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Women's Volleyball

 

  Annika Barnwell

Annika Barnwell

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Miami, FL

High School:
Michael M Krop H.S.

Height:
5-9

Position:
OH

Birthdate:
10/28/1987

Hand:
Right

2009: Annika cemented her claim as the best player in school history when she led the Lady Rams in total kills for the fourth straight season...She became the school's leader in total kills during the season and has amassed 979 total kills during her career...Last season, she played in all 36 matches and 123 total sets...Her best game of the season came at Coppin State when she recorded a triple-double with 10 kills, 12 service aces, and 10 digs...Her best offensive match of the season came against North Carolina A&T where she recorded a career-high 23 kills.

2008: Had a great junior season where she was the team's captain...She led the team with 203 kills...She also led the team with 43 service aces added 28 total blocks (five solo)...She added 135 digs as well...She played in 100 sets and saw action in all 32 matches...Her best effort of the season came against North Carolina A&T when she recorded a season-high 18 kills against the Lady Aggies...She added four assists in that match as well...She recorded a season-high five service aces and eight digs against St. Augustine's in the Lady Rams Invitational Tournament.

2007: Annika played in 90 games and 27 of the team's 30 matches ... She led the team with 227 kills and 670 total attacks ... She had an attack percentage of .112 for the season ... Also a great defender, she added a team-high 45 service aces ... She finished the season with 37.0 total blocks (seven solo) ... She had only two ball-handling errors for the season ... She had her best offensive match at Bethune-Cookman when she had 21 kills and five service aces ... She double-digit kills in nine matches last season.

2006: She played in all 122 games of the 2006 season, starting in al 36 matches ... She led the team with 173 kills in 588 total attacks ... She added 22 service aces ... Annika also led the team in service aces with 63 ... finished the season ranked second on the team with 170 digs ... She was also great on defense with 61 total blocks ... She finished the season ranked second on the team 22 solo blocks ... She had her best offensive game against Norfolk State with 14 kills on 27 attacks ... She added five digs as well in the match ... recorded double-digit digs four times ... recorded a season-high 13 digs against South Carolina State ... recorded four solo blocks at Fayetteville State ... recorded six total blocks twice at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore and once again at Fayetteville State.

Personal: Annika Barnwell joined the Lady Rams volleyball team for her first season in 2006...A native of Miami, FL, she is a 2006 graduate of Dr. Michael M. Krop High School where she served as the Lightning's volleyball team captain her senior season...A First-Team All-Dade County selection her senior season...An Honorable-Mention All-State outside hitter in 2005...Voted the Lightning's Best Offensive Player in 2005 and named the team's Best Blocker in 2003 and 2004...A member of the Lightning's District Championship team in 2005...The daughter of Bobbie and Stanley Barnwell...A Psychology major at WSSU...Born in Miami Beach, FL on October 28, 1987... Nicknamed "Nika"...First name is pronounced "An-EEKA."

 
 
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