Women's Basketball

23 Julia Balaski
23 - Julia Balaski
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Mercer, PA
High School: Mercer
Position: G/F
gp 26
pts/g 4.4
fg % 33.3
3pt % 15.0
ft % 53.8
reb/g 3.5
a/g 0.4

Career Highlights

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC

2022-23

* Team Most Improved Award
* Academic All-AMCC
* Ranked fifth on the team in points per game
* Played in all 23 games
* Registered 14 points on two occasions
* Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds vs. Pitt-Greensburg
* Dished out four assists vs. Altoona
* Made a season-high five steals vs. Pitt-Bradford

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in engineering
* Two-sport athlete at Penn State Behrend

Personal

* Daughter of Jennifer Cebula and Barry Balaski 
* Three-sport athlete at Mercer Area High School
* Earned 12 varsity letters
* Two-time District 10 All-Region first team in soccer
* District 10 All-Region second team in soccer
* District 10 Region Player of the Year in soccer
* Two-time District Champion Team in soccer
* Four-time Co-Region Champion Team 
* Team captain in soccer
* Three-time leading scorer in basketball
* Team captain in basketball
* District 10 All-Region second team
* Three-time All-Tournament Team
* Four-time District Qualifier in track and field
* National Honor Society
* Spanish Club
* Volunteer Program

