15 Natasha Ray
Natasha Ray
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • High School:
    Cheyenne Mountain
  • Previous College:
    Yavapai College
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Mass Communications

Bio

Finished her career ranked seventh in program history in aces (116) and digs (991), eighth in kills (835), 14th in blocks (136), 15th in matches played (83) and 17th in sets played (315).

Among program single-season records, finished her career ranked third in aces (58, 2012), tied for ninth in kills (321, 2012), ranked 11th in digs (423, 2012), ranked 14th in kills (287, 2011) and ranked 15th in digs (339, 2011).

As a Senior in 2013: Played in all 23 matches for the Ravens, primarily as an outside hitter...All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team selection...Earned volleyball's Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award...Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference Team selection...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished seventh in the Northeast-10 in aces per set (0.37), 14th in points per set (3.12) and 16th in kills per set (2.55)...Led the team in points per set...Finished tied for second on the team in aces per set and ranked third in kills per set and digs per set (2.57)...Averaged 0.22 blocks per set and hit .185 over 767 attempts...Recorded 227 kills, 27 assists, 33 aces, 229 digs, 32 blocks (three solo) and 277.5 points...Hammered out 13 kills to go with eight digs and a pair of block assists at Millersville on 9/7...Notched 12 kills, eight digs and an ace against New Haven on 9/21...Piled up 19 digs, nine kills and an ace at American International on 9/24...Finished with 12 kills, five digs, four aces and two blocks (one solo) against Bridgeport on 9/28...Hammered out a career best 28 kills while hitting .311 over 74 attempts, added 14 digs for her first double-double of the season (34th career), and served up three aces at Saint Michael's on 10/8...Chalked up 10 kills, hit .304 over 23 swings and added one ace and two blocks (one solo) at New York Tech on 10/12...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/13...Notched 12 kills, four digs, two aces and two block assists against Merrimack on 10/22...Rang up 12 kills to hit .423 over 26 attempts and added nine digs and two aces against Saint Anselm on 10/29...Recorded her second double-double of the year, and the 35th of her career, with 12 kills and 20 digs at Adelphi on 11/1...Tallied 19 digs, six kills and four aces at Pace on 11/2...Hammered down 19 kills to hit .436 over 39 attempts and added eight digs against Le Moyne on 11/8...Had a season-best seven blocks to go with 10 digs, nine kills and two aces against Saint Rose on 11/9...Had her third double double of the season, the 36th and final of her career, with 14 kills and 21 digs at Southern Connecticut State on 11/15...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/17.
2013 Statistics 

Ray As a Junior in 2012: Played in all 34 matches for the Ravens...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Earned volleyball's Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award...Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference Team selection...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished 52nd in the nation in aces per set (0.45)...Ranked first in the Northeast-10 in aces (58), third in aces per set, 16th in digs per set (3.30), 17th in points per set (3.26) and 20th in kills per set (2.51)...Led the team in kills per set, aces, receiving percentage (.962) and points per set...Finished second on the team in digs per set and third in blocks (58, 18 solo) and blocks per set (0.45)...Tallied 321 kills, 24 assists, 423 digs and 417 points...In the season opener, posted her 22nd career double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs against West Chester on 8/31; later in the day, picked up her 23rd career double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs, to go with four aces and two solo blocks, against Dowling...Matched her career high with 20 kills and added 17 digs for her 24th career double-double, her third of the season, against Caldwell on 9/21; later in the day, contributed four blocks (two solo) against Texas A&M International...Notched her 25th career double-double, her fourth of the season, with 13 kills and 19 digs agaisnt Saint Mary's (Texas) on 9/22...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 9/23...Served up a career-best nine aces at Bridgeport on 9/28...Posted her 26th career double-double, her fifth of the season, with 12 kills and a career-high 28 digs, while adding four block assists, at Southern New Hampshire on 10/2...Notched the 27th double-double of her career, her sixth of the season, with 11 kills and 12 digs, to go with six aces, at Bentley on 10/13...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/14...Made it back-to-back double-doubles with the 28th of her career, on 14 kills and 14 digs, while adding a carer-best five blocks (three solo) at Merrimack on 10/16...Contributed her 29th career double-double, her eighth of the season, with 14 kills and 24 digs, to go with four aces, against LIU Post on 10/20...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/21...Made it back-to-back double-doubles again, and her fourth in five matches, with the 30th of her career, courtesy of 14 kills and 10 digs, while serving up six aces, against Saint Michael's on 10/23...Posted her 31st career double-double, her 10th of the season, with 12 kills and 12 digs against Adelphi on 11/2...Notched four block assists against American International on 10/6...Picked up her 32nd career double-double, her 11th of the season, with 19 kills and 13 digs at Assumption on 11/10...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/11...Made it back-to-back double-doubles, with the 33rd of her career, on 14 kills and 27 digs against Pace in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Championship on 11/13.
2012 Statistics 

