Allison Barnes

Colorado State

Sep 19 (Fri)

7 PM

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
High School:
James Martin

As a Senior in 2004...

Allison Barnes completed her collegiate playing career in 2004 residing in sixth on CU's all-time assists list with 1,507. She came off the bench as a serving specialist/defensive specialist for the majority of the season, but was still second on the squad in assists with 118 (1.44 apg). Barnes finished her career 19th in digs on CU's all-time list (688) and is one of only five Buffaloes to record 1,500 assists and 600 digs. She was CU's lone senior in 2004, playing in 26 matches with a pair of starts. Barnes played in 115 matches in her four-year career helping CU to three NCAA Tournaments in that span. Ranks 16th on CU's service aces list with 78. Barnes had a season-high 42 assists in her final regular season Big 12 match on Nov. 27 against Kansas. She had 13 assists, two digs and one kill against Denver. She played as the primary setter in three of four games against North Carolina netting 37 assists and 13 digs. Barnes was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Volleyball first team for the third straight season.

Barnes played and started at four different positions at CU: setter, defensive specialist, right side hitter and libero.

As a Junior in 2003...

After coming off the bench in the first two matches of the season, Barnes was the starting setter for the final 29 contests. She shared time with true freshman Ashley Nu’u as CU featured a two-setter offense over the final 10 matches of the season. Barnes excelled on the back-row portion of the two-setter rotation, using her serving and passing abilities. She led the squad in aces (33) and aces per game (0.33), and was one of three Buffs to average over two digs per game. Barnes topped the Buffs in assists with 1,042, the 13th highest single-season mark in team history, and ranked eighth in the Big 12 Conference in assists per game (10.32). Barnes set career highs in nearly every major statistical category. One of her biggest nights came at Texas A&M (9/24) where she set personal bests with 63 assists, 16 digs and four service aces. Barnes was named to the 2003 Colorado Invitational All-Tournament team as she hit a team-high .583 (8 kills-1 error-12 attacks) while averaging 14.33 assists per game. Barnes hit .311 on the season (73k-22e-164att) surpassing her attack total from the previous two years combined. She led the Buffs in assists in 25 of 31 matches and also topped the team in digs on three occasions. Barnes had six double-doubles on the season compared to just two total her previous two campaigns.

As a Sophomore In 2002...

An underrated player, Barnes’ solid play often came up big for the Buffs. Barnes backed up Elizabeth Gower at the setter spot and also saw spot duty at both the libero and right side positions. She played in every match, starting nine, and was one of just two players to see action in all 111 games. Barnes led the team in service aces with 30 and ranked 10th in the Big 12 in conference-only matches. She also led the Buffs in service ace-to-error ratio with 1.67 aces for every error. She ended up with 230 assists (2.07 apg) and 177 digs (1.59 dpg). Against Texas-Arlington (9/14), she had six kills on six attacks, just one short of the CU record for most attacks which were all kills. Against Oklahoma (10/5), she had another stellar match with 48 assists and hit .833 with five kills in six attacks and also added seven digs and a career high four blocks. Against Kansas State in the next match, Barnes had 41 assists, 14 digs and two service aces. In all, she had six matches with 10 or more assists and four with 10-plus digs, including one double-double. She led the team in aces nine times, assists three times and digs once.

As a Freshman in 2001...

Barnes was the only player on the roster to see action at three positions, logging time at defensive specialist, right side and at setter, her natural position. She had five matches with 10-plus assists and seven matches with 10 or more digs, including one double-double. She led the Buffs in service aces twice, digs three times, and hit .300 or higher six times in 2001. One of six finalists for Big 12 Defensive Specialist of the Year, she ended up playing in 28 of 30 matches and starting 16. Her 117 assists placed her in 14th on CU’s career chart, as she was second on the team. She had 171 digs, the sixth-most on the squad, while her 2.04 digs per game average was the fourth-best mark on the team.

High School...

Barnes graduated from James Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, after lettering three times in volleyball. She led her teams to a 126-23 record during that time and her senior season the team advanced to the Region I Semifinals after being named District champions while compiling a 34-5 record. She recorded 1,405 assists in her prep career and also had 530 kills, 596 digs, 238 blocks and 198 service aces. In her senior season, the team captain was the District 8, 5A Most Valuable Player and named the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News. She was also a first-team all-district player according to the Arlington Morning News, Arlington Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News and also tabbed first-team all Dallas-Fort Worth area by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News. She was a member of the all-state team and all-star state west squad chosen by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. She was also the MVP of three regular season tournaments. As a junior, Barnes was a first-team all-district performer and also named first-team all-area by the Arllngton Star-Telegram and Arllngton Morning News. JMHS was the Bi-District champion and reached the Region I Quarterfinals. As a sophomore, Barnes was her team’s MVP and also a first-team all-area performer by the Arllngton Morning News. She was named the District and area Newcomer of the Year by the Dallas Morning News. JMHS was Bi-District champs and made it to the quarterfinals. As a freshman, Barnes was a member of the freshman squad and named MVP and team captain. Playing for Texas Advantage VBC, which is coached by former CU assistant coach Liz (Bitner) Underwood, Barnes was named to the 2000 Junior Olympic All-Tournament team.

Personal...

AIlison Michelle Barnes was born on March 18, 1983, in Arlington, Texas, and her parents are Glenn and Cynthia Barnes. She has one sister, Taylor.

Academics...

Barnes, who graduated from CU in the spring of 2005 with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing, was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team. She was been honored on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll all eight semesters in Boulder. In high school, she was a member of the National Honor Society and also a member of the Student and President’s Council.

Overall	MP-S	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	KPG	Asst	APG
2001-Fr.	28-16	83	27	14	93	.140	0.32	117	1.39
2002-So.	30-9	111	20	6	38	.368	0.18	230	2.07
2003-Jr.	31-29	101	73	22	164	.311	0.72	1042	10.32
2004-Sr.	26-2	82	6	0	10	.600	0.07	118	1.44
Totals	115-56	377	126	42	305	.275	0.33	1507	4.00

Overall	SA	Dig	DPG	BS	BA	TB	BPG	Pts.
2001-Fr.	8	171	2.04	0	11	11	0.13	40.5
2002-So.	30	177	1.59	0	10	10	0.09	55.0
2003-Jr.	33	203	2.01	1	22	23	0.23	118.0
2004-Sr.	7	137	1.67	0	1	1	0.01	13.5
Totals	78	688	1.82	1	44	45	0.12	227.0