Recent Games
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 26 17
Games started 1 0
Minutes 362 227
Minutes per game 13.9 13.4
FG 45-135 36-102
FG Pct 33.3 35.3
3PT 3-20 2-15
3PT Pct 15.0 13.3
FT 21-39 17-30
FT Pct 53.8 56.7
Off rebounds 34 24
Def rebounds 57 44
Total rebounds 91 68
Rebounds per game 3.5 4.0
Personal fouls 47 32
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 10 7
Turnovers 28 20
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 34 24
Blocks 7 5
Points 114 91
Points per game 4.4 5.4
Points per 40 min 12.6 16.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 12 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 11 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 10 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 23 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 15 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 15 6-10 60.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 14
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 15 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 4
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 19 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 9 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 14 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 - 14 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 10 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 7
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 12 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 6
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 17 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 11 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 22 2-10 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 1 33 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 16 2 2 4 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 0
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 - 11 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 4 0 1 0
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 - 11 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 12 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 0 1 2 -
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 11 3 3 6 1 0 - 2 0 3 0
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 8 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 1 2 0
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 10 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 2 2 2 0
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 23 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 1 1 4 0
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 15 3 1 4 0 2 0.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 15 1 3 4 0 0 - 3 0 2 -
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 15 1 0 1 1 0 - 4 0 3 0
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 19 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 -
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 9 3 2 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 14 2 1 3 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 15 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 3 0 1 0
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 20 0 8 8 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 - 14 1 6 7 0 2 0.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 10 0 1 1 3 0 - 2 0 2 0
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 12 1 0 1 0 3 0.0 2 1 3 0
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 17 3 4 7 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 11 3 1 4 0 0 - 0 0 2 0
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 22 4 2 6 1 1 1.0 2 1 2 -
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 8 2 2 4 1 0 - 0 0 3 -
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 1 33 1 4 5 1 2 0.5 1 0 4 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 23 0 11.5 2.4-5.8 41.4 0.3-0.8 38.9 0.8-1.2 64.3 5.9
2023-24 26 1 13.9 1.7-5.2 33.3 0.1-0.8 15.0 0.8-1.5 53.8 4.4
Total 49 1 12.8 2.0-5.5 37.3 0.2-0.8 26.3 0.8-1.4 58.2 5.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 23 0 264 55-133 41.4 7-18 38.9 18-28 64.3 135
2023-24 26 1 362 45-135 33.3 3-20 15.0 21-39 53.8 114
Total 49 1 626 100-268 37.3 10-38 26.3 39-67 58.2 249
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 23 0 11.5 8.3-20.2 41.4 1.1-2.7 38.9 2.7-4.2 64.3 20.5
2023-24 26 1 13.9 5.0-14.9 33.3 0.3-2.2 15.0 2.3-4.3 53.8 12.6
Total 49 1 12.8 6.4-17.1 37.3 0.6-2.4 26.3 2.5-4.3 58.2 15.9
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 23 0 11.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.3
2023-24 26 1 13.9 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.8 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.3
Total 49 1 12.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.3 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 23 0 264 21 35 56 26 0 21 23 0.9 28 8
2023-24 26 1 362 34 57 91 47 0 10 28 0.4 34 7
Total 49 1 626 55 92 147 73 0 31 51 0.6 62 15
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 23 0 11.5 3.2 5.3 8.5 3.9 0.0 3.2 3.5 0.9 4.2 1.2
2023-24 26 1 13.9 3.8 6.3 10.1 5.2 0.0 1.1 3.1 0.4 3.8 0.8
Total 49 1 12.8 3.5 5.9 9.4 4.7 0.0 2.0 3.3 0.6 4.0 1.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 26 1 13.9 1.7-5.2 33.3 0.1-0.8 15.0 0.8-1.5 53.8 4.4
Conference 17 0 13.4 2.1-6.0 35.3 0.1-0.9 13.3 1.0-1.8 56.7 5.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 0 12.3 1.9-5.0 38.3 0.1-0.7 12.5 0.9-1.8 50.0 4.8
Away 11 0 14.2 1.5-5.0 30.9 0.1-0.7 12.5 0.9-1.5 58.8 4.1
Neutral 3 1 19.3 1.7-6.7 25.0 0.3-1.3 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.7
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Wins 19 0 13.8 2.1-5.9 34.8 0.2-0.9 16.7 1.0-1.8 55.9 5.3
Losses 7 1 14.1 0.9-3.3 26.1 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.3-0.7 40.0 2.0
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November 6 - 10.2 0.8-2.5 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-1.2 42.9 2.2
December 4 0 13.0 1.5-5.0 30.0 0.0-1.2 0.0 1.2-2.0 62.5 4.3
January 8 0 15.3 2.6-7.1 36.8 0.1-0.8 16.7 1.2-2.0 62.5 6.6
February 7 0 13.4 1.4-4.9 29.4 0.3-1.1 25.0 0.4-1.1 37.5 3.6
March 1 1 33.0 3.0-9.0 33.3 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 6.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 26 1 362 45-135 33.3 3-20 15.0 21-39 53.8 114
Conference 17 0 227 36-102 35.3 2-15 13.3 17-30 56.7 91
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 12 0 148 23-60 38.3 1-8 12.5 11-22 50.0 58
Away 11 0 156 17-55 30.9 1-8 12.5 10-17 58.8 45
Neutral 3 1 58 5-20 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 11
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Wins 19 0 263 39-112 34.8 3-18 16.7 19-34 55.9 100
Losses 7 1 99 6-23 26.1 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0 14
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November 6 - 61 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 13
December 4 0 52 6-20 30.0 0-5 0.0 5-8 62.5 17
January 8 0 122 21-57 36.8 1-6 16.7 10-16 62.5 53
February 7 0 94 10-34 29.4 2-8 25.0 3-8 37.5 25
March 1 1 33 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 26 1 13.9 5.0-14.9 33.3 0.3-2.2 15.0 2.3-4.3 53.8 12.6
Conference 17 0 13.4 6.3-18.0 35.3 0.4-2.6 13.3 3.0-5.3 56.7 16.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 0 12.3 6.2-16.2 38.3 0.3-2.2 12.5 3.0-5.9 50.0 15.7
Away 11 0 14.2 4.4-14.1 30.9 0.3-2.1 12.5 2.6-4.4 58.8 11.5
Neutral 3 1 19.3 3.4-13.8 25.0 0.7-2.8 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.6
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Wins 19 0 13.8 5.9-17.0 34.8 0.5-2.7 16.7 2.9-5.2 55.9 15.2
Losses 7 1 14.1 2.4-9.3 26.1 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.8-2.0 40.0 5.7
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November 6 - 10.2 3.3-9.8 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.6 42.9 8.5
December 4 0 13.0 4.6-15.4 30.0 0.0-3.8 0.0 3.8-6.2 62.5 13.1
January 8 0 15.3 6.9-18.7 36.8 0.3-2.0 16.7 3.3-5.2 62.5 17.4
February 7 0 13.4 4.3-14.5 29.4 0.9-3.4 25.0 1.3-3.4 37.5 10.6
March 1 1 33.0 3.6-10.9 33.3 0.0-1.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 26 1 13.9 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.8 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.3
Conference 17 0 13.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.9 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 0 12.3 1.1 1.8 2.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.3
Away 11 0 14.2 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.8 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.2 1.2 0.2
Neutral 3 1 19.3 1.7 2.0 3.7 2.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.3
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Wins 19 0 13.8 1.6 2.1 3.7 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.6 0.3
Losses 7 1 14.1 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.3 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.1
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November 6 - 10.2 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.2
December 4 0 13.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.8 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.0
January 8 0 15.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 1.8 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 0.0
February 7 0 13.4 2.0 2.3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.3
March 1 1 33.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 26 1 362 34 57 91 47 0 10 28 0.4 34 7
Conference 17 0 227 24 44 68 32 0 7 20 0.3 24 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 0 148 13 21 34 21 0 4 8 0.5 18 4
Away 11 0 156 16 30 46 20 0 4 17 0.2 13 2
Neutral 3 1 58 5 6 11 6 0 2 3 0.7 3 1
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Wins 19 0 263 31 39 70 38 0 9 21 0.4 31 6
Losses 7 1 99 3 18 21 9 0 1 7 0.1 3 1
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November 6 - 61 4 6 10 4 0 0 7 0.0 6 1
December 4 0 52 4 9 13 11 0 1 3 0.3 5 4
January 8 0 122 11 22 33 14 0 2 9 0.2 15 0
February 7 0 94 14 16 30 14 0 6 7 0.9 7 2
March 1 1 33 1 4 5 4 0 1 2 0.5 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 26 1 13.9 3.8 6.3 10.1 5.2 0.0 1.1 3.1 0.4 3.8 0.8
Conference 17 0 13.4 4.2 7.8 12.0 5.6 0.0 1.2 3.5 0.3 4.2 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 0 12.3 3.5 5.7 9.2 5.7 0.0 1.1 2.2 0.5 4.9 1.1
Away 11 0 14.2 4.1 7.7 11.8 5.1 0.0 1.0 4.4 0.2 3.3 0.5
Neutral 3 1 19.3 3.4 4.1 7.6 4.1 0.0 1.4 2.1 0.7 2.1 0.7
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Wins 19 0 13.8 4.7 5.9 10.6 5.8 0.0 1.4 3.2 0.4 4.7 0.9
Losses 7 1 14.1 1.2 7.3 8.5 3.6 0.0 0.4 2.8 0.1 1.2 0.4
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November 6 - 10.2 2.6 3.9 6.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 3.9 0.7
December 4 0 13.0 3.1 6.9 10.0 8.5 0.0 0.8 2.3 0.3 3.8 3.1
January 8 0 15.3 3.6 7.2 10.8 4.6 0.0 0.7 3.0 0.2 4.9 0.0
February 7 0 13.4 6.0 6.8 12.8 6.0 0.0 2.6 3.0 0.9 3.0 0.9
March 1 1 33.0 1.2 4.8 6.1 4.8 0.0 1.2 2.4 0.5 1.2 0.0