Natalie Bain

Class:
Junior
Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Alexandria, Ky.
High School:
Notre Dame

2024 USC All-American Second Team
2024 USC All-East Region
2024 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2024 All-BIG EAST First Team
2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
2024 All-Ohio First Team
2024 Academic All-Ohio First Team
2024 BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2023 USC All-America Second Team
2023 USC All-East Region First Team
2023 All-BIG EAST First Team
2022 All-BIG EAST Second Team
2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2022 USC All-East Region Second Team
2022 OCSA NCAA Division I All-Ohio First Team

2024: Started in all 21 matches on the backline of the Musketeer defense that limited opposing teams to just 18 goals on the season, and just seven in BIG EAST play...Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST honors... Led the Musketeers' field players in minutes played at 1,845 and played the full time in 16 matches, including nine of 10 BIG EAST matches...Helped Xavier's defense to 10 shutouts on the season...Offensively, had a career-high three goals...Combined with an assist, had a career-best seven points for the campaign...Notched the game-winner in Xavier’s 8-0 win at Valpo, one of two goals for the game, her first multi-goal game as a Musketeer...Recorded a goal and an assist in Xavier’s 3-0 win at Butler...Earned a spot on the USC All-America Second Team, the first Musketeer in program history to earn USC All-American honors twice in her career.

2023: Made 20 starts for the Musketeers, playing 1,770 minutes for a Xavier defense that allowed only eight goals in the regular season, and just two in BIG EAST regular season play....Played the full time in 17 matches on the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeers enter the NCAA Tournament with a BIG EAST-best team GAA of 0.495, the sixth-best mark in NCAA DI at the conclusion of conference tournaments...Helped the Xavier defense finished the season with 13 shutouts, matching the school record set in 2019...Offensively, finished with two points on a goal scored in Xavier's 3-0 win at DePaul...Helped Xavier to a 14-4-4 season, winning a share of the 2023 BIG EAST Regular Season title...had 14 shots on the season, with eight on-frame...A United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and First Team All-BIG EAST selection...Helped the Musketeers to an at-large bid in the NCAA Championship, earning a 4-seed, Xavier's best seeding in program history, and the program's second home match in the tournament.

2022: Made all 23 starts, playing 2,085 minutes to lead all field players in 2022...Played the full time in 19 matches and played at least 80 minutes in every game, helping limit opponents to just 12 goals during the regular season...The Musketeer defense finished with 11 shutouts on the season, which is tied for second most in a season in Xavier's record books...Offensively, collected six points, scoring two goals off of set pieces, including the game-winner at Butler...Also had a pair of assists, dishing out an assist in BIG EAST play and assisting on Chloe Netzel's game-winner in the NCAA Tournament match at Tennessee...Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Freshman honors.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Notre Dame Academy...As a senior, was part of the team that went 28-0-1 and won the KHSAA State Championship in 2021, allowing only four goals on the season...Was named the USA Today High School Sports Girls Soccer Player of the Year...Also named the tournament MVP at the district, regional and state levels...Scored the game-winning goal in the state championship match...Also has club experience playing for Kings Hammer.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise Science...Daughter of Aly and Thomas Bain...Has two siblings, Carter and Landon.