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Julia Balaski
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mercer, PA
  • High School:
    Mercer
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    6.6
  • fg %
    36.8
  • 3pt %
    27.8
  • ft %
    51.9
  • reb/g
    3.3
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

Career Highlights

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 26 games, starting in one
* Ranked sixth on the team with 114 points and 45 field goals
* Pulled down 91 rebounds to rank fifth on the team
* Posted 34 steals, 10 assists and seven blocks
* Scored a season-best 14 points vs. Altoona
* Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. La Roche

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 industrial engineering
* Minor in operations and supply chain management
* 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
* Eighth place at State Championship
* National Honor Society
* Spanish Club
* Volunteer Program
* Class Treasurer
* Student Council 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Hilbert W, 91-27
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 113-65
Feb 19 at Alfred St. W, 91-49
Feb 28 Penn State Altoona W, 85-52
Mar 1 vs. La Roche L, 67-55
Mar 8 Allegheny L, 71-61
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 16
Games started 0 0
Minutes 481 255
Minutes per game 17.2 15.9
FG 71-193 47-115
FG Pct 36.8 40.9
3PT 15-54 12-33
3PT Pct 27.8 36.4
FT 28-54 24-37
FT Pct 51.9 64.9
Off rebounds 37 24
Def rebounds 55 28
Total rebounds 92 52
Rebounds per game 3.3 3.3
Personal fouls 52 27
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 31 16
Turnovers 39 19
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.8
Steals 55 33
Blocks 8 4
Points 185 130
Points per game 6.6 8.1
Points per 40 min 15.4 20.4
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 60-59 - 18 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 9 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 78-74 - 21 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 12 St. John Fisher W, 84-60 0 17 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 16 Chatham L, 80-52 0 21 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 0-7 0.0 2
Nov 20 at Buffalo State W, 80-57 - 17 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 1-6 16.7 7
Nov 23 at Oberlin L, 71-67 - 18 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 26 at Brockport L, 83-62 - 22 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-62 0 16 6-9 66.7 2-5 40.0 0-4 0.0 14
Dec 11 at La Roche W, 74-60 - 17 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Keuka W, 88-50 0 9 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 at Washington & Jefferson L, 70-62 - 18 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 107-66 - 17 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona W, 88-70 - 22 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 8
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 93-42 - 13 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 10
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 102-36 - 16 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 20 Carlow W, 98-47 0 13 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 8
Jan 22 Alfred St. W, 77-52 0 23 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-60 - 12 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 92-40 - 20 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 12
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 74-55 0 11 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 5 La Roche W, 83-61 - 18 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 6
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona W, 77-61 - 15 5-12 41.7 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Feb 12 Hilbert W, 91-27 - 14 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 113-65 - 15 6-10 60.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 16
