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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2004 Women's Volleyball

7 Natalie Francis

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Menlo
  • Hometown Atherton, Calif.

Biography

2004 - Team co-captain had 17 kills on the season ... Also had eight total blocks ... Had a season-high three kills four times ... Recorded a season-high two digs at Bucknell ... Closed out her Penn career with 112 kills and 64 total blocks.

2003: Saw limited action as a junior ... recorded a season-high four kills against Columbia (Oct. 24) ... hit a season-high .667 with two kills against UMBC (Sept. 20) ... recorded a career-high four service aces, three digs and two total blocks against Radford (Sept. 13) ... recorded career-high five digs against Columbia (Oct. 24) ... had two total blocks against Bucknell (Sept. 23).

2002: Saw limited action behind middle hitters Heather Janssen and Michelle Kauffman ... recorded a season-high six kills, four digs and two solo blocks against Elon (Sept. 21) ... had four kills and four digs against Long Island (Sept. 14) ... hit .455 with five kills and no errors and had a season-high three block assists against Albany (Sept. 28) ... recorded a career-high four service aces against Wagner (Sept. 28) ... collected three kills and two digs against Dartmouth (Nov. 8).

2001: Named Penn Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player after stellar freshman campaign for the Red and Blue ... finished fourth in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.272) ... recorded a career-high 12 kills at Cornell (Nov. 2), while also hitting a career-high 71 percent ... only recorded one match with no kills ... hit 67 percent with four kills against Columbia (Oct. 12) ... hit 50 percent with four kills against Harvard (Nov. 10) ... had nine kills and hit 50 percent against Yale (Oct. 19) at The Palestra ... recorded one service ace on the season in first match of collegiate career against St. Francis, Pa. (Sept. 7) ... recorded career-high four digs against Yale (Nov. 17) in final match of regular season ... had seven solo blocks on the season, including a career-high three against Yale (Oct. 19) at The Palestra ... recorded back-to-back matches with six total blocks against Harvard (Nov. 10) and Princeton (Nov. 13).

Prior to Penn: Served as a floor captain and earned three varsity letters in volleyball at Menlo ... team won the Central Coast Section championship in 1998 ... helped team to the Girls Private School League championship, the Central Coast Section championship, the Northern California championship and a second-place finish at States in 1999 ... as a senior, team won the Milpitas Spikefest championship, the Central Coast Section and the Northern California championship ... helped team finish second at the Girls Private School League championships and the States as a senior ... named to the 2000 Milpitas Spikefest All-Tournament team ... four-time honorable mention Palo Alto Weekly Athlete of the Week ... earned first-team All-Girls Private School League honors ... named second-team San Jose Mercury News ... earned All-San Mateo County honors ... named to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 4 State Championship All-Tournament team ... named City Beach 16 green MVP as a sophomore ... served as a two-time captain of City Beach 18 green team .

Personal: Born June 27, 1983 in Redwood City, Calif. ... daughter of Susan and John Francis ... communications major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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