2014 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
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Natalie Averell
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Poway, CA
- High School:
- Poway HS
2016 Season
Competed in a career-high 14 matches as a senior and amassed over 298 minutes in front of the cage...Also posted a career-high 53 saves and registered a 10.94 goals-against-average...Tallied eight steals and two assists while averaging 5.69 saves per match...Ends collegiate career ranked ninth in team history with 131 saves...Came off the bench and collected two saves against top-ranked USC (2/27/16)...Recorded five saves in a win at Azusa Pacific (3/5/16)...Posted a career-high nine saves versus No. 18 Harvard...Registered seven saves in the cage in a win over No. 23 Marist (3/21/16)...Produced seven more saves against No. 4 Hawai'i (4/9/16)...In three Big West matches, totaled 16 saves...earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.
2015 Season
Averell appeared at goalkeeper in seven matches...Saved 21 and everaged 6.44 saves per game...Logged over 104 minutes in net...Saved a season-high seven in a 15-7 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2/13/15).
2014 Season
Played in eleven games with 36 saves for an average of 7.06 saves per game ... Produced a season-high six saves against Cal Lutheran (3/20/14).
2013 Season
Voted an Academic All-American by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACPWC) ... Appeared in nine games with a 9.72 saves per game average … Started one game with six saves against Chapman (3/2/13).
Career Stats
| Year | Matches | Minutes | Saves | GA | GAA |
| 2016 | 14 | 298:15 | 53 | 102 | 10.94 |
| 2015 | 7 | 104:23 | 21 | 32 | 9.81 |
| 2014 | 11 | 163:30 | 36 | 37 | 7.25 |
| 2013 | 10 | 69:29 | 21 | 15 | 6.94 |
| Totals | 42 | 635:37 | 131 | 186 | 9.37 |
High School
A standout water polo player at Poway High School ... Also played for the Del Mar Water Polo Club.
Matador Memo
Born December 17, 1993 in San Diego, Ca. ... Parents are Patricia Averell and Thomas Averell ... Has one brother (Max) ... Won numerous awards including the Victory with Honors Award, and the Defensive MVP ... Also competed in swimming ... Her favorite team is the Purple Cobras ... Her favorite movie is Pitch Perfect ... Her favorite actor is Mark Walberg while her favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy ... Loves peanut butter but stays away from pesto ... Her favorite musical group is Florence and the Machine ... Her favorite solo artist is Beyonce ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of the academics and the water polo program ...Her greatest sports moment was winning a four overtime game ...The best thing about being a student-athlete, according to Natalie, is being with her teammates ... Her favorite pre-game ritual is "rockin' out" ... When she relaxes, she eats ... Would like to be stranded on a desert island with Channing Tatum ... If Natalie had a million dollars, she would spend it ... Few people know that Natalie was the Poway Rodeo Junior Queen ...Can't go a week without music ... Can't live without chapstick ... Her friends and family make her smile ... Her greatest hero is her mom because she respect everything about her. Averall is majoring in Health Sciences.
