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Solid junior season in 1999 ... returning starter at outside hitter ... starter as a freshman in 1996, playing primarily as a defensive specialist ... has seen significant playing time since early in her career because of her passing and defensive abilities ... best passer on the team ... consistent player who makes very few errors.
1999: Career high 14 kills vs. SDSU (10-8-99) ... career high 18 digs vs. SDSU (11-24-99) ... career high .478 hitting percentage vs. SDSU (10-8-99) ... career high 6 total blocks vs. BYU (10-29-96) ... season high 3 total blocks vs. Pepperdine (9-17-99 and SDSU (10-8-99) ... career high 5 service aces vs. Idaho State (9-1-98) and Louisville (9-5-98) ... season high 4 service aces vs. SDSU (11-24-99) ... academis all-MWC ... second-team all-MWC Defensive Specialist of the Year ... 11th in the MWC individual leaders in digs per game (2.51) ... ninth in the MWC conference leaders in serivce aces per game (0.32) ... double figure kills in one match ... double figure digs in 15 matches ... recorded a double-double in one match ... played in all 32 matches and 119 of the 121 games ... 0.61 kills per game ... 0.14 assists per game ... 0.23 service aces per game ... 2.51 digs per game ... 0.12 blocks per game.
1998: Earned a full-time starting spot early in the season ... has played in all 31 matches and 104 of the 110 games ... ranked fifth in the Western Athletic Conference in service aces (0.43) ... fourth on the team in digs (2.38) double-figure kills in five matches and five kills or more 16 times ... double-figure digs in nine matches ... 3 service aces or more seven times ... had a career best 12 kills along with 14 digs in five games at Fresno State on Oct. 16 ... career-best hitting percentage of .348 with 10 kills and 2 errors in 23 attempts in a three-game win at San Jose State on Oct. 17 ... also had 8 digs against the Spartans ... career-best 17 digs at New Mexico on Nov. 21 ... also had 5 kills and 3 service aces against the Lobos ... career-best 5 service aces against both Idaho State (Sept. 1) and Louisville (Sept. 5) ... 11 kills with a .241 hitting percentage (11-4-29) and 6 digs in Utah's three-game win over No. 23 Notre Dame on Sept. 19 at the Michigan State Invitational ... 9 kills with a .286 hitting percentage (.286), 7 digs, 3 blocks, 2 assists and an ace in four-game loss at No. 9 Hawai'i on Nov. 6 ... led Utes with 11 digs against UNLV (Nov. 25) in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament ... also has 6 kills and a service ace against UNLV ... 6 kills with a .267 hitting percentage, eight digs and 1 ace against TCU (Nov. 24) in WAC Tournament first round win ... in the NCAA Tournament, had 8 kills, 8 digs and 5 blocks against Illinois State in the first round (Dec. 4), and 9 kills and 8 digs against Nebraska in the second round (Dec. 5) ... academic all-WAC.
1997: Sat out the season as a medical redshirt after tearing the ACL in her left knee on Aug. 18 ... was projected as a starter. 1996: Named second-team all-Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division defensive specialist ... played in all 32 matches and 115 games ... averaged 1.55 digs per game ... season-best 13 digs against New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament on Nov. 27 ... 11 digs against Boise State on Aug. 31 and UTEP on Nov. 23 ... 9 digs in three games versus UNLV on Nov. 26 in the first round of the WAC Tournament ... career-best 6 blocks against Brigham Young on Oct. 29 ... season-best 5 kills and a .667 hitting percentage (5-1-6) against TCU on Nov. 9 ... season-best 3 service aces against TCU (Oct. 11 and Nov. 9) and SMU (Oct. 12).
High School: 1995 5A Player of the Year in Utah ... first-team all-state selection in '94 and '95 ... also named all-area, all-region and academic all-state ... two-time team MVP, leading Davis High School to a second-place finish at regionals and a third-place finish in the state tournament ... coached by Jamie Fox ... also an accomplished track and field athlete, won the 5A state championship in the 110-meter hurdles and was named the Female Outstanding Performer of the meet in 1996 ... led Davis' track team to a third-place finish at the state meet and the district title in '96, and three regional championships during her career ... member of the National Honor Society.
Club Team: Played for High Country ... Intermountain Region MVP in '94 and '96 ... first-team all-region selection five times ... led team to a regional championship, a berth in the national tournament and a top-10 finish in the Far Western Tournament in 1996 ... coached by Kim Norman.
Personal: Majoring in health education ... daughter of Noel and Pam Barton ... younger sister of former Ute Brenda Barton-Whicker ... brother (Bret) plays basketball at BYU-Hawaii ... enjoys art as a hobby ... born Nov. 27, 1977.
Career Statistics
| Year | MP | GP | K | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | BS | BA | DG |
| 1996 | 32 | 115 | 20 | 11 | 62 | .145 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 178 |
| 1997 | - Redshirt - | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 31 | 104 | 170 | 89 | 548 | .148 | 15 | 45 | 5 | 29 | 247 |
| 1999 | 32 | 119 | 73 | 41 | 252 | .127 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 299 |
| Totals | 63 | 338 | 263 | 141 | 862 | .142 | 41 | 97 | 8 | 51 | 724 |
Career Highs
| Kills: | 14 vs. SDSU (10/8/99) |
| Digs: | 18 vs. SDSU (11/24/99) |
| Hitting Percentage: | .478 vs. SDSU (10/8/99) |
| Blocks: | 6 vs. Brigham Young (10/29/96) |
| Service Aces: | 5 vs. Idaho State (9/1/98) |
| 5 vs. Louisville (9/5/98) |