Feb 19 at Alfred St. W, 91-49 - 13 3-8 37.5 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 28 Penn State Altoona W, 85-52 - 19 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Mar 1 vs. La Roche L, 67-55 0 28 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 8 Allegheny L, 71-61 0 18 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 60-59 - 18 1 5 6 1 1 1 0
Nov 9 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 78-74 - 21 0 4 4 0 1 2 0
Nov 12 St. John Fisher W, 84-60 0 17 1 1 2 0 4 0 1
Nov 16 Chatham L, 80-52 0 21 3 0 3 0 2 1 0
Nov 20 at Buffalo State W, 80-57 - 17 1 1 2 1 1 2 0
Nov 23 at Oberlin L, 71-67 - 18 0 2 2 3 2 4 1
Nov 26 at Brockport L, 83-62 - 22 2 2 4 4 4 5 1
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-62 0 16 2 3 5 1 4 2 0
Dec 11 at La Roche W, 74-60 - 17 0 2 2 1 0 2 0
Dec 14 Keuka W, 88-50 0 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Dec 30 at Washington & Jefferson L, 70-62 - 18 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 107-66 - 17 1 2 3 0 1 2 1
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona W, 88-70 - 22 3 2 5 1 1 3 0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 93-42 - 13 2 3 5 3 0 2 0
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 102-36 - 16 2 0 2 2 2 5 1
Jan 20 Carlow W, 98-47 0 13 1 0 1 1 1 2 0
Jan 22 Alfred St. W, 77-52 0 23 1 2 3 1 1 5 0
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-60 - 12 2 2 4 0 1 1 0
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 92-40 - 20 1 3 4 3 2 0 0
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 74-55 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Feb 5 La Roche W, 83-61 - 18 1 1 2 0 3 1 0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona W, 77-61 - 15 1 4 5 0 0 1 1
Feb 12 Hilbert W, 91-27 - 14 2 1 3 2 1 4 0
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 113-65 - 15 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 19 at Alfred St. W, 91-49 - 13 3 3 6 1 2 1 0
Feb 28 Penn State Altoona W, 85-52 - 19 0 1 1 1 0 3 0
Mar 1 vs. La Roche L, 67-55 0 28 2 3 5 2 1 1 1
Mar 8 Allegheny L, 71-61 0 18 1 4 5 1 2 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 60-59 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 9 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 78-74 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 12 St. John Fisher W, 84-60 0 2 0 0.0
Nov 16 Chatham L, 80-52 0 2 0 0.0
Nov 20 at Buffalo State W, 80-57 - 3 0 1.0
Nov 23 at Oberlin L, 71-67 - 1 0 1.5
Nov 26 at Brockport L, 83-62 - 3 0 1.0
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-62 0 1 0 0.3
Dec 11 at La Roche W, 74-60 - 2 0 -
Dec 14 Keuka W, 88-50 0 2 0 1.0
Dec 30 at Washington & Jefferson L, 70-62 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 107-66 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona W, 88-70 - 3 - 1.0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 93-42 - 0 0 -
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 102-36 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 20 Carlow W, 98-47 0 2 0 1.0
Jan 22 Alfred St. W, 77-52 0 3 0 1.0
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-60 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 92-40 - 0 - 1.5
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 74-55 0 4 0 -
Feb 5 La Roche W, 83-61 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona W, 77-61 - 0 - -
Feb 12 Hilbert W, 91-27 - 1 0 2.0
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 113-65 - 3 0 -
Feb 19 at Alfred St. W, 91-49 - 2 0 0.5
Feb 28 Penn State Altoona W, 85-52 - 1 - -
Mar 1 vs. La Roche L, 67-55 0 5 0 2.0
Mar 8 Allegheny L, 71-61 0 3 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 28 17.2 2.5-6.9 0.5-1.9 1.0-1.9 6.6
Total 77 14.4 2.2-6.0 0.3-1.2 0.9-1.6 5.6

