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2022 Volleyball Roster

8 Natalie Tyson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Mount Tabor High School
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.

Biography

Graduate (2022)
*All-Southern Conference First Team
*Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
*Southern Conference Player of the Month - December
*2x Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week
*Chattanooga Classic All-Tournament Team

* Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
* Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal
* Southern Conference 4.0 GPA

- Appeared in all 33 matches... started in all 33... 128 total sets played.
- Led the Southern Conference with 469 total kills... 3.66 kills per set average ranked third best in the SoCon... the 469 total kills were the fourth most in a single season in program history... most kills in a single season since 2007.
- Recorded 10 or more kills in 25 of the 33 matches... 11 or more in the final six matches... combined for 54 kills in two matches during the Southern Conference Tournament... career-high 29 against Furman (11/19) in the semifinals... 25 against Wofford (11/18) in the quarterfinal round.
- Surpassed 1,200 career kills during the season... ended with 1,255 with 469 coming at UTC.
- Finished second on the team with 379 total digs... 2.96 digs per set average... posted 21 kill-dig, double-double efforts including each of the last five matches.
- Registered 23 matches with 10 or more digs... set a career-high with 25 digs against Jacksonville (9/2)... 15 digs in each of the final two matches in the Southern Conference Tournament.
- Tied for the team lead in aces with 28... 0.22 aces per set average... eight matches with two or more aces including final two matches of the season.
- Career-high four aces against Wofford (10/21)... also had a match with three aces against UNCG (11/4).
- Dean's List... AD's Honor Roll.

Senior (2021) - East Carolina
- Played in all 29 matches, making 21 starts and played in 101 of 104 sets... the most of any player
- Logged a team-high 292 kills, averaging 2.89 per set... her 2.89 kills per set was 14th in the American 
- Defensively added 207 digs and 32 blocks

Junior (2020) - East Carolina
- One of six Pirate players to compete in all 47 sets
- Ranked third on the squad in both kills (105) and kills per set (2.23) as well as points (119.5) and points per set (2.54)
- Recorded a career-high 17 digs in the rematch with the Owls (March 13) 

Sophomore (2019) - East Carolina
- Started in 19 matches and ranked third on the team in kills and kills per set
- Posted double-digit kills in nine matches
- Exploded for a career-high 21 kills at Houston (Oct. 18), adding 13 digs for a double-double

Freshman (2018) - East Carolina
- Played 27 matches and 80 sets making 19 starts
- Second on the team in kills per set (2.31) an fourth in total kills (185) and points (205.5)
- Tallied double-digit kills in 11 matches, including a season-high 13 against USF (Nov. 19)

Mount Tabor High School (NC)
- Won consecutive Piedmont Triad Conference titles junior and senior year, going 72-25 throughout her four years. 
- From 2014-17 the Spartans lost just five conference matches. 
- As a senior, she led the team in kills and digs while earning all-conference honors and team MVP accolades. 
- Played her club volleyball for Twin City Volleyball Academy and was named to the 2016 Regionals All-Conference Team

Personal 
- Born August 14, 2000
- Daughter of John and Teresa Tyson
- Has an older sister, Miranda
- Completing her MBA

Fun fact: Her family has a toy poodle named Dior.
Why UTC?: " I loved the town and everyone was very friendly and welcoming."

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