Natalie Blaylock

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Viewmont HS
Hometown:
Farmington, UT

OUTLOOK: Formerly Natalie Ellis; was married to Chris Blaylock during the offseason... Natalie is an All-Big Sky Conference performer... The senior striker is the Wildcats' top-returning scorer, entering 2007 with 40 career points on 17 goals and six assists... Ranks fourth all-time at WSU in career goals and seventh in career points... Holds an impressive .218 shot percentage over her career with 17 goals on only 78 career shots.

As a Junior in 2006: Natalie emerged as a starter for the Wildcats after starting only twice in her first two seasons... Played in all 19 matches and started 18 times... Had a great season offensively for the 'Cats, posting career-highs in points (20), goals (9), shots (48) and shots on-goal (28)... Recorded her second career multi-goal match with a pair of tallies in WSU's 2-1 win over Portland State on Oct. 7... Scored in the 97th minute on Oct. 13 against Northern Colorado, giving the 'Cats a 2-1 overtime win. The game-winner snapped an 18-period overtime scoreless streak for WSU, which dated back to September of 2004... Was named to the All-Big Sky Conference Second Team... Was left off the All-Big Sky First Team despite leading the conference in goals scored both overall and in conference play only. She also ranked third in total points overall (second in points per game at 1.05) and second in points in conference matches only... Was second on the team in scoring, behind Linsey McFarland’s 22 points... Tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with two... Both of her game-winners came in conference play and in back-to-back outings (Oct. 7 vs. Portland State and Oct. 13 vs. Northern Colorado)... Was second on the team in shot percentage at .188 and first among players with 10 or more shots... Her nine points on four goals and one assist during Big Sky play led the Wildcats... Combined with McFarland to give WSU just its fifth duo to reach 20 points in a single season. The pair’s 42 combined points tied Lisa Anthony and Celeste Collins (1998) for the fourth-highest total by a Wildcat duo in WSU soccer history.

As a Sophomore in 2005: Played in 20 games for the Wildcats, starting once... Tallied career-highs in points (15), goals (6), assists (3), shots (22), shots-on-goal (12) and game-winning goals (3)... Scored her six goals on only 22 shots for a shot percentage of .273... Was one of four Wildcats to score at least 15 points, which had never happened before at Weber State... Scored four of her six goals over six games during the Big Sky conference regular season... Two of the four conference goals were game-winners... Posted single-match career-high’s with four points and two goals in a 2-0 win over Eastern Washington on Oct. 20 in Ogden... Recorded an assist as WSU defeated Northern Arizona 4-1 in the Big Sky Conference championship match on Nov. 5.

As a Freshman in 2004: Natalie played in 15 games as a freshman and started once... Was second in scoring among a talented freshman class as she scored five points on two goals and one assist... One of her two goals was a game-winner as she scored her first career points on a goal in the 59th minute to give the Wildcats a crucial 2-1 conference victory over Sacramento State on Oct. 23... Her lone assist also came in the Oct. 23 win over the Hornets, giving her three points for the game ... Was very efficient offensively, scoring twice on only eight shots for a shot percentage of .250 (second on the team only to Naomi Felix’s mark of .316). She also put five of her eight shots on-goal for a SOG percentage of .625, which tied Becky Clark for the team-best among players with more than one shot attempt.

During her Prep career: Natalie is a 2004 graduate of Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah, where she lettered three times in soccer, three times in track and twice in basketball... Scored three points on a goal and an assist during the 2003 North/South High School All-Star game... Was Viewmont’s leading scorer in 2002 and 2003... Was the team MVP in 2003... Scored the game-winning goal to send her team to the state quarterfinals in 2003... Was a senior All-Star and an All-State selection her senior year... Was an All-State Honorable Mention in basketball... Helped the Viewmont 4 X 400 meter relay team to a second place finish in the State Championship meet in which they established a school record time.