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Jersey Number 10
Natalie Robinson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mercer Island, Wash.
- High School:
- Mercer Island
Bio
2023 AVCA First Team All-American
2023 All-Pac-12 First Team
2023 AVCA Top-Flight Award
2022 AVCA National Pairs Championship Semifinalist
Graduated in 2023 as UW career overall and dual wins leader
Robinson Features
>> Robinson Representing (GoHuskies.com; May 7, 2020)
2022-23 (As A Senior)
Completed the best partnership in UW Beach history to date with Chloe Loreen, as the two became the first AVCA All-Americans in school history, both making the First Team … also both voted All-Pac-12 First Team … broke every wins record, finishing as the Washington career leader in overall wins with 74, and in dual victories with 68 … with Loreen, finished career with 49 dual wins, a school records for a pair … played every dual match at No. 1 with Loreen, going 28-7, a single season wins record, plus a 14-5 fall tourney record … the duo also won an AVCA Top-Flight Award for the No. 1 flight … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Partnered With Loreen: Ten of their 28 dual wins came against the No. 1 pairs from Top-20-ranked teams … went 4-0 in the season-opening Seminole Beach Bash to earn AVCA National Pair of the Week and Pac-12 Pair of the Week, highlighted by a 24-22, 16-21, 20-18 marathon win over the top pair from No. 2-ranked Florida State, Anderson/Kalkhoff … at the Pac-12 South Invite, earned wins over No. 17 Arizona’s Parkhurst/Blacker, and No. 7 Stanford’s Ekstrom/Reilly … beat No. 11 California’s top pair of Gessner/Dreibholz, 22-20, 21-16, on Mar. 10 … went on a 14-match win streak from Apr. 2-27 … another big win over No. 9 Cal’s top pair of Caffo/Waters-Legia, 18-16 in the third, on Apr. 7 … knocked off No. 4 UCLA’s number ones, A. Van Winkle/Brennan, 21-17, 21-16, on Apr. 8 … led the 3-2 win over No. 20 Pepperdine with a 21-11, 21-11 win at No. 1 over Thomas/Clermont … defeated 5th-ranked Loyola Marymount’s top pair, Paul/Prithi, 21-17, 17-21, 15-12, on Apr. 22 … in the fall, advanced to the semifinals of the first ever AVCA National Pairs Championships, placing fourth overall … at AVCA Pairs Nationals, went 3-0 in pool play beating teams from Southeast Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida International, then beat Ebertin/Peters of Tulane in the round of 32, Loker/Santer of Hawaii in the round of 16, and Ekstsrom/Reilly of Stanford in the quarterfinals before falling to TCU’s Mactavish/Vergara in the semis.
Additional Fall Partnerships: Went 7-1 with Piper Monk-Heidrich, reaching the finals of the Alki Pairs tournament, falling to teammates Loreen/DeFalco, and getting a big win together at the West Coast Pairs Championships, 15-8 in the third over Arizona’s Rennie/Russell.
2022 (As A Junior)
Tied for most dual wins in a single season in UW history with 19, with 18 of those coming with Chloe Loreen at the No. 1 position … was 18-9 with Loreen at the No. 1 spot, 1-1 with Scarlett Dahl at No. 1, 0-1 with Olivia Mikkelsen at No. 1, and 0-1 with Audra Wilmes at No. 2 … finished the season ranked No. 31 nationally in the MoVR individual player rankings, highest on the squad
Partnered with Loreen: wins at the No. 1 spot were instrumental in UW’s first ranked wins since the 2018 season, as they beat No. 11 Cal’s Radell/Costa, 21-16, 21-19 in the Mar. 27 3-2 win, and on Apr. 16 they beat No. 8 Hawaii’s top pair of Van Sickle/Glagau, 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 in another 3-2 win … first big win was a 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 win over Evans/Vastine of No. 7 Grand Canyon … another hard-fought win over No. 17 Arizona’s Parkhurst/Rennie, 15-21, 21-14, 16-14 … beat No. 9 Stanford’s Ekstrom/Kriz, 21-17, 21-18, on Apr. 9 … went 2-0 against Arizona State’s top pair of Sweeney/Flood … a 3-1 record against Oregon’s No. 1 pair of Nuneviller/Hope … all but one loss came against a No. 1 duo from a team ranked 11th or better
Partnered with Dahl: ended the season with Dahl as Loreen dealt with an injury, getting a win at No. 1 over Utah’s Patchell/Messier, 21-5, 21-16, and going three sets with ASU’s top pair in an unfinished match on Apr. 28.
