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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Julia Martinez

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Loyola Academy
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Major Master of Athletic Training

Biography

2023-24 • Graduate Student

  • Helped the program to its first-ever WNIT Championship title – a run that included a six-game winning streak and beating two Power 5 opponents 
  • Recorded the program’s second and third-ever triple-doubles in back-to-back games
  • Named to the A-10 All-Defensive team to go along with her preseason All-Defensive Team and Second-Team honors
  • Became Saint Louis’ all-time leader in steals on Nov. 20 and ended her career with 294
  • Put up three double-doubles and four double-digit scoring efforts
  • Ended her time as a Billiken second in career assists (579)
  • Won A-10 Player of the Week on March 4 after putting up the league’s first triple-doubles of the season 
  • Led the A-10 in steals (101) and steals-per-game (2.8)
  • Led the A-10 in assists (220) and assists per game (6.1)
  • Ended the year ranked 5th in the NCAA in assists, 9th in steals and 3rd in triple-doubles
  • Pulled down the second-most rebounds for the Billikens (225), led the team in assists (220) and steals (101)

2022-23 • Senior  

  • Behind her first, career triple-double (17 pts, 13 rbs, 12 asst), SLU bested UMass in the program’s first-ever A-10 Tournament Championship which was the highest-scoring Atlantic 10 Championship final since 1995, to help punch the program’s first-ever ticket to the NCAA Tournament
  • Named Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player
  • Recorded a single-season SLU school record 117 steals
  • Prior to the conference tournament, she earned a spot on the A-10 All-Defensive Team ranking second in the league with 3.3 steals per game and second in offensive rebounds (3.6 per game, 125 total)
  • Finished the season second in the NCAA with 117 total steals and sixth in steals per game (3.34)
  • Became a mainstay in the Billiken’s starting lineup, making 31 of 35 starts
  • Surpassed 300 career assists in a record-breaking win versus George Washington, moving into ninth place on SLU’s career assist list
  • Earned her third career double-double against Wichita State, posting a quadruple-nickel with 20 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals and six assists  
  • Swiped eight steals against Dayton, second most in the A-10 single-game records for the 2022-23 season (January 15)
  • Opened the month of December with two 20-point scoring performances against Illinois State (Dec. 3) and Wichita State (Dec. 8), sparking a double-digit scoring trend for nine of the next 13 games in the months of December and January
  • Narrowly missed recording the program’s first triple-double against Rhode Island on January 12 (14 pts, 14 rbs, 8 asst)

 2021-22 • Junior 

  • Made 18 starts in 20 games 
  • Season highs: 16 points, five field goals and 14 rebounds vs. George Mason; one 3-pointer vs. four opponents; five made free throws vs. two opponents; six free-throw attempts vs. three opponents; eight offensive rebounds vs. Richmond; 12 assists at La Salle; one block vs. five opponents; six steals at George Washington; 40 minutes vs. five opponents 
  • SLU rankings: first in assists (74) and steals (38); second in rebounding (6.1 rpg) 
  • Collected the first two double-doubles of her career 
  • Posted 4.5 assists per game in league games only, fifth best in the A-10
  • Over the final seven games to end the regular season, she averaged 5.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.3 steals 
  • Played the full 40 minutes in each of the final five games 
  • Picked up her first career double-double with a career-best 12 assists, along with 11 rebounds, at La Salle 
  • Recorded multi-assist contests in all but four games she played in 
  • Snagged a career-best six steals at George Washington 
  • Posted 16 points and a career-best 14 rebounds in the final game of the season against George Mason 
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 

2020-21 • Sophomore 

  • Season highs: 17 points vs. Bradley; 5 field goals vs. Bradley; three 3-pointers vs. DePaul; five free throws vs. Bradley; six free throw attempts vs. Bradley; nine rebounds at Davidson; three offensive rebounds vs. Massachusetts; seven assists at VCU; three steals vs. two opponents; 38 minutes vs. Bradley 
  • SLU ranks: second in assists (69), third in rebounds (4.8 rpg) and steals (17), fourth in three-pointers (9) and sixth in scoring (4.5 ppg) 
  • A-10 ranks: fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and seventh in assists (3.6 apg) 
  • Posted a career day against Bradley, setting a career high with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while also adding eight rebounds 
  • Nearly had her first double-double at Davidson, recording 10 points and a career-best nine rebounds, in addition to three assists 
  • Nailed three 3-pointers in the WNIT first round win against DePaul, posting 11 points, five rebounds and two steals 
  • Turned in a career-high seven assists against VCU, while also tallying eight points and seven rebounds 
  • Played in all 19 games, earning four starts 
  • Posted eight rebounds, six assists and two steals at Saint Joseph's 
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 

2019-20 • Freshman 

  • Played in 31 games 
  • Season highs: four points and two FG at Rhode Island; two FTM vs. two opponents; four FTA vs. UT Martin; seven rebounds vs. two opponents; three offensive rebounds at VCU; six assists vs. UT Martin; one block vs. two opponents; three steals vs. two opponents; 33 minutes vs. UT Martin 
  • Finished third on the team with 0.7 spg, while also ranking fourth in assists (1.6 apg) 
  • Led the team seven times in steals and four times in assists 
  • Dished out a game-high six assists and grabbed seven rebounds in her Billikens debut against UT Martin 
  • Made her first collegiate field goal on her way to two points, four rebounds and four assists at SIUE 
  • Scored a season-high four points, to go with four assists, three steals and two offensive rebounds at Rhode Island 
  • Tied a career-high with seven rebounds, along with four assists in 20 minutes in the win over UMass 
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 

High School 

  • Four-year starter  
  • Set school career records of 767 assists (eighth in Illinois history) and 793 rebounds   
  • Finished second in school history with 364 career steals  
  • Scored 970 career points  

Off the Court
  • Daughter of Rudy and Theresa 
  • Has two siblings, Cecily and Rosie 
  • Fan of all Chicago-based sports teams (Sky, Cubs, Bears, Bulls) 
  • Obtaining her Master of Athletic Training
  • Majored in Exercise Science during her undergraduate years
  • Has traveled to exactly 40 states 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Senior

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    2023-24Graduate Student

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