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Jersey Number 40
Julia Ayrault
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Grosse Pointe North
- Hometown:
- Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Bio
MSU CAREER STATS
GRADUATE (2024-25): Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors ... Finished seventh in the Big Ten in blocks per game, averaging 1.5 bpg ... Finished second on the team in scoring,. averaging 14.4 ppg ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Played in 31 games tarting all 31 ...Was one of six Spartans to reach double figures with 11 points against Oakland (11/5) ... Scored 11 points with six boards against Yale (11/8) ... Reached double figures with 13 points against Eastern Michigan (11/11) ... Led the Spartans with a season-high 19 points against EKU (11/14) ... Captured her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Western Michigan (11/17) ... Scored her 1,000th point with a free throw with eight seconds left against Cal at the Acrisure Classic (11/26), leading MSU with 22 points and a season-high four blocks ... Named MVP of the Acrisure Classic after a 24 point and 12 rebound performance against Vanderbilt in the Championship game (11/27) ... Led the team in scoring with 19 points, adding four rebounds and a game-securing block in the remaining seconds of the game vs. No. 21/25 Iowa (12/15), earning Big Ten Honor Roll accolades for the third time ... Earned a spot on the West Palm Beach Classic All-Tournament team with a team-leading 18 points against No. 24 Alabama at the West Palm Beach Classic (12/20) ... Captured her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds at No. 8/8 Maryland (12/29) ... Just short of her third-straight double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds at Nebraska (1/8) ... Scored 16 points, going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, adding three steals against Penn State (1/22) ... At No. 24 Michigan (1/25), was one of four Spartans in double figures with 18 points and 13 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season ... Returned to form with her 23rd double-digit game with 18 points and five rebounds at No. 1/1 UCLA (2/16) ... Added another double-double with 16 points and 10 boards against No. 4/4 USC (2/19).
REDSHIRT-SENIOR (2023-24): Named first-team All-Big Ten, after leading the team in scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg) ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Finished eighth in the Big Ten in rebounds (7.3 rpg) and second in blocks (2.1 bpg) ... Ended the season fifth in field goal percentage (.508) ... Played in all 31 games, starting 29 ... Against Oakland (11/8), set a new career high with five blocks also adding five rebounds ... First double-digit scoring game of the season with 13 points and four rebounds against Wright State (11/12) ... Tied a then-career high with five assists against Detroit Mercy (11/16) ... Set a new career high with seven blocks, adding 12 points and six rebounds against Evansville (11/19) ... Had a career night against James Madison at the Cancun Challenge (11/23), leading MSU with a then-career-high 25 points and 15 boards ... Solid performance at DePaul (11/30) with 17 points and four rebounds to go along with three steals ... Captured her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds against CMU (12/17) ... Scored eight-straight points to boost the Spartans, ending with 13 points for the game against Richmond at the Cherokee Invitational (12/20) ... Was the first Spartan to score at least 30 points, dropping 32, going 10-for-21 from the field with nine rebounds and three blocks against Coastal Carolina at the Cherokee Invitational (12/21) ... Reached double-figures with 18 points with seven points, two blocks and two steals at Penn State (12/30) ... Earned her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Maryland (1/9) ... Another strong performance with a career-high six assists to go along with 16 points and four rebounds vs. Northwestern (1/17) ... Tied a career high with five steals, while scoring 18 points and bringing down nine rebounds against Purdue (1/24) ... Scored 16 points, adding four blocks against Minnesota (2/5) ... Set a new career high with five 3-pointers, leading the Spartans with 25 points shooting 81.8 percent from the field at No. 14/13 Indiana (2/14) ... Reached double figures yet again with 19 points and nine rebounds at Wisconsin (3/3) ... Led the Spartans with 25 points against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (3/8) ... Tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 points against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament (3/22), adding three steals.
