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Jersey Number 2
Natalie Hayward
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Bothell, Washington
- High School:
- Archbishop Murphy
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 10, vs. Mississippi State (11/20/2022)
- Attacks: 32, at Xavier (11/9/2018)*
- Hitting Pct.: 1.000, vs. Florida (2/26/2021)
- Assists: 61, vs. Mississippi State (11/20/2022)
- Aces: 4 (2x), last vs. Kentucky (10/27/2021)
- Solo Blocks: 1 (5x), vs. Elon (9/2/2022)
- Block Assists: 7 (2x), vs.Georgia (10/15/2021)
- Total Blocks: 7 (2x), vs. Georgia (10/15/2021)
- Digs: 21, at Mississippi State (10/14/2021)
- * -at DePaul
HONORS
- SEC Player & Setter of the Week (11/21/2022)
- SEC Setter of the Week (9/12/2022)
- 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 AVCA Southeast All-Region Honorable Mention
- 2021 All-SEC Team
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- SEC Player & Setter of the Week (10/11/2021)
- SEC Setter of the Week (9/27/2021)
- SEC Setter of the Week (8/30/2021)
- 2021 Tennessee Classic MVP
- SEC Player & Setter of the Week (2/15/2021)
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 - SENIOR (5th YEAR)
- Finished her Tennessee career with 3,015 assists - the third most by a Lady Vol in the rally-scoring era and the sixth most in Tennessee history all-time
- Her 10.05 assists per set career mark ranks sixth all-time in UT history
- Is second all-time in Tennessee history with a .366 career attack percentage (min. 100 attacks per season)
- Closed out her Lady Vol career with 30 double-doubles - seventh most in Tennessee history
- Dished out 48 assists and 7 digs against Purdue (12/1)
- Tallied 30 assists and 6 digs helping the Lady Vols win against Alabama (11/25)
- Posted a triple-double of 10 kills, 14 digs, and a career-best of 61 assists beating Mississippi State (11/20)
- Dished out 33 assists, scored 6 kills, and earned 7 digs in the win over Mississippi State (11/19)
- Recorded nine kills tying her career high and dished out 28 assists at Kentucky (11/16)
- Facilitated 34 assists and posted 12 digs against LSU (11/5)
- Hit .429 and notched 39 assists against Auburn (10/21)
- Tallied 31 assists and fired home 2 aces versus South Carolina (10/9)
- Posted 40th double-double with 40 assists and 15 digs in the win against South Carolina (10/8)
- Earned nine digs versus Texas A&M (9/25)
- Dished out 35 assists, scored seven kills, earned eight digs and fired home two aces against Missouri (9/21)
- Hit .667 in win over Norfolk State (9/10/2022)
- Tallied two blocks in win over New Hampshire (9/9/2022)
- 2022 Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team
- Posted 22nd double-double at Tennessee dishing out 50 assists and gathering 12 digs against Loyola Chicago (8/26)
- Posted 23rd double-double with 34 assists and 13 digs against BGSU (8/27)
- Registered 41 assists and gathering 9 digs against Purdue (8/27)
2021 - SENIOR
- 2021 Tennessee Classic MVP
- SEC Setter of the Week (8/30)
- SEC Setter of the Week (9/27)
- SEC Player & Setter of the Week (10/11)
- Finished the season with career-highs in assists (1,162), kills (105), hitting percentage (.394), digs (296) and blocks (81)
- Averaged 10.66 assists per set in 2021 - a mark that ranks fourth in the SEC and 31st nationally
- Totaled 36 assists against Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (12/4)
- Recorded 33 assists, 10 digs, seven blocks, and 2 service aces in the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina (12/3)
- Tied her career high in assists (57), notched six kills and nine digs against Missouri (11/24)
- Totaled 29 assists and eight digs in a sweep of Alabama (11/19)
- Notched 41 assists, five blocks, and five digs versus Alabama (11/18)
- Registered 50 assists, and a career-high 21 digs against Mississippi State (11/14)
- Recorded 42 assists and 13 digs against Mississippi State (11/13)
- Notched 44 assists and nine digs in the win over Ole Miss (11/7)
- Totaled 41 assists and five kills against Florida (11/4)
- Posted 29 assists against Kentucky (10/27)
- Recorded 48 assists, 13 digs, five blocks, and four service aces in a five-set victory over LSU (10/23)
- Notched 41 assists and 13 digs at Georgia (10/15)
- Registered five kills and 34 assists in a three-set victory at South Carolina (10/9)
- Recorded 44 assists and seven digs to help the Lady Vols beat the Gamecocks (10/8)
- Tallied 49 assists, three service aces, and a career-high 20 digs against Texas A&M (10/3)
- Registered 28 assists and eight digs in a win over Texas A&M (10/2)
- Recorded 37 assists and 14 digs against Auburn (9/29)
- Totaled 30 assists and 15 digs versus Arkansas (9/26)
- Generated nine kills, 38 assists, and 19 digs in a four-set win over Arkansas (9/25)
