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#12 - Julia Hood

#12 - Julia Hood

Class:
Senior
Height/Weight:
5-11
   
Hometown:
Charlotte, NC
Position:
Outside Hitter
   
High School:
West Charlotte
   

2005:  Played in 20 matches in mostly a reserve role, earning three starts on the year…recorded double digit kills in four of her first five matches played, including two 15-kill performances against Fairfield and Temple…recorded 14 kills at Stony Brook and 13 at Binghamton in conference play…scored 18 points against Binghamton to end the season, recording 13 kills, three service aces a solo block and two block assists…averaged a team third best 2.63 kills per game (kpg) and 3.14 points per game…ranked second on the team with 2.38 kpg in conference play…held a .162 hitting percentage on the year.

 

2004:  Emerged late in the season, giving the Retrievers a boast down the stretch recording five-consecutive double-digit kill performances and seven-of-eight at one point, all in conference play…hit a season-high 19 kills at Northeastern and notched 18 at Maine…at home in conference play averaging 2.88 kpg…finished the year averaging 2.36 kpg, playing 31 matches and starting 17…ranks third among active players in kills with 338…recorded other single-game performances of 15 kills at home against Stony Brook and 14 at home against Maine…finished the season with 46 kills, 14 blocks and three service aces.

 

2003:  Evolved into an every game player early on, playing in 78 games on the season and making appearances in 28 matches…hit a team third best 1.82 kills per game including a season-high 15 in the season finale against Hartford…recorded a .367 hitting percentage in that game…recorded her first double digit kill performance against Loyola on Oct. 2 with 11 kills and followed that up the next match with a 10-kill performance against Binghamton…in the second match against Binghamton she hit 10 kills as well…finished the year with 142 kills, 48 digs and 15 blocks.

 

High School: Was named to the All-Observer Team by the Charlotte Observer...also an all-conference and all-region selection...helped lead West Charlotte to the 2000 North Carolina 4A State Championship and had 11 blocks in a starting role.

 

Personal:  Daughter of Ulrike and Roscoe Hood...born on July 12, 1985.