Northwestern University Athletics
2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 35
Natalie Lopez
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- New Canaan HS
- Hometown:
- New Canaan, Conn.
Awards:
2023: Played in 14 games ... Added a ground ball against Marquette (2/23) and Vanderbilt (3/4) ... Totaled two ground balls and caused a turnover against Youngstown State (3/5).
2022: Appeared in 11 games, and recorded one assist and five ground balls ... Posted an assist in win over Penn State (4/1) ... Picked up a ground ball against San Diego State (4/10) ... Tallied two ground balls and one caused turnover against Rutgers (5/6) ... Caused two turnovers against Central Michigan (5/13).
2021: Played in 11 games and made three starts ... Made first collegiate appearance against Ohio State (2/14).
High School: 4x varsity lacrosse letter winner … Team Captain … 2018 UnD1sputed MVP … 2019 First-Team All-FCIAC … 2019 First-Team All-CIAC … 2018 State Champions … 2019 FCAIC Runner-up … 2019 CIAC runner-up … Played for Soundcrosse… Also played basketball (1 year varsity) and field hockey (2 years varsity) ... 2x National Honor Society Member… 4x High-Honor Roll.
Personal: Parents are Carmella and Mario Lopez … Father Mario played football and baseball at Springfield College … Brother Zach plays baseball at Salve Regina University … Cousin Melissa played four years of softball at Marist and professionally in Italy … Chose Northwestern over UMass, UConn and William & Mary … Anticipated major at Northwestern is journalism.
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Assists…………….........………..1, at Penn State (4/1/22)
- Caused Turnovers………………2, vs. Central Michigan (5/13/22)
- Ground Balls……………....…….2 (2x), vs. Youngstown State (3/5/23)
- Caused Turnovers………...…….1, (2x) vs. Central Michigan (3/03/24)
2023: Played in 14 games ... Added a ground ball against Marquette (2/23) and Vanderbilt (3/4) ... Totaled two ground balls and caused a turnover against Youngstown State (3/5).
2022: Appeared in 11 games, and recorded one assist and five ground balls ... Posted an assist in win over Penn State (4/1) ... Picked up a ground ball against San Diego State (4/10) ... Tallied two ground balls and one caused turnover against Rutgers (5/6) ... Caused two turnovers against Central Michigan (5/13).
2021: Played in 11 games and made three starts ... Made first collegiate appearance against Ohio State (2/14).
High School: 4x varsity lacrosse letter winner … Team Captain … 2018 UnD1sputed MVP … 2019 First-Team All-FCIAC … 2019 First-Team All-CIAC … 2018 State Champions … 2019 FCAIC Runner-up … 2019 CIAC runner-up … Played for Soundcrosse… Also played basketball (1 year varsity) and field hockey (2 years varsity) ... 2x National Honor Society Member… 4x High-Honor Roll.
Personal: Parents are Carmella and Mario Lopez … Father Mario played football and baseball at Springfield College … Brother Zach plays baseball at Salve Regina University … Cousin Melissa played four years of softball at Marist and professionally in Italy … Chose Northwestern over UMass, UConn and William & Mary … Anticipated major at Northwestern is journalism.
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