Photo by Maggie Bean
Sophomore outside hitter Allie Barber is averaging nearly five kills per set this year.
Allie Barber has always been athletic. Growing up she was a swimmer, a basketball player and a volleyball player, but liked volleyball the least.
Barber wanted to give up the sport after her first year at the club level but her mother persuaded her to continue playing. Volleyball quickly grew on Barber to the point where she dropped swimming to focus on it.
“I liked volleyball better,” Barber said. “I liked basketball a lot too, but it in volleyball I felt it was more of team sport.