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BULLDOG CAREER
2014 Outlook: Will serve as the spiritual and physical leader of the Bulldogs as a senior captain • could crack the all-time top 25 for digs in NCAA II history if she continues at her career pace.

2013 (Junior): Started all 36 matches, earning the title of NSIC Libero of the Year • also an AVCA All-American Second Team and All-Central Region First Team selection • named Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team selection • moved into first place all-time in UMD program history with her 1,704th career dig • named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on four occasions (Oct. 7, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, and Nov. 18) • finished twelfth in the nation and first in the conference in digs per set at 5.78 per game.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in every match for the Bulldogs and named AVCA All-Central Region honorable mention • Named to Daktronics All-Central Region second team • Named All-NSIC first team • Finished second in total digs in the NSIC and third in conference with a 4.67 per game mark.

2011 (Freshman): Took over at the libero position — where she saw action in all 110 sets on the season • scooped the most digs of any Bulldog in four years, reeling in a team-leading 594 saves at a pace of 5.4 per frame • Ranked third in the NSIC in digs per set, and was the only freshman to crack the top ten in that category • finished the season with a serve receipt percentage of .975 on 474 attempts • showcased defensive prowess right away, racking up a season-high 29 digs—a figure she would match twice—in the Sept. 2 season-opening win over Hillsdale • selected as an All-Tournament performer at the Indianapolis Tournament • turned the same trick one week later in front of the home crowd, earning a spot on the UMD Classic All-Tournament Team.
Rainey redshirted the 2010 season as a first-year newcomer.

BEFORE UMD: Played for Stewartville High School, finishing her career with over 1,000 kills and 2,000 digs • earned four consecutive All-Hiawatha Valley League Conference honors from 2006-2009 • participated in four Minnesota State Volleyball Tournaments, finishing in second place twice • selected to the all-state tournament team as a sophomore and junior, and earned Minnesota Class AA All-State honors as a junior and senior• was a Minnesota Ms. Volleyball finalist in 2009 • named to all-conference team in basketball four consecutive seasons (2006-09).

PERSONAL: Born Julie Lynn Rainey on December 19, 1991 • daughter of Carol and Dan Rainey • has two sisters, Emily and Sarah.