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Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

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Julia Walz

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2022: 1

Career Highlights:

2021 MAC Defensive Player of the Year
1,919 career digs (4^th in program history)
2021 All-MAC First Team
11-Time MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2019; Oct. 7, 2019; Oct. 28, 2019; Feb. 23, 2021; Sept. 27, 2021; Oct. 4, 2021; Oct. 11, 2021; Oct. 25, 2021; Nov. 1, 2021; Nov. 8, 2021; Nov. 15, 2021)
2022 USA Volleyball Women's National Team Open Program (WNTOP) Participant
2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022 Academic All-MAC
2019 Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team

2022

Played in 98 sets for the Falcons, appearing in all 32 matches with 10 starts.
Concluded her time as a Falcon with 107 service aces, ending the season 10th all-time in program history for career aces.
Ended the season with 1,919 career digs in the Orange and Brown, being fourth all-time in program history.
Recorded 196 digs for the Falcons, fourth on the team, to average 2.00 digs per set.
Tallied a season-high 15 digs in a five-set win against Western Michigan (Oct. 8).
Landed her first career kill against Ohio (Oct. 1) and her second against Central Michigan (Oct. 15).

2021

Played in all 109 sets for the Falcons
Led the team with 571 digs, the seventh-best single-season total in program history
Finished 16^th in the NCAA with 5.24 digs per set, the sixth-best mark in program history
Logged a season-best 35 digs against Akron (9/25/2021)
Eclipsed the 1,500-career dig mark against Eastern Michigan (10/23/2021)
Finished second on the team with 30 aces, including a season-best five against Northern Illinois (10/8/2021)

2020-21

Played in 91 of the Falcons’ 92 sets, appearing in all 24 matches
Led the team in digs with 435, seventh in the nation, including 10 matches with 20+ digs
Registered a career-high 39 digs in the NCAA Tournament against Weber State (4/14/2021)
Averaged 4.78 digs per set, the ninth best mark in program history at the time of the achievement
Maintained a .952 reception percentage with just 21 errors on 433 reception attempts
Paced the team in aces with a career-high 32, tied for 24^th in the nation
Tallied 60 assists, third on the team

2019:

Appeared in all 33 matches for the Falcons, playing in 143 sets
Totaled 677 digs on the season, the fourth most in a single season in program history and seventh in the nation
Averaged 5.55 digs per set, the fifth highest single season mark in program history and eighth in the nation
Led the team in service aces with a career-high 28
Logged the third-most assists on the year for the Falcons with 115
Set a career-high for digs in a single match with 38 against Eastern Michigan (10/19)
Tallied seven matches of 30+ digs
Registered 18 matches of 20+ digs

2018:

Prior to BGSU:

A four-year letterwinner at Brooklyn High School
Named 2017 Patriot Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player
Three-year team captain for the volleyball team
Multi-sport athlete at Brooklyn High lettering in softball, cheerleading, and track
Tallied 1,485 total digs as well as 208 service aces
Played club volleyball with the Cleveland Volleyball Company
Named a 2015 AAU Volleyball Academic All-American
Three-year PAC Scholar-Athlete award winner

Personal:

Daughter of Jack E. Walz Jr. and Michelle M. Walz, CST
Has two brothers, Jack E. Walz III and Jakob A. Walz and has one sister, Jaden K. Walz
Brother Jack played football at Bowling Green
Currently pursuing a Bachelors in Applied Health Science with a specialization in Health Care Administration and a minor in Business
Has a 3.192 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester.