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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Natalie Cignetti #3 OH

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Indiana, Pa.
  • High School:
    Indiana
  • Major:
    Natural Science / Pre-Med

Summary

Biography

General
>> One of best players in IUP women's volleyball history
>> All-American, Academic All-America, PSAC Women's Volleyball Athlete of the Year, three-time all-league selection
>> Graduated second all-time at IUP with 3.67 kills per set and fourth with 1267 career kills
>> Owns two of the top hitting seasons in program history
>> Fifth all-time with 119 service aces
>> Four-time PSAC Athlete of the Week, five-time IUP Athlete of the Week

2017 (Senior)
>> Honorable mention All-American (AVCA), consensus 1st team All-Atlantic Region (AVCA, D2CCA)
>> First IUP All-American since Laura Hall in 2002
>> PSAC Women's Volleyball Athlete of the Year, 1st team All-PSAC
>> 2nd team Academic All-America, Academic All-District, PSAC Fall Top 10
>> IUP Women's Athlete of the Year, IUP Women's Senior of the Year, IUP Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
>> Led PSAC in kills per set (4.28), kills (488), points per set (4.79) and total points (546.5)
>> Points per set and kills per set ranked 14th and 17th, respectively, in Division II
>> Played in 33 matches with 32 starts
>> Second on team with 353 digs, 3.10 digs per set, 41 service aces and 0.36 aces per set
>> 27 double-digit kill matches, including five of 20-plus; season-high 25 kills in four sets at West Liberty 
>> Had 18 kills/digs double-doubles
>> Season-high 28.0 points at West Liberty and vs. Lock Haven in three sets
>> PSAC Southwest Athlete of the Week - Sept. 26
>> Two-time IUP Athlete of the Week

2016 (Junior)
>> 1st team All-Atlantic Region (AVCA), 2nd team All-Region (D2CCA), 1st team All-PSAC
>> PSAC Fall Top 10
>> Played in 31 matches with 25 starts
>> Second in PSAC with 446 kills and 3.75 kills per set
>> Second in PSAC with 510.5 points and 4.29 points per set
>> Had 20 kills/digs double-doubles, including eight straight during heart of season
>> Tallied four matches of 20-plus kills, including season-high 28 kills and 28.5 points in five sets vs. Cal
>> Second on team with 381 digs and 3.20 digs per set; season-high 22 vs. Cal
>> Second on team with 34 service aces and 0.29 aces per set
>> Two-time PSAC Southwest Athlete of the Week - Sept. 7 and Oct. 25
>> Two-time IUP Athlete of the Week

2015 (Sophomore)
>> First year starter earned second team All-PSAC West honors
>> Academic All-District
>> Played in 30 matches with 29 starts
>> Led tea with 358 kills, 3.38 kills per set, 414.0 points and 3.91 points per set
>> Fifth in PSAC in kills per set and points per set
>> Led team with 43 service aces and 0.41 aces per set; sixth in PSAC in aces per set
>> 20 matches of 10-plus kills, including season-high 20 vs. Notre Dame (Ohio)
>> 13 kills/digs double-doubles
>> PSAC West Athlete of the Week - Sept. 22
>> IUP Athlete of the Week once

2014 (Freshman)
>> Played in 10 matches, primarily used as a server
>> Finished with 10 kills and three aces

High School
>> 1st team all-state and all-section as a senior at Indiana HS

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2015Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2016Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2017Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3