2012: Ranks fourth in program history with 1,415 career digs ... Led team with 3.25 digs per set ... Ranks 10th in the Big Ten in that category ... Passed Jennifer Jostes ('88-'91) to move into fourth during the regular season finale at Nebraska (11/24) ... Recorded double-digit digs 20 times ... Racked up a season-high 22 digs on Senior Night against Illinois (11/21) ... Dished out a season-high six assists vs. Michigan (11/16) ... Tallied 21 digs vs. Purdue (11/3) ... Recorded 7.0 digs per set in that match ... Passed Jessica Holloway ('95-'98) to move into fifth place on the all-time list that evening ... Led the squad with 10 digs against Indiana (11/2) ... Led the Wildcats with 18 digs at Wisconsin (10/28) ... Appeared in her 100th career match at Minnesota (10/26) ... Collected 10 digs in three-set win over Iowa (10/21) ... Led Wildcats with 17 digs at Illinois (10/17) ... Had nine digs and two assists at Michigan State (10/12) ... Recorded seven digs each in matches vs. Penn State (10/5) and Ohio State (10/6) ... Led the team with 16 digs at Purdue (9/28) ... Passed Stacey Kammes to move into 8th-place in that match ... Chipped in with nine digs against Minnesota (9/23) ... Contributed 15 digs to NU's team-best 91 against Wisconsin (9/21) ... Added four assists against the Badgers ... Led team with 12 digs against Delaware (9/14) ... Eclipsed the 20-dig plateau in a single match for the first time at Yale (9/8) ... Passed Carmen Burbach to move into 9th with a team-high 10 digs vs. Brown (9/7) ... Moved past Lizzie Carlson into 10th with a team-high 15 digs against Cincinnati (9/1) ... Received All-Tournament accolades at Marquette Challenge (8/26) ... Averaged 3.88 digs per set in wins against Marquette and Bowling Green (8/25-26) ... Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team.
2011: Ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 4.43 digs per set ... Recorded 505 digs, the sixth best single-season output in NU history ... Started every match as the libero ... Recorded 56 digs at the Utah Classic (6.2 per set) to earn All-Tournament team and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) honors ... Notched 24 digs (8.0 per set) in a three-set win against the host Utes (8/27), just two shy of her previous career high which was established in a five-set match ... Had five service aces and 23 digs in NU's two matches at the Chicago Challenge (9/2-3) ... Matched her career-best with 26 digs in a five-set match against Central Arkansas (9/9) ... Had 16 digs later that night at Ole Miss ... Earned All-Tournament team nod at Wildcat Classic after making 54 digs in three matches ... Tallied 11 digs in the first set of a win over Duquesne (9/16) and conncluded the four-set match with 25 ... Dug 13 attacks against Colgate (9/17) before recording 16 more digs later that night in a sweep over New Mexico State ... Dug out a match-best 15 attacks at Wisconsin (9/23) ... Led Wildcats with 20 digs and had a pair of assists on Sept. 25 at Minnesota ... Topped all players with match-high 17 digs against Purdue (9/28) ... Continued to make presence felt in back row with 18 digs in a five-set loss to Penn State (10/5) ... Tallied 16 digs to lead Wildcats against Ohio State (10/8) ... Added a pair of assists in that match ... Dug out a team-high 18 attacks against Michigan (10/15) ... Contributed 22 digs (7.3 per set) against Illinois (10/19) ... Served a career-high four aces at Iowa (10/22) ... Eclipsed 400 digs for the second straight season with 14 at Purdue (11/5) ... Established a new career-high with 29 digs vs. Ohio State (11/11) ... Became the 13th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career digs on Nov. 18 at Michigan ... Handed out a career-high seven assists at Illinois (11/23) ... Credited with a kill against Nebraska (11/26) ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2010: Started at libero in 32 matches for Northwestern ... Set a career-best with 437 digs, the ninth-best single-season performance in program