2005-06: Serving her first season as an assistant coach.
2004-05: Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors and was the catalyst for team's 11-5 fall record, its best in coach Sheila Snyder's 16-year tenure ... reclaimed her position as the Warriors' top-flight player after missing last season, going 10-5 at the No. 1 position, 11-6 overall ... won seven consecutive spring matches at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles (with Amanda Pressotto) before the NCAA tournament ... helped the squad reach the NCAAs for the first time in school history ... started the year with five consecutive victories, her first loss coming in the second round of the ITA Great Lakes Regional ... split a pair of singles matches at the GLIAC Championships, and went 2-1 in doubles with partner Amanda Pressotto ... her three wins helped Warriors earn third place at GLIACs, their highest team finish since 1995 ... finished the year 5-7 with Pressotto at No. 1 doubles ... also had a 3-2 doubles mark with partner Steph Nicolson ... lost her only match with Haleema Syed at No. 1 doubles ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
Spring 2004: Natyshak's softball bio.
Fall 2003: Medical redshirt - did not compete.
Spring 2003: Made 52 starts (21 RF, 16 LF, 12 CF, 3 2B) ... recorded seven two-hit games ... had a season-best five-game hitting streak from April 25-May 2 ... batted .385 (5-for-13) during the streak ... second on the squad in sacrifice hits (14) ... had back-to-back two-hit, two-RBI games on Feb. 28 against St. Edward's and March 1 versus Newberry ... helped team to school's first ever College World Series appearance.
2002: Teamed with Leila Armin to become the first tandem in WSU history to win the Great Lakes Region doubles title with five consecutive wins ... had a 3-1 record in singles before falling in the regional quarterfinals ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... finished the season with a 16-3 overall record at first singles (including a 2-0 mark at GLIAC and 3-1 at Regionals) ... teamed with Armin to finish with a 16-4 overall record at first doubles (includes three losses at the Small College National Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas) ... combined at first doubles with Ashley Findlay (1-2) and Jackie Johnston (0-1) ... was 45th in the NCAA Division II singles rankings.
2001-2002: Attended the University of Toledo ... compiled a 4-9 record at fourth singles ... had an 11-6 mark at second doubles.
2000-2001: Attended the University of Toledo ... had a 5-11 record at second singles ... played all three doubles slots combining for a 6-10 mark.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Vincent Massey Secondary School ... twice finished fifth in the Ontario championship ... earned all-city honors in basketball ... also served as basketball team captain ... graduated with honors.
Personal: Full name--Natalya Anastasia Natyshak ... born September 24, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta ... daughter of Walter and Ana Natyshak ... has two older sisters, Sonya and Tanya ... is majoring in psychology ... cousin Mike Natyshak was a member of the 1984 NCAA Hockey Champion team at Bowling Green ... named to the athletic director's honor roll (term gpa 3.5-3.99) for Fall 2003, Fall 2004 and Winter 2005 ... named to the coach's honor roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2003.
Natyshak's Career WSU Statistics
Singles Record
| Year |
#1 |
#2 |
#3 |
#4 |
#5 |
#6 |
Regional |
GLIAC |
Total |
| 2002 |
11-2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
3-1 |
2-0/#1 |
16-3 |
| 2004-05 |
16-5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1-1 |
1-1/#1 |
18-7 |
| Career |
27-7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
4-2 |
3-1/#1 |
34-10 |
Doubles Record
| Year |
#1 |
#2 |
#3 |
Regional |
National |
GLIAC |
Total |
| 2002 |
10-3 |
--- |
--- |
5-0* |
0-3 |
2-1/#1 |
17-7 |
| 2004-05 |
12-9 |
--- |
--- |
1-1 |
--- |
2-1/#1 |
15-11 |
| Career |
22-12 |
--- |
--- |
6-1 |
0-3 |
4-2/#1 |
32-18 |
*Regional Champions.
