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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Alyssa Wierenga

4 Julia Blaney

4 Julia Blaney

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Saline, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2024
One of three Lakers to play and start all 32 matches…Tied for the team-lead with 118 sets played…Named First-Team All-GLIAC…Twice awarded GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week…Selected to the UIndy Invitational All-Tournament team…Recorded the 1,000th dig of her career, and ended her career ranked sixth all-time in program history with 1,433 digs…Led the team with 543 digs, tying for sixth in a single-season in program history…Ranked first in the GLIAC in digs and second in digs per set (4.60)…Dished out 39 assists and served 27 aces…Notched 28 matches with double-digit digs, with 10 games of 20 or more digs…Earned CSC Academic All-District honors…Had 25 digs and three assists versus Indiana (PA) (9/6)…Tallied 28 digs versus Maryville (9/7)…Recorded 26 digs in the win over Northwood (9/12)…Totaled 29 digs against Ferris State (9/20)…Had 25 digs versus Lewis (10/18)…Posted a season-high 30 digs in the win over Lewis (10/18)…Served two aces and had 24 digs versus Michigan Tech (10/26)…Tallied 25 digs at Davenport (11/1)…Recorded 26 digs versus Findlay (12/6).

2023
Started 30 of the 32 matches she played in, appearing in 110 sets…Led the team with 380 digs…Second with 35 service aces… Earned one GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honor…CSC Academic All-District Honoree…Totaled 21 matches of double-digit digs, including three over 20…Had 10 games serving multiple aces…Notched 15 digs and three aces in the season-opening win over Thomas More (9/2)…Had 17 digs and three service aces against Clarion (9/8)…Recorded a season-high 22 digs and three aces in the win over SVSU (10/6)…Tallied 21 digs and served three aces while beating Davenport (10/31)…Had 21 digs in the win over Michigan Tech in the GLIAC Tournament semifinals (11/18).

2022 
Started three of the matches she appeared in, playing in 80 sets total...She was second on the team with 274 digs, 3.43 digs per set, and 25 service aces...She posted a .945 reception percentage and recorded eight kills...Tallied 13 games of 10+ digs, and three with 20 or more...Recorded double-digit digs in five consecutive games from 9/2 until 9/9, including 25 digs against Ohio Dominican (9/2)...Had five kills and 11 digs in the win over Purdue Northwest (10/1)...Served seven aces and had 10 digs versus LSSU (10/9)...Set a career-high with 27 digs in the GLIAC Quarterfinal win over Davenport (11/9)...Tallied 26 digs against Ferris State (11/12).

2021
Appeared in 80 sets across 23 matches...Finished with 236 digs...Averaged 2.95 digs per set...Tallied 25 service aces...Finished with a season-high 26 digs against Davenport (11/17).

High School: Four-year letter winner under head coach Emileen Palazzolo at Saline High School…Named Scholar Athlete all four seasons…Two-time team captain…2020 AVCA All-Region and 2019 AVCA Phenom…Earned the Dave Hughes Memorial Award…As a junior totaled 307 kills, 239 digs, and 473 assists, while recording 237 kills and 239 digs as a senior in just 29 matches.
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021Freshman

    L/DS
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    L/DS
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    L/DS
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    L/DS
    5'7"
    4