Natalie Spala

23 Natalie Spala
Natalie Spala
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Livonia, MI
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Previous School:
    Livonia Churchill High School
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    5.0
  • fg %
    40.0
  • 3pt %
    35.0
  • ft %
    83.3
  • reb/g
    3.4
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

General: Enters her fourth season with the Wolverines.

Junior: (2017-18): Appeared in 29 games and started 11 ... shot 38.3 percent from the field and 27.8 percent from beyond the three-point line ... recorded 30 assists, 13 steals and six blocks ... fourth on the team with 6.6 points per game

Sophomore (2016-17): Started and played in 30 games for the Wolverines … averaged 42.3 percent from the field and 65.5 percent from the line … recorded 136 rebounds, five blocks and 37 steals.

Freshman (2015-16): Averaged six points per game, finishing the season with 169 points ... added 3.2 rebounds per game ... posted 22 assists, 37 steals and eight blocks.

High School: Played four years of high school basketball at Livonia Churchill, earning three varsity letters ... named team Most Valuable Player in her junior and senior seasons with the Chargers ... earned MHSAA Scholar-Athlete nomination and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1997 ... daughter of James and Shelley Spala ... majoring in communications. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 21 12
Games started - -
Minutes 337 178
Minutes per game 16.0 14.8
FG 36-90 16-38
FG Pct 40.0 42.1
3PT 14-40 6-14
3PT Pct 35.0 42.9
FT 20-24 12-14
FT Pct 83.3 85.7
Off rebounds 25 10
Def rebounds 47 26
Total rebounds 72 36
Rebounds per game 3.4 3.0
Personal fouls 34 18
Disqualifications - -
Assists 31 17
Turnovers 27 15
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.1
Steals 24 10
Blocks 4 2
Points 106 50
Points per game 5.0 4.2
Points per 40 min 12.6 11.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 at Cornerstone W, 89-64
Feb 9 Madonna W, 67-46
Feb 11 Lawrence Tech L, 73-68
Feb 13 Wilberforce W, 72-56
Feb 16 Aquinas W, 47-45
Feb 20 Rochester College L, 56-45
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 26 Point Park W, 72-51 - 18 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Oct 27 vs. Ohio Christian W, 85-55 - 18 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 2 Wright State-Lake Campus W, 97-39 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 6 at Detroit Mercy L, 68-60 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 7 Spring Arbor W, 68-54 - 12 3-4 75.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 10 Ind.-South Bend L, 64-63 - 22 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 14 at Siena Heights W, 72-65 - 11 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 17 at Aquinas W, 64-54 - 27 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 11
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 85-75 - 15 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 21 at Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 71-53 - 26 2-9 22.2 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Dec 1 Concordia (Mich.) W, 68-43 - 14 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 5
Dec 5 at Lawrence Tech L, 76-67 - 16 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 8 Rochester College W, 59-53 - 22 4-5 80.0 2-2 100.0 5-5 100.0 15
Dec 15 at Lourdes W, 61-49 - 24 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 22 at Ohio Christian W, 91-63 - 22 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 11
Dec 27 at Olivet W, 85-53 - 16 2-10 20.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 29 Bethel (Ind.) W, 79-50 - 17 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 9
Jan 2 at Madonna W, 87-51 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 5 Indiana Tech L, 62-56 - 9 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 9 Cornerstone W, 87-54 - 15 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 12 at Rochester College L, 64-61 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 at Northwestern Ohio W, 80-72 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 19 at Concordia (Mich.) W, 79-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Siena Heights W, 65-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Lourdes W, 69-37 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Indiana Tech L, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Cornerstone W, 89-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Madonna W, 67-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Lawrence Tech L, 73-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Wilberforce W, 72-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Aquinas W, 47-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Rochester College L, 56-45 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 26 Point Park W, 72-51 - 18 3 4 7 2 2 0 1
Oct 27 vs. Ohio Christian W, 85-55 - 18 3 1 4 2 1 2 0
Nov 2 Wright State-Lake Campus W, 97-39 - 8 3 0 3 0 2 4 0
Nov 6 at Detroit Mercy L, 68-60 - 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 7 Spring Arbor W, 68-54 - 12 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 10 Ind.-South Bend L, 64-63 - 22 1 3 4 3 2 2 1
Nov 14 at Siena Heights W, 72-65 - 11 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 17 at Aquinas W, 64-54 - 27 1 4 5 2 1 3 0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 85-75 - 15 2 3 5 3 3 4 0
Nov 21 at Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 71-53 - 26 1 4 5 1 0 0 0
Dec 1 Concordia (Mich.) W, 68-43 - 14 0 3 3 3 0 0 0
Dec 5 at Lawrence Tech L, 76-67 - 16 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Dec 8 Rochester College W, 59-53 - 22 2 3 5 0 2 0 0
Dec 15 at Lourdes W, 61-49 - 24 1 1 2 3 3 0 2
Dec 22 at Ohio Christian W, 91-63 - 22 2 2 4 2 3 3 0
Dec 27 at Olivet W, 85-53 - 16 1 2 3 1 1 1 0
Dec 29 Bethel (Ind.) W, 79-50 - 17 1 4 5 3 0 2 0
Jan 2 at Madonna W, 87-51 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Indiana Tech L, 62-56 - 9 1 2 3 3 1 1 0
Jan 9 Cornerstone W, 87-54 - 15 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 12 at Rochester College L, 64-61 - 11 0 4 4 2 1 0 0
Jan 16 at Northwestern Ohio W, 80-72 - 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 19 at Concordia (Mich.) W, 79-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Siena Heights W, 65-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Lourdes W, 69-37 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Indiana Tech L, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Cornerstone W, 89-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Madonna W, 67-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Lawrence Tech L, 73-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Wilberforce W, 72-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Aquinas W, 47-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Rochester College L, 56-45 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 26 Point Park W, 72-51 - 3 - 1.0
Oct 27 vs. Ohio Christian W, 85-55 - 4 - 2.0
Nov 2 Wright State-Lake Campus W, 97-39 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 6 at Detroit Mercy L, 68-60 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 7 Spring Arbor W, 68-54 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 10 Ind.-South Bend L, 64-63 - 0 - 1.5
Nov 14 at Siena Heights W, 72-65 - 4 - 0.0
Nov 17 at Aquinas W, 64-54 - 1 - 2.0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 85-75 - 4 - 1.0
Nov 21 at Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 71-53 - 3 - -
Dec 1 Concordia (Mich.) W, 68-43 - 0 - -
Dec 5 at Lawrence Tech L, 76-67 - 4 - 1.0
Dec 8 Rochester College W, 59-53 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 15 at Lourdes W, 61-49 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 22 at Ohio Christian W, 91-63 - 2 - 0.7
Dec 27 at Olivet W, 85-53 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 29 Bethel (Ind.) W, 79-50 - 1 - -
Jan 2 at Madonna W, 87-51 - 2 - -
Jan 5 Indiana Tech L, 62-56 - 3 - 3.0
Jan 9 Cornerstone W, 87-54 - 0 - -
Jan 12 at Rochester College L, 64-61 - 0 - 2.0
Jan 16 at Northwestern Ohio W, 80-72 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 19 at Concordia (Mich.) W, 79-69 - - - -
Jan 23 Siena Heights W, 65-50 - - - -
Jan 26 Lourdes W, 69-37 - - - -
Feb 2 at Indiana Tech L, 81-79 - - - -
Feb 6 at Cornerstone W, 89-64 - - - -
Feb 9 Madonna W, 67-46 - - - -
Feb 11 Lawrence Tech L, 73-68 - - - -
Feb 13 Wilberforce W, 72-56 - - - -
Feb 16 Aquinas W, 47-45 - - - -
Feb 20 Rochester College L, 56-45 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 16 25.1 2.6-6.2 0.5-1.7 0.9-1.4 6.5
2017-18 29 19.0 2.2-5.8 0.8-2.7 1.4-1.9 6.6
2018-19 21 16.0 1.7-4.3 0.7-1.9 1.0-1.1 5.0
Total 66 19.5 2.1-5.4 0.7-2.2 1.1-1.5 6.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 16 16 401 41-99 41.4 8-27 29.6 14-22 63.6 104
2017-18 29 11 551 64-167 38.3 22-79 27.8 41-54 75.9 191
2018-19 21 - 337 36-90 40.0 14-40 35.0 20-24 83.3 106
Total 66 27 1289 141-356 39.6 44-146 30.1 75-100 75.0 401
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 16 401 25.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 551 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2018-19 21 337 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 66 1289 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 16 1.5 2.8 4.3 1.9 2.3 1.4 0.3
2017-18 29 1.3 1.4 2.7 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.2
2018-19 21 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.2
Total 66 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.4 1.8 0.9 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 16 16 24 45 69 30 36 23 4
2017-18 29 11 37 42 79 30 56 13 6
2018-19 21 - 25 47 72 31 27 24 4
Total 66 27 86 134 220 91 119 60 14
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018-19 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 66 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 21 16.0 1.7-4.3 0.7-1.9 1.0-1.1 5.0
Conference 12 14.8 1.3-3.2 0.5-1.2 1.0-1.2 4.2
Exhibition 1 5.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 15.2 1.9-3.9 1.0-1.9 1.0-1.3 5.8
Away 10 16.7 1.3-4.4 0.4-1.9 1.0-1.1 4.0
Neutral 1 18.0 4.0-7.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 8.0
Result
Wins 17 16.4 2.1-4.8 0.8-2.1 1.1-1.3 6.2
Losses 4 14.5 0.0-2.2 0.0-1.0 0.2-0.5 0.3
Month
October 2 18.0 3.0-5.5 0.5-2.0 0.0-0.0 6.5
November 7 17.3 1.7-4.7 1.0-2.3 0.6-0.6 5.0
December 7 18.7 2.0-4.7 0.7-2.0 1.9-2.3 6.6
January 5 9.8 0.8-2.6 0.2-1.2 0.6-0.8 2.4
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 21 - 337 36-90 40.0 14-40 35.0 20-24 83.3 106
Conference 12 - 178 16-38 42.1 6-14 42.9 12-14 85.7 50
Exhibition 1 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 - 152 19-39 48.7 10-19 52.6 10-13 76.9 58
Away 10 - 167 13-44 29.5 4-19 21.1 10-11 90.9 40
Neutral 1 - 18 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Result
Wins 17 - 279 36-81 44.4 14-36 38.9 19-22 86.4 105
Losses 4 - 58 0-9 0.0 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Month
October 2 - 36 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 13
November 7 - 121 12-33 36.4 7-16 43.8 4-4 100.0 35
December 7 - 131 14-33 42.4 5-14 35.7 13-16 81.3 46
January 5 - 49 4-13 30.8 1-6 16.7 3-4 75.0 12
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 21 337 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 12 178 14.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 5 5.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 152 15.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 52.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 167 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 18 18.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 17 279 16.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 4 58 14.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
October 2 36 18.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
November 7 121 17.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 131 18.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 5 49 9.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 21 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.2
Conference 12 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.2
Exhibition 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.7 1.3 1.4 0.2
Away 10 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.2
Neutral 1 3.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Result
Wins 17 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.2
Losses 4 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.3 1.3 0.8 0.3
Month
October 2 3.0 2.5 5.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
November 7 1.3 2.3 3.6 1.3 1.6 1.9 0.1
December 7 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.3
January 5 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 21 - 25 47 72 31 27 24 4
Conference 12 - 10 26 36 17 15 10 2
Exhibition 1 - 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Location
Home 10 - 14 24 38 17 13 14 2
Away 10 - 8 22 30 12 13 8 2
Neutral 1 - 3 1 4 2 1 2 0
Result
Wins 17 - 22 35 57 22 22 21 3
Losses 4 - 3 12 15 9 5 3 1
Month
October 2 - 6 5 11 4 3 2 1
November 7 - 9 16 25 9 11 13 1
December 7 - 8 18 26 13 10 6 2
January 5 - 2 8 10 5 3 3 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
October 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
UM-Dearborn rolls to win over Trailblazers
  • Article
  • December 22, 2018
UM-Dearborn rolls to win over Trailblazers

