Julia Haynie Season 2021

2023 SEASON (As A Super Senior): Will utilize an extra year of eligibility offered by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022 SEASON (As A Senior): Started 21 of 27 matches, appearing in 86 sets … Ranked fifth in the Mountain West with a career-best .356 hitting percentage … Was also slotted third on the Aztecs with 43 total blocks (0.50/set) and finished sixth on the squad with 137 kills (1.59/set) and 13 service aces (0.15/set) … Recorded multiple blocks in 10 matches and surpassed the double-digit kill plateau on four occasions … Committed one attack error or less in 15 contests … Made her season debut at the Pepperdine ASICS Classic, launching 10 kills with a .474 hitting percentage vs. UC Santa Barbara in the tournament finale (9-3-22) … Helped the Aztecs capture their second straight conference victory in a road sweep of Fresno State, knocking down seven kills on 11 swings without an error for a .636 efficiency (9-27-22) … Was also credited with a career-high three setting assists against the Bulldogs … Began a season-ending streak of 13 consecutive starts at Colorado State, highlighted by five kills (10-15-22) … Posted a career-best .769 hitting percentage (min. 7 kills) at New Mexico, blasting 10 kills on 13 attempts without an error while notching a season-high seven blocks, including a solo stuff (10-20-22) … Hit  .474 with 10 kills while contributing three blocks in a four-set triumph at Wyoming, helping the Scarlet and Black put the brakes on a seven-match slide against the Cowgirls and emerge victorious in Laramie for the first time in 10 visits to Laramie dating back to 2012 (10-29-22) … Finished with four kills,  four block assists and two service aces vs. Utah State at home (11-5-22) … Came up huge in the final two matches of the regular-season, helping SDSU secure the sixth and final spot in the Mountain West Championship after combining for 20 kills (.529), nine digs and five total blocks in must-win road victories at Nevada and San José State … Launched 11 kills and hit .556 against the Wolf Pack while adding two digs and a block assist (11-17-22) … Came back two days later with nine kills (.500), four total blocks (1 solo) and a career-high seven digs, as the Aztecs handed the Spartans their lone home loss of the season (11-19-22) … Served up a collegiate-best three aces in SDSU’s upset of third-seeded Colorado State in the first round of the MW tournament (11-23-22) … Ended the year with six kills and a pair of digs in the conference semifinals vs. SJSU (11-24-22).

2021 FALL SEASON (As A Junior): Started 24 of 25 matches in her first year on The Mesa … Led the Aztecs with 61 total blocks, including a team-high eight solo stops across 88 sets … Ranked fifth on the team with 103 kills (1.17/set), finishing with a .222 hitting percentage … Topped the squad or tied for the team lead in blocks eight times … Posted at least one kill in all 25 matches she played and recorded at least one block assist in all but four contests, including eight straight to end the year … Also registered two or more block assists on 15 occasions … Knocked down six kills and hit .444 with two block assists in her Scarlet and Black debut vs. Houston Baptist at the season-opening Bearkat Invitational in Huntsville, Texas (8-27-21) … Helped SDSU record a three-set sweep over Texas Southern at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational after notching six kills against one error (.455) to go with a team-best four block assists (9-17-21) … Nearly duplicated the same stat line the following day vs. UC Riverside, propelling the Aztecs to another 3-0 whitewash with four blocks, including a solo stuff (9-18-21) … Contributed to SDSU’s first Mountain West victory of the season at Nevada  after launching eight kills on 14 swings with just two errors (.429) while posting a season-high five block assists (9-23-21) … Followed that effort with six kills against one error (.500) while collecting five additional block assists vs. Colorado State (10-21-21) … Logged her highest hitting percentage of the year (min. 7 kills) against Utah State, launching a season-high nine kills on 14 attempts with just one error for a .571 clip (10-28-21) … Also tallied four block assists in that contest vs. the Aggies … Totaled five blocks at Fresno State, including a season-high two solo stops (11-6-21) … Served up a season-best two aces vs. Nevada (11-18-21).

2021 SPRING SEASON (At Portland State): Started all 18 matches during her sophomore campaign that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Compiled 95 kills, 47 blocks and eight aces in 71 sets played … Ranked 10th in the Big Sky Conference with a .261 hitting percentage for the year … Blasted a career-high 11 kills in a narrow 3-2 loss at home to Idaho (1-25-21) … Came up with a season-high seven block assists vs. Northern Arizona (1-31-21) …  Hit a season-best .625 in the following week, knocking down six kills against one error on eight attempts at Eastern Washington (2-8-21) … Tied her collegiate best with four digs at Montana State (2-28-21) … Posted nine kills on 17 swings with just two errors for a .412 hitting percentage at Sacramento State (3-12-21) … Helped the Vikings to their third straight win to end the year with five block assists in the season finale vs. Idaho State (3-20-21).

2019 SEASON (At Portland State): Started 26 of 28 matches as a freshman for the Vikings, playing 99 sets … Finished with 70 kills (0.71/set), 40 digs (0.40/set) and 74 total blocks (0.75/set) during her rookie campaign … Made her collegiate debut in a three-set sweep of Southern Illinois at the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic in St. Louis, Missouri, where she totaled three kills, two digs and one block assist (8-30-19) … Served up a collegiate-best three aces vs. UC Davis at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Invitational in Orem, Utah (9-7-19) … Posted a career-high 10 blocks, including one solo stuff, helping PSU to a 3-1 home victory over Eastern Washington (10-31-19) … Launched a season-high six kills in the Vikings’ five-set thriller over Sacramento State at home (11-19-19).  

HIGH SCHOOL:  Won two varsity letters at Chaparral High School in Temecula, California … Received all-Southwest League recognition as a senior in 2018 and was named her squad’s Offensive Player of the Year … Hit .400 that season, finishing with 239 kills (3.0/set), 97 service aces and 38 blocks, according to MaxPreps … Landed a spot on the all-tournament team at the Hemet Invitational … Helped the Pumas earn a spot in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs as a junior in 2017 … Served as captain for three teams during her prep career – freshman (2015), junior varsity (2016) and varsity (2018) … Was additionally a Coaches Award recipient as a freshman … Drew interest from Rutgers, UNLV, Fresno State and Utah State before signing with Portland State out of high school … Also competed in the high jump and long jump for the Chaparral High girls track and field squad as freshman, earning team MVP honors … Received Career Technical Education (CTE) Award for Kinesiology and Medical Terminology as a prep senior … Participated in Associated Student Body at her high school all four years and was a Captains Council member as a senior … Garnered scholar-athlete distinction on four occasions as well.

CLUB: Was a five-year competitor for the Forza1 Volleyball Club … Helped her 18UA team to a first-place finish in open competition at the Las Vegas Classic, as well as a title at the Southern California Volleyball Association tournament during the 2018-19 sesason … Received Supernova recognition by PrepVolleyball.com as a member of her 18UA team … Led her 17UA squad to a 10th-place standing at the 6th Annual Challenge Di Pallavolo Citta Di Torri Tournament in Italy … Served as captain of the Forza 16, 17, 18 and Under Armour teams … Captured the Forza1 Award as a member of her 15-2 squad during the 2015-16 season … Previously played three years at Club West.

PERSONAL: Parents are Paul and Jennifer Haynie … Her older sister, Jessica, played volleyball at San Francisco State … Enjoys surfing, skiing, wakeboarding, boating and going to the beach … List hockey player Marc-Andre Fleury of the Minnesota Wild as her favorite athlete … Intends to pursue a pre-med curriculum at SDSU with career plans to become a medical doctor.