- Recorded 31 assists and 10 digs against Purdue (9/18)
- Totaled 40 assists and four blocks versus Jacksonville State (9/17)
- Notched a double-double with 35 assists and 15 digs against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/17)
- Tallied 38 assists and nine digs to lift Tennessee over Morehead State (9/12)
- Lead Tennessee with 24 assists against Morehead State (9/10)
- Put up 51 assists, 11 digs, and a career-high 7 blocks against Pitt (9/5)
- Set a career-high 57 assists and picked up 12 digs to help Tennessee defeat No. 9 Baylor (9/3)
- Recorded 36 assists and seven digs in the victory against NC State (8/28)
- Notched 29 assists to lead Tennessee to a win over ETSU (8/28)
- Posted 43 assists in the season-opening win over Texas Tech (8/27)
2020-21 - JUNIOR
- Notched the SEC's fifth-highest assists per set total, averaging 9.53 for the season
- Her 715 assists are 10th-most in Tennessee's single-season rankings during the 25-point rally-scoring era
- In the 25-point rally-scoring era, Hayward's 9.53 assists per set rank fifth in UT's single-season listings
- Recorded a double-double that included 48 assists and 12 digs in a five-set win over LSU (3/25/21)
- Recorded 42 assists, five kills, eight digs, and an ace in the win over LSU (3/24/21)
- Played a well-rounded game that included four kills, 42 assists, one ace, two block assists, and eight digs in the win over Alabama (3/20/21)
- Racked up 31 assists and nine digs in the loss against Alabama (3/19/21)
- Picked up 42 assists, recorded seven digs, and had three block assists in the loss against Arkansas (3/14/21)
- Recorded a double-double that included 47 assists, 11 digs while serving two aces in the win over Arkansas (3/13/21)
- Racked up 29 assists in a three-set sweep over Mississippi State (3/6/21)
- Recorded 7 kills on 9 attacks and picked up 39 assists in a four-set win over Mississippi State (3/5/21)
- Picked up 30 assists in the loss against Florida (2/26/21)
- Notched another double-double with 26 assists and 13 digs in the loss against Florida (2/25/21)
- Recorded a double-double that included 32 assists and 12 digs in the win against #16 Missouri (2/13/21)
- Recorded a double-double that included a career-high 54 assists and 14 digs in a five-set win over #16 Missouri (2/12/21)
- Brought in 42 assists in the victory over #15 South Carolina (11/6/20)
- Racked up 52 assists in the five-set loss to Georgia (10/29/20)
- Recorded 41 assists in the win over Georgia (10/28/20)
- Started in her first match for the Lady Vols against #3 Kentucky (10/16/20)
- Tallied 24 total assists and 8 digs in the loss at #3 Kentucky (10/17/20)
2019 - SOPHOMORE (AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY)
- Appeared in 29 of 30 matches for the Blue Demons in 2019.
- Led DePaul and ranked 10th in the Big East with 666 assists, averaging just under six assists per set.
- Tallied 11 assist/dig double-doubles, which showcased her versatility both offensively and defensively.
- Recorded double-digit assists in all but one of the 29 matches in which she appeared.
2018 - FRESHMAN (AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY)
- Appeared in all 29 matches for the Blue Demons, playing in 101 of 102 sets.
- Led DePaul with 499 assists, averaging 4.94 assists per set.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Archbishop Murphy Academy in Bothell, Washington, where she was a four-year starter.
- Was named team captain as a senior in 2017 and was honored as the team's Impact Player of the Year.
- As a junior in 2016, she was named first-team All-Area and was selected as MVP of the Cascadia Conference.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Mike and Laurie Hayward
- Born August 30
- Has one sibling, Sam, who plays volleyball at Seattle
- Majoring in Child and Family Studies
- Why Tennessee: "Tennessee is special to me because it has given me the opportunity to grow, learn, become a better person and has given me the opportunity to be a part of a special group of female athletes rooted in Lady Vol tradition."
- Future Plans: "My plans after I finish at Tennessee are to hopefully go overseas and play for as long as I can."
- Her mother, Laurie, played volleyball at the University of Washington and was the program's first ever All-American.
- Her father, Mike, played basketball at the University of Washington and was the Pac-10's Freshman of the Year in 1987-88
- Recipient of the Richard and Patricia Mallicote Volleyball Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
Thursday, October 03
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Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
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