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 28 0 481 71-193 36.8 15-54 27.8 28-54 51.9 185
Total 77 1 1107 171-461 37.1 25-92 27.2 67-121 55.4 434

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 28 481 17.2 5.9-16.0 1.2-4.5 27.8 2.3-4.5 15.4
Total 77 1107 14.4 6.2-16.7 0.9-3.3 27.2 2.4-4.4 15.7

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 28 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 1.4 2.0 0.3
Total 77 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 28 0 37 55 92 31 39 55 8
Total 77 1 92 147 239 62 90 117 23

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 28 3.1 4.6 7.7 2.6 3.2 4.6 0.7
Total 77 3.3 5.3 8.6 2.2 3.3 4.2 0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 28 17.2 2.5-6.9 0.5-1.9 1.0-1.9 6.6
Conference 16 15.9 2.9-7.2 0.8-2.1 1.5-2.3 8.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 13 15.9 2.4-6.9 0.3-1.5 1.0-2.2 6.1
Away 12 17.3 2.8-6.7 0.8-2.2 1.2-2.2 7.5
Neutral 3 22.3 2.3-7.7 0.7-2.3 0.0-0.0 5.3
Result            
Wins 21 16.0 2.7-6.8 0.6-1.9 1.3-2.1 7.3
Losses 7 20.9 2.0-7.1 0.3-2.0 0.1-1.3 4.4
Month            
November 7 19.1 2.0-6.4 0.3-1.7 0.6-2.4 4.9
December 4 15.0 2.2-6.2 0.5-2.5 0.0-1.0 5.0
January 8 17.0 2.9-7.1 0.5-1.8 1.8-2.5 8.0
February 7 15.0 3.1-7.4 1.0-2.1 1.4-1.9 8.7
March 2 23.0 1.5-7.0 0.0-1.5 0.0-0.0 3.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 28 0 481 71-193 36.8 15-54 27.8 28-54 51.9 185
Conference 16 0 255 47-115 40.9 12-33 36.4 24-37 64.9 130
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 0 207 31-90 34.4 4-20 20.0 13-28 46.4 79
Away 12 - 207 33-80 41.3 9-27 33.3 15-26 57.7 90
Neutral 3 0 67 7-23 30.4 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 16
Result                    
Wins 21 0 335 57-143 39.9 13-40 32.5 27-45 60.0 154
Losses 7 0 146 14-50 28.0 2-14 14.3 1-9 11.1 31
Month                    
November 7 0 134 14-45 31.1 2-12 16.7 4-17 23.5 34
December 4 0 60 9-25 36.0 2-10 20.0 0-4 0.0 20
January 8 0 136 23-57 40.4 4-14 28.6 14-20 70.0 64
February 7 0 105 22-52 42.3 7-15 46.7 10-13 76.9 61
March 2 0 46 3-14 21.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 28 481 17.2 5.9-16.0 1.2-4.5 27.8 2.3-4.5 15.4
Conference 16 255 15.9 7.4-18.0 1.9-5.2 36.4 3.8-5.8 20.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 13 207 15.9 6.0-17.4 0.8-3.9 20.0 2.5-5.4 15.3
Away 12 207 17.3 6.4-15.5 1.7-5.2 33.3 2.9-5.0 17.4
Neutral 3 67 22.3 4.2-13.7 1.2-4.2 28.6 0.0-0.0 9.6
Result                
Wins 21 335 16.0 6.8-17.1 1.6-4.8 32.5 3.2-5.4 18.4
Losses 7 146 20.9 3.8-13.7 0.5-3.8 14.3 0.3-2.5 8.5
Month                
November 7 134 19.1 4.2-13.4 0.6-3.6 16.7 1.2-5.1 10.1
December 4 60 15.0 6.0-16.7 1.3-6.7 20.0 0.0-2.7 13.3
January 8 136 17.0 6.8-16.8 1.2-4.1 28.6 4.1-5.9 18.8
February 7 105 15.0 8.4-19.8 2.7-5.7 46.7 3.8-5.0 23.2
March 2 46 23.0 2.6-12.2 0.0-2.6 0.0 0.0-0.0 5.2

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 28 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 1.4 2.0 0.3
Conference 16 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.0 1.2 2.1 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.8 1.5 1.9 0.2
Away 12 1.4 1.8 3.3 1.4 1.4 2.2 0.3
Neutral 3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.3
Result                
Wins 21 1.3 1.8 3.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.2
Losses 7 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.6 1.9 2.1 0.4
Month                
November 7 1.1 2.1 3.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 0.4
December 4 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.0
January 8 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.4 1.1 2.5 0.3
February 7 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.6 0.9 1.7 0.3
March 2 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 28 0 37 55 92 31 39 55 8
Conference 16 0 24 28 52 16 19 33 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 0 17 21 38 11 19 25 3
Away 12 - 17 22 39 17 17 26 4
Neutral 3 0 3 12 15 3 3 4 1
Result                  
Wins 21 0 28 37 65 20 26 40 5
Losses 7 0 9 18 27 11 13 15 3
Month                  
November 7 0 8 15 23 9 15 15 3
December 4 0 4 9 13 4 6 5 0
January 8 0 13 14 27 11 9 20 2
February 7 0 9 10 19 4 6 12 2
March 2 0 3 7 10 3 3 3 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 28 3.1 4.6 7.7 2.6 3.2 4.6 0.7
Conference 16 3.8 4.4 8.2 2.5 3.0 5.2 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 3.3 4.1 7.3 2.1 3.7 4.8 0.6
Away 12 3.3 4.3 7.5 3.3 3.3 5.0 0.8
Neutral 3 1.8 7.2 9.0 1.8 1.8 2.4 0.6
Result                
Wins 21 3.3 4.4 7.8 2.4 3.1 4.8 0.6
Losses 7 2.5 4.9 7.4 3.0 3.6 4.1 0.8
Month                
November 7 2.4 4.5 6.9 2.7 4.5 4.5 0.9
December 4 2.7 6.0 8.7 2.7 4.0 3.3 0.0
January 8 3.8 4.1 7.9 3.2 2.6 5.9 0.6
February 7 3.4 3.8 7.2 1.5 2.3 4.6 0.8
March 2 2.6 6.1 8.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.9

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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