Personal: Full name is Natalie Frances Cummins...Born on June 16, 1999...Daughter of Jennifer and W. Neil Cummins...In high school, was a member of the Honor Roll, the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society while also being a Theresian Scholar...Completed her bachelor's in sport management degree with a minor in communications in spring 2021 and is adding a minor in psychology.
Career Honors
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2018 Most Improved (Team Award)
Career Highs (through Nov. 20, 2021)
Kills:Â 12 at Towson | Oct. 2, 2021
Assists: 2, 2x - last vs. Charlotte | Sept. 8, 2021
Digs: 8 vs. UNCW | March 6, 2021
Blocks: 10 vs. Northeastern | Nov. 22, 2019
Aces: 3, 2x - last vs. UNCW | March 7, 2021
2021: Appeared in 90 sets and started 26-of-27 matches she played in. Her season totals included 154 kills (1.71/set) on a .324 hitting percentage, six assists, three aces, 18 digs and 88 blocks (11 solo)...Finished with six kills, four blocks (one solo) and one dig vs. Lehigh on Aug. 27...Hit .583 with eight kills and one block at Furman on Sept. 4...Followed that outing with a .750 clip and 10 kills against Charlotte on Sept. 8, adding two assists...Ended up with seven kills, five blocks, one assist, one ace and two digs vs. UNC Asheville on Sept. 10...Recorded a season-high seven blocks vs. Mercer on Sept. 11. She scored five kills with two aces and one dig...Hit .529 with 10 kills at CofCÂ on Sept. 17...Swung for a .455 hitting percentage with a season-high 12 kills in a win at Towson on Oct. 2. She added two digs and four blocks (one solo) to her totals...Made nine blocks with eight kills, one assist and two digs in Elon's CAA Championship Semifinal win over Hofstra...Followed that outing with 10 kills, nine blocks and one dig in the CAA Championship Final match vs. Towson.
2020-21: Started all 10 matches and played in 38 sets. She tallied 78.5 points (2.07/set), 54 kills (1.42/set), seven service aces (0.18/set), 21 digs (0.55/set) and 27 blocks (0.71/set)...Led the Phoenix with eight solo blocks, was second in total blocks, third in points and fourth in kills...Opened the season with nine kills against VCU on Feb. 23. She added four digs and one solo block to her match totals...Set a new career high with eight digs vs. UNCW on March 6. She then tied her career high with the three aces against the Seahawks on March 7...Tied her career best with 11 kills in a 3-1 victory over JMU on March 24. She served one ace, made three blocks and had three digs. Her 13.5 points vs. the Dukes marked a season high.
2019: Started 21-of-32 matches and played in 114 sets. She finished the season with 182.5 points, 120 kills, four assists, seven service aces, 25 digs, and was second on the team with 100.0 blocks (11 solo)...Scored a season-high 11 kills to go along with three digs and four blocks versus Virginia Tech...Ended with five kills and five blocks (one solo) at Virginia...Totaled four kills and five blocks (one solo) at UNCW...Scored seven kills against James Madison...Was just shy of her career high with eight blocks in a five-set win over Delaware. She added six kills...Posted seven kills and seven blocks in the first meeting with William & Mary...Followed the effort with seven kills, a .455 clip, and six blocks at Hofstra...Converted 4-of-5 attacks (.800) in the win at Delaware. She added a pair of aces and four blocks...Set a new career high with 10 blocks (three solo) in the opening round of the CAA Championship vs. Northeastern.
2018:Â Made 19 starts in 26 appearances and played in 75 sets...Season totals included 64 kills, six assists, four service aces, 19 digs, and 66 total blocks (13 solo, 53 block assists)...Had a strong day against Georgia Southern with five kills and seven blocks...Posted four kills with three digs and two blocks in the season opener against Presbyterian...Had two kills, a dig and a block in the sweep of N.C. Central during the Phoenix Classic...Turned in a career day at Northeastern as she scored 9-of-17 attacks (.529 hitting percentage) while adding four digs and nine blocks...Contributed a season-high two assists with four kills, one ace, two digs, and four blocks against Towson.
2017: Saw time in 16 matches throughout the year, playing in 29 sets…Finished the campaign with five kills, eight blocks and four digs…Posted a season-best two kills against North Carolina A&T while also adding a block…Finished with five blocks in the Phoenix Classic, posting three with a pair of digs against NC Central and two against Norfolk State…Had two digs in the CAA Tournament against James Madison.
High School: Cummins came to Elon from the Institute of Notre Dame, where she earned a spot on the Interscholastic Association of Maryland (IAAM) B Division All-Conference Team for the 2016-17 school year...Also played for the club team Elite Volleyball Club 18 Navy for head coaches Jeff Kim and Elizabeth Prang.
Quoting Coach Tendler:Â "The sky is the limit for Natalie. Her size will make her a big presence at the net and she has the potential to play a couple of different positions for us. It will be fun to watch her grow at Elon, and her high level of energy will add to the atmosphere of the team."
