2017 Volleyball Roster
Julia Scoles
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mooresville, N.C.
- High School:
- South Iredell
Career Honors:
2017:
» Preseason All-ACC
» PrepVolleyball Preseason Player of the Year Candidate (Top 12)
2016:
» AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
» AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year
» AVCA All-East Coast Region
» ACC Freshman of the Year
» All-ACC First Team
» ACC All-Freshman Team
» Two-time ACC Player of the Week (10/3, 10/10)
» Two-time ACC Freshman of the Week (8/29, 9/5)
» Penn State Classic MVP
» UNC Rammy's Outstanding Female Newcomer
» 2015-16 UNC Strength & Conditioning Best Newcomer Award
2017 (Sophomore): Named Presason All-ACC and one of 12 candidates for National Preseason Player of the Year by PrepVolleyball.com, but suffered a concussion that sidelined her for the majority of the season • Appeared in the first two matches of the year, where she tallied 11 kills, five digs, an assist and a service ace in three-set losses to No. 4 Minnesota and No. 7 Wisconsin at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge • Requested a medical hardship waiver to redshirt the season.
2016 (Freshman): Posted one of the best rookie seasons in school history, earning ACC and AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, All-Region, All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Freshman honors • Earned four ACC weekly awards, winning the first two ACC Freshman of the Week awards then becoming the second Tar Heel ever to garner back-to-back ACC Player of the Week awards in October • Appeared in 26 matches (100 sets), making 25 starts • Missed four matches in October due to a concussion • Hit .276 with 305 kills, 259 digs, 54 blocks, a team-high 32 aces and 18 assists • Ranked sixth in the ACC in aces per set • Finished in the top five all time among UNC freshmen in kills, kills per set, attempts, hitting percentage and aces per set, while finishing seventh in digs and digs per set and 10th in total aces • Recorded double-digit kills in 18 matches, double-digit digs 12 times and 10 double-doubles • Registered the first kills-digs 20-20 in five years at Notre Dame, tallying 23 kills and 21 digs in the win over the Fighting Irish • Notched 11 multi-ace matches and seven with three-or-more • Had the highest reception percentage of all primary passers on the team (.969) • Influential in Carolina's marquee victory over No. 2 Wisconsin, posting 18 kills and 15 digs • Put on a display in the ACC opener against NC State (9/22), hitting .386 with 14 kills, 10 digs and a season-high seven blocks • Hit a season-high .481 with 16 kills at Clemson to earn her first of two consecutive ACC Player of the Week awards • Graduated from high school early and joined the Tar Heels in January of 2016.
International: Named to the 2017 U.S. Collegiate National Team that trained and competed in Minneapolis in June 2017 in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championship • Made the USA Volleyball A1 Junior National Training Team in the summer of 2015.
Prep: Rated the No. 6 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com • 2015 Under Armour First-Team High School All-American • 2015 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year • Named MVP of the 2015 North Carolina 3A State Championship after slamming 23 kills on 28 swings (.821) to lead South Iredell High School to the state title • 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Third Team • Four-time conference Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) • Three-time Statesville Record & Landmark County Player of the Year (2013, 2014, 2015) • Three-time MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week • Two-time McDonald's & WAME Student-Athlete of the Week in 2015 • Amassed 1,732 career kills, 1,151 digs, 166 blocks and 227 service aces at South Iredell • Served up 17 aces in a single set during her senior season • Joined the Carolina Juniors 18 Infinity club team in 2015 • Led the Carolina Juniors to 18 open titles at MAPL and the Monument City Classic as well as a second-place finish at K2 Wilderness Volleyball Tournament in 2015 • Named to the All-Tournament team at the 2015 Mizuno Sports Performance Presidents Day Challenge.
Personal: Born Julia Theresa Scoles on June 14, 1997 • Daughter of Ginny and Mike Scoles • Has an older brother, Cooper • Mother, Ginny, played field hockey and ice hockey for Potsdam College (1980-84) • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as a CREED Mentor • A three-sport athlete in high school, she was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball and a two-time State Champion in the High Jump and Long Jump • Received her MYP diploma in the International Baccalaureate program at South Iredell • AAA Scholar-Athlete Award for both volleyball and basketball in 2012-13 • Majoring in media and journalism with a concentration in advertising.
Career Highs:
Kills: 23 at Notre Dame (10/14/16)
Attacks: 75 at Notre Dame (10/14/16)
Assists: 2, 4x-last vs. Coastal Carolina (12/3/16)
Aces: 4 at TCU (9/17/16)
Digs: 21 at Notre Dame (10/14/16)
Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Minnesota (9/10/16)
Total Blocks: 7 at NC State (9/22/16)
