8 - Nina Connell
Nina Connell
Year: Senior
Hometown: North Bay, Ontario
High School: Chippewa S.S/Francis Marion
Position: D

2009: Started in all 17 games she appeared in, only missing two games in her first year with the Bulls...a key member of the defensive line...recorded six shots on the season...was inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) in the spring of 2010.

High School: Earned six letters and captained four years at Chippewa Secondary School...was MVP for soccer for five consecutive years and was also named MVP for high school volleyball and basketball...named the 2008 North Bay Female Athlete of the Year....transferred to UB from Francis Marion University.

Personal: Born December 19, 1989...parents are Jim and Christine...has a brother, Matthew...transferred to UB because of the soccer team, its location and academics...lists her greatest athletic influence as her dad, who also was her high school soccer coach...favorite food is Sushi...majoring in History.