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Jersey Number 2
Aleah Nelson
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- McDonogh
- Prev School:
- Towson
- Custom1:
- Contact for NIL Opportunities
Bio
Awards: 2021 Second Team All-CAA, 2022 First Team All-CAA, 2023 Second Team All-AAC, 2022-23 First Team All-Big 5
In the Record Book
Season (2022-23)
4th- Three Point Field Goals Attempted (222)
6th – Three Point Field Goals (68)
7th – Free Throws (120)
Game
2nd – FG Attempted (29 – 2/21/23 at UCF)
T-3rd – Three pointers (7- 12/16/22 vs Duquesne)
15th – Points (33 - 12/16/22 vs Duquesne)
2022-23: The only Owl to start all 29 games…Led the team in minutes (37.0 mpg), scoring (15.4 ppg) and assists (4.4 apg)…Scored 1000th point against Duquesne…Finished the season 6th in three pointers made (68) and 7th in free throws (120) in program history…19 points, six assists, and five rebounds in 78-61 win vs Georgetown (11/12)…20 points to pair with eight assists and four rebounds against No. 24 Villanova (11/20)…16 points and six helpers against Saint Joseph’s (11/23)…Scored 23 and five assists in 77-62 win at Bucknell (11/27), named to AAC and Big 5 Weekly Honor Roll…Played a full 40 in 68-53 win over UMBC, scored 14 points and passed for seven assists (12/3), earned second straight week on Honor Roll…Scored a season-high 33 points against Duquesne, named AAC Player of the Week and Big 5 Honor Roll for her performance…Earned AAC Player of the Week after 20 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in 80-69 win over Memphis (12/30)…Scored 20 in her return to Cincinnati (1/7)…Piled on 16 points and six rebounds at Memphis (1/21)…Went 10-10 from the line en route to 28 points in win over UCF (1/28), named to AAC and Big 5 Weekly Honor Roll…Put up 15 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in win over Wichita State (2/1)…Balanced performance with 13 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists against Houston (2/18)…16 points and a season-high nine assists at Wichita State.
at Towson (2021-22): Named to the All-CAA First Team... Started and played in all 32 games for the Tigers... Averaged 35.8 minutes per game... Led the team averaging 16.6 points per game... Led the team with 170 assists... Grabbed 147 rebounds... Made 75 three-pointers shooting 33.9% from three-point range... Scored a career-high 39 points shooting 11-21 from the field and 6-7 from three-point range while recording eight rebounds and eight assists each against Florida (11/12)... Registered 26 points on 8-14 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds vs. Charleston (2/20)... Added 24 points making six threes against Delaware (2/9/22)... Played every minute against Northeastern scoring 24 points on 50% shooting (1/28)... Dished out a season-high 10 assists and scored eight points against James Madison (1/16).
at Towson (2020-21): Named to the All-CAA Second Team... Started in all 20 games she appeared in... Averaged 13.5 points per game... Averaged 6.5 assists per game and accumulated 130 total assists...Finished the season ranked eighth in the nation and first in the conference in assists per game as well as 15th in the country and first in the league in total assists... Led the Tigers in assists 19 of 20 games played... Contributed 5+ assists 14 times... Recorded career-high 11 dimes against Morgan State (Dec. 20)... Scored +10 points 17 times and +20 points twice... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against the College of Charleston (Feb. 7) ... Reached three steals three times and totaled 27 for the season.
at Cincinnati (2020-19): Appeared in 27 games averaging, 9.6 minutes as a freshman at Cincinnati ... scored a season-best six points against Temple ... played a high of 21 minutes against Coppin State ... shot 42.9 percent from three and averaged 1.1 rebounds per night.
High School: Played point guard for head coach Brad Rese and the Eagles at McDonogh School ... was named All-Metro First Team her junior and senior seasons ... was a 1,000-point scorer ... named All-Metro Second Team in 2016-17 ... also ran track, winning the IAAM Track Championship in 2017 ... held the fasted 400m time in Maryland in 2018-19 (56.5) ... fastest 400m time at McDonogh.
Personal: Daughter of Monica and Scott Nelson ... Has one sister... Majoring in communications... Enjoys listening to music and coloring... Roots for the Ravens, Wizards and Cowboys... List of favorites include: Rajon Rondo (athlete)... Catcher in the Rye (book)... Pacific Rim (movie)... Wings (food)... her most memorable experience is hitting a game-winner in eighth grade at the semifinals in Orlando.
