Natalie Tyson

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mount Tabor
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Major:
Public Health

2020: 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) ... Tallied four double-doubles ... Notched a season-best 14 kills and hit .375 in East Carolina’s sweep of Temple (March 12) ... Recorded a career-high 17 digs in the rematch with the Owls (March 13) ... Served up multiple aces (two) in matches versus North Carolina A&T (3/26) and UCF (March 5) ... Racked up a season-best three blocks against South Florida (Feb. 19).

2019: Started 19 matches … Ranked third on the team in both 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 … Notched a double-double of 13 kills and a personal-best 14 digs against USC Upstate (Sept. 14) in the championship match of the Pirate Invitational … Hit .615 with 10 kills in East Carolina’s 3-1 road win at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 20) … Collected a career-high six total blocks against Memphis (Nov. 27).

2018: Played in 27 matches and 80 sets with 19 starts … Finished second on the team in kills per set (2.31) as well as fourth in total kills (185) and points (205.5) … Tallied double-digit kills in 11 matches, including a season-high 13 against USF (Nov. 9) … Recorded her first collegiate double-double versus Wichita State (Nov. 4) with 10 kills and a campaign-high 11 digs … Hit .500 in the 3-1 road win at Temple (Oct. 7), putting down nine kills with no errors on 18 attempts … Collected a personal-best four blocks in the sweep of Tennessee Tech (Sept. 1) on the road.

High School: Helped lead Mount Tabor High School to consecutive Piedmont Triad Conference titles her junior and senior campaigns as well as a 72-25 record in four years on the varsity squad … With Tyson on the roster, the Spartans lost just five conference matches from 2014-17 … As a senior, led the team in both 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.