Julia Smagacz

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Libertyville, Ill.
High School:
Libertyville HS

As a Junior (2015): Named Academic All-MAC…also recognized as a Distinguished Scholar Athlete by the Mid-American Conference as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams...selected to the 2015 Hampton Inn Leatherneck Invitational All-Tournament Team…started in 14-of-22 matches played (73 sets)…third on the squad with 1.79 kills per set and fourth with 131 total kills…also completed the season with 151 points, 53 digs (0.73 d/s), and 29 total blocks (0.40 b/s)… registered a career-high 16 kills in the season-opening match against SIU Edwardsville (Aug. 28) ... also notched double-digits kills versus Drake (13, Aug. 29) and Cleveland State (11, Sept. 1).

As a Sophomore (2014): Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete by the Mid-American Conference as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams...also named Academic All-MAC...appeared in 30-of-31 matches and 91 sets...led the Zips in kills/set (2.15) and second on the squad in total kills (196)...also finished third in total points (215.5)...added 75 digs (0.82 digs/set) and 26 blocks (0.29 blocks/set)...posted four double-digit kill performances, including a career-high 15 against Princeton (Sept. 20) ... also reached double-digits in the kills column against Miami (Ohio) (10, Sept. 26), Toledo (11, Oct. 11) and at Miami (Ohio) (10, Nov. 1)...posted a career-high four blocks against Princeton...accounted for 10 or more points in six matches, including a season-high 17.0 vs. Princeton.

As a Freshman (2013): Played in 76 sets across 23 matches…finished third on the team with 124 kills for a 1.63 per set average…posted double-digit kills in three consecutive matches including a career-best 14 kills in three sets against Toledo (Oct. 5), also picking up a season-high four digs against the Rockets…registered a .400 attack percentage with seven kills and one error in 15 attempts against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 6)…delivered seven or more kills on seven occasions.

At Libertyville High School: Averaged 4.67 kills per set as a junior and 5.57 as a senior...named to the 2012 Under Armour Senior Watch List...earned all-conference status her last two seasons, as well as all-area honorable mention...led the program to a 34-8 record in 2012, en route to conference, regional, sectional and super-sectional titles, and a fourth-place finish in the state of Illinois...also a state qualifier in the long jump.

Personal: Daughter of Glenn Smagacz and Nancy Moore…has one younger brother, Jimmy...mother ran track at Purdue University...plays the guitar and ukulele...speaks French.