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Jersey Number 2
Natalie Hughes
- Position:
- Opposite Hitter
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Mckinney, Texas
- High School:
- North
- Previous School:
- San Diego State
AS A JUNIOR (2025 | San Diego State)
• Played in 27 matches for a total of 103 sets, amassing 149 kills, 30 digs and 69 total blocks
• Finished third on the team in blocks overall and in Mountain West Conference play (47)
• Registered double-digit kills in four matches with a career-high of 12 against Nevada
• Credited with three or more blocks in 12 games, including four matches of five or more with a season-high nine against San Jose State
• Hit a season-best .471against Fresno State, converting 8-of-17 kill opportunities
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024 | San Diego State)
• Participated in 95 sets across 26 matches with 10 starts
• Ranked second on the team with 65 blocks, while also posting 126 kills, 30 digs and six assists
• Launched five or more kills in 13 matches, including a season-high 11 against Eastern Washington (9/20/24) and Fresno State (11/7/24)
• Blasted six kills with an error in 10 attempts for a .600 hitting percentage against Colorado State (10/17/24), helping the Aztecs to a reverse sweep
• Recorded a season-high seven blocks at home against UNLV (10/22/24)
AS A FRESHMAN (2023 | San Diego State)
• Appeared in eight matches off the bench, finishing with seven kills, three block assists and one dig across 13 sets
• Made her collegiate debut against Kansas State (8/26/23), totaling one kill and one block assist in two sets played
• Recorded a season-best four kills at home against New Mexico (107/23)
• Had two block assists against Portland State (8/27/23)
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2023 graduate of North High School in McKinney, Texas
• Named AVCA First Team High School All-America after leading her team in kills (473), kills per set (4.4), hitting percentage (.316), total blocks (83) and blocks per set (0.8) as a senior
• Listed among PrepVolleyball’s Top 150 players for the Class of 2023 and received honorable mention All-America accolades from the website
• Amassed over 1,100 kills during her prep career and set the school record for total blocks (353)
• Garnered First Team All-District 13 5A accolades in 2021 after collecting Blocker of the Year plaudits in 2019
• Four-year letterman under coach Libby Rodriguez
PERSONAL
• Born in Grapevine, Texas
• Daughter of Wayne and Tina Hughes
• Played in 27 matches for a total of 103 sets, amassing 149 kills, 30 digs and 69 total blocks
• Finished third on the team in blocks overall and in Mountain West Conference play (47)
• Registered double-digit kills in four matches with a career-high of 12 against Nevada
• Credited with three or more blocks in 12 games, including four matches of five or more with a season-high nine against San Jose State
• Hit a season-best .471against Fresno State, converting 8-of-17 kill opportunities
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024 | San Diego State)
• Participated in 95 sets across 26 matches with 10 starts
• Ranked second on the team with 65 blocks, while also posting 126 kills, 30 digs and six assists
• Launched five or more kills in 13 matches, including a season-high 11 against Eastern Washington (9/20/24) and Fresno State (11/7/24)
• Blasted six kills with an error in 10 attempts for a .600 hitting percentage against Colorado State (10/17/24), helping the Aztecs to a reverse sweep
• Recorded a season-high seven blocks at home against UNLV (10/22/24)
AS A FRESHMAN (2023 | San Diego State)
• Appeared in eight matches off the bench, finishing with seven kills, three block assists and one dig across 13 sets
• Made her collegiate debut against Kansas State (8/26/23), totaling one kill and one block assist in two sets played
• Recorded a season-best four kills at home against New Mexico (107/23)
• Had two block assists against Portland State (8/27/23)
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2023 graduate of North High School in McKinney, Texas
• Named AVCA First Team High School All-America after leading her team in kills (473), kills per set (4.4), hitting percentage (.316), total blocks (83) and blocks per set (0.8) as a senior
• Listed among PrepVolleyball’s Top 150 players for the Class of 2023 and received honorable mention All-America accolades from the website
• Amassed over 1,100 kills during her prep career and set the school record for total blocks (353)
• Garnered First Team All-District 13 5A accolades in 2021 after collecting Blocker of the Year plaudits in 2019
• Four-year letterman under coach Libby Rodriguez
PERSONAL
• Born in Grapevine, Texas
• Daughter of Wayne and Tina Hughes
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