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Arizona

Sep 12 (Fri)

7:00 PM

Kierstyn Barton

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Chandler, Ariz.
High School:
Corona Del Sol

2024 All-Big Ten Second Team
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Last Week: Led UW in kills in all three matches in Colorado, with a high of 19 in the opener at Northern Colorado on Friday ... had 45 serve-receptions for the week with just 1 error ... hit .144 overall for the weekend averaging 3.20 kills per set.

2025
- Has had 14+ kills in every match so far this season
- Led UW in kills in every match so far this season
- Preseason All-Big Ten Team selection

2024 (As A Sophomore)
Raised her game in all aspects as a sophomore and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors ... also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... led the Huskies with a 3.32 kills per set average, which ranked 15th in the Big Ten ... missed a chunk of the season due to injury, appearing in 65 sets out of a total 117, and starting 15 matches ... led the team in kills in 11 of the 17 matches she played in and had double-digit kills in 13 of 17 matches ... improved attack percentage to .250 ... second on the team with a 2.35 digs per set average and added 0.46 blocks per set ... had five double-doubles, now with nine career through 2024 ... reached 20 kills for the third time with 20-4-48 (.333) line in 3-2 win over No. 10 Oregon on 10/30 ... career-high 20 digs plus 16 kills for an impressive double-double in the win over Maryland (10/26) ... went for 20 kills and 16 digs in first start since returning from injury on 10/13 at No. 11 Oregon ... a dominant season-high 22 kills, .500 attack percentage, 12 digs outing in 3-1 win over WSU on 9/13; the first Husky with over 20 kills against the Cougars since Kara Bajema in 2019 ... new career-high 5.0 blocks in 3-1 win at Michigan State on 10/20.

2023 (As A Freshman)
Great freshman season, earning a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and winning three Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards ... ranked third on the team with 2.79 kills per set and handled the most serve-receptions of any Husky with 541 ... started 23 matches, and led the team in kills six times ... 14 matches with double-digit kills, and had 4 double-doubles ... had 5 kills in last win of season over Arizona (11/22) ... in 0-2 comeback win at Utah (11/17) led the team with 17 kills, hitting .286 with 13 digs and season-high 4 blocks ... season-high 3 aces plus 4 kills in 11/12 match against UCLA ... won a third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award on 11/6 after the road trip to Cal and Stanford where she averaged 3.38 kills per set and 2.75 digs per set while hitting .276 ... double-double with new career-high 13 digs and 10 kills in 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... tied for team-high with 17 kills on 44 swings with 9 digs, 2 aces, and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at Cal (11/3) ... posted 11 kills and 7 digs in 1-3 result vs. Oregon State (10/27) ... double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in five set loss at USC (10/22) ... a second-straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on 10/16 after posting 17 kills in consecutive matches, both UW wins over Colorado and Utah ... in five-set win over Utah (10/15) had 17 kills on 44 swings with 10 digs for first double-double ... dominant in 3-0 sweep of Colorado (10/13) with 17 kills on 30 swings with just 2 errors to hit .500 ... won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time on 10/9 after averaging 3.67 kills per set against No. 3 Stanford and Cal ... finished 7 kills in two sets in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) ... led the team with 15 kills, hitting .294 with an ace and a block in 1-3 loss to No. 3 Stanford (10/6) ... twice had kills to earn match points in a 26-24 set win to end win over Oregon State on 10/1, finishing with 17 kills ... tallied 11 kills in 3-1 defeat at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... led the team in four set loss at Arizona State (9/24) with 11 kills on 27 swings ... hit .273 with 6 kills in Pac-12 opener at WSU (9/21) ... stellar outing in 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) with 15 kills on 27 swings to hit .481 with 2 aces and 5 digs ... breakthrough match in five set win at Cal Poly (9/14) with huge 26 kills (.436 Att%), the first UW freshman since Krista Vansant in 2011 with 25+ kills ... in home opener sweep of Memphis, had 8 kills on a .261 Att% ... impressive collegiate debut against UTEP (8/25) with 11 kills on 26 swings with 2 blocks.

High School and Personal: Born in Richmond, Virginia … parents are Alysia Cronise and Bobby Wilson … has one brother, Isaiah … mother was a standout sprinter who competed in the Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles … attended Northwest Christian School as a freshman and sophomore, then Corona Del Sol as a junior and senior … led Northwest Christian to 3A Arizona state titles as a freshman and sophomore, then finished third at the 6A state level as a junior with Corona Del Sol before winning the 6A state title as a senior … played her club 18s year for Club One Volleyball, and the prior three years with Aspire Volleyball Club … with Aspire, was 5th at Junior Nationals in the 16 Open division and made the All-Tournament Team … with Club One, placed 13th in the USA division of 18s … chosen for USA Volleyball National Team Development Program training block in 2021-22 and was on preliminary roster for 2021 USA U18 National Team … an AVCA First Team All-American as a senior in 2022 … the 2022 MaxPreps Player of the Year in Arizona and a Second Team All-American … on the Volleyball Magazine Dream Team of the Week in November, 2022 … MVP of the 2022 Westwood Tournament … on the AVCA Phenom list from 2019-22 … ranked in the top-40 of her class in 2020 and 2021 by PrepVolleyball.com … also a standout beach player, part of the U.S. National Team Development Program for beach in 2021-22 … earned Sports360 All-Academic Team for Arizona in 2022.