Natalie Karlen

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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

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Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Position:
Attack
Class:
Senior
High School:
North Hagerstown
Hometown:
Hagerstown, Md.

2021: Named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year … earned First Team All-MAC honors … three-time MAC Offensive Player of the Week honoree (3/4, 4/7, 5/6) … recognized on IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... received Academic All-MAC recognition … honored as MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (5/7) … nominee for the NCAA 2022 Today’s Top 10 Award … had the best offensive statistical season in program history, setting records in goals (64), points (86), shots (125), shots on goal (91), free position goals (13) and free position shots (27) … led the MAC and ranked eighth in the NCAA in goals per game (4.27) … ranked No. 1 in the MAC and No. 6 in the NCAA in points per game (5.73) … finished career as the program’s leader in goals (171), points (247), shots (378), shots on goal (280), free position goals (45) and free position attempts (92) and ranked second in assists (76) … started all 15 games … broke the CMU single-game record for goals (10) and points (13) in a 21-14 victory over Kent State (4/1) … in a rematch with the Golden Flashes (4/28), posted 11 points (8 goals, 3 assists) … scored six goals in 12-11 win over Oregon (2/28) … posted six goals and one assist against Robert Morris (4/24) and Akron (5/1) … had a season-high five assists in addition to three goals in season finale vs. Detroit Mercy (5/3) … totaled 24 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and seven draw controls.

2020: Named Preseason All-SoCon … Academic All-SoCon ... started all five games … led CMU in goals (13), assists (11), points (24) and shots (31) … also had a team-best five free position goals … ranked No. 2 in the SoCon in assists per game (2.2) and points per game (4.80) … had a goal and an assist at No. 7 Notre Dame (2/16) … totaled five points (3 goals, 2 assists) and two caused turnovers in win vs. Butler (2/23) … posted one of the best offensive games in program history, tallying four goals and four assists at Cincinnati (3/1), earning SoCon Offensive Player of the Week recognition (3/3) … recorded five points (3 goals, 2 assists) and had two draw controls at Marquette (3/4) … totaled two goals, two assists and three ground balls in victory over Stetson (3/8).

2019: Named Second Team All-SoCon … Academic All-SoCon ... Southern Conference Honor Roll ... appeared in 18 games with 15 starts … led CMU in goals (45) and points (61) and finished second in assists (16) … scored a team-high nine free position goals … recorded two or more goals in 15 games … also topped the team with 103 shots and 80 shots on goals … also totaled 21 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and three draw controls … notched hat tricks in wins over Butler (2/24) and Cincinnati (3/1) … posted seven points (5 goals, 2 assists) in home victory over Marquette (3/21) … scored six goals and tallied two assists at Kennesaw State (3/29) … had five points in wins over Wofford (5/12) (4 goals, 1 assist) and Kent State (4/20) (3 goals, 3 assists) … scored four goals and collected a season-high three ground balls vs. Detroit Mercy.

2018: Received First Team All-SoCon recognition ... Academic All-SoCon ... led CMU with 56 points ... ranked second on the team in assists with 23 and fourth in goals with 33 ... scored a total of 25 goals over the season's final 10 games ... led the SoCon in free position goals per game (2.67) ... set the program record for free position goals in a season with 12 ... had a hat trick, including going 2-for-2 from 8 meters, in win over Butler (2/28) ... scored the game-winning goal in 15-13 conference victory over Mercer (3/29) ... broke the program mark for points in a game, totaling nine (4 goals, 5 assists) in regular season win over Furman (4/13) ... had a goal and four assists against Coastal Carolina (4/22) ... tied a season-high with four goals and added an assist at Detroit Mercy (4/28) ... totaled 20 ground balls, five caused turnovers and four draw controls.

2017: Played in 16 games, with 12 starts ... totaled 20 points (16 goals, 4 assists) ... led CMU with three game-winning goals and ranked second in free position goals (6) ... tallied 16 draw controls, 10 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... notched a hat trick and had one assist in collegiate debut, a 20-10 road win over Saint Francis (2/16) ... recorded another hat trick at Butler (3/16) ... totaled a season-high five points (3 goals, 2 assists) at Stetson (4/7) ... had two goals vs. Gardner-Webb (3/14) and Old Dominion (4/13).

High School/Club: Four-year letterwinner ... scored 68 goals and 23 assists, representing 68% of team's points as a junior ... also lead the county in goals, assists and total points ... named all-county first team and MVAL First Team in 2014 and 2015 ... received second team all-county and MVAL Second Team honors in 2013 ... also earned four letters in basketball ... named MVAL First Team (2015) and all-county first team (2014, 2015) ... on Distinguished Honor Roll (2013-15) ... member of National Honors Society (2015-16) ... FCA Scholar Athlete of the Month (2015) ... Stars Recipient, NHHS (2013) ... played club lacrosse with M&D in Baltimore.