Houston Christian University Athletics

Junior (2017-18): Appeared in 21 games with 6 starts…shot 36.7 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line…averaged 3.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and led the conference with 1.7 blocks per game in 12.5 minutes per game…scored 10 points, brought down six boards, had three assists two blocks and two steals against Huston Tillotson…went 4-of-6 (.667) from the floor and 4-of-4 from behind the line scoring a season high 12 points at Louisiana Tech (12/21)…reached a career high seven blocks at Oral Roberts, four assists at Incarnate Word (1/24) and eight rebounds at TAMU-CC (1/27)…awarded Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to HBU: Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico…team placed fourth in the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in the 2015-16 season…appeared in 21 games, averaging 5.5 minutes, 2.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 blocks per game as a sophomore…played in 32 games, averaging 8.1 minutes, 2.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game as a freshman… made the Honor Roll both seasons and the President's List in 2015-16.

High School: Played basketball at NLO PZKosz Lomianki under head coach Roman Skrzecz…made the honor roll every year from 2012-15… member of Poland's U-18 National Team, also coached by Roman Skrzecz …a part of the team that won the European Championship.

Personal: Full name is Natalia Gwarda…born April 18, 1996, in Poland… daughter of Marek Gwarda and Wanda Sykula… majoring in Sports Management