2019 Soccer Roster
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Watkins, Niejia
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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.
Bio
2019 | Sophomore
Played 18 matches, making seven starts and recording 820 minutes … started and took one shot in 52 minutes in her MSU debut against Alabama A&M (8/22) … played a then-career-high 68 minutes against UT-Martin (9/5) … played the full 90 minutes against South Alabama (9/12) while assisting on Monigo Karnley’s goal … played the full 110 minutes against Ole Miss (9/26) … took one shot while playing 45 minutes at No. 13/23 Arkansas (10/13) … played five minutes against Georgia (10/20) … took one shot on goal while playing the full 110 minutes at LSU (10/24) … played 31 minutes against Tennessee (10/27) … played 20 minutes at Missouri (10/31) … played 38 minutes in the SEC Tournament against Ole Miss (11/3).2018 | Redshirt Freshman (at Nebraska)
Played in 15 games, totaling 257 minutes in 2018 … played 25 or more minutes in five matches … made her debut off the bench at Oklahoma (8/16) … came off the bench for 36 minutes against Oregon (8/24) … played a season-high 39 minutes at Baylor (9/2) and registered her lone shot on goal of the year … played 26 minutes as a substitute at then-No. 13 NC State (9/9) … totaled 18 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State (10/28) and Minnesota (11/2).2017 | Freshman (at Nebraska)
Did not see game action and was redshirted.High School/Club
Attended Lake Howell High School where she earned Defensive MVP honors three times (2014, 2015, 2017) … earned first-team all-conference accolades in her final season after claiming second-team all-conference honors in 2015 … earned the Sportsmanship Award in 2016 … played club soccer for Florida Kraze Krush where she earned Most Improved Player … team finished second at the State Cup in 2015 and took third in 2016 … also competed for the track and field team at Lake Howell.Community Service/Academics
Was an honor roll student in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society … earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in 2017 … member of Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018 and 2019 … earned the Huskers Supporting Huskers Team Award in 2019.Personal
Born Niejia Lee Maria Watkins on Dec. 19, 1998 … daughter of Bianca Meneze, Shawn Watkins and Chris Lee … has a brother, Luke Lee, and a sister, Taylor Lee … majoring in fashion design and merchandising.SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Media Session
Wednesday, September 10
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Chelsea Wagner Media Session
Wednesday, September 03
