3 Natalie Thom
Natalie Thom
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Okemos, Mich.
  • High School:
    Okemos / Indianapolis
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    0.08
  • h %
    .125
  • a/s
    5.31
  • b/s
    0.02
  • sa/s
    0.43
  • d/s
    1.94

Bio

2022:  In first season at Bentley, played in all 30 matches and ranked second on the team in both assists (384) and assists per set (4.09) … tied for third on the team with 39 aces … ranked top-20 in the NE10 in each category … had 14 assists and eight digs in first match as a Falcon, a 3-0 win over Holy Family (Aug. 26) … had a season high 29 assists against Indianapolis at the UIndy Invitational (Sept. 2) … had 28 assists in a 3-1 win over AIC at the Sandy Hoffman Memorial Tournament (Aug. 27) … notched 19 assists in a 3-2 win over Southern N.H. (Sept. 20) … went for 18 assists in consecutive wins over Le Moyne (Oct. 29) and Adelphi (Nov. 4) … had 21 assists against SNHU in the NCAA East Regional first round.

At Indianapolis: During her two years as a Greyhound, appeared in 11 matches and 20 sets … totaled 148 assists and 30 digs … as a freshman in 2020, played in six matches and 15 sets … averaged 9.27 assists and 1.73 digs … was named Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference both years.

Before College: 2020 graduate of Okemos High School, where she was a four-time all-conference setter … earned Michigan Prep Volleyball Showcase Dream Team honors her final three seasons ... dished out 5.6 assists per set as part of a 6-2 system, and also averaged 2.5, 1.3 kills and 1.0 aces as a senior ... totaled 2,450 assists at Okemos … CLUB TEAM: Legacy Volleyball Club.

Personal: Majoring in professional sales … has earned Dean’s List and President’s List recognition every semester at Bentley … member of Athletes in Action and Kappa Delta … parents’ names are Nicole and Robert … has four siblings: Taylor Roach, Halle Thom, Erin Roach and Colten Roach … Halle played volleyball at Albion College.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 14 Saint Anselm W, 3-2
Nov 17 vs. New Haven L, 3-1
Nov 30 vs. Southern N.H. W, 3-2
Dec 1 vs. Mercy W, 3-1
Dec 2 vs. Daemen W, 3-1
Dec 7 vs. Tampa L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 32 11
Sets 121 43
Kills 10 3
Kills per set 0.08 0.07
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 64 26
Hitting Percentage .125 .077
Assists 643 242
Assists per set 5.31 5.63
Service Aces 52 6
Service Errors 50 23
Service Aces per set 0.43 0.14
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 235 82
Digs per set 1.94 1.91
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 0
Block Total 2 0
Blocks per set 0.02 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 8 4
Points 63.0 9.0
Points per set 0.5 0.2
Matches started 26 10
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 vs. Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 14 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 1 vs. Seton Hill W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 20 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 2 vs. Eckerd L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 21 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 2 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 .000 24 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 8 American Int'l W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 13 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 8 New Haven W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 24 1 2 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 Tampa L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 11 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 15 vs. Saint Anselm W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 13 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 15 vs. Molloy W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 17 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 vs. Holy Family W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 17 5 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 21 Franklin Pierce W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 20 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 Southern N.H. W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 26 2 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 26 at Southern N.H. W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 24 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 30 Saint Anselm W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 34 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 3 at Franklin Pierce W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 12 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 7 at St. Michael's W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 12 1 0 - 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 vs. Holy Family W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 15 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 at Post W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 16 4 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 17 Mercy W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 15 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 20 Southern Conn. St. W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 21 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Oct 21 American Int'l W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 23 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at New Haven L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 25 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 31 at Assumption W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 2 .000 25 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 Saint Rose W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 15 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Nov 10 at Adelphi L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 3 .000 25 1 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 11 at Pace W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 5 .000 26 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 14 Saint Anselm W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 .333 27 4 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 17 vs. New Haven L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 17 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Nov 30 vs. Southern N.H. W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 29 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Dec 1 vs. Mercy W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 23 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 2 vs. Daemen W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 19 2 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Dec 7 vs. Tampa L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 20 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 30 94 11 0.12 2 55 .164 384 4.09 39 0.41 8 0 152 1.62 0 3 3 0.03 51.5 0.5
2023-24 32 121 10 0.08 2 64 .125 643 5.31 52 0.43 0 0 235 1.94 0 2 2 0.02 63.0 0.5
Total 62 215 21 0.10 4 119 .143 1027 4.78 91 0.42 8 0 387 1.80 0 5 5 0.02 114.5 0.5
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 32 121 10 0.08 2 64 .125 643 5.31 52 0.43 0 0 235 1.94 0 2 2 0.02 63.0 0.5
Conference 11 43 3 0.07 1 26 .077 242 5.63 6 0.14 0 0 82 1.91 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 42 4 0.10 0 16 .250 229 5.45 16 0.38 0 0 91 2.17 0 0 0 0.00 20.0 0.5
Away 9 35 2 0.06 1 28 .036 189 5.40 10 0.29 0 0 70 2.00 0 1 1 0.03 12.5 0.4
Neutral 12 44 4 0.09 1 20 .150 225 5.11 26 0.59 0 0 74 1.68 0 1 1 0.02 30.5 0.7
Result Wins 25 92 8 0.09 2 48 .125 500 5.43 40 0.43 0 0 178 1.93 0 2 2 0.02 49.0 0.5
Losses 7 29 2 0.07 0 16 .125 143 4.93 12 0.41 0 0 57 1.97 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.5
Month September 14 51 5 0.10 0 30 .167 278 5.45 28 0.55 0 0 104 2.04 0 1 1 0.02 33.5 0.7
October 9 32 4 0.13 2 19 .105 164 5.13 6 0.19 0 0 61 1.91 0 1 1 0.03 10.5 0.3
November 6 26 1 0.04 0 11 .091 139 5.35 15 0.58 0 0 48 1.85 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.6
December 3 12 0 0.00 0 4 .000 62 5.17 3 0.25 0 0 22 1.83 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.3

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