University of Delaware Athletics
2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Julia Dambly
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
- Hometown:
- Media, Pa.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
AT DELAWARE
· Graduated in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science
· Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
· Majoring in exercise science with aspirations of becoming a doctor
· Finished career ranked 12th all-time with 67 draw controls
2020 SEASON
· Team captain alongside classmates Stephanie Aker, Claire D'Antonio, Mia DeRuggiero and Kelsea Konz
· SAAC Vice President for Community Engagement
· CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
· Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
· Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation Team Representative and Athletics Board Member
· HENS Mentor
· Department of Kinesiology and Applies Physiology Robert A. L ayton Jr. Honor Award
· Started all five games before season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
· Led Blue Hens with 21 draw controls
· Ranked fifth in the CAA with 4.20 draw controls per game, eight with 2.00 ground balls per and ninth with 1.20 caused turnovers per
· Finished season second on the team with six caused turnovers and third with 10 ground balls
· Recorded two ground balls in each game
· Collected a season-high six draw controls at George Mason (Feb. 19)
2019 SEASON
· All-CAA Second Team
· Team Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative with Sarah Comstock and Isabelle Schmitt
· Team representative for the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation alongside Maggie McCarthy
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
· IWLCA Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll
· Started all 17 games as a junior
· Bounced back from missing sophomore season with an injury and recorded career-highs of 39 draw controls, 29 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers
· Tied for 10th in program single-season history with 39 draw controls
· Tied for seventh in Delaware Stadium record books with seven draw controls against Rutgers (February 23); tied for ninth with five ground balls versus Penn (February 16)
· Collected at least two draw controls in 10 contests
2018 SEASON
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Missed entirety of sophomore season due to leg injury
2017 SEASON
· CAA Academic Honor Roll
· Appeared in 10 games for Delaware during rookie campaign and had three goals
· Made collegiate debut versus Canisius (March 3)
· Tallied first career goal as part of a hat trick in 19-9 victory at Monmouth (March 8)
· Collected a season-best three draw controls while the Hens set a school record with 23 draw controls against the Hawks
· Logged two ground balls in four straight games
· Picked up two caused turnovers in 13-2 win at George Washington (March 18)
HIGH SCHOOL
· Three-sport athlete at Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
· In addition to lacrosse, was a member of the soccer and indoor track teams
· Played lacrosse for head coach Xan Weitzel
· Two-time All-Interac, All-Delco and All-Mainline selection
· Perennially placed in the top 10 of the Indoor Track State Championships in the 4 x 400 relay
· National Honor Society
· National Society of High School Scholars
· Distinguished Honors
· Student Council Athletics and Activities President
· Member of Philly Blast Club Lacrosse
PERSONAL
· Julia Margaret Dambly
· Born January 25, 1998 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
· Daughter of Lauren and Mark Dambly
· Has one older sibling, Christian
· Mother attended the University of Delaware
· Lists favorite sports teams as the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies
· Has traveled to every continent besides Antarctica
· Spent the summer of 2017 interning at Thomas Jefferson Hospital
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
Assists: n/a
Points: 3 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
Shots: 5 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
SOG: 5 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
FPG: 2 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
FGS: 3 at Monmouth, 3/8/17
Ground Balls: 5 - 2x, last at William & Mary, 4/12/19
Draw Controls: 7 vs. Rutgers, 2/23/19
Caused Turnovers: 3 - 3x, last vs. Elon, 3/7/20