In the Record Book
Season (2022-23)
4th- Three Point Field Goals Attempted (222)
6th – Three Point Field Goals (68)
7th – Free Throws (120)
Game
2nd – FG Attempted (29 – 2/21/23 at UCF)
T-3rd – Three pointers (7- 12/16/22 vs Duquesne)
15th – Points (33 - 12/16/22 vs Duquesne)
2022-23: The only Owl to start all 29 games…Led the team in minutes (37.0 mpg), scoring (15.4 ppg) and assists (4.4 apg)…Scored 1000th point against Duquesne…Finished the season 6th in three pointers made (68) and 7th in free throws (120) in program history…19 points, six assists, and five rebounds in 78-61 win vs Georgetown (11/12)…20 points to pair with eight assists and four rebounds against No. 24 Villanova (11/20)…16 points and six helpers against Saint Joseph’s (11/23)…Scored 23 and five assists in 77-62 win at Bucknell (11/27), named to AAC and Big 5 Weekly Honor Roll…Played a full 40 in 68-53 win over UMBC, scored 14 points and passed for seven assists (12/3), earned second straight week on Honor Roll…Scored a season-high 33 points against Duquesne, named AAC Player of the Week and Big 5 Honor Roll for her performance…Earned AAC Player of the Week after 20 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in 80-69 win over Memphis (12/30)…Scored 20 in her return to Cincinnati (1/7)…Piled on 16 points and six rebounds at Memphis (1/21)…Went 10-10 from the line en route to 28 points in win over UCF (1/28), named to AAC and Big 5 Weekly Honor Roll…Put up 15 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in win over Wichita State (2/1)…Balanced performance with 13 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists against Houston (2/18)…16 points and a season-high nine assists at Wichita State.
at Towson (2021-22): Named to the All-CAA First Team... Started and played in all 32 games for the Tigers... Averaged 35.8 minutes per game... Led the team averaging 16.6 points per game... Led the team with 170 assists... Grabbed 147 rebounds... Made 75 three-pointers shooting 33.9% from three-point range... Scored a career-high 39 points shooting 11-21 from the field and 6-7 from three-point range while recording eight rebounds and eight assists each against Florida (11/12)... Registered 26 points on 8-14 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds vs. Charleston (2/20)... Added 24 points making six threes against Delaware (2/9/22)... Played every minute against Northeastern scoring 24 points on 50% shooting (1/28)... Dished out a season-high 10 assists and scored eight points against James Madison (1/16).
at Towson (2020-21): Named to the All-CAA Second Team... Started in all 20 games she appeared in... Averaged 13.5 points per game... Averaged 6.5 assists per game and accumulated 130 total assists...Finished the season ranked eighth in the nation and first in the conference in assists per game as well as 15th in the country and first in the league in total assists... Led the Tigers in assists 19 of 20 games played... Contributed 5+ assists 14 times... Recorded career-high 11 dimes against Morgan State (Dec. 20)... Scored +10 points 17 times and +20 points twice... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against the College of Charleston (Feb. 7) ... Reached three steals three times and totaled 27 for the season.
at Cincinnati (2020-19): Appeared in 27 games averaging, 9.6 minutes as a freshman at Cincinnati ... scored a season-best six points against Temple ... played a high of 21 minutes against Coppin State ... shot 42.9 percent from three and averaged 1.1 rebounds per night.
High School: Played point guard for head coach Brad Rese and the Eagles at McDonogh School ... was named All-Metro First Team her junior and senior seasons ... was a 1,000-point scorer ... named All-Metro Second Team in 2016-17 ... also ran track, winning the IAAM Track Championship in 2017 ... held the fasted 400m time in Maryland in 2018-19 (56.5) ... fastest 400m time at McDonogh.
Personal: Daughter of Monica and Scott Nelson ... Has one sister... Majoring in communications... Enjoys listening to music and coloring... Roots for the Ravens, Wizards and Cowboys... List of favorites include: Rajon Rondo (athlete)... Catcher in the Rye (book)... Pacific Rim (movie)... Wings (food)... her most memorable experience is hitting a game-winner in eighth grade at the semifinals in Orlando.
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