Engel Named to ESPN The Magazine All-District Academic First-Team
Penn
State Behrend women's
basketball standout Natalie Engel (McDonald, PA/Fort Cherry) has been named
to the ESPN The Magazine All-District Academic First-Team by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Engel has started all 19 games this season for the blue and white and is
averaging 13.9 ppg while playing 29.9 minutes per game. Engel has also
tallied 53 rebounds, 35 steals, and 23 assists as a senior and captain for
the Behrend Lions. Off the court, Engel is a biology major carrying a
3.95 GPA and has been named academic all-conference the past three years.
Over her career Engel has contributed in a number of ways for the blue and
white, while starting 73 consecutive games. She ranks among the top
ten all-time at Behrend in free throw percentage, and among the top 15
all-time in assists, steals, 3-pointers made, and free throws made.
Head coach Roz Fornari said, "Natalie is very deserving of this recognition.
She has developed into an outstanding leader for our program and has worked
extremely hard both on and off the court. We are all very proud of
what she has accomplished during her time at Behrend."
The Behrend Lions (10-9, 8-5) will be back in the Junker Center on Saturday, February 7
at 1 p.m. to take on Penn State Altoona in another AMCC match-up. They
will then hit the road for three straight conference games before closing
out the year at home against Pitt-Bradford on February 21 at 6:00 p.m.