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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Aly Bayliss
Aly Bayliss
Aly Bayliss

2 Natalia Chavez

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Volcano Vista HS
  • Hometown Cochiti, N.M.

Biography

Career Highs
  • Points: 17 (vs. Nelson - 12/30/24)
  • Rebounds: 8 (vs. Nelson - 12/30/24)
  • Assists: 3 (at FIU - 12/1/24)
  • Steals: 3 (2x: vs. Southwest (NM) - 11/4/24, vs. Utah Tech - 2/6/25)
  • Blocks: 1 (5x: last vs. Northwestern State - 3/20/25)
  • Field Goals Made: 7 (vs. Nelson - 12/30/24)
  • Field Goal Attempts: 13 (at Texas Tech - 11/19/24)
  • 3-Point Field Goals Made: 3 (3x: vs. Southwest (NM) - 11/4/24, at FIU - 11/08/24, vs. Nelson - 12/30/24)
  • 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 11 (at Texas Tech - 11/19/24)
  • Free Throws Made: 4 (at Grand Canyon - 3/8/25)
  • Free Throw Attempts: 4 (at Grand Canyon - 3/8/25)
  • Minutes: 32 (at Texas Tech - 11/19/24)
2024-25
  • Appeared in 35 games with three starts, averaging 14.3 minutes per game
  • Tallied 4.2 points per game, shooting at a .335 clip with a .308 mark from three-point range
  • Sank six of seven free throw attempts and dished out 19 assists
  • Brought down 64 rebounds, including 26 on the offensive end
  • Collected 15 steals with five blocks
  • Nailed a trio of three-pointers for a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds versus Nelson on Dec. 30, 2024
  • Scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in her first game as a Wildcat versus Southwest (N.M.) on Nov. 4, 2024
  • Hit a three-pointer in nine consecutive games to end the season, making 11 of 26 (.423) shots
2022-24 (at New Mexico)
  • Appeared in 12 games, averaging 7.2 minutes per game
  • Averaged 1.9 points per game, 1.1 rebounds per game, 0.3 steals per game and 0.4 assists per game
  • Scored a season-high seven points against Western N.M.
  • Made a three-pointer in five consecutive games
  • Redshirted the 2022-23 season
High School
  • Named the 1-5A District Payer of the Year in 2019-20 and 2020-21
  • Earning first team all-state and first team all-metro from 2019-21
  • Reached the 1,000-point career milestone in 2021
  • Won the 5A New Mexico state title in 2022
  • Nominated for an ESPY award for her game-winning half-court shot to win the 5A title
  • As a sophomore, she averaged 17.9 point per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game and 2.8 steals per game
  • As a junior she averaged 16.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game and 2.4 steals per game
Personal
  • Born in Cochiti Pueblo, N.M.
  • Parents are Curtis and Alysha Chavez, brother is Sonny
  • Appeared in the 2024 Netflix original film Rez Ball, produced by NBA legend LeBron James
  • Hit a half-court shot to help her high school to win New Mexico's 2021 5A state championship. The shot gave her national attention with a spot on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays and a nomination for an ESPY
  • Served around community with organizations such as Laguna Community Foundation, Cops for Kids and UNM Children’s Hospital.
  • Plans to major in mass media communications 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    2
  • 2

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    5'11"
    2