STATESBORO, Ga. May 2, 2024 – South Georgia Tormenta FC has announced the return of Elis Nemtsov to its 2024 USL W League roster, pending league and federation approval. Nemtsov is a familiar face to Tormenta, returning to Tormenta for her third season following her third year with the Georgia Southern Eagles.
“I’m super excited to rejoin Tormenta for my third season here,” Nemtsov said. “I know we’ll have a quality season, can’t wait to meet everyone and get things going.”
This past season, Nemtsov contributed a goal and an assist for the Eagles as they fell to Old Dominion in the second round of the 2023 Sun Belt conference tournament.
In 2022, Nemtsov played a crucial part in bringing Statesboro its first two women’s soccer championships, the USL W League and a Sun Belt Regular-Season conference title. With 13 games played for Tormenta in 2022, Nemtsov proved to be a strong asset to the offensive line, contributing four goals and one assist. Her versatility allows her to play anywhere up front, from an attacking midfielder to a winger.
Nemtsov is only one of two players (Isabel Kopp being the other) to win the USL W League title and make a run to win the Sun Belt Regular Season Conference Championship with Georgia Southern University. Nemtsov scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute of the final game of the regular season to secure Georgia Southern’s first regular season conference championship in program history, as the Eagles captured the title with a 1-0 victory over Georgia State.
Nemtsov was Georgia Southern’s top goal scorer with seven goals in 2022, playing 985 minutes and helping the Eagles finish the regular season with six consecutive wins. Nemtsov has previously trained with the Israel Women’s National Team and was called up to represent the U17 and U19 Israeli national teams.
“Elis returns for her third season here at Tormenta FC. Over the past two summers, she has played some important minutes for us and scored some key goals, both through the run of play and from the penalty spot,” Head Coach Jim Robbins said. “Her experience and intimate knowledge of how we like to play will prove valuable as she continues to make important contributions to our team. It has been a pleasure to have her wear the Tormenta jersey, and we are thankful to have helped her on her journey toward playing professionally.”
Tormenta FC fans can watch Nemtsov and Tormenta FC in the W League this summer by purchasing tickets here!
Founded in 2015, Tormenta FC is a professional soccer club based in Statesboro, Georgia. Tormenta FC competes in the professional USL League One and the pre-professional USL W League, under the United Soccer League (USL) and has also established a thriving academy system throughout South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
