Natalie Becker

Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lincoln-Way
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.

2001: Started all 28 matches in which she saw action in 2001 ... had 1,308 assists, the fourth-highest seasonal total in school history ... also ranks fourth on the career assists list, with 2,766 ... had 50 or more assists on 13 occasions in 2001, including 64 in each of the season[apos]s first two matches, wins over Tennessee and Indiana ... her 228 digs included nine double-digit outings, including a season-most 21 in the Tennessee match ... hit an even .300 on the year ... had 80 kills ... had a season-high total of eight kills against Miami ... hit .500 in that match (8-0-16), and .556 (5-0-9) vs. Marshall the next night ... named to the all-tournament team at Indiana[apos]s Blimpie/Holiday Inn Classic in the season[apos]s first weekend.

2000: Played in 28 of BG[apos]s 30 matches, starting 27 ... finished third in the MAC with 12.27 assists per game ... that averaged jumped to 12.91 in MAC matches, also good for third in the league ... her total of 1,239 assists on the year ranked seventh on that BGSU single-season list ... had 29 blocks and 230 digs on the year ... broke the BGSU single-match record with 82 assists in a win over Northern Illinois ... the old record was 80 ... obliterated the old BG mark for assists in a four-game match (66) ... named to the all-tournament team at the BGSU Invitational ... named to the MAC Honor Roll ... had 68 assists and a career-high eight blocks vs. Ball State ... also had 16 digs in that contest, missing a triple-double by two blocks ... recorded 60 or more assists five times on the year ... had 56 kills, including a season-high five vs. Marshall ... had eight matches with 10 or more digs, including 17 in wins over Cincinnati and Akron.

1999: Appeared in 24 matches off the bench ... played in a total of 48 games ... had 104 assists, five aces and 33 digs ... added two kills and two block assists ... had a season-best 17 assists vs. Kent ... three days earlier, had a season-high six digs at Wright State.

1998: Saw action in 17 matches, starting one ... played in a total of 30 games ... hit .276, with 11 kills and just three errors in 29 total attempts ... her 115 assists included a high of 36 vs. St. John[apos]s ... she hit .636 in that contest, with seven kills (7-0-11) ... her four aces included a pair at James Madison ... had a season-best 10 digs in that match ... two block assists vs. Cleveland State.

High School: Earned three letters for Lincoln-Way High School ([apos]98) ... helped the Knights to a 25-12 record as a senior ... earned team Most Valuable Player honors as well as SICA West All-Conference laurels ... named to a pair of all-tournament squads, at the Rich East and LWHS tourneys, in 1997 ... team captain as a senior ... Illinois State scholar ... honor roll.

Personal: Natalie Kathleen Becker was born Dec. 28, 1979 ... daughter of John Becker and Melissa Becker ... has two younger siblings, a brother and a sister ... a pre-med (biology) major with a science minor ... maintained a 3.60 GPA ... played club ball for Uno, one of the top teams in the Chicago area ... father played hockey and baseball at Lewis University.

BECKER'S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS:

YEAR    MP-MS/ GP    K- E- TA   PCT.   AST  SA  DIGS   BS-BA
1998    17- 1/ 30   11- 3- 29   .276   115   4    27    0- 3
1999    24- 0/ 48    2- 1-  8   .125   104   5    33    0- 2
2000    28-27/101   56-13-168   .256  1239  18   230    1-28
2001    28-28/106   80-13-223   .300  1308  23   228    3-28
Career  97-56/285  149-30-428   .278  2766  50   518    4-61

BECKER[apos]S CAREER HIGHS:

Kills:        8 vs. Miami 10/19/01
Hitting %:    .636 (7-0-11) vs. St. John's 9/19/98
Assists:      82 vs. Northern Illinois 10/14/00
Aces:         3, twice (MR: at Marshall 11/9/01)
Digs:         21 vs. Tennessee 8/31/01
BS:           1, four times (MR: vs. Kent State 10/10/01)
BA:           8 vs. Ball State 9/22/00
TB:           8 vs. Ball State 9/22/00