Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

University of South Dakota Athletics

Now Loading:
Women's Volleyball

2013 Women's Volleyball Roster

2 Natalie Walseth

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Simley HS
  • Hometown Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Biography

2013
Appeared in 11 matches and 30 sets overall...was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week after tallying 21 kills on 31 attempts over the course of two matches for a hitting percentage of .583 vs. rivals SDSU (11/1/13) and NDSU (11/3/13)...set a career high hitting percentage of .700 (14-0-20) vs. NDSU (11/3/13)...was listed on The Summit League's Fall Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar honors...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012
Started 20 matches for the Coyotes...finished the season leading the team in total blocks with 74 and third on the team in total kills with 160...had three matches of double-digit kills...tied a career high of 8 blocks against Jacksonville State (9/8/12)...hit for a season high attacking percentage of .778 against rival South Dakota State with seven kills on nine attempts before suffering a season ending knee injury during the match (11/2/12)...was listed on the Summit League's Fall Academic Honor Roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2011
Started every match and was the only Coyote player to play in all 132 sets on the season...finished with 258 kills, fourth on the team, and also had 102 blocks, best on the team...set a career-high with 17 kills at IUPUI (10/29/11)...had 10 matches of double-digit kills...averaged 10.4 kills per match over Coyotes' final eight matches of season...also had seven total blocks vs. North Dakota (11/01/11)...named to the Academic All-Summit League team, earning Distinguished Scholar status...also named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2010
Named to the All-Great West Newcomer Team...also named to the Great West Conference All-Tournament team...finished with season totals of 206 kills, a team-high 82 blocks and 38 digs...had a career-high 12 kills in win at South Dakota State (11/02/10)...had a career-high eight blocks vs. Fairfield (09/03/10)...finished with six matches of double-digit kills...appeared in all 33 matches and 118 sets overall...averaged 1.75 kills per set and a team-best 0.69 blocks per set.

Prep
Had an outstanding career at Simley HS...named to Minnesota Volleyball Coaches' Association Class 3A All-State team in 2009...had 454 kills, 207 digs and 86 total blocks during her senior year...averaged an impressive 5.9 kills per set...posted a career-high 43 kills in Simley's four-set win over previously unbeaten Hill-Murray on Sept. 29...the performance earned KARE-11 Athlete of the Week honors... led Simley to a 20-7 mark in 2009. As a junior, she was named St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State honorable mention and was a first-team all-conference selection by the Classic Suburban Conference. She finished as a three-time all-conference player, three-time Pioneer Press Athlete of the Week and was a two-time All-Metro pick.finished with 1,421 kills and 322 blocks and is Simley's all-time leader in those categories. Walseth is also a member of the Northern Lights Volleyball Club. She was listed on the American Volleyball Coaches Association's 2009 Watch List for the state of Minnesota.

Personal
Daughter of Daniel and Annette Walseth...Contemporary Media and Journalism major with a minor in Spanish.

Career Highs
Kills: 17 at IUPUI (10/29/11)
Attacks: 48 vs. Oakland (11/04/11)
Service Aces: 5 vs. Oakland (08/27/10)
Hitting percentage (Min. 5 kills): .700 vs. NDSU (11/03/13)
Assists: 4 vs. Oakland (11/04/11)
Digs:
18 vs. Oakland (11/04/11)
Blocks: 8 2x, last vs. Jacksonville State (09/08/12)
Double-digit kills: 17

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2010Freshman

    MB
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2011Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2012Junior

    MB
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2013Senior

    MB
    6'2"
    2