REDSHIRT-JUNIOR (2022-23): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Played in all 30 games, averaging 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds ... After missing all of last season, returned in limited minutes against Delaware State (11/7) with two points and one rebound ... In nine minutes of action, scored four points, going 2-for-2 from the field with two boards and one block against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/10) ... Scored six points, registering a block for the second-straight game against Florida A&M (11/17) ... Brought down four boards vs. No. 4/5 Iowa State at the PKI (11/24) ... Just shy of her season high with five points against Purdue (12/5) ... Played a season-high 26 minutes, adding season high with nine boards and eight points at No. 3/4 Ohio State (12/11) ... Against Detroit Mercy (12/18), scored a season-high 13 points with a career-high three made 3-pointers ... Earned a season-high four steals, adding nine points and nine rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/20) ... Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds, adding six points at Northwestern (1/2) ... Recorded a block for the seventh time in eight games adding three rebound at No. 17/20 Michigan (1/14) ... Off the bench added seven points, three rebounds and one block against No. 18/19 Michigan (2/5) ... Scored a season-high 15 points with eight rebounds against Maryland (2/18).
JUNIOR (2021-22): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Missed the entire season with a left-foot injury.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Scored eight points adding four rebounds against Saint Francis (11/27) ... Continued balance performance with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Detroit Mercy (12/2) ... Reached double figures with 10 points with five boards against Minnesota (12/9), adding a career-high five steals ... Scored a career-high 19 points and added nine boards in her first career start vs. Iowa (12/12) ... Brought down a career-high 12 rebounds in a win against Central Michigan (12/18), starting her second-straight game ... Set a new career-high with five assists with nines points against Northern Illinois (12/20) ... Earned Big Ten honor roll accolades after a 14-point, nine rebound performance vs. Oakland (12/22) ... Second-straight double-digit game with 10 points and a team-high two blocks at Purdue (1/3) ... Hit a career-high four 3-pointers, while scoring 17 points vs. No. 12/12 Maryland ... Played a season-low 10 minutes with seven points against Nebraska (1/10) ... Tied her career high with three, also adding nine rebounds and seven points against Illinois (2/4) ... Recorded seventh double-digit scoring game with 13 points with five rebounds ... Tied career high with three block at No. 11/11 Michigan (2/16) ... Fifth in the Big Ten in blocks with 1.2s bpg ... Missed six games because of concussion protocol ... Returned to action against Iowa State (3/22) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring seven points.
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Scored her first career points as a Spartan, tallying five points and hauling two rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan (11/5) ... Hauled seven rebounds and added nine points with four steals in 21 minutes of play vs. Detroit Mercy (11/8/19) ... Had two blocks at No. 15/14 Notre Dame (11/14) ... Set new career-highs in rebounds and blocks with eight boards and three blocks vs. Oakland (11/19) ... Scored in double-digits for the first time in her career, notching 14 points and going 5-f0r-7 from the field vs. Hartford (11/24) ... Earned a block in her fourth-straight game against LSU (11/29) ... Led the team in rebounds with nine while scoring seven points and adding two steals against Kansas State at the Junkanoo Jam (11/30) ... Had two blocks and four rebounds at No. 8/10 Florida State in the B1G/ACC Challenge (12/5) ... Set career-high’s in field goals (6), 3-point field goals (2), rebounds (11) and assists (3), while adding 14 points and three blocks in 19 minutes of play vs. Morehead State (12/15), earning her first double-double ... Captured double-digit scoring with 10 points, while tying career-highs with three assists and four steals, also had two blocks and hauled six rebounds at No. 14/15 Indiana (12/28) ... Hauled eight rebounds and added two assists vs. Nebraska (12/31) ... Hauled five rebounds while adding four points, one block, one assist and one steal in 20 minutes of play at Penn State (1/9) ... Tallied seven points and hauled six rebounds, with one block and one steal vs. Wisconsin (1/12) ... Missed the game vs. Ohio State because of illness (1/16) ... Scored seven points, hauled four rebounds and dished one assist in 15 minutes of play at Rutgers (1/20) ... Missed game at No. 13 Maryland due to illness (2/3) ... Tallied four points and hauled six rebounds in 17 minutes of play at No. 19 Northwestern (2/10) ... Scored six points, hauled three rebounds and grabbed two steals off the bench vs. Rutgers (2/13) ... Tied her career-high in points with 14 while also tying career-highs in field goals (6) and three-pointers (2), adding five boards and two blocks in 21 minutes of play vs. Minnesota (2/17) ... Scored four points, hauled three rebounds and had one block off the bench in 20 minutes of play at Purdue (2/20) ... Tied for a team-high in rebounding with five boards, while adding a block off the bench vs. Michigan (2/23) ... Scored six points, hauled seven rebounds and added one assist, one block and one steal at Illinois (2/26) ... Tallied seven points, hauled four rebounds with two steals, one block and one assist in 17 minutes of play vs. Penn State (3/1) ... Captured her second career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) and tied her career-high in blocks with three in 25 minutes of play off the bench vs. Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament (3/5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Gary Bennett at Grosse Pointe North High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in her senior season … Set the career scoring record with 1,628 points … Awarded AP Division I Player of the Year honors as a senior … One of 10 players voted to the AP All-State team in 2019 … In 2017, she averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game and led Grosse Pointe North to the Class A Final Four … Set program records of 497 points scored in a season … Holds program records of 20.0 points per game average, as well as, single-game scoring record of 35 points … Named to the USA Today Michigan first-team and Detroit News Dream Team in 2019 … Named to the 2018 and 2019 Detroit Free Press Dream Team … Named AP All-State Honorable-Mention for Class A in 2017 … Also played AAU for the Michigan Mystics and head coach Rob Ruhstorfer.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kimberly and Andrew Ayrault, who both played basketball at Wayne State … Has a twin brother, Joe who worked with the women's basketball team ... Major is education.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 32, vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23)
Field Goals: 10, vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23)
Free Throws: 8, two times, last vs. Washington (1/12/25)
3-Point Field Goals: 5, at Indiana (2/8/24)
Rebounds: 15, vs. James Madison (11/23/23)
Assists: 6, vs. Northwestern (1/17/24)
Blocks: 7, vs. Evansville (11/19/23)
Steals: 5, two times, last vs. Purdue (1/24/24)
Minutes: 35, vs. Northern Illinois (12/20/20)
GRADUATE (2024-25): Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors ... Finished seventh in the Big Ten in blocks per game, averaging 1.5 bpg ... Finished second on the team in scoring,. averaging 14.4 ppg ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Played in 31 games tarting all 31 ...Was one of six Spartans to reach double figures with 11 points against Oakland (11/5) ... Scored 11 points with six boards against Yale (11/8) ... Reached double figures with 13 points against Eastern Michigan (11/11) ... Led the Spartans with a season-high 19 points against EKU (11/14) ... Captured her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Western Michigan (11/17) ... Scored her 1,000th point with a free throw with eight seconds left against Cal at the Acrisure Classic (11/26), leading MSU with 22 points and a season-high four blocks ... Named MVP of the Acrisure Classic after a 24 point and 12 rebound performance against Vanderbilt in the Championship game (11/27) ... Led the team in scoring with 19 points, adding four rebounds and a game-securing block in the remaining seconds of the game vs. No. 21/25 Iowa (12/15), earning Big Ten Honor Roll accolades for the third time ... Earned a spot on the West Palm Beach Classic All-Tournament team with a team-leading 18 points against No. 24 Alabama at the West Palm Beach Classic (12/20) ... Captured her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds at No. 8/8 Maryland (12/29) ... Just short of her third-straight double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds at Nebraska (1/8) ... Scored 16 points, going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, adding three steals against Penn State (1/22) ... At No. 24 Michigan (1/25), was one of four Spartans in double figures with 18 points and 13 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season ... Returned to form with her 23rd double-digit game with 18 points and five rebounds at No. 1/1 UCLA (2/16) ... Added another double-double with 16 points and 10 boards against No. 4/4 USC (2/19).
