Nelis earned her second-straight Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week Award and third overall after helping the Pioneers to a weekend sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson and UMass Lowell. She recorded eight kills on Saturday against the Knights and hit .438 in a win that improved the first place Pioneers to 11-1 in league play on the year. She posted three service aces, nine digs and three block assists. In a 3-1 win over UMass Lowell, Nelis tallied eight kills, 14 digs and two solo blocks. The freshman from Kuressaare, Estonia ranks second in conference play with 0.52 service aces per game.