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#4 Nathalie Fontaine
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2"
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
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Nathalie Fontaine Bio
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
Release: 08/27/2012

2012-13 (Freshman):   First freshman to receive All-Mid-American Conference Second team honors since 2000 when Tamara Bowie earned the same accolades . . .Named to the All-MAC Freshmen squad . . .  Leads the Cardinals in scoring (13.3 ppg) and in rebounds (6.4 rpg) . . . Garnered back-to-back MAC West Player of the Week honors (2/4 & 2/11) earlier this season . . . Fontaine leads all MAC freshmen in scoring (13.9 ppg) in league games only and overall (13.3 ppg) . . .  Led the Cardinals in scoring 20 times this season . . .  Chipped in 15 points at the MAC Tournament Semifinals (3/15) . . . 55 points behind what Ball State’s all-time leading scorer Tamara Bowie was when she was a true freshman . . . Fontaine has scored 409 points and her career high is 23 for the season, while Bowie tallied 432 points as a freshman . . . Fontaine scored a geme-high 17 points against Northern Iowa in the second round of the WNIT to help the Cardinals advance to the Final 16 (3/24) . . . Was the lone player to earn a double-double versus Kansas State after scoring 14 points and pulling down 12 rebounds (3/28).

SWEDEN:  Fontaine, a native of Stockholm, Sweden has represented her country on the Swedish National team from 2008-11 . . . Helped Sweden win the bronze medal in u17 European Championships in 2009 . . . Averaged 7.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 2011.

She won the 2009 Scania Queen award which is represented to the best player in Scandinavia . . . Fontaine was asked to attend the 2010 FIBA camp which is for the best two players in the country . . . She was selected to the Swedish All Star team from 2009-11, winning MVP in 2010.

PERSONAL: Born on October 3, 1993 . . . Daughter of Andrew Fontaine and Daniela Ognjanovic . . Three sisters, Sherie, Glorylin and Noureen . . . One brother, Theodor . . . Majoring in business.

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