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Jersey Number 20
Julia Lester
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Academy of the Holy Names
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
2019 All-Southeast Region First Team
2019 All-SEC First Team
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2019:
โข United Soccer All-Southeast Region first-teamย
โข All-Southeastern Conference first-teamย
โข SEC All-Tournament
โข Started every match at center back, playing the entirety of 19
โข 47 complete matches played shares No. 14 all-time for Gators
โข Second among field players with average of 88.7 minutes per match
โข Provided assist on Deanne Roseโs goal versus No. 8 South Carolina
โข Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018:
ยท All-Southeastern Conference All-Tournament team
ยท Appeared in last 19 matches, playing entirety of last 17 (including 110 minutes versus UCLA and Auburn, at Mississippi State and at Alabama)
2017:
ยท Played in every match, starting 14 on backline
ยท Assisted on Sarah Troccoliโs game-winning goal versus Kentucky
ยท Played entirety of eight matches, include seven of last eight
ย
2016:
ยท Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team selection
ยท Started 17 of the 22 matches appeared in, playing entirety of overtime match at No. 3 Stanford and versus Arkansas in SEC Tournament final
ยท Half-volley goal from 20-yards at Missouri was game-winner and earned SEC Freshman of Week honors
ยท Hit second goal in 3-0 NCAA First Round win versus FGCU
ยท Scored first collegiate goal in 89th minute at LSU
ยท Provided assists at No. 15 UCLA, at Oklahoma State and versus No. 19 Arkansas in SEC Tournament final
ย
High School:
ยท 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School All-American
ยท Four-year member of the Academy of the Holy Namesโ team, which advanced to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 2A state semifinal for the first time in 2016
ยท AHN is ranked 17th nationally by MaxPreps
ยท Coached by Kareem Escayg
ยท 2016 Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) 2A All-State selection
ยท first team selection for both 2016 Tampa Bay Timesโ All-Tampa Bay and Tribuneโs All-Hillsborough County teams
ยท Recipient of 2016 Jose Alvarez Award as Hillsborough County high school player of the year
ยท AHNโs Most Valuable Player as a freshman and senior โ also captain in final season
ยท AHN Senior Athlete of the Year
ยท Scored 75 goals and turned in 181 points during prep career, including 32 goals and 17 assists as a senior
ย
Club:
ยท Member of Tampa Bay United 97 Premier team which won 2015 US Youth Soccer (USYS) Under-17 national championship
ยท Joined current Gator Kaylan Marckese on the U17 USYS Best 11 list for 2015 national tournament
ยท 2014 USYS national championship runner-up
ยท Tampa Bay United won 2016 Florida State Cup
ยท Also won 2015 Region 3, Florida State Cup, Disney Showcase, ACDC and Southern Region Premier League championships
ยท Team won 2014 Florida Cup, Florida State Cup, Vegas Players Showcase and Disney Showcase
ยท Five-year member of Tampa Bay United, where coached by Adrian Bush
ยท Tampa Bay United captain in 2015-16
ยท Four-year member of Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team and three-year regional team member
ยท Traveled with ODP team to Costa Rica in 2014 and Italy in 2015
ย
Major:
Received bachelor's degree in Family Youth and Community Sciences in August of 2020.
ย
ย
2019 All-SEC First Team
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2019:
โข United Soccer All-Southeast Region first-teamย
โข All-Southeastern Conference first-teamย
โข SEC All-Tournament
โข Started every match at center back, playing the entirety of 19
โข 47 complete matches played shares No. 14 all-time for Gators
โข Second among field players with average of 88.7 minutes per match
โข Provided assist on Deanne Roseโs goal versus No. 8 South Carolina
โข Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018:
ยท All-Southeastern Conference All-Tournament team
ยท Appeared in last 19 matches, playing entirety of last 17 (including 110 minutes versus UCLA and Auburn, at Mississippi State and at Alabama)
2017:
ยท Played in every match, starting 14 on backline
ยท Assisted on Sarah Troccoliโs game-winning goal versus Kentucky
ยท Played entirety of eight matches, include seven of last eight
ย
2016:
ยท Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team selection
ยท Started 17 of the 22 matches appeared in, playing entirety of overtime match at No. 3 Stanford and versus Arkansas in SEC Tournament final
ยท Half-volley goal from 20-yards at Missouri was game-winner and earned SEC Freshman of Week honors
ยท Hit second goal in 3-0 NCAA First Round win versus FGCU
ยท Scored first collegiate goal in 89th minute at LSU
ยท Provided assists at No. 15 UCLA, at Oklahoma State and versus No. 19 Arkansas in SEC Tournament final
ย
High School:
ยท 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School All-American
ยท Four-year member of the Academy of the Holy Namesโ team, which advanced to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 2A state semifinal for the first time in 2016
ยท AHN is ranked 17th nationally by MaxPreps
ยท Coached by Kareem Escayg
ยท 2016 Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) 2A All-State selection
ยท first team selection for both 2016 Tampa Bay Timesโ All-Tampa Bay and Tribuneโs All-Hillsborough County teams
ยท Recipient of 2016 Jose Alvarez Award as Hillsborough County high school player of the year
ยท AHNโs Most Valuable Player as a freshman and senior โ also captain in final season
ยท AHN Senior Athlete of the Year
ยท Scored 75 goals and turned in 181 points during prep career, including 32 goals and 17 assists as a senior
ย
Club:
ยท Member of Tampa Bay United 97 Premier team which won 2015 US Youth Soccer (USYS) Under-17 national championship
ยท Joined current Gator Kaylan Marckese on the U17 USYS Best 11 list for 2015 national tournament
ยท 2014 USYS national championship runner-up
ยท Tampa Bay United won 2016 Florida State Cup
ยท Also won 2015 Region 3, Florida State Cup, Disney Showcase, ACDC and Southern Region Premier League championships
ยท Team won 2014 Florida Cup, Florida State Cup, Vegas Players Showcase and Disney Showcase
ยท Five-year member of Tampa Bay United, where coached by Adrian Bush
ยท Tampa Bay United captain in 2015-16
ยท Four-year member of Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team and three-year regional team member
ยท Traveled with ODP team to Costa Rica in 2014 and Italy in 2015
ย
Major:
Received bachelor's degree in Family Youth and Community Sciences in August of 2020.
ย
| Lesterโs Collegiate Statistics | |||||||
| Season | ย | GP-GS | Min | Shot | G | A | Pts |
| 2016 | 22-17 | 1365 | 9 | 3 (1) | 3 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 24-14 | 1503 | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 19-17 | 1,724 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 21-21 | 1,863 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 86-69 | 6,455 | 17 | 3 (1) | 5 | 11 | |
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