#23 Natalie Ieyoub Season 2024
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Second Team
2011 SEC Community Service Team
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 SEC Community Service Team
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
CAREER CAPSULE
Started 31 of 68 games played in four seasons with the Tigers from 2009-12 … Played primarily as a midfielder during her first three seasons with the club before making the move to center back in defense during her senior season … Scored three goals and served up five assists for 11 points during her collegiate career … Scored a pair of game-winning goals for the Tigers during the 2011 season in wins over 10th-ranked Tennessee and Oklahoma … Attempted 34 shots with 14 shots on goal in her career … A member of two NCAA Tournament and SEC Western Division championship teams in 2009 and 2011 … A leader of the Tigers on and off the field during her tenure … Twice named a member of the SEC Community Service Team in 2010 and 2011 for her work in the Baton Rouge community … Received four selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2009-12 … Also honored as a member of the Academic All-District VI Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America in 2011 … Graduated from LSU in December 2012 with a degree in international studies with a concentration in environment and development … Also completed a minor in disaster science management and economics.
SENIOR SEASON (2012)
Made the move to center back to anchor the LSU defense during her senior season … Played all 21 matches while making 18 starts for the Tigers in 2012 … Started all 13 matches in SEC play … Helped lead a defensive unit that surrendered 27 goals in 21 matches for a 1.20 goals against average on the season … Tigers pitched five shutouts on the campaign … Attempted nine shots with two shots on goal on the offensive end of the field … Honored for her academic performance once again with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
A reserve midfielder who made 16 appearances during her junior season in 2011 … … Helped the Tigers claim their fourth SEC Western Division championship and NCAA Tournament berth in five seasons … Also played a role in LSU’s third second-place finish in four seasons in the final SEC standings with a 13-8-1 overall record and 8-3 mark for 24 points in conference play … Scored two goals and recorded one assist for five points on the campaign … Scored one goal and logged one assist for three points in league play … Both goals were game-winning goals in a 2-1 defeat of Oklahoma in LSU’s non-conference finale and a 2-0 shutout of 10th-ranked Tennessee … Also provided the primary assist on Natalie Martineau’s game-winning goal in a 2-0 shutout of Kentucky to give the Tigers their first victory in program history over the Wildcats in Lexington … Made her first career appearance in an NCAA Tournament game in LSU’s first-round match against No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station, Texas … Attempted 12 total shots with eight shots on goal on the season … Honored for her performance in the classroom with a selection to the College Sports Information Directors of America All-District VI Second Team … Was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second time in her career … Recognized for her role as a leader of LSU’s community service effort with her second-straight selection to the SEC Community Service Team … Earned her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010)
Played in 17 matches for the Tigers during the 2010 season while earning nine starts … Cracked the playing rotation in all 11 SEC games during the regular season with five starts … Played primarily as a right midfielder … Finished the season with six total shots and two shots on goal … Proved to be a leader of LSU’s community service efforts with her selection to the SEC Community Service Team for the first time in her career … Was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her outstanding performance in the classroom … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
A reserve forward and midfielder who played in 14 games with four starts as a true freshman in 2009 … Scored her first career goal in a 4-0 win against Oklahoma … Credited with four assists on the season … Assisted on two goals in LSU’s 6-0 win over No. 8-ranked Georgia in its SEC opener, including Carlie Banks’ game-winning goal in the third minute of play … Also recorded assists in wins over Louisiana-Lafayette and Tennessee … Finished the season with one goal and four assists for six points … Attempted seven total shots with two shots on goal on the campaign … Season was cut short after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee against the Florida Gators on Oct. 22 … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
An all-state midfielder at St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles … Also a three-time all-district selection from 2006-08 … Led her high school team to the Division III state title in 2008 … Played club soccer for the CSC Rage … Guided her club team to the Louisiana Premiere state championship … A two-year member of the Louisiana State Olympic Development Program Team in 2007-08 … Also competed in basketball, cross country and track at St. Louis High School … Helped lead her cross country team to the state championship in 2005 before finishing as the state runner-up in 2006 and 2007 … Was an all-state selection in cross country in 2008 … A member of her high school track team that won back-to-back Class 3A state championships in 2008 and 2009 … Was a four-time state finalist in the 300-meter hurdles from 2006-09 … Won the state title in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior in 2009 … Also won a state title as a member of the winning 4×200-meter relay team at the state meet in 2009 … Placed third in the pole vault at the state meet in 2008 and fifth in the event at the state meet in 2009 … A member of her high school basketball team that captured district titles in 2005 and 2006.
PERSONAL
Full name is Natalie Ann Ieyoub … Born on April 19, 1991 … Parents are Mark and Ginger Ieyoub … Has two younger brothers, Jacob and Luke … Her grandfather, Alvin Foreman, was a freshman on the LSU football team before finishing his collegiate career as a letterman at McNeese State … Her great uncle, Ed Khoury, was a team captain on the LSU football team in 1931 … A member of the National Honor Society at St. Louis Catholic High School … Graduated from LSU in December 2012 with a degree in international studies with a concentration in environment and development … Also completed a minor in disaster science management and economics.