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Lafayette College Athletics

2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith

25 Natalie Kucowski

  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Saint Basil Academy
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2019-20: Started and appeared in all 29 games for the Leopards…averaged 31.9 minutes per game, 13.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game…recorded 19 double doubles…had a season-high 21 points against Duquesne…had a career-high seven blocks against LIU…recorded a career-high 23 rebounds and a season-high 10 field goals against Boston U. on Jan. 2…became the programs all-time leading rebounder on Jan. 15…became the 19th player in program history to record 1,000 career points on Jan. 18…became the first player in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds on Feb. 29 in Lafayette’s overtime road victory at Navy…first ever in program history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds named the Patriot League Player of the Week twice (Dec. 30 and Jan. 27)…reset the program’s single-season rebounding mark (372), a record she set her freshman and sophomore seasons…was named to the Her Hoops Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list…named College Sports Madness Conference Player of the Week for the Patriot League on March 4…named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League Team, All-League First Team and All-Defensive Team…finished the season second in the nation in rebounds per game, defensive rebounds per game and third in the nation in rebounds…finished the season first in the Patriot League in rebounds per game, blocked shots per game, defensive rebounds per game and blocked shots...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.  

2018-19:  First player in program history to earn the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honor...All-Patriot League Second Team selection...reset the Lafayette single-season rebounds record with 343...one of just three Patriot League players to average a double-double...notched 15 double-doubles on the season...recorded a Lafayette record four straight double-doubles to open the season...scored a career-high 29 points in the season opener at FDU with 16 rebounds while shooting 11-of-15 from the floor...had a double-double in the home opener against Binghamton with 14 points and 13 rebounds...tallied a double-double at Wagner with 25 points and 17 boards with a career-high five rejections...recorded 17 points and 14 rebounds against St. Peter’s...was a rebound away from a double-double against FAU...got back to her double-double form with 16 points and 10 boards against Delaware...went on a 7-0 run of her own in the first quarter against Albany, playing a career-high 38 minutes...hit key free throws down the stretch against Monmouth... notched back-to-back double-doubles against Cornell and LIU Brooklyn...had a double-double with a career-high seven steals against Holy Cross...scored 22 points with nine boards at Colgate...had double-doubles against Bucknell & Holy Cross.   

2017-18: Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors three times over the course of her freshman campaign...averaged a double-double as a rookie (10.9 ppg and 10.3 rpg), finishing the year with nine double-doubles...recorded her third career double-double with 14 points and 15 boards against Princeton...pulled down a team-high eight rebounds against the Colonials...finished with a double-double and a career-high five assists against Wagner...recorded a double-double against rival Lehigh...finished with her third straight double-double in the win over Holy Cross (14 points, 12 rebounds)...scored a team-high 18 points against Loyola...tied her career-high with five assists at Navy...broke Lafayette’s freshman rebounding record against Navy…finished her first season with the Maroon and White leading the team in minutes (28.7) and rebounds (309).

At Saint Basil: Four-year varsity letter winner… helped lead the women’s basketball team to three straight District One Championships (2013-15)… was named captain for the 2016-17 season… was named to Saint Basil’s All-Academy Second Team in 2015 and landed on the First Team her senior season… graduated with high honors and as a member of the National Honor Society… class president during her junior and senior years… ranked in the ESPN Top 100 Hoop Girls… played at the MVP Carolina Invitational in 2015 and earned on a spot on the USJN All-Star Team in 2016… played for Lady Runnin’ Rebels AAU team and helped lead them to a championship at the 2016 Under Armour Cup.

Personal: Daughter of Kenneth and Kathleen Kucowski… has two older siblings Anthony and Charlotte…Charlotte plays basketball at Gwynedd Mercy University… born on December 10, 1998.

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'3"
    25
  • 25

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3"
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'3"
    25
  • 25

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'3"
    25