3x WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Gold Honors (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
3x WCC All-Academic First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
3x All-WCC First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
3x AVCA Pacific North All Region (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
VolleyMag Honorable Mention All-American (2022)
All-WCC Second Team (2019-20)
WCC All-Freshman (2019-20)
AT SANTA CLARA: Was a pivotal four year starter for the Santa Clara volleyball program … Joined for the 2019 fall season where she was quickly named to WCC All-Freshman Team and to the WCC Second Team … She continued to earn accolades in her time as a Bronco, making the All-WCC First Team for her next three seasons … She played in 110 matches where she recorded 1,528 career kills, averaging 3.86 kills per set … Sangiacomo put up 876 digs, 214 total blocks, 121 aces, 55 assists, and 28 solo blocks during her time at Santa Clara.
AS A SENIOR (2022): Appeared in all 32 matches, playing in 113 sets ... All-Pacific North Region honoree by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) along with being named as a VolleyMag Honorable Mention All-American … First Team All-WCC selection ... Put up career highs in kills (475), kills per set (4.20), and hitting percentage (0.292) ... Reached double figures in kills 26 times, putting up 20-plus kills on eight different occasions ... Ripped 26 kills in win over Wyoming (Sept. 2) ... Put up 20 kills against Oklahoma (Sept. 9) in addition to 10 digs ... Matched a career high with 27 kills in matchup with Tulane (Sept. 11), also registering 12 digs versus the Green Wave ... Added another 20-kill showing in victory over Tarleton State (Sept. 16) ... Posted another double-double in road win at Pacific (Sept. 27), finishing with 17 kills and 12 digs ... Finished with 20 kills in home sweep of Gonzaga (Oct. 15) ... Followed that up with 21 kills against Pacific (Oct. 20) ... Posted 14 kills and 11 digs against Saint Mary's (Oct. 22) ... Erupted for 23 kills and a career-high tying 18 digs in five-set win over Gonzaga (Nov. 10) ... Came back with a double-double (17 kills, 10 digs) 48 hours later in win over Portland (Nov. 12) ... This earned her WCC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14) … Pounded out 23 kills in road win at Saint Mary's (Nov. 22) ... Capped off red-hot stretch with 17-kill, 12-dig showing in win at Portland State (Dec. 2) … Named to the WCC All-Academic First Team for the third year in a row along with earning Gold Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 cumulative GPA).
AS A JUNIOR (2021): Second season named to the All-WCC Preseason team … Played in all 27 matches and played in 100 out of 102 sets ... AVCA Pacific North Honorable Mention and All-WCC First Team honoree … Season stats: 374 kills averaging 3.74 kills per set, 31 service aces, 38 blocks, and 221 digs ... Season-high 25 kills and season-high 18 digs vs Auburn (Sept. 12) ... Had 23 matches with more than 10 kills and 11 with 15 or more ... Had eight matches with 10 or more digs ... Finished the season with seven double-doubles ... Season high .500 hitting percentage vs Gonzaga (Nov. 11) leading the team to a 3-0 win ... 11-game streak with over 10 kills per match to end the season … Selected on the WCC All-Academic First Team and WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Gold Honors.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)* : Named to the All-WCC Preseason team before starting in all 18 matches of the shortened spring season … Played in 64 of 65 sets ... AVCA Pacific North All-Region ... First Team All-WCC ... Led the team in kills/set (4.19, 2nd WCC, 39th NCAA), total kills (268, 5th WCC, 81st NCAA), points/set (4.75, 2nd WCC, 37th NCAA) and total points (304, 5th WCC, 77th NCAA) ... Additional season stats: .215 hitting percentage, 143 digs (2nd SCU), 2.23 digs/set (2nd SCU) 28 total blocks (2 solo, 26 assists), 0.57 blocks/set, 21 aces (2nd SCU), 0.33 aces/set (2nd SCU) ... Helped SCU lead the WCC in aces/set (1.75, 24th NCAA) and total aces (114, 33rd NCAA) ... 10-plus kills 16 times, 20-plus kills two times, 10-plus digs five times, multiple aces six times, team-high four double-doubles alongside Michelle Shaffer ... Recorded 10-plus kills in 13 straight matches to start the season ... Career-high 27 kills and a season-high 17 digs vs. Portland (March 8) ... Season-high .375 hitting percentage (15 K/3 E/31 TA) in a sweep win vs. Portland (March 9) ... Season-high 4.0 total blocks twice - in a sweep win vs. Pacific (Feb. 24) and vs. Portland (March 8) ... WCC All-Academic First Team ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Gold Honors.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019): Played in all 33 matches and 119 of 124 sets ... Second Team All-WCC ... WCC All-Freshman Team ... Led the WCC with 492.5 points (4.14/set, led SCU/2nd WCC) ... Led SCU and finished second in the WCC with 411 kills (3.45/set, led SCU/4th WCC) ... Season stats: .213 hitting percentage, 275 digs, 77 total blocks (8 solo, 69 assists), 39 aces (2nd SCU) ... 10+ kills 24 times, 20+ kills two times, hit .400 or better four times, 10+ digs eight times, multiple aces 11 times, 5+ blocks four times ... Six double-doubles ... WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 2) ... Indiana Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Fresno State Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Hit .391 with 12 kills and seven digs in her Bronco debut, a season-opening sweep of Florida International at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30) ... Recorded at least 11 kills in each of her first six matches as a Bronco to help the team start 6-0 (Aug. 30-Sept. 6) ... Career-high five aces in a four-set win over Marshall at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 31) ... Career-high 22 kills at Denver (Sept. 20) ... Career-high eight blocks in a four-set win over San Francisco (Oct. 4) ... Career-high 18 digs in a four-set win at Saint Mary’s (Oct. 24) ... Career-high .463 hitting percentage with 21 kills in a five-set win at Long Beach State in the first round of the NIVC (Dec. 4) … Made the USA Volleyball Women’s Collegiate National Team - Anaheim Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Justin-Siena High School (Napa, California) in 2019 ... Four-year varsity letter winner for the Braves in volleyball; team captain as a junior and senior (2017, 2018) ... Three-Time Napa County Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018) ... Recorded more than 1,000 career kills ... 2018 Vine Valley Athletic League Champion ... 2018 VVAL MVP ... 2017 First Team All-Marin County Athletic League ... 2017 MaxPreps California Small Schools Second Team All-State ... 2016 Second Team All-MCAL ... 2015 PrepVolleyball Freshman 59 ... Played for Absolute Volleyball Club ... 2017 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team.
GET TO KNOW JULIA: She is a fourth-generation Bronco, having her parents, grandparents, and great-grandpa attend Santa Clara … She finished high school with a 4.5 GPA and majored in Biology … Other hobbies include cooking with her friends while listening to music.
* = Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, does not count toward NCAA eligibility
CAREER HIGHS:
Kills - 27, multiple times, last vs. Tulane (9/11/22)
Assists - 3, at Pacific (2/23/21)
Aces - 3, multiple times, last at San Francisco (9/23/22)
Digs - 18, multiple times, last at Gonzaga (11/10/22)
Blocks - 6, at Pacific (11/23/21)
Solo Blocks - 4, at San Francisco (9/23/22)
