Julia Azevedo - 2018 Women's Volleyball - LIU Brooklyn


#11 Julia Azevedo

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 5-11
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Previous School: Sistema Elite de Ensino (College of Central Florida)

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2018: Appeared in 21 matches with nine starts in her second season with LIU… Averaged 1.84 kills per set with a .225 hitting percentage for the season… Tallied double-digit kills on four occasions including a career-high 17 kills to go with a .424 hitting percentage against St. Francis Brooklyn on November 2… Finished fourth on the team with 50 total blocks… Named to NEC Tournament team after recording nine kills and six total blocks against Sacred Heart in the semifinal… NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll member.

2017: Appeared in 27 matches with 19 starts in her first season with the Blackbirds... Tallied 217 kills 64 total blocks... Registered a season-high 22 kills and 12 digs at George Washington on September 2... Tallied her second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 10 digs against Fordham on September 16... Recorded 14 kills in the Blackbirds NEC Championship victory over CCSU on November 18... Named to 2017 NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Transferred to LIU from NJCAA member College of Central Florida...Finished second in FCSAA in total kills (536)...FCSAA First Team All-State selection...Mid-Florida Conference First Team All-Conference honoree...Named to MFC and FCSAA All-Academic teams...also played club ball with Tijuca Tênis Clube.

Personal: Daughter of Cristina Rocha Marques de Azevedo and Marcos Venicio Rocha de Azevedo...Has one younger sister, Cacau...Named best hitter of the Copa Minas in 2014.

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