Natalie Walsh

Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Wofford
Hometown:
Slidell, La. (Salmen

2003-04: Saw action in 12 games as a junior... Averaged 1.8 points while hitting 31.8 percent of her shots and 33.3 percent of her three-pointers... Took 21 of her 22 total shots from behind the three-point line... Had a pair of assists on the season, one each against George Mason and James Madison... Had a season-high six points against James Madison... Recorded a blocked shot against George Mason... Picked up three steals on the season.

2002-03: Sat out the 2002-03 season to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements after joining the Green Wave from Wofford... Will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2003-04 season.

2000-01 (at Wofford): Started 28 of 29 games... Named to the All-Southern Conference Tournament team... Averaged 12.7 points and 2.4 rebounds... Her 12.7 scoring average ranked second on the team... Led the team with 70 three-pointers, connecting on 36.6 percent of her attempts... Those 70 three-pointers set the Wofford record for three-pointers in a season... Also became Wofford[apos]s career leader in three-pointers made as a sophomore... Ranked second on the team with 74 assists... Led the team with 43 steals.

2000-01 (at Wofford): Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team... Started 15 of her 28 games... Led the team with 49 three-pointers... Ranked second on the squad in scoring with 10.1 ppg... Was also second with 89 assists... Led the team and was seventh in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio... Was 19th in the SoCon in scoring and fifth in three-point field goals made... Scored in double-digits on 13 occasions... Had her best game at Davidson, when she scored season highs of 23 points, including 5-of-8 three-point shooting, and six rebounds... Scored 17 points in back-to-back home games against Davidson and Appalachian. State... Scored 15, including 12 from treys, against College of Charleston.

Prep: Awarded a Certificate of Achievement by the Mayor of Slidell... A four-year letterwinner in basketball at Salmen High School... Played high school basketball with former Tulane standout Salome Hector... Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior and honorable mention All-State as a sophomore... A four-time All-Parish and All-District selection... Named All-Metro her senior year... Earned All-Parish and All-District Most Valuable Player honors as a junior and senior... Named All-Metro MVP her senior year... Earned USA Today All-State and honorable mention All-America honors as a senior... Selected one of Slidell[apos]s Top 10 Athletes of the Century the summer before her senior year... Led her squad to the state championship her freshman season... Paced the team to the championship game as a senior and to the semifinals as a sophomore and junior... Named Salmen[apos]s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year as a senior... Holds Salmen[apos]s all-time scoring record with 2,225 points... Became the first player in school history to pass the 2,000-point mark... Became the first player in school history to start every game of her high school career... Also the all-time leader with 500 assists... A member of the AAU National Championship team in 1994... Lettered twice in softball and once in volleyball... Also earned second team All-District honors in volleyball as a freshman.

Personal: Born Natalie Lynn Walsh on Jan. 28, 1982... The daughter of Kenny and Karen Walsh.