Natalie Seiler

Position:
Middle Hitter
Class:
Senior
High School:
Archbishop Alter
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio

• 2016 Summit League Honorable Mention
• 10/3/16 Summit League Defensive Player of the Week

2017: Played in 28 matches, and 105 sets … First on the team with 0.90 blocks per set … Fifth on the team with 214 kills … Recorded double-digit kills in nine games … Hit season-high .625 and three solo blocks against Akron (Sept. 8) … Had 12 kills, seven blocks and two digs against North Dakota State (Nov. 3) … Recorded 12 kills, five digs and five blocks against Kent State (Sept. 16).

2016: Earned Summit League Honorable Mention honors ... Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3 ... Started and played in all 31 matches, and all 120 sets ... Led the team with 118 total blocks and 17 solo blocks ... Second on the team with 23 service aces ... Fourth on the team with 256 kills ... Third in the Summit League in total blocks and fourth in hitting percentage ... Made a season-high 14 kills against Stony Brook on Sept. 17 ... Put down a season-high nine blocks against Stony Brook on Sept. 17 ... Went for double-digit kills 10 times ... Recorded at least one block in 29 matches ... Earned double-digit points in 18 matches ... Finished with a career-high seven digs against Omaha on Sept. 23 ... Hit 1.000 against Northern Kentucky on Sept. 3.

2015: Appeared in all 32 matches on the season, starting 28 times … In 114 sets, led the team with 115 total blocks and 19 solo blocks … Fifth in the Summit League in solo blocks and sixth in total blocks … Fourth on the team with 158 kills and 237 points … Fifth on the team with 12 aces … Earned a career-high 14 kills against IUPUI on Oct. 25 … Made a career- and season-high 10 blocks against Central Michigan on Aug. 28 … Went for double-digit kills four times … Recorded at least one block in 29 matches … Twice finished with two aces in a match … Earned double-digit points in nine matches … Ranks 13th in a single IPFW season for block assists … Ended the year 15th in school history for blocks per set in a season.

2014: Played in 7 matches, appearing in 11 sets … Made her collegiate debut against Bakersfield on Sept. 5 … Earned her first career kill against North Dakota State on Oct. 18 … Had a season-high seven attempts against Omaha on Nov. 8 … Finished with a season-best two blocks versus South Dakota State on Nov. 7 … First career dig came against Omaha on Nov. 8.

High School: Three-year starter at Archbishop Alter H.S. … Helped the Knights to four straight Ohio Division 2 final four's including a pair of runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2013 ... In her final season at Alter, Seiler led the squad with 98 blocks, tied for the team lead with 58 aces and finished second on the team with 255 kills … Finished her career at Alter third all-time in blocks, fourth in aces and ninth in kills … As a senior she was named to the Division 2 All-State Third Team and was also named First Team All-District and the Greater Catholic League First Team … Named the All-District Senior of the Year … Was a member of the yearbook staff, key club, and optimist club at Alter.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Marie Seiler … Has two sisters, Elizabeth and Rebecca … Majoring in communications.