2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Nataly Garcia
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coamo, Puerto Rico
- Prev School:
- Navarro College
2022 (Junior)Â
All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable MentionÂ
Ranked sixth in the Missouri Valley in kills (449), kills per set (3.84), and points per set (4.30) while leading SIU in all three categories... finished with the ninth most aces in the MVC with 37 including a season-high four against Valparaiso (10/22)... put down 20 or more kills in seven conference matches with a career-high 26 in a four-set win over Indiana State (10/8) to go along with another career-high 19 digs in the same match... recorded nine double-doubles with kills/digs to lead the team
2021 (Sophomore)
Finished seventh in the MVC in points per set (3.59) and eighth in kills per set (3.20) … averaged 3.20 kills and 2.37 digs per set … put down double-digit kills in 19 matches, which included three matches with 20-plus kills … tallied 12 kill-dig double-doubles … served at least one ace in 14 matches … her six aces in SIU's win over Mississippi Valley State (8/28) were the most aces by a Saluki since Jennifer Berwanger served up seven at Drake on Nov. 3, 2007 and was tied for the 15th-most in a match in program history … finished with a season-high 22 kills to go along with 10 digs and six blocks in Southern’s win over UT Martin (9/3).Â
2020-21 (Navarro College)
NJCAA DI All-America First team … just the fifth All-American in Navarro College volleyball history …AVCA All-American Second Team … Region XIV Newcomer of the Year … Region XIV All-Conference First Team … averaged 3.73 kills and 3.35 digs per set in 21 matches … led NJCAA DI in service aces per set at .73 … was sixth nationally in total aces (48) … put down double-digit kills in 14 of 22 games in 2021 … notched eight kill-dig double-doubles in 2021.
High SchoolÂ
Attended Colegio Nuestra Señora de Valvanera in Coamo, Puerto Rico … played for CVH club and earned MVP honors in three of the four tournaments she played at.
Personal
Born on Sept 17, 2001 … daughter of Billy Garcia and Michely Melendez … has two siblings … intends to major in communication design.
