2014 Women's Volleyball Roster
Natalie Montini
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Reynolds HS
- Hometown:
- Fletcher, N.C.
- Major:
- Exercise Physiology
2016: Played in and started all 30 matches, competing in 106 of the team’s 108 sets ... Paced the squad in solo blocks (24) while raking second in blocks per set (0.95) and points scored per set (2.93) ... Finished eighth among American Athletic Conference players in blocks per set ... Tallied double-digit kills in seven matches, including a season-high 15 at Campbell (Sept. 10) that also matched her career best ... Racked up eight total blocks in league matches at SMU (Sept. 22) and at home versus Connecticut (Oct. 23) ... Registered a .643 hitting percentage and 10 kills at Temple (Nov. 13) ... Posted four solo blocks at Connecticut (Nov. 11).
2015: One of six players to compete in all 31 matches … Made 15 starts over 114 sets … Ranked fourth on the team in both kills (245) and kills per set (2.15) … Tallied double-digit kills in 10 matches, including a career-high 15 against Presbyterian (Sept. 4) … Piled up a personal-best 42 attempts in a five-set win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 19) … Hit a sizzling .455 (10k/0e/22ta) in a sweep of then AAC first place side Houston (Oct. 11) in Greenville … Collected a career-high five digs at Temple (Oct. 18).
2014: Played in 23 matches and 75 sets … Led the Pirates in blocks per set with 0.96 after accumulating 72 total blocks (64 block assists, eight solo blocks) … Her blocks per set average was good for sixth in the American Athletic Conference … Finished her rookie season with 112 kills to average 1.49 per set, while adding 16 digs and four assists … Put up a career-best 10 total blocks against conference foe Cincinnati (Oct. 24) … Recorded a career-high 11 kills on two occasions … In the last game of the season, led ECU with 11 kills against Tulsa (Nov. 29) … Heated up in conference action when she posted a team-leading 61 total blocks to average 0.94 blocks per set.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at R.J. Reynolds High School … Named MAC Player of the Year … Earned Frist Team All-WNC honors … Finalist for the All-WNC Female Athlete of the Year award … Helped the Rockets capture the 2013 MAC Conference Championship … Named MAC All-Conference as a junior … Named to the All-WNC Second Team as a junior … MAC Honorable Mention selection in her sophomore season.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Kim Montini … Has three older siblings, Nicole Crutcher, Mark Montini and Nathan Montini, 21 … Father, Mark, played football at Tulane … Brother, Mark, played football at Charlotte … Majoring in exercise science.
