Awards
2023 All-Pac-12 Second Team
2022 All-Pac-12 Third Team
2022 Pac-12 Freshman Team
2x Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week (Aug. 21, 2023, Oct. 23, 2023)
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Big 12 Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 (Junior)
Started all 19 matches, logging all 1,710 minutes the team played … Recorded 75 saves, placing sixth in the Big 12 in total saves … Posted six clean sheets, ranking 93rd nationally and fifth in the Big 12, securing key wins against Wagner, Little Rock, Grambling, Penn, Houston, and Kansas State … Maintained a 1.42 goals-against average, providing stability in net despite tough competition … Delivered clutch efforts, recording eight saves vs. BYU, seven saves vs. Utah and LSU, and six saves vs. West Virginia … Demonstrated strong command in goal, facing 232 total shots, limiting opponents to a .116 shot percentage.
2023 (Sophomore)
Started all 21 matches, logging the entire 1,890 minutes the team played … Recorded nine clean sheets, setting an ASU program record for single-season shutouts … Delivered standout efforts with nine saves vs. UCLA, eight saves vs. Mississippi State, and seven saves vs. Washington … Maintained a 0.95 goals-against average, ranking second in the Pac-12 … Secured shutouts in Pac-12 play against Oregon State, Southern California, and Utah State … Held opponents scoreless in five 1-0 victories … Posted an .804 save percentage, ranking fourth in the Pac-12 … Provided consistency in goal, finishing with an overall 10-7-4 record.
2022 (Freshman)
After missing the season opener due to her participation with the German National Team at the U20 World Cup in Costa Rica, Nelles went on to start ASU’s next 17 games … Played 1475 out of a possible 1530 minutes … Earned her first career shutout in ASU’s 5-0 win over Toledo … Collected her second shutout and made a career-high nine saves vs. Utah … Followed that performance with seven saves in a 2-0 win at Washington State.
International
Member of German national teams since 2016: U15, U16, U17, U20 … Made her debut in the national jersey on May 26, 2016, in a 1-0 win by the U15 national team against the Czech Republic … Made six appearances for the U-16 national team … Qualified with the U-17 national team for the European Championship in Bulgaria in 2019 … There she played all five tournament games and was instrumental in the German team's title win in the 3-2 final win against the Netherlands with four shots saved on penalties ... Joined the German U-20 national the U-20 Women's World Cup played in Costa Rica in August 2022.