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Marquette Volleyball scrimmages at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on Augest 15th, 2025.

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Marquette Volleyball players and staff headshots from media day in the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on July 25th, 2025.

Natalie Ring

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Edgewood
Hometown:
Madison, Wis.

Honors and Awards:

2025-26
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team

2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 4)

2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2024 (RS-So.): BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honoree (Nov. 4) ... Notched a .290 hitting average (244-61-611) averaging 2.62 kills per set ... Hit .500 in the match against Pittsburgh (Sept. 22) ... Posted 13 kills in the win over Butler (Oct. 6) her first 10+ kill game ... Hit .588 (11-1-17) in NCAA Tournament debut against FGCU (Dec. 5) ... Posted a career-high 16 kills and seven digs in the five-set win over then-No.17 Utah (Dec. 6) ... 25 total blocks on season and 57 digs.

2023 (RS): Plans to redshirt the 2023 season.

2022 (Fr.): Played 19 sets in 12 matches as a true freshman ... Posted 13 total kills and hit .314 (13-2-35) ... Hit .667 (4-0-6) with four kills in NCAA debut at No. 11 Kentucky (Aug. 26) ... Notched three kills and a dig against Butler (Sept. 24) ... Hit .500 with two kills and a pair of digs against Milwaukee (Sept. 11).

Prior to Marquette: Ring played four years of volleyball at Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin where she was team captain as a senior and four-time all-state performer … 2021 AVCA Second Team All-America … PrepVolleyball Top 150 (No. 140), also recognized in the 'Frosh 59' and 'Soph 79' … Conference co-player of the year as a senior while helping the Crusaders to a conference title … Also unanimous first team all-conference selection as a senior, first team all-league as a sophomore and second team as a freshman … Helped Edgewood to a pair of regional titles (2018 and 2020) in addition to a 2020 sectional title, while qualifying for the state tournament … Concluded high school career with 1,287 kills, 564 digs, 170 aces, 179 blocks and a .280 hitting percentage … Capital Volleyball Academy National Teams from 2016 to 2022 … A2 USA Volleyball Training Programs in 2018 and A1 USA Volleyball Training Programs in 2019 … Was a teammate of Marquette setter Ella Foti at Edgewood High School and with Capital Volleyball Academy.

Personal: Ring was born in Madison, Wisconsin and is the older of two daughters to Christen and Joe Ring … Has a younger sister, Rebecca … Father played golf at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and mother played basketball at Regis University … Plans to major in education.

Theis on Ring: "Natalie has been at Marquette's camps for years and is an absolute treat to be around. She brings cannon of an arm and a huge work ethic. Natalie wants to be great and is willing to work for it. I think she is going to score a lot of points in her career."

Why Ring chose MU: "I chose Marquette because of the amazing coaching staff and team culture. Marquette gave me the opportunity to play high level Division I volleyball while being surrounded by incredible coaches and players. Marquette is a strong academic institution that is close to home. The volleyball program has strong support from the University and the community."