Natalie Kelly enters her third year as a Sports Information Director at Southeastern after three seasons as a student-athlete with the women's basketball program.
Kelly, an Albany, La. native, serves as the primary contact for men's basketball, women's soccer and beach volleyball.
During her collegiate athletic career with the Lady Lions, Kelly helped Southeastern to three consecutive winning seasons. She aided SLU to a 21-10 overall record, including a 14-4 mark in conference, in the 2022-23 season, when the Lady Lions won the Southland Conference regular-season and tournament championship for the first time in program history on the way to SLU’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Kelly led Southeastern in blocks and rebounds her last two seasons and ranks fifth all-time program history in blocked shots (87). The veteran forward was named to the Southland Conference All-Defensive Team, averaging 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in her final season.
A 2022 graduate of Southeastern, Kelly earned her bachelor's degree in Strategic Communication before attaining her master’s degree in Business Administration in December 2024. Kelly has deep roots in Hammond as both parents played basketball at SLU along with her sister graduating from the university as well.
Â
