2008-09: Became the first defenseman in WSU women's hockey history to earn All-College Hockey America First Team accolades ... led all CHA defensemen with 32 points and tied Minnesota-Duluth's Jocelyne Larocque for the national lead among blueliners with a 1.00 points per game average ... set single-season school records for points, goals (9) and assists (23) by a defenseman ... received WSU's Best Defensive Player award at the season-end banquet ... made her WSU debut in the Bemidji State series ... was +1 and assisted on the overtime game winner Oct. 4 ... contributed to all three power-play goals Oct. 18 at Union, scoring one and assisting on two ... totaled three assists including one on the game-winner Oct. 24 versus Colgate, and added another assist the next day ... was named CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27) ... scored a power-play goal Nov. 8 at Vermont ... posted an assist in each game Nov. 14-15 against #10 Northeastern and another Nov. 22 versus Syracuse ... finished with two power-play points at the Nutmeg Classic, an assist Nov. 28 versus UConn and the first goal of the game Nov. 29 against Quinnipiac ... posted her third multiple-point game of the year with two assists Dec. 5 at Niagara ... collected four points (2 G, 2 A) at the Easton Showcase, three of which came on power plays ... assisted on the game-winner Jan. 17 versus Robert Morris and Jan. 23 at Syracuse ... scored a goal in each game Jan. 30-31 at #5 Mercyhurst, her first action against her former team ... had an assist Feb. 13 against Niagara and another Feb. 20 at Robert Morris ... totaled three helpers Feb. 27-28 against #3 Mercyhurst ... assisted on a third-period power-play goal and scored the game-winning overtime tally in a 4-3 victory over Robert Morris in the CHA semifinals ... scored WSU's lone goal in the finals against Mercyhurst the following day and was named to the CHA All-Tournament Team ... was +19 (eighth-best plus/minus in school history) with 86 shots on goal for the year ... notched a point in every series, having never been held off the scoresheet for two consecutive games ...
Game-by-Game Stats.
2007-08 (Mercyhurst): Served as an assistant captain for the Lakers ... was a First Team All-CHA and CHA All-Tournament Team selection ... played in all 37 games ... totaled 28 points, 10th in the league and most among CHA defensemen ... tied teammate Stephanie Jones for seventh in the CHA with 23 assists ... had seven multiple-point games ... collected six helpers Oct. 12-13 against Boston University, tallying three in each game with a +2 plus/minus rating ... notched a power-play goal and an assist Oct. 26 versus Colgate ... posted four assists Jan. 25 against Quinnipiac ... had six points over the final five games, including four in the postseason ... had a goal and a helper in the CHA semifinal against Niagara and again in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Minnesota Duluth ... finished the season with a +23 rating, fourth-best on the team.
2006-07 (MC): Played in all 37 games and led all CHA defensemen (10th overall) with 27 points ... was a First Team All-CHA selection ... ranked eighth nationally among defensemen in points per game (0.76) ... posted four multiple-point games ... put together a 13-game point streak Dec. 10-Feb. 10 (4-11--15) ... had a +11 plus/minus rating in that span ... earned CHA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Jan. 22 ... contributed to a Mercyhurst defensive unit which allowed an average of just 1.49 goals per game, second-best in the country ... was one of five Lakers selected to Team Canada's Under-22 Developmental Camp.
2005-06 (MC): Saw ice time in all 37 games and totaled eight points including six assists ... posted a plus/minus rating of +19 ... scored her first collegiate goal Nov. 4 against Niagara, a power-play tally and the first goal of the game in a 3-0 win ... notched her first assist Nov. 11 at Bemidji State ... had two helpers Mar. 9 versus Robert Morris in the CHA semifinals, her first multiple-point game.
Pre-College: Graduated from Erindale Secondary School in 2005 ... served as an assistant captain for the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs as well as the gold-medal winning Under-18 Team Ontario in 2005 ... was a member of the Team Ontario U-15 and U-16 squads which won national championships in soccer ... participated in Canada's Under-16 women's national soccer training program.
Personal: Full name--Natalie M. Payne ... born in Mississauga, Ontario ... daughter of Doug and Karen Payne ... has a younger brother, David ... is a communications major with a minor in marketing.
Streaks^ - Longest Point Streak: 13 games -- 12/10/06 vs. Cornell to 2/10/07 vs. Robert Morris (4-11--15); Longest Goal Streak: 2 games (3 times) -- most recently 3/6/09 vs. Robert Morris to 3/7/09 at Mercyhurst(2-1--3); Longest Assist Streak: 3 games (6 times) - most recently 2/27/09 vs. Mercyhurst to 3/7/09 at Mercyhurst (1-4--5).
Most Goals Game/Series^: 1/2
Most Assists Game/Series^: 3/4
Most Points Game/Series^: 3/4
First Collegiate Goal*:
11/4/05 vs. Niagara
First Collegiate Point*:
11/4/05 vs. Niagara - goal
Playoff Scoring^: 4-5--9 (11 games)
| 2005-06* |
37 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
19/38 |
1/0 |
1/0 |
0 |
1/0 |
1/7 |
0 |
+19 |
| 2006-07* |
37 |
4 |
23 |
27 |
19/38 |
2/0 |
1/8 |
0 |
0/0 |
4/22 |
0 |
+21 |
| 2007-08* |
37 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
22/44 |
2/0 |
1/4 |
0 |
1/0 |
7/17 |
0 |
+23 |
| 2008-09 |
32 |
9 |
23 |
32 |
20/40 |
6/0 |
1/5 |
0 |
1/0 |
7/23 |
0 |
+19 |
*Statistics while at Mercyhurst College
^Statistics at Mercyhurst and Wayne State combined
