
Cal’s multi-sport spark plug with a scrappy, high-effort edge
Natalie Nurnberg is best known at Cal as a versatile, high-energy competitor who earned minutes in women’s basketball as a walk-on and also starred in field hockey, where she was a second-leading scorer in 2008 and a proven big-moment player with two game-winning goals. In basketball, her value was depth, toughness, and readiness—exactly the kind of player coaches like to trust when the bench gets thin. She’s a fit for a team that values hustle, adaptability, and low-maintenance competitiveness over headline-grabbing box scores.