SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Natalie Magallon is back for her second season with the Bears after being named the 2018 SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year.
 
2018: Played in all 31 games, led the Bears and the SUNYAC with 689 digs and 6.04 digs-per-set and led team with 45 aces,
 
2017 (with Rio Hondo): Played in 22 matches, recorded 15 kills, 101 assists, 25 aces and 180 digs
 
2016 (with Rio Hondo): Played in 20 matches, recorded 16 assists, 18 aces and 76 digs
 
Personal: Daughter of Guillermina Maldonado and Guillermo Magallon . . . majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition . . . career ambition is to be a strength and conditioning coach . . . was all-league honorable mention, first team and second team at Bell Gardens High . . . is a fan of Misty May Treanor and the Los Angeles Dodgers . . . when not on the court enjoys playing other dancing, paddle boarding and playing beach volleyball . . . was team captain and South Coast Conference second team at Rio Hondo . . . favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy, The Bachelor/Bachelorette . . . favorite musicians are Khalid and Shawn Mendes . . . favorite thing about being an NCAA athlete is that she still gets to experience the level of competitive volleyball while getting her degree and building friendships with and supporting other athletes . . . greatest sports accomplishment is being named 2018 SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year . . . favorite Potsdam class is Personal Training . . .  greatest Potsdam memory is rallying from seven points down to beat Cortland and make the 2018 Playoffs