Natalie Patzin Class: Junior Hometown: Naperville, IL High School: Benet Academy Height: 5-10 Position: OH Major: Bioengineering

2011: Junior - Team Captain

Moved to libero after the fifth match, and started every match the rest of the way, averaging 4.14 digs per set after the change; Now has 538 kills and 971 digs in her career

• Named to Academic All-ACC team
• Registered 12 or more digs 21 times
• Had 71 digs in a three-match-span in ACC play, which came out to a staggering 5.91 digs per set
• Had a .960 season serve-receiving percentage, with an average that went up to .968 in ACC play
• Contributed 13 service aces for the season
• Totaled 445 digs for the season, and average 4.40 digs per set in league play
• Had 29 digs against Duke
• Recorded 23 digs and six assists in defeat of Boston College
• Had 28 digs against Virginia Tech
• Dished out 67 assists for the year
• Had 13 aces this season

2010: Sophomore

Saw her role in the offense expand as she had the third-most attacks on the team. Patzin was named to the academic All-ACC team as a bioengineering major. She crossed the 500 kill-500 dig plateau for her career during the season.

• Named to Academic All-ACC team
• Started all 31 of the team's matches appearing in 119 of 119 sets.
• Recorded a .958 return percentage as a primary serve receiver in the back row.
• Ranked third on the team with 228 kills, 298 digs, and 25 service aces
• Registered double-digit kills in ten matches and double-digit digs in 14 of final 19 matches
• Tallied 10 kills and eight digs against Winthrop, while not posting an attack error for a .455 hitting mark
• Named to the Spartan Invitational All-Tournament Team after knocking down 27 kills in three matches
• Played one of the finest matches of her career against Virginia, recording 12 kills and 22 digs
• Posted season-highs of 13 kills twice, against Georgia State and Wake Forest

2009: Freshman

• Outstanding freshman starter who played in 117 sets
• Ranked third on the team with 287 kills while hitting .211, and led the Tigers in kills seven times
• Notched 12 kills, six digs, and four blocks in collegiate debut against South Carolina, playing the entire match
• Had Nine kills, nine digs, and four blocks against College of Charleston
• Had 12 kills in 26 attempts for a .423 hitting mark against Loyola; Also had five digs
• Had 13 kills in 27 attempts and five digs against Western Illinois; Also had three assists and two aces
• Recorded 11 kills in 27 attempts against DePaul
• Led Clemson in kills for the Tournament, and hit .386 in her home state
• Named to the All-Tournament team for the DePaul Challenge
• Recorded 16 kills in 33 attempts against Georgia Tech; Also had 11 digs
• Had 10 kills in 28 attempts in a three-set match against Southeast Missouri; Also had 14 digs
• Recorded 10 digs and 11 kills against ranked Michigan State
• Had career-high 18 kills in 44 attempts for a .364 hitting mark against Furman
• Posted 11 kills and seven digs against Florida State
• Put up a .368 hitting mark against Virginia with nine kills in 19 attempts; Also had six digs
• Posted a .483 hitting mark with 16 kills against Charlotte
• Had eight kills and eight digs in three-set defeat of Wake Forest
• Had nine kills in Tigers defeat of Virginia Tech
• Recorded four digs in first round NCAA tournament game against #17 ranked Oregon

Before Clemson

• Earned four letters in volleyball at Benet Academy, the same high school as former Clemson player Sue Eckman
• In 2008, led the Redwings to a 40-2 record and a Illinois State Runners-Up finish
• Team finished with the #2 ranking in the state of Illinois
• Named to a pair of all-tournament teams as a senior and was a member of the Great Lakes High Performance Team
• Led Benet to conference championships in 2007 and 2008 and a Sweet 16 appearance in the state tournament
• Played for the Sports Performance Volleyball Club, the same club that produced recent Clemson players Meghan Stanton, Leslie Mansfield, Jeannette Abbott and Sue Eckman
• Named an All-American at the Junior Volleyball Directors Association Championships in 2008 after leading the team to the title
• Father Joe played ice hockey at the University of Illinois from 1980-84
• Born July 22, 1991