The Dominator gets her shot.

POCATELLO-Natalie Doma will get her shot at the WNBA with the Seattle Storm.
Doma is the first player ever from Idaho State to sign a contract with the WNBA. The native of British Columbia is thrilled to be coming home to the Pacific Northwest.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” said Natalie Doma. “I mean my parents have had to travel miles to come watch me play and now if everything works out the way I hope it will they will just have to take a two hour ferry ride over.”

Natalie was understandably disappointed about not being drafted but that quickly changed moments after the draft ended.

“At first watching the draft I was a little disappointed and then right after the draft coach got a call from the Seattle coach and they called my agent and he called me right back saying that they wanted to offer me a free agent deal and I was just overjoyed,” said Doma. “I mean it’s right close to my home, it’s just all working out so I was really excited.”

The signing was important to Idaho State as well.

“It kind of puts us on the map now,” said Head Coach Jon Newlee. “People will be like Idaho State and look us up and see what kind of program we have and everything.

Natalie couldn’t be happier with the way things worked out.

“It would have been nice to have been drafted but it’s always been my dream to play in the WNBA and it’s kind of happening right,” said Doma.” I just have to go out and prove myself.”

Camp for the Seattle Storm begins April 20.