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2014 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Todd Drexler

10 Natalia Skiba

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hinsdale Central
  • Hometown Westmont, Ill.

Biography

2014:
AWARDS AND HONORS
Preseason All-CAA Team
All-Tournament Team (Rose Hill Classic)
Most Valuable Player (Rose Hill Classic)
All-Tournament Team (Shamrock Invitational)
Co-CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22)
Corvias ECAC Libero of the Week (Sept. 22)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29)
Corvias ECAC Libero of the Week (Sept. 29)
All-CAA Second Team

Tallied a match-high 25 digs to go along with two assists in season opener against Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 29) ... Set a season-high total of 33 digs and posted two assists and one ace in a 3-2 win against Florida International (Aug. 29) ... Recorded six digs, one assist, and one ace against UCF (Aug. 30) ... Collected 22 digs and five assists in a 3-1 win against Rider (Sept. 5) ... Notched a match-high 23 digs to go along with four assists and two aces against Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 5) ... Registered 12 digs, two assists, and one ace against Fordham (Sept. 6) ... Finished match with 20 digs and season-high totals of eight assists and three aces against Rhode Island (Sept. 9) ... Became Northeastern's all-time dig leader after accumulating 31 digs against Northern Iowa (Sept. 12) ... Netted 23 digs and three assists against Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... Eclipsed more than 30 digs for the third time during the season and made eight assists in a 3-2 win against TCU (Sept. 13) ... Notched 17 digs against New Hampshire (Sept. 16) ... Led team in digs for tenth time during the season with 21 against Boston College (Sept. 19) ... Became first Northeastern player to achieve 2,000 career digs with 26 against Harvard (Sept. 20) ... Set a season-best total of 38 digs and recorded seven assists against UNCW (Sept. 26) ... Picked up 21 digs, two assists, and one ace in a 3-0 win against Elon (Sept. 28) ... Finished match with 23 digs and two assists against Delaware (Oct. 3) ... Recorded 12 digs against Towson (Oct. 5) ... Registered 20 digs and one ace in a 3-0 loss against Hofstra (Oct. 8) ... Earned 20 or more digs for the second consecutive match with 21 against College of Charleston (Oct. 11) ... Led match with 22 digs and matched her season high of three aces against Campbell (Oct. 12) ... Collected 20 digs in the backcourt against James Madison (Oct. 17) ... Notched 28 digs and matched her season high of three aces against William and Mary (Oct. 18) ... Tallied 17 digs and five assists in a five-set win against Elon (Oct. 24) ... Netted 11 digs and two assists against UNCW (Oct. 26) ... Led team with 12 digs against Towson (Oct. 30) ... Accumulated 18 digs and three assists against Delaware (Nov. 2) ... Eclipsed more than 30 digs in a season for the fifth time during the season with 33 against Hofstra (Nov. 7) ... Became first Northeastern player to achieve multiple 600-dig seasons with 32 against College of Charleston (Nov. 12) ... Posted 22 digs, one assist, and one ace against William and Mary (Nov. 14) ... Ended Northeastern career with 16 digs and two assists on Senior Day against James Madison (Nov. 15).

2013: 
AWARDS AND HONORS
Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
All-Tournament Team (Dayton Invitational)
All-Tournament Team (Connecticut Invitational)
CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
All-CAA Second Team
CAA Defensive Specialist of the Year
CAA All-Tournament Team

