Julia Ford

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Mendham, N.J.
High School:
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
Prev School:
Brown

CAREER HONORS

2025 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2025 All-ACC Academic Team

CAREER HIGHS

Goals: 3 (3x), last at Stetson, 3/25/24 (at Brown)
Assists: 2 vs. Notre Dame, 3/13/24 (at Brown)
Points: 4 vs. Notre Dame, 3/13/24 (at Brown)
Ground Balls: 3 vs. Cornell, 4/27/24 (at Brown)
Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Bryant, 3/6/24 (at Brown); at Liberty, 2/9/25
Draw Controls: 5 (3x), last vs. Boston, 3/9/24 (at Brown)

GRADUATE (2025) – Appeared in 16 games during her lone season in Chapel Hill ... Posted six draw controls, three groundballs and three caused turnovers on the season ... Two caused turnovers, one ground ball, one draw control at Liberty ... One ground ball, two draw controls at Louisville ... One ground ball, one caused turnover vs. #14 Virginia ... Three draw controls at ECU ... Claimed a spot on the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.

SENIOR (2024 at Brown) – Played in all 15 games and earned 10 starts as a senior at Brown … Finished the season with 28 goals and five assists for 33 points … Recorded multiple goals in the first 11 games of the season … Recorded her first career hat trick against Boston on March 9, followed by consecutive hat tricks against Columbia on March 23 and Stetson on March 25 … Tallied two goals and two assists for a career-high four points against Notre Dame on March 13 for her first multi-assist game … Ended the year with a career-high 28 draw controls, including three games with five … Also chipped in 12 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.

JUNIOR (2023 at Brown) – Played in all 14 games, starting four … Had eight goals and one assist for nine points … Also picked up five ground balls and caused four turnovers … Scored two goals in the season opener at Hofstra on Feb. 21 for her first career multi-goal game.

SOPHOMORE (2022 at Brown) – Played in nine games, earning her first career start against Princeton on April 9 ... Scored her first collegiate goal against Yale on April 2 … Dished out her first career assist against Princeton on April 9.

FRESHMAN (2021 at Brown) – Team did not compete due to COVID-19.

HIGH SCHOOL – Played lacrosse at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child … Senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 … Led her team to the prep, sectional, group and overall state championship title in 2019 … Had 40 goals, 23 assists and 63 points as a junior to earn First Team All-Group honors … Scored the game-winner in the state championship game … Helped Oak Knoll School win the county, prep and group championship as a sophomore while scoring six goals and two assists … Was part of sectional and group championship squads as a freshman, contributing three goals and an assist …Also played soccer, ice hockey and ran track in high school … Named Honorable Mention All-Division in soccer for recording 10 goals and 11 assists as a senior … Helped her soccer team win the state championship as a junior and the county championship as a sophomore … Played club lacrosse with STEPS Elite Lacrosse Club.

PERSONAL – Julia Frances Ford is the daughter of Laura and Mark Ford … Father played lacrosse and rugby at Amherst College and graduated in 1985 … Has two siblings, Andrew and Ryan, who both went to Amherst College and Andrew played lacrosse ... Birthday is October 10 ... Received her bachelor's degree in economics from Brown in May 2024 ... Pursuing her master's of applied professional studies at UNC ... Chose UNC for the beautiful campus, the graduate program that aligned with her interests, the school's commitment to athletics and the commitment of the team to get better every day.