Julie Worley is a Member of Varsity Women's Basketball at Ashland University

2016 Dec 5

Julie Worley of North Canton, OH, is a member of Ashland University's varsity women's basketball team.

Worley is majoring in exercise science.

Worley is a 2014 graduate of Hoover High School. Worley, a junior, is a forward and center for the Eagles.

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. She earned both GLIAC and Columbus Dispatch Ohio Women's Basketball Coach of the Year honors for her efforts as a rookie head coach. In 2015-16, the Eagles finished with 31-2 overall record, hosted the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament, and won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, GLIAC regular season and GLIAC South Division championships. Ashland also finished the season ranked No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 coaches' poll. The Eagles finished 22nd in the nation in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II coaches' 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. ###