Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning letterwinner and 2-year starter....Team MVP 2019....PBC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 21-27, 2019)....934 career digs entering 2019....Played in 24 matches as a junior (2018)....Ranked 10th in the Peach Belt with 3.14 digs per set....4 matches with 25+ digs....FMU's libero in 2017....Ranked 7th in the Peach Belt Conference for digs per set....Led team in digs (349) and was second in service aces (23)....Serve receive pct of .943, dig-to-kill pct of .295, and reception-to-kill pct of .299....Ended the 2016 as the team's libero....2nd on the squad in digs and service aces....Ranked 12th in the conference in digs per set, 13th in service aces per set, 14th in total digs, and 15th in total aces....7 matches with 20+ digs....The program has been watching Natalie for the past two years and have always liked her game.....Makes tough plays look easy.....Her serve reception is steady....Has the ability to handle anything an offense throws at her....Will transition well to playing defense against collegiate players.....Part of a seven-person signing class that has a good blend of personalities that will be fun to work with.....Helps address needs left by the last year’s three graduating seniors....Should give the Patriots the potential to take another step forward as a program.....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Natalie Anne Vaughn in Newport News, Va.
• Graduate of Menchville High School, where she played for coach Chris Gray
• As a senior, helped lead Menchville to the PenSouth Conference 10 regular-season and tournament championships
• Helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a 23-3 overall record
• Named Conference 10 Co-Player of the Year as a senior
• Garnered All-State Group 5A second-team honors
• First-team All-Region accolades
• Named to play in the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star match
• Four-time first-team All-Conference selection
• Two-time team MVP
• Played with the Hampton Roads Junior Club
• Lettered three years in softball
• Nickname is Natty Light

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Wizard  
• Favorite Superhero: Groot
• Favorite Athlete: Courtney Abdur-Rahim
• Favorite Sports Team: Washington Redskins 
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Guardians of the Galaxy
• Favorite Food: Salman
• Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach
• Twitter Handle: @natalievaughn23
• Instagram Account: @nat_in_the_hatt
• Your Motivation Music: Reggae 
• Favorite Thing About FMU: People  
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Sleep
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win
• Why you first chose your sport: It was my favorite
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: Weight room
• Interesting Notes: I sleep a lot
• Brush With Greatness: NPS