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Dominican University of California Athletics

2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

Jack Rowan
Photo courtesy of George Rodriguez
Toriana Johnson
Spencer Shamo
Spencer Shamo

24 Natalie Diaz

  • Position G
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Soquel, Calif.
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2017-18: Named the PacWest Female Athlete of the Year...Named Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Second Team All-American and named to the WBCA All-America Honorable Mention...Named Google Cloud Third Team Academic All-America®...Awarded the PacWest Women's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year...PacWest Women's Basketball Player of the Year...Nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award...Academic All-PacWest recipient...Finished the season as the No. 2 scorer in the nation at 26 points per game...led Dominican women's basketball to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA West Regionals...Broke the Pacific West Conference's all-time single-season scoring average mark set by Latoya Wily of BYU-Hawaii of 25.6 points per game...Finished the season with 10 30-point games and one 40-point game this season.

Diaz ranks in the top-100 nationally in four other major categories: blocked shots per game (76th, 1.46), double-doubles (37th, 12), field-goal percentage (88th, 48.6 percent) and rebounds per game (76th, 8.8). 

2017-18: Named Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Second Team All-American...Was named to the WBCA All-America Honorable Mention...Earned two PacWest Player of the Week awards for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 and Dec. 11-17...Named 2018 PacWest Player of the Year...Named All-PacWest First Team...Named to the All-PacWest Women's Basketball Championships Team...Academic All-PacWest recipient...Set a single-season Dominican record with 722 points during the NCAA Division II era...Appeared in all 30 games with 28 starts...Averaged 24.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game...Finished the season with 15 double-doubles...Ranked third nationally with 24.1 points per game...Scored a career-high 34 points against Academy of Art on Jan. 10.

2016-17: Named PacWest Defender of the Week for Feb. 20-26… Averaged 24 minutes, 10.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore… season high 22 points and 15 rebounds and four blocks against Fresno Pacific (Feb. 23)... Named to the PacWest Academic All-Conference Team.

2015-16: Named PacWest Freshman of the Week for Nov. 16-22 and Feb. 22-28… Scored a career-high 21 points on Dec. 5 vs. FPU... Named Dominican Women's Basketball Co-Newcomer of the Year... Named to the PacWest Academic All-Conference Team.

Before Dominican: Ranked one of the top players in Northern California by NorCalPreps.com… Was a four-year varsity player… Named All-SCCAL First Team in 2014 and 2015… Named Northern California All-Star Pass Tha Ball MVP as a junior in 2014… As a junior, earned 2013-14 Central Coast Section All-League First Team honors while helping the Knights to the CCS Division III Championship game as well as the quarterfinals of the CIF NorCal Tournament… Named Santa Cruz Coast MVP as a sophomore in 2013 when she led the Knights to a 25-3 overall mark and a perfect 12-0 mark in SCCAL play… Played club ball for Palo Alto Midnight… Also lettered in track and field, qualifying for state in the high jump… Holds the records for 4x100 and High Jump at Soquel HS.

Personal: Parents Eileen and Fred… Older sister Madeline.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2017-18Junior

    G
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2018-19Senior

    G
    6'0"
    24