Nestor immigrated to the United States in 2019 and was living in Connecticut, working two jobs after stalling out of nursing school, when she got a call about a college scholarship offer to play basketball at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. She wasn’t sure about the basketball side of the equation since she had never played but considered the offer a sign from above.

“When I got that call, I just looked at it as God giving me another opportunity to finish school,” Nestor says. “So I grabbed the opportunity because of the full scholarship.”

The 6’4” forward didn’t see much playing time her freshman year as she learned the basics of the game, but her coach saw enough promise in her to renew her scholarship for her sophomore year. She proved a quick study.

Nestor couldn’t believe her growth after she scored a season-high eight points against Central Christian her freshman year. As a sophomore, she tallied 19 double-doubles (when a player reaches double digits in both points and rebounds in a single game) and was the Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior, she recorded 24 double-doubles and was named the Conference Player of the Year and an NAIA First Team All-American.

Given her meteoric rise, Nestor began to consider the possibility of playing basketball professionally but knew that would require transferring to a Division I program to get more experience and exposure, which brought her to Denton. And as evidenced by her stats, her trajectory hasn’t so much as plateaued. In fact, she’s averaging a double-double and became the third player in Division I history to clear 30 points and 30 rebounds in the same game earlier this season when she scored 34 points and collected 31 rebounds against Texas Southern.

“It was all over social media,” Nestor says of her historic performance. “Candace Parker, she's a WNBA legend, spoke about me. Being able to do that here, even when I had doubts that I wasn't going to be able to play as well as I did at Wayland, but having the coaches push me to be better every day and my teammates, that really meant a lot to me.”

Even as her profile has risen and she has set her sights on the WNBA, Nestor has never lost sight of where she came from. As she was considering her many Division I options, during her recruiting lunch with Mean Green staff, she mentioned a desire to organize a charity drive to give back to St. Lucia, and the UNT team fully supported the idea.

“That immediately sold me because I realized it's more than just basketball here,” Nestor says.

Fans attending women’s basketball games at the Super Pit this season have had the opportunity to donate groceries, toiletries and school supplies for Nestor to send back to St. Lucia. She also hopes to host basketball clinics in the small fishing village where she grew up, as well as in surrounding communities.

“Basketball is not really a known sport in St. Lucia,” Nestor says. “I just want to introduce the kids to basketball because I wasn't introduced to it (at a young age), and I'm doing pretty well. Imagine if kids can get introduced to it at a young age, and maybe that's something they grow up wanting to do. They can possibly get the same opportunity that I got.”

She also has set long-term goals for giving back to St. Lucia with the educational opportunities she’s gotten. Nestor earned a bachelor’s in applied science during her three years at Wayland, specializing in management and health administration. She hopes to graduate from UNT this summer with a second bachelor’s in rehabilitation services and return to the career field she was originally working toward before basketball came along.

“I want to be a nurse and hopefully open a nursing home back home where I can help serve those who don't have anybody to take care of them.”