As a Sophomore in 2011: Played in all 26 matches for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Ranked 10th in the Northeast-10 in kills per set (2.93), 12th in points per set (3.49) and tied for 14th in digs per set (3.46)...Led the team in kills per set and points per set...Ranked second on the team in digs per set and third in aces (25) and blocks per set (0.47)...Made her Ravens debut and notched a career-high four blocks (three solo) to go with 14 kills, four digs and an ace in the season opener at Michigan Tech on 9/2; later in the day, notched her seventh career double-double, her first as a Raven, with a career-high 20 kills to go with 10 digs against Notre Dame (Ohio)...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 9/4...Picked up her eighth career double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs against Merrimack on 9/9...Registered her ninth career double-double with 13 kills and 17 digs at Massachusetts Lowell on 9/10; later in the day, registered her 10th career double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs against Post...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 9/11...Posted her fifth double-double of the season, and the 11th of her career, with 10 kills and a career-best 26 digs against District of Columbia on 9/17...Tallied 10 kills and 14 digs for her 12th career double-double at Massachusetts Lowell on 9/20...Rang up her 13th career double-double with 17 kills and 15 digs against New Haven on 9/24...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 9/25...Picked up 10 kills and 12 digs for the 14th double-double of her career against Mercy on 10/1...Rattled off 11 kills and 12 digs to contribute her 15th career double-double against Bentley on 10/4...Notched her 16th career double-double, her 10th of the season, with 13 kills and 21 digs against Merrimack on 10/11...Posted her 17th career double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs at Southern Connecticut State on 10/13...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/16...Chipped in her 18th career double-double with a 16-kill, 16-dig double-double against Saint Rose on 10/22...Finished with her 19th career double-double on 10 kills and 16 digs against Le Moyne on 10/23...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/23...Picked up her 20th career double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs against Saint Anselm on 10/25...Posted her 21st career double-double, her 15th of the campaign, with 10 kills and 13 digs against American International on 11/3.
2011 Statistics 

As a Freshman at Yavapai College in 2010: Played in 36 matches for the Roughriders...All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Honorable Mention seleciton...Ranked second on the team in aces (32) and third in digs per set (2.78) and kills per set (2.36)...Hit .224 with 205 kills and 62 errors over 639 attempts...Tallied 242 digs, 25 assists and 22 blocks...Made her collegiate debut with eight kills, four digs, two blocks and three aces against Garden City CC on 8/27...Notched her first career double-double with 16 digs and 14 kills against Western Wyoming CC later on 8/27...Chalked up 10 digs and seven kills against Vernon on 8/28...Later on 8/28, chipped in 12 digs and four aces against Dodge City CC...Tallied her second double-double of the season with 12 kills and 12 digs to go with 2.5 blocks and a season-high four assists against Eastern Arizona on 9/1...Served up four aces against Pima CC on 9/3...Picked up her third double-double with 12 digs and 10 kills against South Mountain CC on 9/17...Piled up 14 digs against Eastern Wyoming on 9/24...Chalked up 13 digs against Chandler-Gilbert CC on 9/29...Rang up a season-high 16 kills against Arizona Western on 10/2...Notched her fourth double-double effort with a season-high 25 digs to go with 11 kills and a season-high six aces against Phoenix on 10/4...Tallied another double-double, her fifth, with 17 digs and 11 kills against Scottsdale CC on 10/12...Served up three aces against Palm Beach State on 10/15...Notched her sixth double-double with 14 digs and 12 kills against South Mountain CC on 10/20...Rang up 12 kills against Phoenix on 10/27...Piled up 13 digs and seven kills against Chandler-Gilbert CC on 10/29.
2010 Statistics 

Before College: Three-year letterwinner at Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colo.) after one year at Coronado High School...All-State Honorable Mention as both a junior and a senior...All-League First Team selection as a senior...Team captured state titles in both her junior and senior seasons after a runner-up finish as a sophomore, and brought home regional, district and league championships in each of her three years at Cheyenne Mountain...Academic All-State First Team selection in her junior and senior years...Made numerous appearances at the Junior Olympics throughout her club career.

Personal: Daughter of Bettina and Paul Ray...A mass communications major and a business administration and public relations double-minor.