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2025 Volleyball Roster

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6 Julia Sell

6 Julia Sell

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chagrin Falls, Ohio
  • High School:
    Kenston
  • Major:
    Special Education
  • Position:
    MB

Summary

Biography

2024 (Junior): Appeared in 41 sets over 15 matches before a lower-body injury ended her season on Oct. 1… Made 13 starts at middle blocker in those 15 matches… Had totals of 47 kills and 35 blocks for averages of 1.15 kills and 0.85 blocks per set… Posted a season-best eight kills in 16 attempts in a three-set win at Niagara (9/13)… Posted seven blocks in a four-set win a day earlier at Canisius (9/12)… Notched her 200th career block on Sept. 27 against Green Bay, and she went over 100 career kills against Mercyhurst on Sept. 24.

2023 (Sophomore): Named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators… Started all 27 matches in which she played while appearing in 107 sets… Ranked second in the Horizon League with 1.05 blocks per set… Her 112 total blocks were the fifth-most in the conference, and that total was the highest by a Penguin since 2017… Was two blocks shy of owning the top spot in the conference… Had 96 block assists, which tied for the 15th-most for a season in school history… Offensively, set new career highs with 36 total kills and a .179 attack percentage… Had 63 blocks in 63 sets against conference opponents while hitting .217 offensively… Recorded a season-best eight blocks in the season-opener against Canisius (8/25)… That was the highest individual blocking total by a Penguin during the season… Posted a career-high three solo blocks while adding a season-best four kills at Northern Kentucky (10/24).

2022 (Freshman): Appeared in 64 sets over 20 matches, 14 of which she started… Was especially strong in the second half of the season and averaged a team-best 0.88 blocks per set… Posted totals of 24 kills, 56 blocks and 54.5 points for averages of 0.38 kills, 0.88 blocks and 0.85 points per set for the year… Averaged 0.39 kills and 0.91 blocks in conference contests… Ranked 10th in the Horizon League in blocks per set during conference play… Posted 10 block assists in the five-set win over Robert Morris (10/7)… That was the highest block total by a Penguin since 2016 and the most by a YSU freshman in the rally-scoring era… Reached five blocks four additional times… Recorded a season-high four kills against IUPUI (9/30).

High School: Was named First-Team All-Northeast District and All-Western Reserve Conference as a senior at Kenston High School… Ranked among the top blockers in the state as a senior with 126 blocks, and she finished her Bombers career with 253 blocks… Added 385 career kills, and she hit .299 as a senior as she led Kenston to its first conference title in six years.

Personal: Parents are Michael and Nicole… Has a brother (George)… Major is special education… Was the 2023-24 recipient of the Penguin Club - Joseph F. Malmisur Athletic Scholarship… Is a 2025-26 recipient of the Jack and Peggy Pierson Scholarship, the John L. McKenna Scholarship, and the Joseph A. Falgiani Scholarship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    6
  • 6

    2024Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    6
  • 6

    2025Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    6