At Delaware: Senior co-captain along with Michelle LaLonde • will start as the team’s libero for the third straight season after earning All-American honors during each of the last two campaigns • only active player selected to the CAA Silver Anniversary Team.
2008: Honored as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American • first player in CAA history to earn the national distinction in back-to-back seasons • led the league and ranked fourth nationally in total digs with 682 • also ranked 12th in the NCAA with a 5.33 digs-per-set average • posted at least 25 digs on eight occasions, including a season-high 35 against William & Mary on October 3 • named the 2008 CAA Preseason Player of the Year, becoming the first junior in league history to earn the honor • picked as an All-Tournament selection during the Cal State Fullerton, Delaware, and Charleston Invitationals • has been named to the All-Tournament team during seven of the team’s eight invitational appearances over the last two seasons • fired a season-high three aces against both Gardner-Webb on September 19 and VCU on October 31 • CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American nominee.
2007: First Blue Hen to earn All-American accolades after receiving Honorable Mention nods from the AVCA • first-team All-East Region and All-Conference selection • CAA Defensive Specialist of the Year • member of the New Orleans, Miami, and Coastal Carolina All-Tournament teams, while also earning Delaware Invitational Most Valuable Player honors • led the CAA with 63 service aces and a .48 ace-per-game average • led the conference and broke Delaware’s single-season record with 831 digs • also finished second in the conference with a 6.39 digs-per-game average • 46 digs against William & Mary were the most in a single-match in the CAA in over three seasons • only player in the conference to post at least 35 digs on three separate occasions • ranked fourth nationally with a 6.39 digs-per-game average • only Division I player to rank in the top-50 nationally in aces-per-game (49th) and digs-per-game (4th) • posted her 1,000th career dig against William & Mary on November 8 • became the fastest Hen to reach the mark in program history after recording the milestone in just her 61st career match • member of the CAA Academic Honor Roll.
2006: Appeared in all 30 matches and 117 games as a freshman • third on the team with 308 digs • recorded 28 service aces • posted a season-high 21 digs against VCU (10/6) • had 13 matches with 10 or more digs • posted 13 kills and added 17 assists on the year.
High School: Appeared in the Under-18 FIVB Beach Championships in Paris, France in July, 2005 • led her team to a fifth-place finish at the 2005 USAV Junior Nationals • played in the All-Moore League Division IAA California Interscholastic Federation • has had an AAA beach rating since the age of 15 • graduated with high honors and earned distinguished scholars medallion. Club Team: Golden West.
Personal: Stephanie Jo Barry • daughter of Patti and Ken Barry • has a sister Loren, who played volleyball at Texas Christian University • engaged to former Blue Hen basketball standout Herb Courtney • business major at Delaware.
Career Highs
Kills: 2 three times
Assists: 3 five times
Digs: 46 vs. William and Mary
Aces: 5 twice