2021 (As A Sophomore)
Played every match but one at the No. 2 spot for the Huskies, going 13-14 overall and 7-11 in dual matches … played the first dual of the year at the No. 1 spot with Scarlett Dahl, then went 1-3 at the No. 2 position together … subsequently teamed with Avie Niece, going 6-7 at No. 2 … with Niece, went 2-0 against Arizona State’s No. 2 tandem Fitzgerald/Anderson including a 21-19, 21-15 win in the season-ending Pac-12 tournament dual … with Niece, was 2-0 against Oregon’s No. 2 team of Cole/Lima and also had a 21-18, 21-9 win over Utah’s No. 2 Patchell/Teerlink … nearly upset No. 1-ranked UCLA’s second pair of Monkhouse/Van Winkle, falling 21-23, 23-21, 15-8 … a 21-13, 21-15 win with Dahl at No. 2 over Utah’s Lee/Smalls … made the semifinals of both Corban Pairs Tournaments with Dahl, losing both times to UW teammates Loreen/McPherson … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection.
2020 (As A Sophomore -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Started every match, playing all seven matches with Chloe Loreen at the No. 2 position and going 3-4 ... a win in the season opener, 21-12, 21-19, over Stephen F. Austin's Schieferstein/Beckham ... a straight-set win at No. 2 over Colorado Mesa on Feb. 29 ... lost a heartbreaker to Cal's No. 2 team of Polo/Schafer, 18-21, 21-11, 16-14 at the Pac-12 South Invitational ... had a win over Utah's Villela/Sproule, 21-19, 21-15 ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Started every match for the Dawgs in her first season, going 11-16 overall, all in dual matches … went 8-9 with Anna Crabtree in the first part of the season and then teamed with Samantha Drechsel to go 3-7 in the second part of the year … biggest win with Drechsel came at the Pac-12 Championships, as they beat Stanford’s Richardson/Sharp, 21-16, 21-14, at No. 5 in the 4-1 win over the 13th-ranked Cardinal … first win with Drechsel was a 21-16, 21-13 decision over Oregon’s Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine on Apr. 15 … also had a close loss with Drechsel against Stanford’s Sharp/Richardson on Apr. 15, 21-19, 21-23, 17-15 … with Crabtree, had two wins over LMU’s Culo/Leiphardt at the No. 4 spot on Apr. 7 and 8 … a 21-18, 21-14 win over Utah’s Gauta/Choy on Apr. 7 … first win with Crabtree a 21-14, 21-17 win over New Mexico’s Long/Willison on Mar. 3 … a three-set loss vs. No. 2 UCLA’s May/Zappia on Mar. 25, 21-16, 18-21, 15-4.
High School and Personal
Born in Seattle … parents are Jill and Eric Robinson … has one younger sister, Nina … named the 2016 Most Valuable Player in the KingCo League as a senior … a Seattle Times “Star Times” selection in 2016 … a MaxPreps Medium School First Team All-American in 2016 and an Underclass All-American in 2014 and 2013 … an all-area and all-state selection all four seasons … helped her team to four top-five finishes at the 3A state championships including first as a freshman and third as a senior … an AVCA Underclass All-American as a freshman … a PrepVolleyball.com Frosh 59 and Soph 79 selection … played four years of club for Sudden Impact Volleyball Club … also an experienced beach volleyball player, winning the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament four years in a row … a finalist at the International DECA Conference … considering a Business major.
INDOOR
2018 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 19 sets in her sophomore season spread over 11 matches ... checked in as a server in 2 sets in loss at Colorado on 10/28 ... had 2 kills on 2 attempts with 3 assists in setback at Arizona State (10/7) ... checked into final set of sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) and had 2 assists and 3 digs ... notched 6 assists in the 3-0 win at Boise State (9/13) ... appeared in 3 sets in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State and had 1 dig ... saw State Had an ace and a dig in the 3-0 win over No. 14 San Diego (8/25) ... in the season-opener, checked in as a server in one set as UW beat San Diego (8/24).
2017 (As A Freshman)
Played in 7 matches as a freshman, starting one, playing well when pressed into action due to injuries on the squad ... averaged 4.57 assists per set and 1.65 digs per set with 4 aces ... posted 22 assists and 6 digs in 2-3 setback to Oregon State on 10/13 ... first double-double in 3-2 win over No. 15 Oregon (10/11) with 29 assists and 10 digs ... got first start and helped the Dawgs to a 3-0 win over No. 25 Colorado (10/8) with 20 assists and 9 digs as the team hit .283 ... stepped into lineup in a 6-2 rotation for match with No. 17 Utah on 10/6 and responded with 34 assists and 9 digs despite a five set loss ... subbed in during second set at No. 20 USC (10/1) for first extended setting run when Bailey Tanner suffered a hand injury, and got her first career kill ... scored first point with an ace against Wyoming on 9/9 and had 4 digs ... made her collegiate debut as a serving sub in the four set loss to No. 9 Creighton, appearing in one set and serving twice.
