2017-18 Volleyball Roster

#2 Natalie Johnson 2016-17 Volleyball Roster

Height 5'5''

Class Sophomore

Hometown Englewod, Ariz.

Bio / Statistics

Monogram Winner (2014, 2015, 2016)
Became the 15th player in program history to reach the 1,000-dig milestone on Oct. 1, and finished career with 1,166 digs
Ended her career ranked sixth in the program record book for career aces with 118
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016)
Three-Time Team Captain (2015, 2016, 2017)
BGSU/Toledo Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017)

Played in every set of the season, recording six starts in 32 matches played
Finished the season with career-highs in digs (309), aces (50) and aces per set (0.41)
Ranked first in the ACC in aces and aces per set
The 50 aces rank fifth in program history for a single season
Served up a career-high six aces on two occasions in 2017 in wins over VCU (9/1) and Wake Forest (11/5)
Produced double-digit digs in 16 matches, including a season-high 19 in the victory over NC State (11/19) on Senior Day

Appeared in all 32 matches for the Irish, starting seven
Recorded 23 service aces and 294 digs on the season
Posted nine digs in the season opener against Seton Hall (Aug. 29)
Had a career-high 24 digs along with one service ace in the match against Howard (Sept. 3)
Tied her career high of 24 digs versus No. 11 Florida State (Oct. 30) where she also posted one kill on two attempts (.500) and one service ace

Played in all 32 matches, earning seven starts
Finished third on the team with 260 digs (2.15 per set) and 23 service aces (0.19 per set)
Also posted 25 assists (0.21 per set)
Led or tied for team lead in service aces six times and digs twice
Had two or more service aces in four matches
Tied career high with three service aces to go along with seven digs versus Eastern Kentucky (9/12)
Recorded season-high 17 digs at No. 22 Purdue (9/19)
Posted 15 digs and tied career high with three service aces against Syracuse (10/4)
Tied season-high with 17 digs at North Carolina (11/1)
Participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
Earned a monogram

Held libero spot for much of the year, playing the role for 22 matches and seeing action in all 29 contests
Recorded 15 double-figure dig performances, including six matches with 15+ digs and one contest with 20+ digs
Led team in digs (303), digs per set (2.94) and service aces (22)
Led or tied for team lead in service aces nine times and digs 15 times
Had a season-high eight assists to go along with 14 digs and a service ace versus TCU (9/12)
Turned in season-high 23 digs at Virginia (10/25)
Earned a monogram

Graduated from Mayfield High School in the spring of 2014
Earned three letters in volleyball
Participated in Prep League, Division 2A, Southern Section
Varsity player for sophomore, junior and senior seasons
Team captain junior and senior year
As a senior, earned MVP of the Prep League along with first team all-area and all-CIF-SS accolades
Team went 24-2 overall and was undefeated in league play on way to runner-up finish in CIF-SS Division 2A
Team was ranked 23rd in state and 97th nationally during final year
Played club for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club (12s-18s), helping squad to a bronze medal at the 2013 Junior Nationals for the 17s open division
Named an all-star libero for Southern California in the 17 year old age group
Off the court, was a leader for the father-daughter and cultural events for the National Charity League Member
Head of the Athletic Leadership Council at Mayfield
Full name is Natalie Kay Johnson
Born in Pasadena, California to Paul and Katherine Johnson
Has a younger sister, Sarah, and a younger brother, David
Also has a twin brother, Matthew, who attends Vanderbilt
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in information technology management