REDSHIRT-SENIOR (2023-24): Named first-team All-Big Ten, after leading the team in scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg) ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Finished eighth in the Big Ten in rebounds (7.3 rpg) and second in blocks (2.1 bpg) ... Ended the season fifth in field goal percentage (.508) ... Played in all 31 games, starting 29 ... Against Oakland (11/8), set a new career high with five blocks also adding five rebounds ... First double-digit scoring game of the season with 13 points and four rebounds against Wright State (11/12) ... Tied a then-career high with five assists against Detroit Mercy (11/16) ... Set a new career high with seven blocks, adding 12 points and six rebounds against Evansville (11/19) ... Had a career night against James Madison at the Cancun Challenge (11/23), leading MSU with a then-career-high 25 points and 15 boards ... Solid performance at DePaul (11/30) with 17 points and four rebounds to go along with three steals ... Captured her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds against CMU (12/17) ... Scored eight-straight points to boost the Spartans, ending with 13 points for the game against Richmond at the Cherokee Invitational (12/20) ... Was the first Spartan to score at least 30 points, dropping 32, going 10-for-21 from the field with nine rebounds and three blocks against Coastal Carolina at the Cherokee Invitational (12/21) ... Reached double-figures with 18 points with seven points, two blocks and two steals at Penn State (12/30) ... Earned her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Maryland (1/9) ... Another strong performance with a career-high six assists to go along with 16 points and four rebounds vs. Northwestern (1/17) ... Tied a career high with five steals, while scoring 18 points and bringing down nine rebounds against Purdue (1/24) ... Scored 16 points, adding four blocks against Minnesota (2/5) ... Set a new career high with five 3-pointers, leading the Spartans with 25 points shooting 81.8 percent from the field at No. 14/13 Indiana (2/14) ... Reached double figures yet again with 19 points and nine rebounds at Wisconsin (3/3) ... Led the Spartans with 25 points against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (3/8) ... Tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 points against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament (3/22), adding three steals.
REDSHIRT-JUNIOR (2022-23): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Played in all 30 games, averaging 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds ... After missing all of last season, returned in limited minutes against Delaware State (11/7) with two points and one rebound ... In nine minutes of action, scored four points, going 2-for-2 from the field with two boards and one block against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/10) ... Scored six points, registering a block for the second-straight game against Florida A&M (11/17) ... Brought down four boards vs. No. 4/5 Iowa State at the PKI (11/24) ... Just shy of her season high with five points against Purdue (12/5) ... Played a season-high 26 minutes, adding season high with nine boards and eight points at No. 3/4 Ohio State (12/11) ... Against Detroit Mercy (12/18), scored a season-high 13 points with a career-high three made 3-pointers ... Earned a season-high four steals, adding nine points and nine rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/20) ... Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds, adding six points at Northwestern (1/2) ... Recorded a block for the seventh time in eight games adding three rebound at No. 17/20 Michigan (1/14) ... Off the bench added seven points, three rebounds and one block against No. 18/19 Michigan (2/5) ... Scored a season-high 15 points with eight rebounds against Maryland (2/18).
JUNIOR (2021-22): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Missed the entire season with a left-foot injury.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Scored eight points adding four rebounds against Saint Francis (11/27) ... Continued balance performance with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Detroit Mercy (12/2) ... Reached double figures with 10 points with five boards against Minnesota (12/9), adding a career-high five steals ... Scored a career-high 19 points and added nine boards in her first career start vs. Iowa (12/12) ... Brought down a career-high 12 rebounds in a win against Central Michigan (12/18), starting her second-straight game ... Set a new career-high with five assists with nines points against Northern Illinois (12/20) ... Earned Big Ten honor roll accolades after a 14-point, nine rebound performance vs. Oakland (12/22) ... Second-straight double-digit game with 10 points and a team-high two blocks at Purdue (1/3) ... Hit a career-high four 3-pointers, while scoring 17 points vs. No. 12/12 Maryland ... Played a season-low 10 minutes with seven points against Nebraska (1/10) ... Tied her career high with three, also adding nine rebounds and seven points against Illinois (2/4) ... Recorded seventh double-digit scoring game with 13 points with five rebounds ... Tied career high with three block at No. 11/11 Michigan (2/16) ... Fifth in the Big Ten in blocks with 1.2s bpg ... Missed six games because of concussion protocol ... Returned to action against Iowa State (3/22) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring seven points.
