Julia Dening

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Remsen Central
Hometown:
Remsen, N.Y.

Sophomore Season at Syracuse (2024): Dening made her first Orange appearance in the opener against MASSACHUSETTS ... She had two shots and logged 43 minutes in the 1-1 draw with MAINE ... She then played 42 minutes and had an assist when the Orange defeated SIENA ... Dening also contributed strong minutes in victories against MERCYHURST and NORTHWESTERN... Her first Syracuse goal came at CORNELL ... Dening made back-to-back starts at BINGHAMTON and home versus St. BONAVENTURE ... She came off the bench against ranked opponents #6 FLORIDA STATE, #3 NORTH CAROLINA, #7 WAKE FOREST, #11 NOTRE DAME, along with VIRGINIA TECH, PITT, NC STATE, MIAMI, and BOSTON COLLEGE ... Dening enrolled at Syracuse prior to the 2024 Spring Semester ... She enrolled at Syracuse prior to the 2024 Spring semester ... Dening was named to the 2024 Spring, 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.) ... Dening was named to the Academic All-America All-District Women's Soccer Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (3.5 cumulative g.p.a., played in 90% of matches) and was named to the ACC All-Academic Team (3.0 cumulative grade-point average, 3.0 fall g.p.a., played 50% of all matches).

Freshman Season at Siena (2023): Dening played in all 17 matches for the Saints … She was part of the starting lineup for 16 games … Dening finished the season with 10 points … Her first collegiate goal preserved a 2-2 draw at WESTERN KENTUCKY ... Dening's second tally evened the score in an eventual 1-1 deadlock with MANHATTAN ... She posted her first assist against VERMONT ... When Siena defeated ST. PETER'S, 2-1, Dening assisted on the game-winner ... She got Siena on the board at FAIRFIELD by tallying her third goal of the Fall ... Siena completed the season by beating IONA, 2-1, thanks in part to Dening's fourth goal.

High School: Dening played at Remsen Central High School under Coach James Wilder … In her senior year, she recorded 43 goals and three assists … Dening was a 2022 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class D First Team All-State selection ... She was named an All-Section III Class D All-Star in 2021 and 2022 … Dening was voted the 2022-23 Girls Soccer Player of the Year at Remson Central ... Dening also competed on the varsity cross country and track teams.

Personal: Julia Leigh Dening was born in October 2005 … She is the daughter of Dale and Jamie Dening … She has a sister, Jade, who competes in cross country and track at Utica … Her father played basketball and baseball at St. Lawrence .... Dening is majoring in Health and Exercise Science in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic.