Honors & Awards
- Rally-Era Career Leader in Blocks Per Set (1.23)
- Fourth in All-Time Season Block Assists (110 - 2024)
- Seventh in All-Time Season Total Blocks (123 - 2024)
- Rally-Era Season Leader In Total Blocks (123 - 2024)
- Rally-Era Season Leader in Block Assists (110 - 2024)
- Second In Rally-Era Season Blocks Per Set (1.23 - 2024)
- Seventh in Rally-Era Season Solo Blocks (13 - 2024)
- All-Time Freshman Blocker (123)
- ODU Invitational All-Tournament Team (2024)
Sophomore (2025)
- Averaged 2.14 k/s while hitting .375 with 10 total blocks, including four solo stops, in the opening weekend matches with Marist, Liberty and Buffalo
Freshman (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Led Rutgers with a rally-era season leading 123 total blocks and marking the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2003
- Recorded by most blocks by any Rutgers freshman in history (123)
- Topped the stat sheet with 13 solo blocks ranking seventh in rally-era season records
- Tied the rally-era season block assists record with 110 marking the most since 2018
- Led the Scarlet Knights in blocks in 20 matches registering five or more stops in 11 contests
- Hit over .400 in nine matches
- Named to the ODU Invitational All-Tournament Team behind 10 kills, two aces and four blocks against ODU and UMES
- Captured seven blocks along with seven kills on 16 attempts to swing .438 in the victory at Northwestern (Nov. 23)
- Reached double-figure blocks for the second time in her career in a game with 10 against Washington (Oct. 25)
- Ten blocks against the Huskies were the most by an RU player in a four-set match on the season
- Led the block with a trio of stops in the match against Nebraska (Oct. 12)
- Posted first double-figure block match with four solo and six assisted blocks in five-set Big Ten opener with Iowa (Sept. 26)
- Put away team-leading seven kills along with a trio of blocks in match against ODU (Sep. 19)
- Led the defense in match against VCU with a game-high six blocks (Sep. 14)
- Notched six blocks and five kills against LIU (Sep. 10)
- Collected a match-high seven blocks during first win of the year against North Texas (Aug. 31)
- Seven blocks against Mean Green tied for most in a three set contest during the 2024 campaign
- Made her Scarlet Knight debut with nine kills hitting .571 and a game-high four blocks, and made only one error on 13 swings in the season opener with RV Miami. (Aug. 30)
- .571 hitting percentage against the Hurricanes marked the highest by a Scarlet Knight in a four-set match in 2024
PRIOR TO RUTGERS
- 2023 District Champion
- District All-Star Team
- Led conference in block for three-consecutive seasons (2021-23)
- Played for Eastside Cleveland Juniors
- National Honor Society and Distinguished Honor Roll student
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Andrew and Julie
- Has two brothers, Eric and Alex
- Plans to major in cellular biology & neuroscience
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Nat
One word to describe your Coach: Passionate
Best player ever competed against: Caroline Jurevicius
Major: Cellular Biology & Neuroscience
I chose my major because: I want to eventually go to med school
The person I most admire is and why: My mom because she is smart, hardworking, very persistent, and really funny to be around.
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: Baking
One word to describe myself on the court: Competitive
One word to describe myself off the court: Happy
Few people know that I: Sleep in long socks
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My 16s Club Coach Kelsey
I started playing volleyball because…: I hated basketball
I chose Rutgers because…: I loved the environment of Rutgers and the great people I met. I wanted to play against the highest volleyball competition and I love what the coaches see for the future of the program and am super excited to be a part of it!
Favorite cereal: Chocolate Cheerios
Favorite musician/group: Taylor Swift
The first song I knew all the words to is: Bubbly by Colbie Caillat
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at:: Painting my nails
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Eating green grapes
Favorite all-time gift received: Giant duvet comforter
Pets I had growing up were: Fish named Blueberryred, Hamster named Hammy, Turtle named Rachel, Golden retriever named Ellie
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Giant inflatable cat
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Iceland
The website I visit most often is: Wordle
My favorite teacher was: Miss Meyer, 12th grade, Criminology
The quote that most resonates with me is: “I get tired sometimes but I never get tired of it”
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Lavender
My spirit animal is: Giraffe
Phone app you cannot live without: Tiktok
