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Jersey Number 12
Niejia Watkins
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Lake Howell HS / Nebraska
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
2019ย | Sophomore
Played 18 matches, making seven starts and recording 820 minutes โฆ started and took one shot in 52 minutes in her MSU debut against Alabama A&M (8/22) โฆ played a then-career-high 68 minutes against UT-Martin (9/5) โฆ played the full 90 minutes against South Alabama (9/12) while assisting on Monigo Karnleyโs goal โฆ played the full 110 minutes against Ole Miss (9/26) โฆ took one shot while playing 45 minutes at No. 13/23 Arkansas (10/13) โฆ played five minutes against Georgia (10/20) โฆ took one shot on goal while playing the full 110 minutes at LSU (10/24) โฆ played 31 minutes against Tennessee (10/27) โฆ played 20 minutes at Missouri (10/31) โฆ played 38 minutes in the SEC Tournament against Ole Miss (11/3).ย
2018 | Redshirt Freshman (at Nebraska)
Played in 15 games, totaling 257 minutes in 2018 โฆ played 25 or more minutes in five matches โฆ made her debut off the bench at Oklahoma (8/16) โฆ came off the bench for 36 minutes against Oregon (8/24) โฆ played a season-high 39 minutes at Baylor (9/2) and registered her lone shot on goal of the year โฆ played 26 minutes as a substitute at then-No. 13 NC State (9/9) โฆ totaled 18 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State (10/28) and Minnesota (11/2).ย
2017 | Freshman (at Nebraska)
Did not see game action and was redshirted.ย
High School/Club
Attended Lake Howell High School where she earned Defensive MVP honors three times (2014, 2015, 2017) โฆ earned first-team all-conference accolades in her final season after claiming second-team all-conference honors in 2015 โฆ earned the Sportsmanship Award in 2016 โฆ played club soccer for Florida Kraze Krush where she earned Most Improved Player โฆ team finished second at the State Cup in 2015 and took third in 2016 โฆ also competed for the track and field team at Lake Howell.ย
Community Service/Academics
Was an honor roll student in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society โฆ earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in 2017 โฆ member of Nebraskaโs Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018 and 2019 โฆ earned the Huskers Supporting Huskers Team Award in 2019.ย
Personal
Born Niejia Lee Maria Watkins on Dec. 19, 1998 โฆ daughter of Bianca Meneze, Shawn Watkins and Chris Lee โฆ has a brother, Luke Lee, and a sister, Taylor Lee โฆ majoring in fashion design and merchandising.Friday, September 18
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