Meet the Mavs: Natalie Ebke
Jan 30, 2012 | Volleyball
Do you have any nicknames? Nat.
What age did you age started playing volleyball? Around fifth grade.
What was your first volleyball memory? Playing in a YMCA league where you have to catch the ball first when it comes over the net.
What is your best volleyball memory? Winning the Junior Olympics 18 Open National Championship.
Who is your volleyball idol and why? Jordan Larson (of Nebraska) because she was pretty much the player I wanted to be.
Who influenced your volleyball career the most and why? My teammates that I played with as I got older. They helped me really enjoy the came and realize how much I love playing.
What is your favorite pro sports team? Lakers.
Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan.
What is the best team you have ever competed against? The 17 and under Junior Olympic Dominican Republic volleyball team.
Do you have any superstitions? Pray for a win during the national anthem.
Where are you most excited to travel next season? Annapolis.
What is your favorite pre-game meal? Any kind of pasta.
What is your favorite book? Harry Potter series.
What is your favorite board game? Clue.
What is your favorite movie? Happy Gilmore.
What is your favorite class at UNO? Business Marketing or Geography.
What are you career goals? Become a sports marketer for a major athletic performance company or market for a major college or professional sports program.
What is something people may not know about you? I had strep three times in three months last spring and had to have two surgeries to get my tonsils out.
Natalie Ebke is a junior outside hitter from Lincoln, Neb. In 2011, she averaged 2.99 kills and 2.89 digs per set and led Nebraska Omaha with 320 total kills.
What age did you age started playing volleyball? Around fifth grade.
What was your first volleyball memory? Playing in a YMCA league where you have to catch the ball first when it comes over the net.
What is your best volleyball memory? Winning the Junior Olympics 18 Open National Championship.
Who is your volleyball idol and why? Jordan Larson (of Nebraska) because she was pretty much the player I wanted to be.
Who influenced your volleyball career the most and why? My teammates that I played with as I got older. They helped me really enjoy the came and realize how much I love playing.
What is your favorite pro sports team? Lakers.
Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan.
What is the best team you have ever competed against? The 17 and under Junior Olympic Dominican Republic volleyball team.
Do you have any superstitions? Pray for a win during the national anthem.
Where are you most excited to travel next season? Annapolis.
What is your favorite pre-game meal? Any kind of pasta.
What is your favorite book? Harry Potter series.
What is your favorite board game? Clue.
What is your favorite movie? Happy Gilmore.
What is your favorite class at UNO? Business Marketing or Geography.
What are you career goals? Become a sports marketer for a major athletic performance company or market for a major college or professional sports program.
What is something people may not know about you? I had strep three times in three months last spring and had to have two surgeries to get my tonsils out.
Natalie Ebke is a junior outside hitter from Lincoln, Neb. In 2011, she averaged 2.99 kills and 2.89 digs per set and led Nebraska Omaha with 320 total kills.
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