2016 Women's Volleyball

6 Jensen Barton

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Arcadia
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in elementary education.

Career Notes: Three-time All-Big Sky selection...One of three players in program history to be a two-time All-Big Sky First Team selection...One of three players in program history with 4,000 assists...Second in program history in assists (4,119)...Fifth in program history in assist average (10.27)...Second in program history in hitting percentage (.332)...Fifth in program history in block assists (295)...Fifth in program history in aces (116)...Fifth in program history in double-doubles (45)...Tenth in program history in sets played (401).

2016 (Senior): All-Big Sky First Team...Named to Big Sky Championship All-Tournament team...Started all 32 matches and played in 117 of 118 sets...Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3...Named to Saluki Invitational and Roadrunner Classic All-Tournament Teams...Set team to a Big Sky best .257 hitting percentage...Team ranked 33rd in NCAA in hitting percentage...Led the team and ranked sixth in the Big Sky and 84th in the NCAA with 10.03 assists per set...Totaled 1,173 assists, the seventh highest single season total in school history, and 59th most in the NCAA...Became the third player in school history to record 4,000 career assists in final home match vs. Southern Utah...Recorded 30 or more assists in 22 matches, 40 or more assists in 13 matches and 50 or more assists in four matches...Season-high 55 assists at Portland State...Ranked third on the team with 198 kills and fourth with 1.69 kills per set...Career-high 11 kills vs. Weber State...Recorded three matches with double-digit kills...Ranked second on the team and fourth in the Big Sky and 71st in the NCAA in hitting percentage at .349, the third highest in a single season in school history...Ranked fourth on the team with 2.77 digs per set and 324 total digs...Recorded double-digit digs in 17 matches and at least 20 digs in two matches...Career-high 21 digs at Idaho State...Recorded 17 double-doubles, second-most on the team, and had three of the five triple-doubles in the Big Sky...One of 12 players in NCAA with at least three triple-doubles...Recorded triple-doubles at CSU Bakersfield, vs. Weber State and at Idaho State...Including her triple-doubles, her double-double count was 23, the most in a single season in school history...Ranked second on the team with 38 service aces and 0.32 aces per set...Tied for second-most aces in the Big Sky and fourth in ace average...Had 11 matches with at least two aces...Season-high four aces vs. Portland State in the Big Sky quarterfinal...Ranked second on the team with 94 block assists, 96 total blocks and 0.82 blocks per set...Season-high seven blocks at Southern Utah and at Portland State...Averaged 2.44 points per set.

2015 (Junior): All-Big Sky First Team...Named to Big Sky Championship All-Tournament team...Appeared in 31 matches with 30 starts...Played in 112 of 121 sets...Named GCU Invite Tournament MVP...Set team to school record .264 hitting percentage, breaking the previous record set just a year earlier...Team ranked first in the Big Sky and 26th in NCAA in hitting percentage...Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big Sky and 70th in the NCAA with 10.42 assists per set...Totaled 1,167 assists, the seventh highest single season total in school history...Recorded 30 or more assists in 26 matches, 40 or more assists in 16 matches and 50 or more assists in three matches...Recorded season-high 53 assists twice vs. Loyola Marymount and Idaho State...Ranked fourth on the team with 2.18 digs per set and 244 total digs...Recorded five or more digs in 28 matches with double-digit digs in eight matches...Career-high 18 digs vs. Idaho...Recorded eight double-doubles, third-most on the team...Ranked fourth on the team with 30 service aces and 0.27 aces per set...Had eight matches with at least two aces...Matched career-high five aces twice vs. Weber State and Northern Colorado...Ranked second on the team with 97 block assists and 101 total blocks and third with 0.90 blocks per set...Career-high eight blocks vs. Virginia Tech...Averaged 1.11 kills per set while hitting .321 for the season...Totaled 124 kills...Career-high nine kills vs. Portland State...Averaged 1.84 points per set.

2014 (Sophomore): All-Big Sky Second Team...Appeared in all 29 matches with 28 starts...Played in 100 of 102 sets...Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Sept. 1...Named Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational Tournament MVP...Set team to school record .246 hitting percentage, first in the Big Sky and 47th in NCAA...Led the team and ranked second in the Big Sky and 53rd in the NCAA with 10.75 assists per set...Totaled 1,075 assists...Recorded 30 or more assists in 25 of 29 matches, 40 or more assists in nine matches and 50 or more assists in three matches...Season-high 57 assists vs. Idaho State...Ranked fifth on the team with 2.33 digs per set and 233 total digs...Recorded five or more digs in 22 matches with double-digit digs in 12 matches...Recorded season-high 13 digs three times at Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado and Sacramento State...Recorded 12 double-doubles, third-most on the team...Led the team and ranked third in the Big Sky and 80th in the NCAA with 0.35 service aces per set...Totaled 35 aces with 10 matches with at least two aces...Career-high five aces vs. Portland State...Ranked fourth on the team with 69 total blocks and fifth with 0.69 blocks per set...Career-high seven blocks at Portland State...Averaged 0.96 kills per set while hitting .341 for the season...Equaled career-high with seven kills vs. Portland State and at Idaho State...Averaged 1.69 points per set.

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 21 matches with 19 starts...Played in 72 sets...Named to Tribe Invitational All-Tournament team...Led the team with 9.78 assists per set...Recorded 20 or more assists in 20 of 21 matches...Season-high 59 assists at Idaho State...Recorded two double-doubles at Portland State (33 assists, 14 digs) and at Northern Colorado (50 assists, 17 digs)...Ranked fifth on the team with 1.86 digs per set and 134 total digs...Recorded five or more digs in 15 matches...Season-high 17 digs at Northern Colorado...Totaled 47 blocks, averaging 0.65 blocks per set...Season-high six blocks at Idaho State...Averaged 1.00 kills per set while hitting .297 for the season...Also totaled 13 service aces.

High School: Four-year starter and one-year captain in volleyball at Arcadia HS...Team was the Arizona state runner-up in 2011 and 2012 and East Sky region champions in 2010...Hit .428 with 2.80 kills, 1.80 digs, and 4.80 assists per set during senior year...Named to Arizona Republic Division-II All-State First Team in 2012 and Honorable Mention in 2011...Named PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace in 2012 and made two All-Tournament teams and Scottsdale All-City team...Totaled 196 kills and 519 assists during junior season...Also played club volleyball and was the Arizona 16 Open Region Champion in 2011 and qualified for Open Division Nationals.

Personal: Jensen Marie Barton was born April 5, 1995 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Wayne and Cindy Barton...One younger brother, Hayden...Mother, Cindy, attended NAU...Lists most exciting event as going to Mexico with her closest friends...Chose NAU because it's close to home and the campus is gorgeous. 

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