Julia Beaven Named MAC Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete

Alvernia University graduate student Julia Beaven, a member of the Alvernia Women's Ice Hockey team, was named the Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete for the 2023-24 season, as announced by Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director Megan Morrison on Friday.

The MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete award is presented to one senior student-athlete from each of the MAC's nine winter sports. This award is one of the MAC's most prestigious honors and is presented to a student-athlete for their strong academic and athletic prowess.

Beaven is the 19th Alvernia student-athlete to earn MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete honors. She is the second overall, and second straight, Alvernia women's ice hockey student-athlete to earn the honor. Beaven joins Olivia Gilida, who was named the MAC Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete for the 2022-23 season.

Beaven is currently completing her Masters in Business Administration and is carrying a 4.00 GPA through her third semester. She earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Alvernia last year, and completed her degree with a 3.95 cumulative GPA.

Beaven is a three time Academic All-MAC honoree and has been named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll three times. She is on pace to earn her fourth of each honor later this semester.

Beaven has been a force at goalie for Alvernia since joining the Golden Wolves for their inaugural season in 2019-20. Beaven was a four time All-MAC honoree. She earned First Team All-MAC in 2022 and 2023, and was a Second Team All-MAC honoree in 2021 and 2024. Beaven was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

Beaven graduates from the women's ice hockey program with records that will stand for years to come. She finishes with 2,806 career saves over 90 career games played, 18 career shutouts, 36 wins, and seven ties. Through her career, Beaven amassed a .936 save percentage and a 2.24 goals against average.

Beaven's 2,806 career saves through the end of this past season has her atop the leaderboard as the NCAA Division III active career save leader. She is ranked fifth across both NCAA Division 1 and Division 3.

Beaven helped lead Alvernia to two MAC Championships in 2023 and 2024. Alvernia also made postseason appearances in four of Beaven's five seasons.

Beaven will be honored along with her fellow 2023-24 MAC Senior Scholar-Athletes at the annual MAC Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 7th at Stevens Institute of Technology.