CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Women’s Volleyball program finalized its 2025 transfer class with the addition of junior college star Julia Brazil, Head Coach Brittany Harry announced Wednesday.
Brazil joins Ainara Fernandes, Emma Lade, and Neveah Laster as the team’s transfers for the 2025 season. She will join a core of experienced outside hitters as another quality option.
“Julia is another transfer pin that is going to provide really high-level depth to the position,” Harry said.
During her two seasons at Garden City Community College, she recorded 611 kills over 55 matches. She tallied 75 blocks and 452 digs to go along with 73 service aces as well. During her time, she had 35 matches with double-digit kills, with 16 in 2023 and 19 in 2024, including two matches with 20 in her sophomore season. Her 2024 season earned her a selection to the KJCCC All-Conference Second Team.
Harry believes her attitude and natural talent will help her transition quickly to the Division I level.
“She averaged 3.3 kills/set as a sophomore and she plays with a pretty high intensity on the court which we love to see. She will have to acclimate to the D1 level but she has a lot of offensive tools that she can rely on to speed up that learning curve and we expect for her to be in the mix on both pins in August.”
Southern Illinois is 72 days away from its season opener at the SHSU Invitational.