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Scored her first career points as a Spartan, tallying five points and hauling two rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan (11/5) ... Hauled seven rebounds and added nine points with four steals in 21 minutes of play vs. Detroit Mercy (11/8/19) ... Had two blocks at No. 15/14 Notre Dame (11/14) ... Set new career-highs in rebounds and blocks with eight boards and three blocks vs. Oakland (11/19) ... Scored in double-digits for the first time in her career, notching 14 points and going 5-f0r-7 from the field vs. Hartford (11/24) ... Earned a block in her fourth-straight game against LSU (11/29) ... Led the team in rebounds with nine while scoring seven points and adding two steals against Kansas State at the Junkanoo Jam (11/30) ... Had two blocks and four rebounds at No. 8/10 Florida State in the B1G/ACC Challenge (12/5) ... Set career-high’s in field goals (6), 3-point field goals (2), rebounds (11) and assists (3), while adding 14 points and three blocks in 19 minutes of play vs. Morehead State (12/15), earning her first double-double ... Captured double-digit scoring with 10 points, while tying career-highs with three assists and four steals, also had two blocks and hauled six rebounds at No. 14/15 Indiana (12/28) ... Hauled eight rebounds and added two assists vs. Nebraska (12/31) ... Hauled five rebounds while adding four points, one block, one assist and one steal in 20 minutes of play at Penn State (1/9) ... Tallied seven points and hauled six rebounds, with one block and one steal vs. Wisconsin (1/12) ... Missed the game vs. Ohio State because of illness (1/16) ... Scored seven points, hauled four rebounds and dished one assist in 15 minutes of play at Rutgers (1/20) ... Missed game at No. 13 Maryland due to illness (2/3) ... Tallied four points and hauled six rebounds in 17 minutes of play at No. 19 Northwestern (2/10) ... Scored six points, hauled three rebounds and grabbed two steals off the bench vs. Rutgers (2/13) ... Tied her career-high in points with 14 while also tying career-highs in field goals (6) and three-pointers (2), adding five boards and two blocks in 21 minutes of play vs. Minnesota (2/17) ... Scored four points, hauled three rebounds and had one block off the bench in 20 minutes of play at Purdue (2/20) ... Tied for a team-high in rebounding with five boards, while adding a block off the bench vs. Michigan (2/23) ... Scored six points, hauled seven rebounds and added one assist, one block and one steal at Illinois (2/26) ... Tallied seven points, hauled four rebounds with two steals, one block and one assist in 17 minutes of play vs. Penn State (3/1) ... Captured her second career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) and tied her career-high in blocks with three in 25 minutes of play off the bench vs. Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament (3/5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Gary Bennett at Grosse Pointe North High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in her senior season … Set the career scoring record with 1,628 points … Awarded AP Division I Player of the Year honors as a senior … One of 10 players voted to the AP All-State team in 2019 … In 2017, she averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game and led Grosse Pointe North to the Class A Final Four … Set program records of 497 points scored in a season … Holds program records of 20.0 points per game average, as well as, single-game scoring record of 35 points … Named to the USA Today Michigan first-team and Detroit News Dream Team in 2019 … Named to the 2018 and 2019 Detroit Free Press Dream Team … Named AP All-State Honorable-Mention for Class A in 2017 … Also played AAU for the Michigan Mystics and head coach Rob Ruhstorfer.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kimberly and Andrew Ayrault, who both played basketball at Wayne State … Has a twin brother, Joe who worked with the women's basketball team ... Major is education.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 32, vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23)
Field Goals: 10, vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23)
Free Throws: 8, two times, last vs. Washington (1/12/25)
3-Point Field Goals: 5, at Indiana (2/8/24)
Rebounds: 15, vs. James Madison (11/23/23)
Assists: 6, vs. Northwestern (1/17/24)
Blocks: 7, vs. Evansville (11/19/23)
Steals: 5, two times, last vs. Purdue (1/24/24)
Minutes: 35, vs. Northern Illinois (12/20/20)
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