Notched a team-high 23 digs in contest versus Missouri State (Aug. 30)…posted 26 digs and two assists in fall to No. 22 Dayton (Aug. 31)…recorded a match-high 31 digs and a single ace in match against Tulsa (Aug. 31)…anchored the defense with 22 digs alongside four assists and an ace in home opener versus New Hampshire (Sept. 3)…notched a career-best 45 digs and one service ace at UConn (Sept. 6)…led the team with 20 digs in loss to Pitt (Sept. 7)…posted a match-high 21 digs and a service ace in sweep of Albany (Sept. 7)…tallied a match-high 23 digs and three assists in contest versus San Francisco (Sept. 13)…recorded a match-high 31 digs  and contributed a service ace in five-set victory at San Diego State (Sept. 14)…led the back-court with 21 digs and two services aces in fall to Southern Methodist (Sept. 14)…logged a match-best 29 digs with two assists in win against Boston College (Sept. 20)…tallied a match-high 29 digs with a service ace and two kills in victory over Harvard (Sept. 21)…anchored the defense with 19 digs and added five assists in win over St. John’s (Sept. 22)…manned the back-court with 14 digs in loss to College of Charleston (Sept. 27)…posted a match-high 21 digs with a service ace in sweep of UNCW (Sept. 28)…recorded 23 digs and two aces at Delaware (Oct. 4)…anchored the defense with 18 digs in win over Towson (Oct. 5)…notched 17 digs and two aces at Rhode Island (Oct. 9)…added a team-best 16 digs in contest versus Hofstra (Oct. 12)…manned the back court with 17 digs in sweep of Towson (Oct. 18)…tallied a team-best 29 digs in win over Delaware (Oct. 20)…led the team with 19 digs in loss to Hofstra (Oct. 25)… registered 25 digs in loss at William & Mary (Nov. 1)…had 26 digs and three assists in road sweep of James Madison (Nov. 3)…notched 23 digs and an assist in win at UNCW (Nov. 8)…picked up 20 digs and four assists in road win versus College of Charleston (Nov. 10)…grabbed 31 digs with two assists and a kill in loss to James Madison (Nov. 15)…notched 10 digs, two assists and an ace in sweep of William & Mary (Nov. 17)…picked up 16 digs and two assists in CAA Semifinal sweep of UNCW (Nov. 23)…had 19 digs, two assists and an ace in CAA Championship loss to College of Charleston (Nov. 24).

2012: 
AWARDS AND HONORS
Preseason All-CAA Team
All-Tournament Team (Beanpot Classic)
Most Valuable Player (Beanpot Classic)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27)
All-Tournament Team (UCSB Invitational)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 5)

Had a team-high 530 digs on the year…led team in digs in 25 of 27 games this season…recorded 25 digs and three assists in season-opening win over Alabama (Aug. 24)…tallied 18 digs in win over Holy Cross (Aug. 25)…notched 30 digs and two assists in Beanpot Classic-clinching win over Sacred Heart (Aug. 25)…accumulated 15 digs and two service aces in win at New Hampshire (Aug. 28)…had 20 digs and two assists in loss to No. 3 UCLA (Aug. 31)…added 22 digs in loss at UCSB (Sept. 1)…posted 17 digs and four service aces in win over Idaho (Sept. 1)…recorded 16 digs, four assists and two service aces in win over Cal Poly (Sept. 2)…tallied 22 digs, three service aces and two assists in win over East Carolina (Sept. 7)…notched 15 digs and two assists in win over Elon (Sept. 8)…accumulated 22 digs and three service aces in loss at Duke (Sept. 8)…had 25 digs and four assists in win over Boston College (Sept. 14)…added 19 digs in win over Harvard (Sept. 15)…posted 12 digs and four assists in New England Classic-clinching win over Connecticut (Sept. 15)…recorded 17 digs and three assists in win over Hofstra (Sept. 22)…notched 18 digs, two assists and two service aces in win over UNCW (Sept. 28)…tallied 23 digs, three assists and two service aces in win against William & Mary (Sept. 30)…accumulated 20 digs and five assists in win over George Mason (Oct. 5)…had 11 digs and a service ace in win over James Madison (Oct. 7)…added 11 digs and four assists in win at Hofstra (Oct. 13)…posted a season-high 31 digs and two assists in loss at Delaware (Oct. 19)…recorded 15 digs in loss at Towson (Oct. 21)…notched 14 digs in win over Georgia State (Oct. 28)…tallied 26 digs and three assists in win at William & Mary (Nov. 2)…accumulated 19 digs in loss at James Madison (Nov. 9)…had 17 digs and an ace in win at George Mason (Nov. 10)…added 30 digs and five assists in loss to James Madison in the CAA Quarterfinals (Nov. 16).