history ... Also set a personal best with 14 service aces ... Recorded 12 digs in the season opener vs. Loyola (Chicago) (8/27) ... Notched a service ace against Illinois-Chicago (8/28) ... Recorded 23 digs in the victory over Mississippi (9/3), marking the first 20-plus dig match of her career ... Had 15 digs in three sets against Morehead State (9/4) ... Notched 12 digs in the victory over Pittsburgh (9/10) ... Recorded her first kill of the season in the victory over 14th-ranked Tennessee (9/10) ... Had 13 digs against Harvard (9/18) ... Tied a career-best with three assists against Marquette (9/18) ... Recorded 24 digs against Indiana (9/24), then added 17 the following night against Purdue (9/25) ... Set a new career-best with 26 digs at Illinois (10/2), one night after missing the match at Wisconsin (10/1) with a partially separated shoulder ... Earned a kill against Iowa to complement 10 digs ... Notched 18 digs with a pair of service aces in the victory at Iowa (Oct. 30) ... Recorded 24 digs against Michigan State (11/26) and 17 in the win over Michigan (11/27), notching a pair of service aces both nights ... Notched her 500th career dig against the Wolverines ... Finished with 12 digs in the NCAA first round victory over Arizona (12/3), then followed that up with 15 digs and a service ace against Missouri (12/4) in the second round ... Notched double-digit dig totals in 23 matches, surpassing 20 digs four times ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2009: Saw action in 15 matches in her freshman campaign ... Made her Northwestern debut against Purdue (10/10), recording a service ace, an assist and a pair of digs ... Notched nine digs against Indiana (10/10) while adding an assist ... Recorded 10 digs with an assist at Illinois (10/14) ... Recorded her first career kill at Iowa (10/23) ... Had 10 digs at Wisconsin (10/24) while adding a career-best three assists ... Set a new personal-best with 11 digs at Indiana (10/31) ... Finished with eight digs and two assists at Purdue (10/30) ... Notched a pair of service aces against Michigan State (11/6) while adding five digs ... Recorded nine digs vs. Michigan (11/7) ... Started her first collegiate match at top-ranked Penn State (11/14), recording eight digs and an assist ... Tied career-bests in both service aces (two) and digs (11) in the season finale at Minnesota (11/27), notching her 100th career dig.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Naperville North High School ... Set school record with 469 digs during her career ... Helped lead the Huskies to the regional championship as a senior while also capturing the DuPage Valley Conference championship ... Named to the 2008 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team ... Captured all-conference honors as a senior ... Earned 2008 Wheaton Warrenville all-tournament honors and was named Best Libero at Mizuno Cup ... Competed for Sports Performance club team for seven years ... Team won 2008 JVDA 18-Open championship and AAU national title ... Named AAU All-American in 2007 after team placed third at AAU nationals ... Honor roll student and Illinois State Scholar.
Personal: Born Julie Yeuyin Chin ... Daughter of Terry and Lina Chin ... Majoring in economics with a minor in business institutions.
Chin's Career Statistics
Chin's Career Highs
| Kills | 1, four times, last vs. Purdue (Nov. 3, 2012) |
| Total Attempts | 2, twice last vs. Loyola (Chicago) (Sept. 2, 2011) |
| Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) | N/A |
| Service Aces | 4, at Iowa (Oct. 22, 2011) |
| Assists | 7, at Illinois (Nov. 23, 2011) |
| Total Blocks | N/A |
| Digs | 29, vs. Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) |
Chin's 2012 Highs
| Kills | 1, twice, last vs. Purdue (Nov. 3) |
| Total Attempts | 1, six times, last at Penn State (Nov. 10) |
| Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) | N/A |
| Service Aces | N/A |
| Assists | 6, vs. Michigan (Nov. 16) |
| Total Blocks | N/A |
| Digs | 22, vs. Illinois (Nov. 21) |