2023 All-Pac-12 First Team
2023 AVCA Top-Flight Award
2022 AVCA National Pairs Championship Semifinalist
Graduated in 2023 as UW career overall and dual wins leader
Robinson Features
>> Robinson Representing (GoHuskies.com; May 7, 2020)
2022-23 (As A Senior)
Completed the best partnership in UW Beach history to date with Chloe Loreen, as the two became the first AVCA All-Americans in school history, both making the First Team … also both voted All-Pac-12 First Team … broke every wins record, finishing as the Washington career leader in overall wins with 74, and in dual victories with 68 … with Loreen, finished career with 49 dual wins, a school records for a pair … played every dual match at No. 1 with Loreen, going 28-7, a single season wins record, plus a 14-5 fall tourney record … the duo also won an AVCA Top-Flight Award for the No. 1 flight … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Partnered With Loreen: Ten of their 28 dual wins came against the No. 1 pairs from Top-20-ranked teams … went 4-0 in the season-opening Seminole Beach Bash to earn AVCA National Pair of the Week and Pac-12 Pair of the Week, highlighted by a 24-22, 16-21, 20-18 marathon win over the top pair from No. 2-ranked Florida State, Anderson/Kalkhoff … at the Pac-12 South Invite, earned wins over No. 17 Arizona’s Parkhurst/Blacker, and No. 7 Stanford’s Ekstrom/Reilly … beat No. 11 California’s top pair of Gessner/Dreibholz, 22-20, 21-16, on Mar. 10 … went on a 14-match win streak from Apr. 2-27 … another big win over No. 9 Cal’s top pair of Caffo/Waters-Legia, 18-16 in the third, on Apr. 7 … knocked off No. 4 UCLA’s number ones, A. Van Winkle/Brennan, 21-17, 21-16, on Apr. 8 … led the 3-2 win over No. 20 Pepperdine with a 21-11, 21-11 win at No. 1 over Thomas/Clermont … defeated 5th-ranked Loyola Marymount’s top pair, Paul/Prithi, 21-17, 17-21, 15-12, on Apr. 22 … in the fall, advanced to the semifinals of the first ever AVCA National Pairs Championships, placing fourth overall … at AVCA Pairs Nationals, went 3-0 in pool play beating teams from Southeast Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida International, then beat Ebertin/Peters of Tulane in the round of 32, Loker/Santer of Hawaii in the round of 16, and Ekstsrom/Reilly of Stanford in the quarterfinals before falling to TCU’s Mactavish/Vergara in the semis.
Additional Fall Partnerships: Went 7-1 with Piper Monk-Heidrich, reaching the finals of the Alki Pairs tournament, falling to teammates Loreen/DeFalco, and getting a big win together at the West Coast Pairs Championships, 15-8 in the third over Arizona’s Rennie/Russell.
2022 (As A Junior)
Tied for most dual wins in a single season in UW history with 19, with 18 of those coming with Chloe Loreen at the No. 1 position … was 18-9 with Loreen at the No. 1 spot, 1-1 with Scarlett Dahl at No. 1, 0-1 with Olivia Mikkelsen at No. 1, and 0-1 with Audra Wilmes at No. 2 … finished the season ranked No. 31 nationally in the MoVR individual player rankings, highest on the squad
Partnered with Loreen: wins at the No. 1 spot were instrumental in UW’s first ranked wins since the 2018 season, as they beat No. 11 Cal’s Radell/Costa, 21-16, 21-19 in the Mar. 27 3-2 win, and on Apr. 16 they beat No. 8 Hawaii’s top pair of Van Sickle/Glagau, 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 in another 3-2 win … first big win was a 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 win over Evans/Vastine of No. 7 Grand Canyon … another hard-fought win over No. 17 Arizona’s Parkhurst/Rennie, 15-21, 21-14, 16-14 … beat No. 9 Stanford’s Ekstrom/Kriz, 21-17, 21-18, on Apr. 9 … went 2-0 against Arizona State’s top pair of Sweeney/Flood … a 3-1 record against Oregon’s No. 1 pair of Nuneviller/Hope … all but one loss came against a No. 1 duo from a team ranked 11th or better
Partnered with Dahl: ended the season with Dahl as Loreen dealt with an injury, getting a win at No. 1 over Utah’s Patchell/Messier, 21-5, 21-16, and going three sets with ASU’s top pair in an unfinished match on Apr. 28.
