Nandi Mehta

Height:
5-3
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Lexington
Hometown:
Lexington, Mass.

2016: Named Co-Captain ... Started all 23 games of the campaign … Logged nearly 2,000 minutes for fifth-most on the team … Notched two goals and assists apiece, finishing sixth on the team with six points on the year … Scored both of her penalty kick attempts … Scored in a 3-0 win over Kent State … Sealed the game with the second goal in a 2-0 win over Purdue … Finished fourth on the team in shots from a midfield position … Earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors … Also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second straight year … Named NSCAA Scholar All-Region ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Named Co-Captain … Named a Sportsmanship Award Honoree ... Started in every game … Recorded two shots in the season opening win against Saint Louis … Scored in a 2-0 win over Valpo … Assisted the goal in a 1-1 draw vs Indiana … Scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 1-0 win over Rutgers … Averaged 1.1 shots a game from a midfield role

2014: Named Co-Captain ... played 19 of the 21 games with 18 starts ... scored off a free kick in 2-0 win vs Michigan State (10/26) ... recorded two assists for the season ... Logged over 1,700 minutes ... Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar following conclusion of academic year ... Winner of the 2014-15 Irving Kabiller Memorial Award for Excellence in Character, Commitment and Community.

2013: Academic All-Big Ten ... Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar following conclusion of academic year ... Started 4 games for Northwestern ... Recorded three shots for the season ... Sidelined with an injury for most of the season.

2012: Played in 18 of 19 games, making two starts ... Started first two games of the season ... Made first career start in NU's season-opener at Kansas (8/19) ... Logged a season-high 77 minutes vs. the Jayhawks ... Named February Sports Performance Athlete of the Month.

High School/Club: Nandi played club soccer for the FC Stars of Massachusetts where her team earned the title of Massachusetts State Cup Champions from 2007-11 ... The Stars also were regional finalists in 2011 and 2010, and finished third in the ECNL both seasons ... In 2009, the Stars were regional finalists and had a banner year in 2008, winning the regional and national championships ... Named to the 2010 ECNL PDA All-Event Team ... Volunteered at US TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) ... At Lexington High School, Nandi was the 2011 Middlesex League Most Valuable Player ... A two-year team captain, Nandi played a key part on the 2011 Middlesex League Championship team ... 2011 and 2010 Eastern Massachusetts All-Star, 2011 All-State and 2011 All-New England honoree ... Honor Roll every year and a member of the National Honor Society for two years ... Recognized as the MIAA/NESN Student-Athlete of the Month for Dec. 2011 and named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.

Personal: Double major in economics and international studies with a certificate in managerial analytics (Kellogg CPU).