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The 2007-2008 season will be
Visger's second as a full-time assistant for the
Lady Jacket basketball team. She is a 2003 graduate of
Montana State University-Billings. She earned
a bachelor of science degree in biology with a minor
in chemistry, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.91
GPA. As a senior in 2003 Visger was named the
Outstanding Biology Senior.
“I am very excited to have Natalie join our
staff at MSUB,” said Woodin. “She brings a tremendous amount of
experience to the program, both as a player and as a coach. We
are very fortunate to have her, and I am confident she will have
a positive impact upon our program. Natalie’s duties will
include directing and assisting with the pre- and postseason
weight training and conditioning program, game and practice
preparation, recruiting, film exchange, scouting, academic
monitoring, travel arrangements, basketball camps and
tournaments, and individual skill development.”
Visger was a four-year standout on the
basketball court for the Lady Yellowjackets. As a two-time team
captain she helped the Yellowjackets reach three NCAA
Tournaments in four years. As a freshman and sophomore Visger
was an All-Pacific West Conference selection. As a senior she
was named the Montana State University-Billings Outstanding
Female Student-Athlete.
Known as a tenacious competitor, Visger
made several impressions in the Yellowjacket record books. She
still ranks twelfth in school history for scoring with 1,219
career points. She is also in the career top 10 for free throws
made, free throw percentage, rebounds, and rebounding average.
After graduating in 2003, Visger played
professionally in Europe for three seasons. In 2003-2004 she
played for TV-Langen in Langen, Germany. She finished the
season ranked second in the league for scoring average at 20.7
ppg.
In 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Visger played
for ASG Theresianum Mainz in Mainz, Germany. In the ‘04-‘05
season she was again second in the league for scoring at 18.5
ppg and led her team to a second place finish in the league.
Last year along with playing for the Women's first team, which
again finished second in the league, she was the head coach for
the Women's third team. In addition to playing professional
basketball, Visger, who speaks fluent German, worked as a
document translator for STI Security Training International GmbH
in Wiesbaden, Germany. |
