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23 Julia Balaski
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
Bio

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
Date Opponent Result
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
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
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
Game Log - Shooting
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
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 16 2 2 4 0 1 1 0
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 - 11 1 0 1 0 1 4 0
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 - 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 12 1 3 4 0 3 0 1
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 11 3 3 6 1 0 2 0
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 8 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 10 1 1 2 0 2 2 2
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 23 0 2 2 0 1 1 1
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 15 3 1 4 0 2 1 0
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 15 1 3 4 0 0 3 0
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 15 1 0 1 1 0 4 0
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 19 0 4 4 1 1 3 0
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 9 3 2 5 0 1 0 0
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 14 2 1 3 0 1 1 0
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 15 1 3 4 0 2 3 0
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 20 0 8 8 0 2 0 0
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 - 14 1 6 7 0 2 1 0
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 10 0 1 1 3 0 2 0
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 12 1 0 1 0 3 2 1
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 17 3 4 7 1 1 0 0
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 11 3 1 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 22 4 2 6 1 1 2 1
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 8 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 1 33 1 4 5 1 2 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - - - -
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 - 0 0 -
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 3 0 -
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 2 0 -
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 2 0 0.0
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 4 0 0.0
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 2 - -
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 3 0 -
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 1 0 0.0
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 1 0 0.0
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 2 0 0.0
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 2 0 -
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 2 0 -
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 3 - -
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 1 4 0 0.5
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 23 11.5 2.4-5.8 0.3-0.8 0.8-1.2 5.9
2023-24 26 13.9 1.7-5.2 0.1-0.8 0.8-1.5 4.4
2024-25 20 17.1 2.4-6.5 0.4-1.9 1.1-2.2 6.3
Total 69 14.0 2.1-5.8 0.3-1.1 0.9-1.6 5.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  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
2024-25 20 0 341 48-131 36.6 8-37 21.6 21-45 46.7 125
Total 69 1 967 148-399 37.1 18-75 24.0 60-112 53.6 374

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 23 264 11.5 8.3-20.2 1.1-2.7 38.9 2.7-4.2 20.5
2023-24 26 362 13.9 5.0-14.9 0.3-2.2 15.0 2.3-4.3 12.6
2024-25 20 341 17.1 5.6-15.4 0.9-4.3 21.6 2.5-5.3 14.7
Total 69 967 14.0 6.1-16.5 0.7-3.1 24.0 2.5-4.6 15.5

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 23 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.3
2023-24 26 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.3
2024-25 20 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.2 1.5 2.0 0.3
Total 69 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.8 1.2 1.5 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 23 0 21 35 56 21 23 28 8
2023-24 26 1 34 57 91 10 28 34 7
2024-25 20 0 26 38 64 24 30 41 6
Total 69 1 81 130 211 55 81 103 21

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 23 3.2 5.3 8.5 3.2 3.5 4.2 1.2
2023-24 26 3.8 6.3 10.1 1.1 3.1 3.8 0.8
2024-25 20 3.0 4.5 7.5 2.8 3.5 4.8 0.7
Total 69 3.4 5.4 8.7 2.3 3.4 4.3 0.9

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 13.9 1.7-5.2 0.1-0.8 0.8-1.5 4.4
Conference 17 13.4 2.1-6.0 0.1-0.9 1.0-1.8 5.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 12.3 1.9-5.0 0.1-0.7 0.9-1.8 4.8
Away 11 14.2 1.5-5.0 0.1-0.7 0.9-1.5 4.1
Neutral 3 19.3 1.7-6.7 0.3-1.3 0.0-0.0 3.7
Result            
Wins 19 13.8 2.1-5.9 0.2-0.9 1.0-1.8 5.3
Losses 7 14.1 0.9-3.3 0.0-0.3 0.3-0.7 2.0
Month            
November 6 10.2 0.8-2.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.2 2.2
December 4 13.0 1.5-5.0 0.0-1.2 1.2-2.0 4.3
January 8 15.3 2.6-7.1 0.1-0.8 1.2-2.0 6.6
February 7 13.4 1.4-4.9 0.3-1.1 0.4-1.1 3.6
March 1 33.0 3.0-9.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 6.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
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
Location                    
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
Result                    
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
Month                    
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

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 362 13.9 5.0-14.9 0.3-2.2 15.0 2.3-4.3 12.6
Conference 17 227 13.4 6.3-18.0 0.4-2.6 13.3 3.0-5.3 16.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 148 12.3 6.2-16.2 0.3-2.2 12.5 3.0-5.9 15.7
Away 11 156 14.2 4.4-14.1 0.3-2.1 12.5 2.6-4.4 11.5
Neutral 3 58 19.3 3.4-13.8 0.7-2.8 25.0 0.0-0.0 7.6
Result                
Wins 19 263 13.8 5.9-17.0 0.5-2.7 16.7 2.9-5.2 15.2
Losses 7 99 14.1 2.4-9.3 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.8-2.0 5.7
Month                
November 6 61 10.2 3.3-9.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.6 8.5
December 4 52 13.0 4.6-15.4 0.0-3.8 0.0 3.8-6.2 13.1
January 8 122 15.3 6.9-18.7 0.3-2.0 16.7 3.3-5.2 17.4
February 7 94 13.4 4.3-14.5 0.9-3.4 25.0 1.3-3.4 10.6
March 1 33 33.0 3.6-10.9 0.0-1.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 7.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.3
Conference 17 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.4 1.2 1.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 1.1 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.7 1.5 0.3
Away 11 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.4 1.5 1.2 0.2
Neutral 3 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.3
Result                
Wins 19 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.3
Losses 7 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.1
Month                
November 6 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 1.2 1.0 0.2
December 4 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.0
January 8 1.4 2.8 4.1 0.3 1.1 1.9 0.0
February 7 2.0 2.3 4.3 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.3
March 1 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 1 34 57 91 10 28 34 7
Conference 17 0 24 44 68 7 20 24 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 0 13 21 34 4 8 18 4
Away 11 0 16 30 46 4 17 13 2
Neutral 3 1 5 6 11 2 3 3 1
Result                  
Wins 19 0 31 39 70 9 21 31 6
Losses 7 1 3 18 21 1 7 3 1
Month                  
November 6 - 4 6 10 0 7 6 1
December 4 0 4 9 13 1 3 5 4
January 8 0 11 22 33 2 9 15 0
February 7 0 14 16 30 6 7 7 2
March 1 1 1 4 5 1 2 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 3.8 6.3 10.1 1.1 3.1 3.8 0.8
Conference 17 4.2 7.8 12.0 1.2 3.5 4.2 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 3.5 5.7 9.2 1.1 2.2 4.9 1.1
Away 11 4.1 7.7 11.8 1.0 4.4 3.3 0.5
Neutral 3 3.4 4.1 7.6 1.4 2.1 2.1 0.7
Result                
Wins 19 4.7 5.9 10.6 1.4 3.2 4.7 0.9
Losses 7 1.2 7.3 8.5 0.4 2.8 1.2 0.4
Month                
November 6 2.6 3.9 6.6 0.0 4.6 3.9 0.7
December 4 3.1 6.9 10.0 0.8 2.3 3.8 3.1
January 8 3.6 7.2 10.8 0.7 3.0 4.9 0.0
February 7 6.0 6.8 12.8 2.6 3.0 3.0 0.9
March 1 1.2 4.8 6.1 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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