Julia Balaski

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Julia Balaski
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Mercer, PA
  • Position:
    G/F
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Mercer
  • 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

Player 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
Recent results
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
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 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
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 28 17.2 2.5-6.9 0.5-1.9 1.0-1.9 6.6
2025-26 28 30.6 4.2-10.2 0.4-1.7 2.4-3.8 11.1
Total 105 18.7 2.7-7.1 0.4-1.3 1.3-2.2 7.1
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
2024-25 28 0 481 71-193 36.8 15-54 27.8 28-54 51.9 185
2025-26 28 28 856 117-285 41.1 12-48 25.0 66-107 61.7 312
Total 105 29 1963 288-746 38.6 37-140 26.4 133-228 58.3 746
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 23 264 11.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 26 362 13.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 15.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 28 481 17.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 28 856 30.6 5.5-13.3 0.6-2.2 25.0 3.1-5.0 14.6
Total 105 1963 18.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
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
2025-26 28 1.4 2.9 4.4 3.1 2.8 3.0 0.8
Total 105 1.3 2.2 3.4 1.4 1.6 1.9 0.4
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
2025-26 28 28 40 82 122 88 78 83 21
Total 105 29 132 229 361 150 168 200 44
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 28 1.9 3.8 5.7 4.1 3.6 3.9 1.0
Total 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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
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
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 26 362 13.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 15.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 17 227 13.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 13.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 148 12.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 156 14.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 58 19.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 263 13.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 7 99 14.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 61 10.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 4 52 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 122 15.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 94 13.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 33 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
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
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
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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  • February 23, 2024
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  • February 07, 2024
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  • January 10, 2024
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  • January 09, 2024
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  • January 09, 2024
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  • January 06, 2024
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