9  Natalie Baker Class: Junior Hometown: Springville, Utah High School: Springville HS Last College: Utah Height: 5-7 Position: F Experience: 1V

At Utah Valley ...

JUNIOR (2012): Scored five goals in 2012, good for third on the squad ... appeared in all 21 games at striker for UVU, earning eight starts and logging 1,037 minutes ... registered two assists on the year, both coming in a 5-0 rout of Delaware State on Oct. 29 ... scored goals in back-to-back games to open the year, tallying against UTEP on Aug. 17 and against Sacred Heart on Aug. 22 ... scored in the 67th minute of the Great West Conference tournament championship ... also tallied against Wyoming for the second consecutive season.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Named Great West Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... also named GWC Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team All-GWC honors at forward ... her team-high 12 goals and 30 points were single-season UVU school records ... also led UVU in assists with six ... appeared in all 21 games and started 15, logging 1,193 minutes ... twice named GWC Player of the Week, first earning the award on Sept. 26 following a two-goal, one-assist performance in a 5-1 win at Idaho State, then again the following week after scoring two goals, including the game-winner, in a 3-2 victory at North Dakota ... scored twice to lead UVU to a 4-1 win at NJIT on Oct. 22 ... scored twice in UVU's 4-1 semifinal victory over North Dakota at the GWC Tournament ... scored three game-winning goals on the season and netted a penalty kick on Sept. 18 in a 2-1 loss at Baylor ... scored six goals in six GWC games to go along with two assists ... led the GWC in goals (6), points (14), points per game (2.3), and goals per game (1.0) ... named to the GWC All-Academic team ... earned second team 2011 NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-West Region team honors.

Before Utah Valley ...
Played her freshman season at the University of Utah where she appeared in 19 games, starting eight and ... scored one goal vs. Princeton and had one assist vs. Wyoming ... prepped at Springville High School in Springville, Utah where she led her team to the state semi-finals as a senior ... named first team All-State and the Utah Valley Player of the Year ... led team in scoring and was among leaders in Utah ... named Offensive MVP two time ('07 and '08) ... played for the HC Storm and the Celtic Storm ... also ran track at Springville and is a two-time state champion in the 400m, the 200m and a member of the 4x400 two-time state-champion team.

Personal ...
Daughter of Paul and Beverly Young ... born in Provo, Utah ... plans to major in nursing at UVU ... comes from a family of 10 kids and has eight sisters and one brother.