Personal: Born on June 13...Daughter of Anetta Kudlorz and Michael Crabtree...Majoring in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a minor in Geography.
Career Honors
- 2019 Most Improved (Team Award)
Career Highs (through Nov. 20, 2021)
Kills: 12 vs. Northeastern | Nov. 22, 2019
Assists: 2 vs. Charleston Southern | Sept. 8, 2017
Digs: 5, 2x - last vs. Towson | Nov. 23, 2019
Blocks: 6 vs. Davidson | Sept. 7, 2019
Aces: --
2021: Played in 41 sets through 21 matches, starting three. Her season totals included 39 kills, one assist, 15 digs and 13 blocks...Converted 3-of-4 attacks and added two digs in the season opener vs. Toledo on Aug. 27...Hit for .429 with four kills and one block in a 3-0 win at Presbyterian on Sept. 3...Finished with a season-high six kills with two digs at CofCÂ on Sept. 18. She hit for .267 in the win over the Cougars...Posted four kills with one assist, one dig and two block vs. Delaware on Sept. 26...Collected four kills with one block at Towson on Oct. 2...Turned in another four-kill effort vs. UNCW on Oct. 17. She added two digs and two blocks to her match totals.
2020-21: Appeared in eight matches and 32 sets with one start. She finished the season with 33.0 points (1.03/set), 28 kills (0.88/set), two assists, 12 digs (0.38/set) and 10 blocks (0.31/set)...Posted season highs at W&M on Feb. 27 with eight kills, a .368 hitting percentage and 8.5 points...Recorded four blocks in a win over UNCW on March 7...Totaled seven kills in Elon's first program win over JMU on March 24.
2019: Made two starts in 24 matches and 66 sets played. Her season totals included 88.5 points, 74 kills, five assists, 35 digs, and 29 blocks...Scored six kills at Robert Morris...Set a new career best with six blocks against Davidson...Finished with five digs at Virginia, a new career high...Posted eight kills in the win at N.C. Central...Scored a career-high 12 kills in the first round of the CAA Championship vs. Northeastern...Recorded five digs in the CAA semifinal match against Towson.
2018: Played in four matches and six sets, totaling five kills, two digs, and a block assist...Scored 4-of-9 attacks (.333 hitting percentage) with a dig and a block assist in a straight-set victory at N.C. Central.
2017: Played in 25 of Elon’s 32 matches on the year, playing in 49 sets while making four starts…Ended the year with 43 kills, 16 blocks and 13 digs…Had a season-high seven kills in back-to-back matches at the Liberty Invitational against Maryland and Liberty…Also finished with two digs against Maryland and three with two blocks against Liberty…Posted six kills with two blocks at Delaware.
High School: Crabtree was a four-year starter at Avon Grove High School under head coach Ashley Fotch...Earned District 1 first team accolades during her sophomore, junior and senior years while also receiving State First Team laurels in her junior and senior years...Led the team in kills as a junior and was the program's point, ace and defensive leader as a senior.
Quoting Coach Tendler:Â "Julia can play at either pin and be a six rotation player for us. The combination of her size and overall skill level is what attracted us to her and will be very valuable to our program during her career at Elon. Julia expressed a high level of interest in Elon early in her recruitment and is a perfect fit for the school and program."
