Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2021
Brianna Barry was a star on and off the volleyball court from her freshman season in 2006 through her senior year when she became the first Seminole ever named ACC Player of the Year.
Barry led the Seminoles as a rookie with 109 blocks and was fourth in the ACC and Top 100 nationally with a .325 hitting percentage. She led the team in blocks again as a sophomore (97) and was third on the team with 325 kills.
As a junior, she ranked 51st in the NCAA with a .349 hitting percentage and was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District team. She averaged 2.83 kills, 0.91 blocks and 3.51 points per set and earned Academic All-ACC honors for a third straight season.
Barry's senior year elevated her to a place among FSU's all-time elite athletes. She was the 2009 ACC Player of the Year, earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Second Team honors, was named All-ACC and was AVCA All-Region after helping lead FSU to the Elite Eight in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, a 31-3 record and final ranking of 11th in the country. At the time of her induction, Brianna still held the record for the best hitting percentage in school history (0.371) and remains in FSU's top 10 in blocks and points.
An assistant coach at George Washington University, Brianna was inducted posthumously.