2021 (As A Sophomore)
Played every match but one at the No. 2 spot for the Huskies, going 13-14 overall and 7-11 in dual matches … played the first dual of the year at the No. 1 spot with Scarlett Dahl, then went 1-3 at the No. 2 position together … subsequently teamed with Avie Niece, going 6-7 at No. 2 … with Niece, went 2-0 against Arizona State’s No. 2 tandem Fitzgerald/Anderson including a 21-19, 21-15 win in the season-ending Pac-12 tournament dual … with Niece, was 2-0 against Oregon’s No. 2 team of Cole/Lima and also had a 21-18, 21-9 win over Utah’s No. 2 Patchell/Teerlink … nearly upset No. 1-ranked UCLA’s second pair of Monkhouse/Van Winkle, falling 21-23, 23-21, 15-8 … a 21-13, 21-15 win with Dahl at No. 2 over Utah’s Lee/Smalls … made the semifinals of both Corban Pairs Tournaments with Dahl, losing both times to UW teammates Loreen/McPherson … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection.
2020 (As A Sophomore -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Started every match, playing all seven matches with Chloe Loreen at the No. 2 position and going 3-4 ... a win in the season opener, 21-12, 21-19, over Stephen F. Austin's Schieferstein/Beckham ... a straight-set win at No. 2 over Colorado Mesa on Feb. 29 ... lost a heartbreaker to Cal's No. 2 team of Polo/Schafer, 18-21, 21-11, 16-14 at the Pac-12 South Invitational ... had a win over Utah's Villela/Sproule, 21-19, 21-15 ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Started every match for the Dawgs in her first season, going 11-16 overall, all in dual matches … went 8-9 with Anna Crabtree in the first part of the season and then teamed with Samantha Drechsel to go 3-7 in the second part of the year … biggest win with Drechsel came at the Pac-12 Championships, as they beat Stanford’s Richardson/Sharp, 21-16, 21-14, at No. 5 in the 4-1 win over the 13th-ranked Cardinal … first win with Drechsel was a 21-16, 21-13 decision over Oregon’s Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine on Apr. 15 … also had a close loss with Drechsel against Stanford’s Sharp/Richardson on Apr. 15, 21-19, 21-23, 17-15 … with Crabtree, had two wins over LMU’s Culo/Leiphardt at the No. 4 spot on Apr. 7 and 8 … a 21-18, 21-14 win over Utah’s Gauta/Choy on Apr. 7 … first win with Crabtree a 21-14, 21-17 win over New Mexico’s Long/Willison on Mar. 3 … a three-set loss vs. No. 2 UCLA’s May/Zappia on Mar. 25, 21-16, 18-21, 15-4.
High School and Personal
Born in Seattle … parents are Jill and Eric Robinson … has one younger sister, Nina … named the 2016 Most Valuable Player in the KingCo League as a senior … a Seattle Times “Star Times” selection in 2016 … a MaxPreps Medium School First Team All-American in 2016 and an Underclass All-American in 2014 and 2013 … an all-area and all-state selection all four seasons … helped her team to four top-five finishes at the 3A state championships including first as a freshman and third as a senior … an AVCA Underclass All-American as a freshman … a PrepVolleyball.com Frosh 59 and Soph 79 selection … played four years of club for Sudden Impact Volleyball Club … also an experienced beach volleyball player, winning the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament four years in a row … a finalist at the International DECA Conference … considering a Business major.
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INDOOR
2018 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 19 sets in her sophomore season spread over 11 matches ... checked in as a server in 2 sets in loss at Colorado on 10/28 ... had 2 kills on 2 attempts with 3 assists in setback at Arizona State (10/7) ... checked into final set of sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) and had 2 assists and 3 digs ... notched 6 assists in the 3-0 win at Boise State (9/13) ... appeared in 3 sets in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State and had 1 dig ... saw State Had an ace and a dig in the 3-0 win over No. 14 San Diego (8/25) ... in the season-opener, checked in as a server in one set as UW beat San Diego (8/24).
2017 (As A Freshman)
Played in 7 matches as a freshman, starting one, playing well when pressed into action due to injuries on the squad ... averaged 4.57 assists per set and 1.65 digs per set with 4 aces ... posted 22 assists and 6 digs in 2-3 setback to Oregon State on 10/13 ... first double-double in 3-2 win over No. 15 Oregon (10/11) with 29 assists and 10 digs ... got first start and helped the Dawgs to a 3-0 win over No. 25 Colorado (10/8) with 20 assists and 9 digs as the team hit .283 ... stepped into lineup in a 6-2 rotation for match with No. 17 Utah on 10/6 and responded with 34 assists and 9 digs despite a five set loss ... subbed in during second set at No. 20 USC (10/1) for first extended setting run when Bailey Tanner suffered a hand injury, and got her first career kill ... scored first point with an ace against Wyoming on 9/9 and had 4 digs ... made her collegiate debut as a serving sub in the four set loss to No. 9 Creighton, appearing in one set and serving twice.
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