches ... Finished the season with 303 kills, 18 aces, 115 digs and 40 blocks, all career-highs … Finished the season seventh in the country in kills and 13th in kills per set ... Recorded double-digit kills in 16 conference matches, and had at least 20 kills in three conference matches, including 23 in 3-1 win at MacEwan, Oct. 21, 2022, a career-high for a conference match … Recorded career-high 28 kills in 3-2 non-conference win at Dalhousie, Oct. 11, 2022 ... Matched a career-high 10 digs in 3-2 win at Manitoba, Feb. 4, 2023 ... Hit a career-high .500 (14/2/24) in 3-1 win vs UBCO, Nov. 25, 2022.

2021-22 (Junior)
Appeared in all 18 Canada West conference matches ... Finished with career-highs in kills (205), aces (11), digs (75), blocks (24) and points (233) ... Finished eighth in U Sports in both total attacks (452) and points ... Started the season with streak of five straight matches with double-digit kills ... Had 12 matches with at least 10 kills ... Had season-high 16 kills in 3-1 win at Brandon, Jan. 29, 2022 ... Hit season-high .478 twice ... Had career-high four total blocks in 3-1 win at Saskatchewan, Feb. 26, 2022 ... Recorded first career match with 10 digs in 3-2 loss vs Brandon, Oct. 30, 2021.

2020-21
No season

2019-20 (Sophomore)

Appeared in all 22 Canada West conference matches for the first time in his career. Started 20 ... Finished with 149 kills, 18 assists, nine aces, 63 digs, 16 blocks and 169 points ... Made his first career conference start in 3-1 win vs UBC, Oct. 19, 2019 ... Had six matches with double-digit kills ... Recorded career-high 15 kills in 3-2 win vs Thompson Rivers, Jan. 4, 2020 ... Hit career-high .455 (5-0-11) in 3-0 loss at Alberta, Nov. 15, 2019 ... Set career-high for digs in a match with seven (Nov. 23 at Manitoba; Jan. 4 vs Thompson Rivers) ... Had career-high three total blocks in 3-0 loss at Trinity Western, Oct. 26, 2019.

2018-19 (Freshman)

Appeared in four Canada West conference matches ... Made his Wesmen debut playing two sets in 3-0 non-conference loss at Laval, Sept. 28, 2018 ... Recorded first career kill and first career dig in 3-0 win at Dalhousie, Oct. 9, 2018 ... Made his Wesmen Canada West debut in 3-2 loss at MacEwan, Nov. 30, 2018 ... Recorded career-high 10 kills in 3-0 non-conference win at Waterloo, Dec. 29, 2018 ... Had career-high three digs in 3-1 loss vs Alberta, Feb. 15, 2019. 

Before Winnipeg

Led Selkirk to 2017 AAAA provincial championship and was named tournament MVP ... Named No. 1 player in Manitoba in Winnipeg Sun annual coaches poll ... Named to Team Manitoba for 2017 Canada Summer Games ... Named tournament MVP in at 2017 club provincials ... Named tournament all-star at 2018 club nationals ... Won a AAAA provincial title with Selkirk in 2016 and was named a tournament-all star.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018-19Freshman

    Outside
    6'5"
    9
  • 9

    2019-20Sophomore

    Outside
    6'5"
    9
  • 9

    2020-21Sophomore

    Outside
    6'5"
    9
  • 9

    2021-22Junior

    Outside
    6'5"
    9
  • 9

    2022-23Senior

    Outside
    6'5"
    9
  • 9

    2023-24Fifth Year

    Outside
    6'5"
    9