42 AVCA All-Region Honors - 2 ACC Players-of-the-Year - 21 Twenty-Plus-Win Seasons
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Natalie
Career Awards/Highlights • Academic All-ACC (2009, 2010, 2011) • Team Captain (2011, 2012)
PATZIN
2011: Junior • Named to Academic All-ACC team • She moved to libero, coming over from the outside • Had 29 digs against Duke • Recorded 23 digs and six assists in defeat of Boston College • Had 28 digs against Virginia Tech • Had 13 aces this season • Had a .960 season serve-receiving percentage • Contributed 13 service aces for the season • Totaled 445 digs for the season
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5’10” • Senior • Libero/Outside Major: bioengineering NAPERVILLE, IL • BENET ACADEMY SPORTS PERFORMANCE
2010: Sophomore • Named to Academic All-ACC team • Started all 31 of the team’s matches appearing in 119 of 119 sets. • Recorded a .958 return percentage as a primary serve receiver in the back row. • Ranked third on the team with 228 kills, 298 digs, and 25 service aces • Registered double-digit kills in ten matches and double-digit digs in 14 of final 19 matches • Tallied 10 kills and eight digs against Winthrop, while not posting an attack error for a .455 hitting mark • Named to the Spartan Invitational All-Tournament Team after knocking down 27 kills in three matches • Played one of the finest matches of her career against Virginia, recording 12 kills and 22 digs • Posted season-highs of 13 kills twice, against Georgia State and Wake Forest 2009: Freshman • Outstanding freshman starter who played in 117 sets • Ranked third on the team with 287 kills while hitting .211, and led the Tigers in kills seven times • Notched 12 kills, six digs, and four blocks in collegiate debut against South Carolina, playing the entire match • Had 12 kills in 26 attempts for a .423 hitting mark against Loyola; Also had five digs • Had 13 kills in 27 attempts and five digs against Western Illinois; Also had three assists and two aces • Recorded 11 kills in 27 attempts against DePaul • Led Clemson in kills for the Tournament, and hit .386 in her home state • Named to the All-Tournament team for the DePaul Challenge • Recorded 16 kills in 33 attempts against Georgia Tech; Also had 11 digs • Had 10 kills in 28 attempts in a three-set match against Southeast Missouri; Also had 14 digs • Had career-high 18 kills in 44 attempts for a .364 hitting mark against Furman • Posted a .483 hitting mark with 16 kills against Charlotte Before Clemson • Earned four letters in volleyball at Benet Academy, the same high school as former Clemson player Sue Eckman • In 2008, led the Redwings to a 40-2 record and a Illinois State Runners-Up finish • Led Benet to conference championships in 2007 and 2008 and a Sweet 16 appearance in the state tournament • Named an All-American at the Junior Volleyball Directors Association • Father Joe played ice hockey at University of Illinois from 1980-84 • Born July 22, 1991
Superlatives Season High (Last).................................................Category............................................... Career High (Last) 7 v. Loyola (8/26/11)................................................. Kills........................................ 18 vs. Furman (9/19/09) .333 v. Loyola (8/26/11)......................................Attack Pct.*............................483 vs. Charlotte (10/20/09) 2 v. Wake Forest (9/23/11)........................................Aces..............................4 vs. North Carolina (10/16/10) 29 v. Duke (9/24/11).................................................Digs...............................................29 v. Duke (9/24/11) 0..........................................................................Block Solos..........................2 vs. Michigan State (9/18/09) 2 twice (FAU - 9/2/11)........................................ Block Assists...................................... 6 vs. DePaul (9/5/09) 2 twice (FAU - 9/2/11)......................................... Total Blocks....................................... 6 vs. DePaul (9/5/09) 5 v. Georgia Tech (9/16/11).....................................Assists.................................. 5 v. Georgia Tech (9/16/11)
PATZIN’S CAREER STATS Season 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL
SP 117 119 116 352
MP 33 31 31 95
K 287 228 23 538
K/S 2.45 1.92 0.20 1.53
E 114 84 12 210
TA 818 874 72 1764
Pct .211 .165 .153 .186
A A/S 23 0.20 38 0.32 67 0.58 128 0.36
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SA 19 25 13 57
SA/S 0.16 0.21 0.11 0.16
SE 31 9 11 51
DIG 228 298 445 971
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D/S 1.95 2.50 3.84 2.76
RE 20 31 24 75
BS 4 3 0 7
BA 36 36 5 77
TB 40 39 5 84
B/S 0.34 0.33 0.04 0.24
BE 1 12 2 15
BHE 1 2 2 5
Points 328.0 274.0 38.5 640.5
Pts/S 2.80 2.30 0.33 1.82
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