University of North Florida Athletics

Sand Volleyball Bio
 
2012 (senior): Had a phenomenal senior campaign… Atlantic Sun Libero of the Year, which also earned her First-Team All-Atlantic Sun honors… named Atlantic Sun Volleyball All-Academic… finished career as UNF’s all-time digs leader (1,900) and digs per set leader (4.06 per set in 468 sets)… tallied an astonishing 629 digs for the season, which is the second highest single-season mark in UNF history… only Atlantic Sun player with 600+ digs in 2012… averaged 4.88 digs per set, which was second in the Atlantic Sun and 75th nationally… played in all 34 matches and appeared in 129 sets… recorded 20-or-more digs in 15 matches, including four with at least 30 digs… tallied a then-career-high 30 digs  in UNF’s 3-2 win over host College of Charleston at the Courtyard North Charleston Classic (Aug. 31)… dug a career-high 33 balls the following weekend in UNF’s 3-2 rally victory against Davidson (Sept. 8) at the Radisson/North Florida Invitational… posted back-to-back 30-dig matches against Western Carolina (Sept. 14) and North Carolina A&T (Sept. 15) at the Winthrop Classic… named MVP of the Winthrop Classic and earned All-Tournament honors at the Radisson/North Florida Invitational… selected as the Atlantic Sun’s Player of the Week on Sept. 17 after averaging 6.64 digs per set for the week of Sept. 10-16… recorded double-digit digs in all 18 of UNF’s conference matches, averaging 4.46 digs per set during the conference season… selected to the Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team as the Ospreys made it to the conference finals… earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic and Conference Scholar honors.

2011 (junior): Played in all 31 matches (117 sets) as the team’s libero… led the team and ranked fourth in the Atlantic Sun with 4.30 digs per set... averaged 4.18 digs per set in conference play... finished season with 503 digs marking the second highest season total in program history... moved past the 1,000 dig mark for her career (1271 | ranks 4th) becoming just seventh player at UNF to reach that milestone... topped 20-dig mark a team best eight times including a career-best 30 digs against Florida A&M... recorded a team leading 23 aces for the year... named a member of the inaugural Academic All-Atlantic Sun Conference team for her work in the classroom, also earned A-Sun Academic Honor Roll recognition.

2010 (sophomore): Appeared in all 29 matches for the Ospreys... led the team in digs and was fifth in the A-Sun with 4.15 digs per set... averaged 4.7 digs per set against A-Sun opponents, ranking third in the league against conference opponents... tallied 25 matches with double digit digs, including five matches with 20 or more... set a career-high with 27 digs against USC Upstate (10/15)... recorded the sixth best single season dig total, notching 436 during the season, and climbed into 10th on UNF’s career record list with 768 total digs through the 2010 season... Atlantic Sun All-Academic.

2009 (freshman): Appeared in all 30 matches for the Ospreys... led the team in digs with 2.84 digs per set... upped her average to 3.22 digs per set in A-Sun matches... had 16 matches with double-digit digs including three with 20 or more digs... set a then career-high with 24 digs against Florida Gulf Coast (9/26)... finished her rookie campaign with the 10th best dig total on UNF’s single season dig record list with 332... Atlantic Sun All-Academic.

High School: Recorded 1,451 digs while posting 127 aces during her career at St. Augustine High School... earned many honors including All-County First Team (2007 & 2008), All-County Honorable Mention (2005 & 2006), All-Conference Team (2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008), All-First Coast First Team (2008) and All-First Coast Second Team (2007)... named to the FHSAA 4A All-State Honorable Mention Team in 2008 and to the PrepVolleyball.com Defensive Dandies Honorable Mention Team... member of the National Honor Society and received the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) diploma.

Personal: Majoring in mathematics... daughter of Paul and Janice Baran... has one brother, P.J... Born May 8, 1991.