Krista Nielsen

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Krista Nielsen
  • Height:
    5'6
  • Hometown:
    Saudarkrokur, Iceland
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands Vestra
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    3
  • a
    1
  • pts
    7
  • gw
    0
Bio

2023 (Freshman): Starting eight of the final nine games of the season, Nielsen was an impactful freshman for Simon Duffy’s NCAA tournament team. The forward scored three goals and added one assist. Her first collegiate goal came in her first collegiate game, a 5-3 rout of North Greenville on Aug 31. Nielsen’s third and final goal of the year helped start a comeback against Anderson in the SAC Quarterfinals on Nov 4th. Half of her 30 shots were on target this season. Made apperances in 18 of the 19 games and had 11 total starts.

Prior to Carson-Newman: Nielson was an integral part of a team that was named "the best team of the town in 2018, 2020 and 2022. Nielson made sixteen total appearances.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 10
Games started 11 6
Goals 3 1
Assists 1 0
Points 7 2
Shots 30 15
Shot Pct .100 .067
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 31 North Greenville W, 5-3 1 - 1 0 2
Sep 2 Lee L, 3-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Young Harris T, 3-3 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 1-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 Emory & Henry W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Coker W, 1-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Mars Hill T, 0-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 #22 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 14 #2 Catawba L, 4-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 18 Bluefield St. W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1 1 - 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 31 North Greenville W, 5-3 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Sep 2 Lee L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 6 at Young Harris T, 3-3 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 2-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 20 Emory & Henry W, 4-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 23 at Coker W, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 27 at Mars Hill T, 0-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 #22 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 2 .500 1 .500
Oct 14 #2 Catawba L, 4-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 18 Bluefield St. W, 2-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2 1 4 .000 1 .250
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1 1 6 .167 4 .667
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1 1 0 - 0 -
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 31 North Greenville W, 5-3 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 Lee L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 at Young Harris T, 3-3 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 Emory & Henry W, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Coker W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Mars Hill T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 #22 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 #2 Catawba L, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 Bluefield St. W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 Columbus St. L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 28 Limestone T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 1 Tusculum W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 4 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 10 vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 17 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2023-24 18 11 3 1 7
2024-25 16 4 2 1 5
2025-26 15 3 1 0 2
Total 49 18 6 2 14
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2023-24 18 30 .100 15 .500
2024-25 16 28 .071 10 .357
2025-26 15 10 .100 3 .300
Total 49 68 .088 28 .412
gp yc rc pk gw
2023-24 18 0 0 0-0 0
2024-25 16 0 0 0-0 1
2025-26 15 0 0 0-0 0
Total 49 0 0 0-0 1
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2023-24 18 11 .17 .06 .39
2024-25 16 4 .13 .06 .31
2025-26 15 3 .07 .00 .13
Total 49 18 .12 .04 .29
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2023-24 18 1.67 .100 .83 .500
2024-25 16 1.75 .071 .63 .357
2025-26 15 .67 .100 .20 .300
Total 49 1.39 .088 .57 .412
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 18 11 3 1 7
Conference 10 6 1 0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 10 6 1 0 2
Away 7 4 2 1 5
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 7 5 3 0 6
Losses 8 4 0 1 1
Month
August 1 - 1 0 2
September 7 3 0 0 0
October 6 5 1 0 2
November 4 3 1 1 3
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 18 30 .100 15 .500
Conference 10 15 .067 6 .400
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 14 .071 7 .500
Away 7 14 .143 8 .571
Neutral 1 2 .000 0 .000
Result
Wins 7 18 .167 11 .611
Losses 8 8 .000 3 .375
Month
August 1 2 .500 2 1.000
September 7 8 .000 5 .625
October 6 8 .125 3 .375
November 4 12 .083 5 .417
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 18 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 10 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 10 0 0 0-0 0
Away 7 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 7 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 8 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 1 0 0 0-0 0
September 7 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 0 0 0-0 0
November 4 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 18 11 .17 .06 .39
Conference 10 6 .10 .00 .20
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 6 .10 .00 .20
Away 7 4 .29 .14 .71
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 7 5 .43 .00 .86
Losses 8 4 .00 .13 .13
Month
August 1 - 1.00 .00 2.00
September 7 3 .00 .00 .00
October 6 5 .17 .00 .33
November 4 3 .25 .25 .75
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 18 1.67 .100 .83 .500
Conference 10 1.50 .067 .60 .400
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 10 1.40 .071 .70 .500
Away 7 2.00 .143 1.14 .571
Neutral 1 2.00 .000 .00 .000
Result
Wins 7 2.57 .167 1.57 .611
Losses 8 1.00 .000 .38 .375
Month
August 1 2.00 .500 2.00 1.000
September 7 1.14 .000 .71 .625
October 6 1.33 .125 .50 .375
November 4 3.00 .083 1.25 .417
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