Beth Nelson

Photo by: Justin Berl

Class:
Junior
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
High School:
Oakland
Concentration:
Chemistry

2024-25: CSC Academic All-District ... Appeared in all 27 games, starting in 10 ... Averaged 21.2 minutes ... Averaged 3.9 points per game, and 1.9 rebounds ... Finished the season with a .333 field goal percentage and .311 three-point percentage ... Assisted on 33 baskets ... Recorded 14 steals and 12 blocks ... Scored a career-high 13 points, four field goals, and three triples at Penn (Feb. 15) ... Made a career-high five free throws against Yale (Jan. 11) ... Set a career-high three steals and three blocks at Dartmouth (Jan. 25) and against Cornell (Jan. 20) respectively ... Logged a career-high of 38 minutes twice this season.

2023-24: Appeared in 13 games, playing an average of 6.5 minutes ... Scored two points, grabbed seven rebounds and had two assists on the season ... Had a four-rebound performance at Holy Cross (Nov. 9) ... Scored two points at Penn (Feb. 2).

2022-23: Appeared in 25 games, making five starts ... Averaged 16.2 minutes, 1.9 points and 2.0 rebounds ... Finished the year with 10 blocks, nine steals and eight assists ... Began the season with five points, four rebounds, a steal and an assist against Fairfield ... Scored five points with five rebounds at Duquesne ... Had a season-high seven rebounds with a block and an assist against Sacred Heart (Nov. 16) ... Scored seven points with five rebounds to go with two blocks and two assists against Holy Cross (Nov. 30) ... Had nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from three with two rebounds against Hartford (Dec. 3) ... Scored five points with two rebounds and a steal against Yale (Jan. 16) ... Had three points with five rebounds at Yale (March 4).

Before Brown: 2021-22 All-District Team and Second Team All-Area ... Valedictorian, Tennessean Middle TN Scholar Athlete of the Year, National Merit Finalist ... Led team to 2021-22 State Tournament as Team Captain ... Averaged 10 points and eight rebounds as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Antoinette van Zelm and Lynn Nelson ... Has one sibling, Nathan ... Father played basketball for the University of Chicago ... Brother played basketball for the University of South Carolina ... Lists father and brother as biggest influences ... Enjoys church youth group, sewing, running, and reading.

Why Brown: "I chose Brown because it offered the perfect balance of academic excellence and an opportunity to compete at the highest level of athletics. I was impressed by the culture built by Coach Mo and her staff, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of it."