| Natalie Emro |
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2008: Earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team, the fifth Spartan in program history to be named to the team ... Was one of only two players to participate in all 118 sets in 2008 while starting each match at setter ... Developed into the quarterback of one of the top offensive attacks in the Big Ten, handing out 1,245 assists, giving her 10.55 per set, ranking fourth in the Big Ten ... Accounted for 74-percent of the team's offensive point production, ranking second in the Big Ten ... Handed out a career-high 60 assists at Illinois (11/22) while adding seven kills at a clip of .316 ... Posted her second-highest assist total, 54, on three different occasions - at Central Michigan (9/20), vs. Northwestern (10/10) and vs. Purdue (10/25) ... Her 13.50 assists per set at Central Michigan is a career-best... Posted 50 or more assists in seven different contests and was over 40 in 17 of 31 matches ... Was a very efficient attacker for MSU as well, posting 144 kills on the season, including a career-high 12 in the first match of the season at Oklahoma (8/29) ... Added 10 kills at Ohio State (11/15) for her only other double-digit kill performance ... Hit .275 from the setter spot to rank second on the team ... Led the team with five double-doubles on the season ... Posted a career-best 15 digs twice, once at Iowa (10/18) and another against Minnesota (11/29) in the final match of the season ... Her 182 digs on the season ranked fifth on the team ... Finished second on the team in blocks with 71, eight of which were solo ... Her 0.60 blocks per set also ranked second on the team ... Had a career-high nine blocks against Northwestern (10/10), two of which were solo, helping account for 66.5 total points in the match ... Added 24 aces on the season which was first on the team ... Posted a career-high four aces at Michigan (11/14) and added three against No. 1 Penn State (11/7) ... Finished the season with 207.5 points ... Earned her first varsity letter.
High School: Led St. Louis metro area in assists as a senior, averaging 10.62 per game ... Recognized by PrepVolleyball.com on its "Senior Aces" list, ranking No. 33 nationally ... Earned first-team all-state, all-conference, all-region and all-district honors ... Led Lafayette to a third-place finish at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 4A Championship ... As a junior shared team most valuable player honors ...Won a USA Volleyball National Championship in the 16-National Division and earned all-tournament team honors in the process ... An honor roll student ... Also lettered two seasons in basketball.
Club: Trained as a member of the Team St. Louis Volleyball Club in St. Louis, Mo.
Personal: Born May 7, 1990 ... Daughter of Todd and Lori Emro ... Majoring in Kinesiology while at Michigan State.
Natalie Emro
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CAREER STATISTICS
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YEAR
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M
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S
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K
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K/S
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E
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TA
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PCT
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A
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SA
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SE
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2008
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31
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118
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144
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1.22
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44
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363
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.275
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1245
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24
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44
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TOTALS
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31
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118
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144
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1.22
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44
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363
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.275
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1245
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24
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44
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| YEAR |
RE
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Digs
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D/S
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BS
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BA
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TB
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B/S
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BE
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BHE
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2008
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0
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182
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1.54
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8
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63
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71
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0.60
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22
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24
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| TOTALS |
0
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182
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1.54
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8
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63
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71
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0.60
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22
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24
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