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Julie Worley
  • Exercise Science
  • Class of 2018
  • North Canton, OH

Julie Worley Playing on AU's Unbeaten Team

2016 Jan 12

Julie Worley of North Canton, OH, is a forward and a center for the undefeated Ashland University Eagles Women's Basketball team, which is currently ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 coaches' poll.

The Eagles (14-0 overall, 8-0 GLIAC) concludes their three-game homestand on Thursday (Jan. 14) at 5:30 p.m. against Walsh (9-4, 6-2), in the start of South Division play. It will be Danny Krispinsky Night, a benefit for the AU head women's soccer coach in his fight against cancer, at Kates Gymnasium.

Worley is majoring in exercise science.

She is the daughter of Erik and Joan Worley of North Canton. Worley is a 2014 graduate of Hoover High School.

The Ashland University women's basketball team competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and is led by head coach Robin Fralick. The Eagles finished 22nd in the nation in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II poll for the 2014-15 season, ending with an impressive 25-9 overall record. The Eagles finished 22nd in the nation in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II poll for the 2014-15 season. In 2012-13, the Eagles won the NCAA Division II national championship. For more information, please visit the Ashland University athletics webpage at: http://goashlandeagles.com

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2016, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students. ###