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Julia Warren - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Julia Warren

Position

OH

Height

6-1

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

High School

La Cueva HS

SENIOR | 2016: Played in 29 matches with 26 starts … Missed three matches with a knee injury, but rebounded in Mountain West play to be named All-Mountain West for the third time in her career … Ended the season with the team lead in service aces (31, 0.28/set), and finished second on the team in sigs (289, 2.65/set) and third on the team in kills (294, 2.70/set) … Hit .225 on the year (294k-116e-790a), but .268 after returning as a full-rotation player vs. UNLV on Oct. 11 … Finished with 16 matches of double-digit kills, including a career-best 28 vs. Utah State on Nov. 12 … Her 28 kills are tied for the ninth-most in a single match in program history and ranked third in the MW in 2016 … Also had strong performances vs. UT Arlington (16 kills, .302 hitting percentage), Colorado State (21 kills) and San Diego State (12, .308) … Posted 16 matches with double-digit digs, including a season-best 17 vs. South Florida … Finished with 10 double-doubles, tied for third-most in the MW in 2016 … Had at least two aces nine times, including three against Arkansas and Houston Baptist … Posted 29 total blocks and 30 assists … Named to the UNM Invitational and Lobo Classic All-Tournament teams

JUNIOR | 2015: Played in all 31 matches, starting every match at either outside hitter or libero … Finished the season third on the team in kills with 249 (2.15 per set) and second on the team in digs with 300 (2.59 per set) … Recorded double-digit kills 11 times, including a pair of 16-kill performances vs. SMU and Idaho State … Registered 15 games with double-digit digs, surpassing 15 digs twice (19 at Ball State and 18 vs. LSU) … Converted 97.4 percent of her receipt attempts, with just 18 reception errors all season … Finished the season with six double-doubles … Added 50 assists on the season, and finished third for third on the team with 18 aces … Posted 31 total blocks

SOPHOMORE | 2014: Mountain West Designated Libero of the Year…played in 29 matches, starting 16 matches…started first half of season as outside hitter but switched to the team’s libero on Oct. 16 against top ranked Colorado State…since the switch, she averaged 4.81 digs per set…finished the season with a team-best 381 digs (3.50 digs per set)…Had a career-high of 32 digs (most digs in a match among the conference) on Nov. 6 vs. UNLV which ranks tied for third in the record books for most digs in a single match…finished with a .960 reception percentage with 18 errors on 451 attempts…her 451 attempts is the most on the team and the rest of the team had 921 receptions…ranked third in the Mountain West in digs per set at 4.16…had the most digs among the conference in a 4-set match (23 vs. SDSU Nov. 18)…was first among all the liberos in the conference with 291 digs and second with 4.16 digs per set.

FRESHMAN | 2013: Mountain West Freshman of the Year…started in 25 matches at outside hitter…finished tied for second on the team with 222 kills…second on the team with 2.47 kills per set…had the second most attacks on the team with 618…finished with eight service aces and was fourth on the team in digs with 231, averaging 2.57 digs per set…recorded four double-doubles on the season…first double-double of the season came on Sept. 28 against Colorado State with a season-high of 15 kills and 13 digs…had season-high of 22 digs on two occasions (Oct. 12 vs. UNLV & Oct. 17 at Fresno State)…had total of 33 blocks on the season (eight solo/25 block assists)…ranked 18th in the conference play with a .281 hitting percentage and 17th in digs with 140…had best hitting night of the season on Oct. 26 vs. Nevada with a .692 hitting percentage, nine kills in 13 …selected to play with MW All-Star team in 2014 summer…recipient of the Top Newcomer team award.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of La Cueva High School in Albuquerque…a four-year letterwinner and three-time team captain who helped the Bears, under coach Gregg Nunley, win three District 2-5A titles and finish runner-up at the state tournament in 2009 and 2012…four-time All-District, All-Metro and All-State honoree…named to the 2012 Under Armour Girls’ High School All-America second team and the 2012 MaxPreps.com All-America third team…two-time Albuquerque Metro Player of the Year…two-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year…played on the U.S. Junior National Women’s Training team summer 2012…member and team captain of the 2011 U.S. National High Performance A-2 team…named to Prepvolleyball.com’s Top-59 freshman in 2009 and to the site’s Top-50 Junior Recruits in 2011…was also a 2011 Prepvolleyball.com National Junior of the Year Finalist and named to the site’s Junior All-America team…as a senior, ranked 69th on Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Ace Top 100 docket…played for New Mexico Juniors club team for five years, leading teams to three national qualifying bids to compete at the Junior Olympics…in addition to volleyball, also volunteered with Special Olympics, was an active member of the La Cueva High School chapter of Young Life Ministry, was a Best Buddies program mentor and part of her high schools’ Student-Athlete Reading and Mentoring program.

PERSONAL
Born at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota on Jan.26 to Mark and Lissa Warren…has two younger siblings, Hannah and Garrett…her dad, Mark, played basketball at Cal State San Bernardino (1987-89) where he was a two-time All-American and was inaugurated into the CSUSB Sports Hall of Fame in 2009…her dad also played for the New York Knicks in 1989…her mom, Lissa, played volleyball at CSUSB (1984-88)…nickname is “Jules”…enjoys being outdoors and hanging out with friends…favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade…favorite food is mashed potatoes…favorite movie is Glory Road…majoring in psychology with aspirations to become a sports psychologist.