2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Julia Sangiacomo
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Justin-Sienna
- Hometown:
- Sonoma, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Santa Clara
2023: Battled through injuries to appear in 93 sets across 25 matches ... First Team All-Big Ten Conference selection ... American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-North Region pick ... Led the 'Cats with 380 kills on the year ... 4.09 kills per set ranked sixth in the Big Ten and put her eighth on the program's single-season record board in the category ... Reached double figures in kills 21 times, surpassing the 20-kill mark on six occasions ... Had a pair of 30-plus kill outings ... Also added 1.32 digs per set (123 digs) and 0.44 blocks per set (41 blocks) ... Dazzled in her Wildcat debut, finishing with a double-double (17 kills, 11 digs) in a five-set thriller with Hawai'i (Aug. 25) ... After adding 10 kills in matchup with No. 9 Oregon (Aug. 26), hammered a team-high 21 kills to lead 'Cats to a 3-1 upset of No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) and earn a spot on the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team ... Hit .571 in a three-set sweep of Northeastern (Sept. 9), finishing with 14 kills ... Ripped a career-best 33 kills, hitting .400, in leading Northwestern to a reverse sweep of No. 17 Purdue (Oct. 1) ... Following a 16-kill showing at Michigan (Oct. 6), surpassed the 30-kill mark yet again in five-set win at Michigan State (Oct. 7), closing her night with 32 kills and 11 digs to open a string of three straight double-double outings ... Helped lead Wildcats to a four-set home win over Maryland (Oct. 13), operating at a .350 clip from the floor with 27 kills and 12 digs ... Chipped in 24 kills and 12 digs in road clash with No. 24 Minnesota (Oct. 15) ... Had back-to-back 16-kill showings in return tilt with Minnesota (Nov. 5) and on the road at No. 1 Nebraska (Nov. 8), respectively ... Hit .404 in road victory at Rutgers (Nov. 17), finishing with 24 kills and 11 digs ... Closed Wildcat career with 16 kills in a Senior Night sweep of Illinois (Nov. 25).
2022 (at Santa Clara): Appeared in all 32 matches, playing in 113 sets ... All-Pacific North Region honoree by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) ... First Team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) selection ... Put up career highs in kills (475), kills per set (4.20), and hitting percentage (0.292) ... Reached double figures in kills 26 times, putting up 20-plus kills on eight different occasions ... Ripped 26 kills in win over Wyoming (Sept. 2) ... Put up 20 kills against Oklahoma (Sept. 9) in addition to 10 digs ... Matched a career high with 27 kills in matchup with Tulane (Sept. 11), also registering 12 kills versus the Green Wave ... Added another 20-kill showing in victory over Tarleton State (Sept. 16) ... Posted another double-double in road win at Pacific (Sept. 27), finishing with 17 kills and 12 digs ... Finished with 20 kills in home sweep of Gonzaga (Oct. 15) ... Followed that up with 21 kills against Pacific (Oct. 20) ... Posted 14 kills and 11 digs against Saint Mary's (Oct. 22) ... Erupted for 23 kills and a career-high tying 18 digs in five-set win over Gonzaga (Nov. 10) ... Came back with a double-double (17 kills, 10 digs) 48 hours later in win over Portland (Nov. 12) ... Pounded out 23 kills in road win at Saint Mary's (Nov. 22) ... Capped off red-hot stretch with 17-kill, 12-dig showing in win at Portland State (Dec. 2).
2021 (at Santa Clara): Played in all 27 matches, starting in 12 of them, and played in 100 out of 102 sets ... Season stats: 374 kills averaging 3.74 kills per set, 31 service aces, 38 blocks, and 221 digs ... Season-high 25 kills and season-high 18 digs vs Auburn (Sept. 12) ... Had 23 matches with more than 10 kills and 11 with 15 or more ... Had eight matches with 10 or more digs ... Finished the season with seven double-doubles ... Season high .500 hitting percentage vs Gonzaga (Nov. 11) leading the team to a 3-0 win ... 11-game streak with over 10 kills per match to end the season.
Spring 2021 (at Santa Clara): Started all 18 matches and played in 64 of 65 sets ... AVCA Pacific North All-Region ... First Team All-WCC ... Led Santa Clara in kills/set (4.19, 2nd WCC, 39th NCAA), total kills (268, 5th WCC, 81st NCAA), points/set (4.75, 2nd WCC, 37th NCAA) and total points (304, 5th WCC, 77th NCAA) ... Additional season stats: .215 hitting percentage, 143 digs (2nd SCU), 2.23 digs/set (2nd SCU) 28 total blocks (2 solo, 26 assists), 0.57 blocks/set, 21 aces (2nd SCU), 0.33 aces/set (2nd SCU) ... Helped SCU lead the WCC in aces/set (1.75, 24th NCAA) and total aces (114, 33rd NCAA) ... 10-plus kills 16 times, 20-plus kills two times, 10-plus digs five times, multiple aces six times, team-high four double-doubles alongside Michelle Shaffer ... Recorded 10-plus kills in 13 straight matches to start the season ... Career-high 27 kills and a season-high 17 digs vs. Portland (March 8) ... Season-high .375 hitting percentage (15 K/3 E/31 TA) in a sweep win vs. Portland (March 9) ... Season-high 4.0 total blocks twice - in a sweep win vs. Pacific (Feb. 24) and vs. Portland (March 8) ... WCC All-Academic First Team ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Gold Honors (3.75-4.0 cumulative GPA).
2019 (at Santa Clara): Played in all 33 matches and 119 of 124 sets ... Second Team All-WCC ... WCC All-Freshman Team ... Led the WCC with 492.5 points (4.14/set, led SCU/2nd WCC) ... Led SCU and finished second in the WCC with 411 kills (3.45/set, led SCU/4th WCC) ... Season stats: .213 hitting percentage, 275 digs, 77 total blocks (8 solo, 69 assists), 39 aces (2nd SCU) ... 10+ kills 24 times, 20+ kills two times, hit .400 or better four times, 10+ digs eight times, multiple aces 11 times, 5+ blocks four times ... Six double-doubles ... WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 2) ... Indiana Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Fresno State Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Hit .391 with 12 kills and seven digs in her Bronco debut, a season-opening sweep of Florida International at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30) ... Recorded at least 11 kills in each of her first six matches as a Bronco to help the team start 6-0 (Aug. 30-Sept. 6) ... Career-high five aces in a four-set win over Marshall at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 31) ... Career-high 22 kills at Denver (Sept. 20) ... Career-high eight blocks in a four-set win over San Francisco (Oct. 4) ... Career-high 18 digs in a four-set win at Saint Mary’s (Oct. 24) ... Career-high .463 hitting percentage with 21 kills in a five-set win at Long Beach State in the first round of the NIVC (Dec. 4).
High School: Graduated from Justin-Siena High School (Napa, California) in 2019 ... Four-year varsity letter winner for the Braves in volleyball; team captain as a junior and senior (2017, 2018) ... Three-Time Napa County Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018) ... Recorded more than 1,000 career kills ... 2018 Vine Valley Athletic League Champion ... 2018 VVAL MVP ... 2017 First Team All-Marin County Athletic League ... 2017 MaxPreps California Small Schools Second Team All-State ... 2016 Second Team All-MCAL ... 2015 PrepVolleyball Freshman 59 ... Played for Absolute Volleyball Club ... 2017 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team.