2011: 
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Tournament Team (San Diego Invitational)
All-Tournament Team (St. John's Kaiser Classic)
CAA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 24)
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14)
All-CAA Second Team
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA Defensive Specialist of the Year

Posted a team-best 15 digs in collegiate debut against Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug. 26)...tallied team-high 26 digs to go with two service aces in win over Central Connecticut (Aug. 27)...led team with 17 digs against No. 20 San Diego (Sept. 2)...notched 15 digs against Missouri State (Sept. 3)...led team with 22 digs in win over UC Riverside (Sept. 3)...registered 12 digs in win over New Hampshire (Sept. 6)...led team with 13 digs and added a service ace in sweep of St. John's (Sept. 9)...notched team-best 19 digs in sweep of Buffalo (Sept. 10)...registered a team-high 21 digs and a service ace in sweep of Brown (Sept. 10)...posted team-best 18 digs to go with two assists in sweep of Navy (Sept. 16)...led team with 12 digs while adding three service aces in sweep of Holy Cross (Sept. 17)...tallied team-high 19 digs and added three service aces and an assist in win at Harvard (Sept. 17)...recorded team-best 24 digs to go with two assists and a service ace at Hofstra (Sept. 23)...registered 14 digs against Delaware (Sept. 30)...tallied 18 digs and a team-best three service aces in win over Towson (Oct. 2)...posted team-high 18 digs to go with two assists in win over UNC Wilmington (Oct. 7)...led team with 24 digs and added three assists in sweep of Georgia State (Oct. 9)...notched team-high 15 digs and added two assists in sweep of George Mason (Oct. 14)...tallied team-best 25 digs and added four assists and a pair of service aces in win at James Madison (Oct. 15)...recorded team-high 20 digs and added three assists in sweep of Hofstra (Oct. 22)...registered 12 digs and a service ace in sweep of William & Mary (Oct. 28)...tallied 26 digs, four assists and two service aces in win over VCU (Oct. 29)...led team with 25 digs and added two assists and a service ace in win at Towson (Nov. 4)...posted 11 digs at Delaware (Nov. 5)...posted career-high 29 digs while adding three service aces and an assist in win at Georgia State (Nov. 11)...tallied team-best 20 digs and a service ace in win at UNCW (Nov. 13)...registered team-high 23 digs and added two assists and a service ace in CAA Semifinals against VCU (Nov. 19).

Before NU: Played four years of varsity volleyball at Hinsdale Central High School...served as team captain senior season...named to 2009 All-West Suburban Conference first team...selected to 2009 and 2010 Dupage All-Area team...member of 2009 and 2010 Sun Times All-Area team...2009 Daily Herald All-Area team...2009 and 2010 All-Tournament team...played for Sports Performance Club Volleyball.

Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1992...major is undecided...Class of 2016.

CAREER STATISTICS

SeasonSPKK/SETAPCTAA/SSASESA/SREDIGDIG/SBSBATOTBLK/SBEBHEPTS
20119940.04328.036390.3927150.27185135.18000.00.000131.0
20129610.0103.333540.5630230.31195305.52000.00.000131.0
201312240.03315.067550.4517250.14216845.61011.00.010121.5
201411620.02217.000830.7226210.22156555.65011.00.010228.5
TOTALS433110.03863.0482310.53100840.23732,3825.50022.00.0005112.0


CAREER MATCH HIGHS

CategoryNumberMost Recent
Aces4Sept. 1, 2012 vs. Idaho
Assists8 (two times)Sept. 9, 2014 vs. Rhode Island
Blocks1.0 (two times)Sept. 13, 2014 vs. TCU
Digs45Sept. 6, 2013 at Connecticut
Kills2Sept. 21, 2013 vs. Harvard
Points4.0Sept. 1, 2012 vs. Idaho

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2011Freshman

    Libero
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2012Sophomore

    Libero
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2013Junior

    Libero
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2014Senior

    Libero
    5'9"
    10