Women's Lacrosse
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Julia Braun, a 2011 Bucknell graduate and a two-time All-Patriot League midfielder, returned to the Bison women’s lacrosse program as an assistant coach in July 2013, and now in her second season she has been elevated to the top assistant position.
Braun, who ranks seventh on Bucknell’s all-time points list, received her master’s degree in exercise physiology from Long Island University. Braun received the Dean’s Scholar Award for Academic Excellence while pursuing her graduate degree at LIU Brooklyn. At the same time she served as a graduate assistant coach with the Blackbirds’ women’s lacrosse team and also worked with the LIU strength and conditioning staff.
Braun also worked as a sports performance intern at Velocity Sports Performance in Mahwah, N.J., training elite and youth athletes. The Tomkins Cove, N.Y., native also has coaching experience with Stick2Stick Lacrosse in New Jersey.
At Bucknell, Braun majored in biology and was a member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. She was a four-year starting midfielder for the Bison women’s lacrosse squad, and she earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors in 2009 and 2010. As a junior in 2010, Braun led the team in all six major statistical categories, making her one of only two players in the nation to accomplish that feat that season. She set career highs in goals (37) and points (47) in 2010 and was the No. 6 goal-scorer in the Patriot League.
Braun ranks in the top 10 on Bucknell’s career charts in five different categories. She ranks sixth in goals (116), seventh in points (143), fifth in ground balls (132), second in draw controls (160) and third in caused turnovers (76). Her eight ground balls in a game against Lehigh in 2009 are tied for the school record.
