2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Natalie Tagala
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Tri-Valley
- High School:
- Tri-Valley
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-MAC: 2018
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 8 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
Attack Attempts: 17 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
Assists: 54 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
Aces: 3 (two times: last, vs. Bryant, 9/13/19)
Digs: 21 (Niagara, 9/21/19)
Block Assists: 4 (at Bowling Green, 11/4/17)
Total Blocks: 4 (at Bowling Green, 11/4/17)
Points: 8.5 (vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more digs: 16 (last: 13, at Central Michigan, 10/5/19)
Double-Doubles: 16 (last: at Central Michigan, 10/5/19)
2019 SEASON
• Saw action in 14 matches and 42 sets with four starts
• Second on the team in assists with 218 for an average of 5.19 assists per set
• Had a season-high 39 assists and career-high 21 digs against Niagara (Sept. 21)
• Totaled 114 digs for an average of 2.71 digs per set
• Recorded five double-doubles (assists and digs)
• Totaled 11 aces and three kills
2018 SEASON
• Saw action in 18 matches and 61 sets
• Second on the team in assists with 219 for an average of 3.59 assists per set
• Had a season-high 23 assists against Akron (Nov. 3)
• Totaled 93 digs for an average of 1.52 digs per set
• Totaled four aces and nine kills
2017 SEASON
• Saw action in 24 matches and 82 sets, making 22 starts
• Led team with 718 assists and 8.76 assists per set
• Had 40 or more assists in five matches
• Totaled 199 digs for an average of 2.43 digs per set
• Recorded 10 double-doubles (assists and digs)
• Posted a double-double with 35 assists and 10 digs in first career start vs. Omaha (Aug. 26)
• Totaled career-high eight kills and 54 assists vs. Fort Wayne (Sept. 16)
• Tallied a career-high 19 digs vs. Miami (Sept. 30)
• Totaled 53 kills, 18 total blocks and 10 service aces
• Recorded career-high four total blocks at Bowling Green (Nov. 4)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jamie Ward at Tri-Valley High School
• Totaled 2,196 assists, 420 kills, 814 digs, 130 aces and 129 blocks during prep career
• Led the Vikings to a 30-3 record en route to Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament and state tournament regional championships
• Helped Tri-Valley finish as HOIC regular season co-champions in 2015 and capture the conference tournament title in 2014
• Two-time all-state, Pantagraph all-area and all-conference selection
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Amy and Erwin Tagala
• Has one brother, Aaron
• Father played club volleyball at Western Illinois and brother played club volleyball at Southern Illinois
• Majoring in business management