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – The No. 22 University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball team continued to roll with a win over the Ohio Christian University Trailblazers in a nonconference matchup on Saturday in Circleville, Ohio.

  • December 22, 2018
No. 23 Wolverines earn 59-53 win over (RV) Warriors
  • Article
  • December 08, 2018
No. 23 Wolverines earn 59-53 win over (RV) Warriors

DEARBORN, Mich. – Defense and free-throw shooting were keys to the University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball team earning a critical Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference win over Rochester College in a battle of top teams in the league Saturday at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse.

  • December 08, 2018
Wolverines open WHAC 2-0 with road win at Aquinas
  • Article
  • November 17, 2018
Wolverines open WHAC 2-0 with road win at Aquinas

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball team remained unbeaten in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play with a win over Aquinas College Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

  • November 17, 2018
Wolverines stay perfect with 68-54 win over Cougars
  • Article
  • November 07, 2018
Wolverines stay perfect with 68-54 win over Cougars

DEARBORN, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball team hosted Spring Arbor University in a nonconference matchup on Wednesday at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse.

  • November 07, 2018
UM-Dearborn cruises to 97-39 win in home opener
  • Article
  • November 02, 2018
UM-Dearborn cruises to 97-39 win in home opener

DEARBORN, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball hosted Wright State-Lake Campus in its 2018-19 home opener Friday at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse.

  • November 02, 2018
Season Preview: 2018-19 Women's Basketball
  • Article
  • October 25, 2018
Season Preview: 2018-19 Women's Basketball

DEARBORN, Mich. – After closing out its 2017-18 season with three straight wins, the new look University of Michigan-Dearborn women’s basketball team will look to start the season on the right foot and reach the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament.

  • October 25, 2018
Photos
Natalie Spala action photo 1
Wright State-Lake Campus vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/2/2018 7:00 PM EDT

Natalie Spala action photo 2
Wright State-Lake Campus vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/2/2018 7:00 PM EDT

Natalie Spala action photo 3
Ind.-South Bend vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/10/2018 2:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 4
Ind.-South Bend vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/10/2018 2:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 5
Northwestern Ohio vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/20/2018 5:30 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 6
Northwestern Ohio vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/20/2018 5:30 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 7
Northwestern Ohio vs. Mich.-Dearborn

11/20/2018 5:30 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 8
Rochester College vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/8/2018 1:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 9
Rochester College vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/8/2018 1:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 10
Bethel (Ind.) vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/29/2018 1:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 11
Bethel (Ind.) vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/29/2018 1:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 12
Bethel (Ind.) vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/29/2018 1:00 PM EST

Natalie Spala action photo 13
Bethel (Ind.) vs. Mich.-Dearborn

12/29/2018 1:00 PM EST