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2022 Volleyball Roster

5 Carissa Barnes

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Weatherford HS
  • Hometown Weatherford, Texas

Biography

2022 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2022 SLC All-Academic First-Team
2022 SLC Libero of the Year
2022 SLC All-Conference First-Team
2022 SLC Defensive Player of the Week
2021 National Leader in the Digs Per Set

2021 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2021 SLC Tournament MVP
2021 SLC Libero of the Year
2021 SLC All-Conference First-Team
2021 SLC All-Academic First-Team
2021 SLC Seven-time SLC Defensive Player of the Week
2021 Islander Classic All-Tournament Team
2020 SLC Libero of the Year
2020 All-Conference First-Team
2020 SLC All-Academic First-Team
2020 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2019 SLC Freshman of the Year
2019 All-Conference Second-Team

2022 (Sr.):
Became the three-time SLC Libero of the Year and All-Conference First-Team selection... recognized with an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention for the third year in a row... totaled 356 digs and topped the league in digs per set at 5.48 in conference play... led the team's defense to allow the fewest opponent kills in conference... was the match leader in digs in every conference match on the year... picked up at least 10 digs in every league match with 10 of the 18 being 20+ dig performances... broke the program's record for most digs in a match with 45 against Tulsa... reached double figure digs in 30 matches... had 16 matches where she recorded 20+ digs including 30 digs at UTRGV... 628 total digs ranked her second in the program's single season record book... tops the program's career record book in total digs (2,199) and digs per set (5.53)... named to SLC All-Academic First Team after posting a 3.71 GPA in her kinesiology program... led the team in service aces with 53... tied for first in the Southland in aces per set (0.45)... played in all 121 sets

2021 (Jr.): Led the nation in digs per set (6.49)… the 6.49 digs per set ranks ninth all-time in NCAA history for a single-season... seven-time SLC Defensive Player of the Week winner… named the SLC Tournament MVP after averaging 6.57 digs per set to help the team win the SLC Tournament… earned a spot on the SLC All-Academic First-Team after hoisting a 3.89 GPA in her kinesiology curriculum… distinguished as an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ranked first in the conference in both digs and service aces (0.4)… season-high five aces in a win over Texas Southern… reached double-figures in digs in every match she played in and tallied a season-high 39 in a four-setter against Tarleton State… dug up 16 attacks in three sets in the NCAA Tournament against Baylor… submitted at least 30 digs five times… ranked No. 1 in volleymetrics in passing average amongst liberos distributed a season-high seven assists in a five-set win over HBU… earned a spot on the Islander Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 7.23 digs per set in matches against Texas State, UTEP and Tarleton… totaled 610 digs, 73 assists and 38 services aces on the year... named the 2021-22 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Islanders Blue Carpet awards banquet

2020-21 (So.): SLC Libero of the Year… All-Conference First-Team selection… earned a spot on the SLC All-Academic First-Team… recognized as an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention… three-time Southland Defensive Player of the Week winner on Jan. 26, Feb. 16 and March 9… led the league in aces per set (0.58) and was second in digs per set (5.77), which were both top-10 nationally… totaled 398 digs in 69 sets on the year… registered double-figure kills in every match including nine 20-plus outings and a pair of 30-plus outings… dug up a season-high 42 attacks against Southeastern Louisiana… posted 36 digs in the SLC Championship against Sam Houston where she also dished out a season-high seven assists… submitted 25 digs against Houston Baptist and 24 vs. UTSA, McNeese and SFA… distributed at least three assists 10 times… fired 40 aces including a season-high eight against Lamar… recorded at least two aces in nine matches

2019 (Fr.): 2019 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year ... named All-Southland Second Team ... appeared in all 31 matches and totaled 117 total sets as the team's primary libero ... finished the year with a team-high 590 digs and 48 service aces ... also dished out 76 assists on the year ... recorded double-figure digs in 30-of-31 matches ... surpassed 20+ digs on 14 occasions and had 30+ digs twice, including a season-high 31 against Northwestern state (10/3) ... recorded 10 multi-service ace performances ... had six service aces against CSU (9/7) and Southeastern La. (9/12) ... had five service aces and 23 digs in a win over Murray State (9/21) ... participated in the 2020 US National Team Open Tryouts in February.

Weatherford High School
Barnes helped lead her team to four district titles and a pair of area championships ... was an all-district performer four times and earned MVP and first-team all-district honors as a junior after being named honorable mention as a sophomore and second team and co-hitter of the year as a freshman for coach Nicholas Gay ... earned academic all-district honors all four seasons and plans to major in Kinesiology ... played for Club Texas Volleyball four seven years with coach Christy Aguilar ... was an all-tournament selection at the 2018 Girls' Junior National Tournament ... qualified for nationals each of the past five years ... took third in the 17 American Division at the GJNC in 2018.

Personal
Born Nov. 24, 2000... daughter of Curtis and Tammy Barnes... has two brothers, Michael and Cason... enjoys golfing and spending time with family and friends... majoring in kinesiology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019Freshman

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Sophomore

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2021Junior

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2022Senior

    Libero
    5'7"
    5