2022 (SENIOR)
Picked up 14 wins as a senior, all coming on court one … Tied for the third most wins on the team with Julia Blazek … Paired with Kayla Gallant for a 2-0 win over Southern Miss’ Breleigh Favre and Aleksandra Kudzik (21-13, 19-21, 15-8) in ULM’s first-ever postseason win in beach volleyball at the Conference USA Championship (4/29/22) … Won three consecutive matches to close the regular season, pairing with Gallant to defeat Mercer’s Olivia Boeve and Lexi Polychrones, 2-0 (21-13, 21-13), UAB’s Rachel Tam and Adriana Pereira, 2-1 (16-21, 21-14, 15-12) and North Alabama’s Natalie Kordt and Jelena Girod, 2-0 (21-13, 21-14) at the Blazer Beach Bash (4/15-4/16/22) … Paired with Blazek to win two matches at the ULM Beach Invitational, defeating Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Anna Guidry and Shelby Broekhuizen, 2-0 (21-8, 21-7) and Southeastern’s Jolie Hidalgo and Meagan Scuderi, 2-0 (22-20, 21-19) (4/1-4/2/22) … Won a pair of matches with Blazek at the ULM Bayou Bash, defeating Houston Baptist’s Brennan Miller and Maddie Butters, 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) and Nicholls’ Kylie Lockhart and Devon Bright, 2-0 (21-14, 21-7) (3/4-3/5/22) … Closed the season-opening Houston Baptist Tournament (2/25-2/26/22) with two wins alongside Blazek, defeating Southeastern’s Hannah Barosh and Hannah Brewer, 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) and Houston Baptist’s Miller and Butters, 2-0 (21-17, 21-19).
2021 (JUNIOR)
ULM’s No. 1 pair of Julia Blazek and Audrey Brooks established the program record for most wins in a single-season by a No. 1 pairing with 21 ... the pairing became the first in ULM beach volleyball history to record 20 wins in a season, topping a pair of 18-win outings by the tandems of Marcela Araya/Michelle McNammee as well as Grace Convey/Gabby Love … earned 15 of their 20 victories in two sets, while claiming three of their three-set wins by rebounding from an opening set loss to win the final two sets … Blazek and Brooks were responsible for two of ULM’s seven points in February, earning their first win of the season against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pair of Micaela Mirabala and Giuliana Corrales on Feb. 26th … followed that with a 21-18, 23-25, 15-7 win over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pair of Corrales and Brooke Pertuit … month of March resulted in 11 wins for the pair, including a 21-11, 24-22 victory over Spring Hill to open the month on March 5t … they were responsible for the lone ULM point against Tulane on March 6th, earning a 21-18, 24-22 win against Taring Mergener and Eva Torruella, their first CCSA win … after a three-set win over Roxanne Morris and Olivia Nicholson of Texas A&M-Kingsville, which came after losing the first set, Brooks and Blazek earned a three-set decision over Missouri State’s pair of Chloe Filipski and Tylar Garrett on March 11th … won four of their next five in two-set fashion, defeating opposition from Hendrix, Central Arkansas, Southeastern and Stephen F. Austin along the way … also came through with a 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 win against Veronia Corcoran and Victoria Corcoran of New Orleans on March 13th at the ULM Beach Invitational … notched their third CCSA victory of the slate on March 25th, defeating Missouri State’s tandem of Garrett and Filipski in two sets, 21-11, 21-18 … after sweeping the Bear Challenge with a win over Ottawa’s No. 1 pair, Blazek and Brooks added a fourth CCSA win by defeating Tulane’s Kendall Peters and Eva Torruella on April 3rd … that victory was one of seven in April for the pair, six of which came in two sets … three of the seven wins came against Central Arkansas and the only three-set victory was against Spring Hill, which came on April 9th … the pair was responsible for the lone ULM point in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Beach Volleyball Tournament by putting together a 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 win against the Florida International pairing of Roberta Ribeiro and Federica Frasca.
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Opened the 2020 season with teammate Holland Ponthieux at her side, suffering setbacks in their first six matches of the slate … cracked through with their first win of the season on February 28th when they posted a 21-9, 21-16 victory over the pair of Mikayla Logan/Rachel Woody (Eastern Kentucky) … followed up that win with a 21-19, 21-10 triumph over Devon Bright/Bailey Lyons (Nicholls State) … posted a 21-19, 21-17 win, along with Ponthieux as her teammate, versus Devon Bright/Jaida Felix (Nicholls State) on March 6th … teamed with Ponthieux to grab her final win of the season (15-21, 21-8, 15-9) after defeating Emmarose Neibert/Allison Weimer (Spring Hill).
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Made her collegiate debut, alongside ULM teammate Bailey Smith, on March 1st against New Mexico’s Claire Nenninger/Abbey Wilson, where the pair recorded a 21-15, 21-17 victory … quickly followed up that victory by defeating the pair of Sophia Cristain/Sarah Wilson (Missouri Baptist) by scores of 21-11, 21-19 … paired with Smith to claim their third straight win (21-13, 21-13) to open the season by defeating Lauren Kadilis/Nicole Murff (Texas A&M-Kingsville) on March 2nd … joined teammate Holland Ponthieux in a March 4 match against Sam Dumity/Brooke Adkisson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) where they emerged with a 21-18, 21-19 win … continued to team with Ponthieux in a March 14th clash with Katie Patterson/Tristan Barta (Arizona Christian), posting a 21-16, 21-6 victory … claimed her third win alongside Ponthieux as they downed the tandem of Claire Nenninger/Jaclyn Inclan (New Mexico) by scores of 21-13, 21-10 … earned her fourth victory, while playing alongside Ponthieux, in a March 16th clash against Natalie Braun/Lauren Weinntraub (Arizona State) by scores of 21-19, 21-17 … capped off March with a series of wins with Ponthieux as a her teammate … first of those wins (21-18, 21-13) came against Alexa Spartz/Maxine Walsh (New Orleans) … ended March with a 21-14, 21-17 victory over Sofia Resendiz/Lindsey Toney (Abilene Christian) alongside … won her final two matches of the season with Smith rejoining her as her playing partner … emerged with a 21-16, 21-16 win over the tandem of Kelsie Sager/Kayla Cook (Central Arkansas) … posted the fifth win of the season alongside Smith as the pair defeated Ehize Omoghibo/Maxine Walsh (New Orleans) by scores of 14-21, 21-16, 15-8, marking the final match of the season.
PREP
Played in Beach AAU Nationals three seasons...Graduated summa cum laude from Winston Churchill HS in San Antonio in 2018.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Dan and Hope Brooks...Cousin, Alex Venardos, is assistant beach volleyball coach at Boise State...Enjoys reading, doing makeup, playing pickup volleyball and being with friends and family...Majoring in sports management and minoring in psychology at ULM.
