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Natalie Roper has been one of Milligan's most productive forwards across her career and enters her senior season in 2026. The Escondido, Calif., native has scored double-digit points in two of her three seasons.
2025: Roper started 18 of 19 matches, scoring seven goals with eight assists for 22 points the second-highest point total on the team. She scored twice in the 8-2 win over Spartanburg Methodist on Sept. 6, added goals in the 6-1 win over Bryan on Sept. 17, the 9-0 win over Bluefield on Sept. 24 and the 3-0 win over Union Commonwealth on
Oct. 18, and netted the game-winner in a 1-0 win at Johnson on Oct. 1. She also connected with Bianca Vacirca for a goal and an assist in the 2-1 win at Pikeville on Oct. 15. In conference play she posted seven goals and five assists for 19 points across 12 starts. Roper earned First Team All-AAC honors, NAIA Daktronic Scholar Athlete honors, was named to the Academic All-AAC Team, and was selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team in her first yar of eligibilty for the award with a 3.87 GPA as an Exercise Science major.
2024: Roper had five goals on the year, highlighted by a game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Union Commonwealth on Oct. 23. She also provided four assists for a total of 14 points, which was second-most on the squad. She started 18 of the 19 matches she appeared in and earned All-AAC Second Team honors as well as Academic All-AAC recognition.
2023: Roper started all 20 games she appeared in, scoring 15 goals and recording seven assists for 37 total points en route to AAC Freshman of the Year and All-AAC First Team honors.
