2020 Field Hockey Roster
Turnage, Nellie
Jersey Number 2
Nellie Turnage
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Midfield/Forward
- High School:
- Colorado Academy
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
Bio
Career Highlights
• 2020 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Selection
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Earned A-10 All-Academic Team honors • Started all 11 games and served as a team captain • Tied for second on the team with seven points and three goals • Scored twice in the 4-1 win over Central Michigan (3/18) • Scored in the 3-1 win over Saint Louis (3/13) • Assisted on a goal against VCU (4/10).
2019: Started all 19 games • Had two assists and seven shots on goal • Had two shots on goal against Merrimack (9/14), Saint Francis (9/20) and UMass (10/11) • Assisted on goals against Merrimack and Saint Louis (10/18).
2018: Started all 18 games • Scored a goal against Central Michigan (10/14) • Had an assist at Saint Louis (9/23).
2017: Appeared in all but one of Davidson’s contests, starting in 16 of them • Tabbed Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week after scoring the game-winner in a shootout in the ‘Cats final game of the year at LIU Brooklyn (10/29) • Also tallied a season-high three shots at LIU Brooklyn, all on target.
Before Davidson: A two-year captain at Colorado Academy, led the Mustangs to three state championships • Was twice selected as Most Valuable Player and earned First Team All-League and All-State accolades. • Was one of three Coloradans to earn NFHCA All-Region honors, as well as being named to MaxPreps West All-Region, a region that ranges from Kentucky to California and only selects 25 athletes. Was the only selection from Colorado • Was also named a MaxPreps Field Hockey Preseason Player to Watch and named an NFHCA Academic All-American • Also served as captain of the CA lacrosse team and won multiple state championships.
Personal: Daughter of Natalie Bocock Turnage and Mark Turnage ... Born March 2, 1999 ... Siblings are Jack, Mary Buford and Bo ... Mother played field hockey and lacrosse at Princeton and Oxford and was Princeton's first All-American female lacrosse player. Aunt Marianne was a lacrosse All-American at Dartmouth ... Majoring in political science and communications studies.
• 2020 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Selection
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Earned A-10 All-Academic Team honors • Started all 11 games and served as a team captain • Tied for second on the team with seven points and three goals • Scored twice in the 4-1 win over Central Michigan (3/18) • Scored in the 3-1 win over Saint Louis (3/13) • Assisted on a goal against VCU (4/10).
2019: Started all 19 games • Had two assists and seven shots on goal • Had two shots on goal against Merrimack (9/14), Saint Francis (9/20) and UMass (10/11) • Assisted on goals against Merrimack and Saint Louis (10/18).
2018: Started all 18 games • Scored a goal against Central Michigan (10/14) • Had an assist at Saint Louis (9/23).
2017: Appeared in all but one of Davidson’s contests, starting in 16 of them • Tabbed Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week after scoring the game-winner in a shootout in the ‘Cats final game of the year at LIU Brooklyn (10/29) • Also tallied a season-high three shots at LIU Brooklyn, all on target.
Before Davidson: A two-year captain at Colorado Academy, led the Mustangs to three state championships • Was twice selected as Most Valuable Player and earned First Team All-League and All-State accolades. • Was one of three Coloradans to earn NFHCA All-Region honors, as well as being named to MaxPreps West All-Region, a region that ranges from Kentucky to California and only selects 25 athletes. Was the only selection from Colorado • Was also named a MaxPreps Field Hockey Preseason Player to Watch and named an NFHCA Academic All-American • Also served as captain of the CA lacrosse team and won multiple state championships.
Personal: Daughter of Natalie Bocock Turnage and Mark Turnage ... Born March 2, 1999 ... Siblings are Jack, Mary Buford and Bo ... Mother played field hockey and lacrosse at Princeton and Oxford and was Princeton's first All-American female lacrosse player. Aunt Marianne was a lacrosse All-American at Dartmouth ... Majoring in political science and communications studies.
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