Julie Rising

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Capuchino
Hometown:
Anchorage, Alaska

Junior Year (2009-10): Played in every game • Earned CHA Offensive Player of the Week (2/1) • At No. 2 Minnesota, scored one goal and one assist • At No. 6 Boston College, had one assist • At No. 3 New Hampshire, tallied one assist • At Connecticut, registered one goal • At Providence, had one assist • At Rensselaer, registered one goal and one assist in game two • Against Niagara, had one goal in game two • At Robert Morris, had a season-high three points on one goal and two assists • At Colgate, scored one goal • Against Union, had one goal and two assists • Against Wayne State, recorded one goal • Against Princeton, had one goal and one assist • Against Colgate, scored one goal • At St. Anselm, scored one goal and had one assist • Against Quinnipiac, dished out one assist • Against No. 1 Mercyhurst, tallied an assist in game one and scored a goal in game two • At Wayne State, dished out one assist in game one and a season-high tying three points on two goals and one assist for a season-best +3 plus/minus rating in game two • At Niagara, scored her team-leading 15th goal in game two • Against Robert Morris, registered one goal • Named to Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.

Sophomore Year (2008-09): Named alternate captain her sophomore campaign • Played in all 28 contests • Scored first goal at Quinnipiac en route to the program’s first win and shutout in history • Netted a career-high two goals against Sacred Heart on Oct. 31 • Finished first on the team with 88 shots and tied for third in points (19) • Had two game winning-goals • Assisted on both goals against Niagara to become one of two players to secure two points in SU’s first playoff game in program history • Named to the Spring 2009 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2007-08): Saw action in 36 games at Bemidji State University • Named WCHA Rookie of the week (Oct. 9, 2007) • Scored five goals and tallied two assists • Scored one short-handed and one power-play goal.

Before Syracuse: Won two Alaska High School State Championships in 2003-205 • Started her travel hockey career in Alaska, where she participated for the Under-19AAA Alaska North Stars as an eighth grader • Played for North American Hockey Academy for junior and senior year • In 2005-06, her NAHA team was NAPHA champions • In 2006-07, her team finished with a 64-6-4 record, winning four tournaments • Played for the Under-19 San Jose Sharks for two seasons, where she was an assistant captain • Was chosen in 2006 as part of the Pacific District Team • An alternate for national camp in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Born December 1988 • Daughter of Anne Hextrum and Greer Rising • Two brothers • Majoring in sociology, minoring in coaching.