- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice mainly because of the volleyball team. When I watched them play everyone seemed to get along well and everything meshed. Coach Hoover (Andrea) is a great coach and I wanted my experience as a student-athlete to include a strong sense of community and support. I also heard from several people that the academics were excellent and the professors are extremely caring"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Marymount University, McDaniel College and Stevenson University
Career Highs
Kills: 20 – (vs. Widener – 10/10/14)
Assists: 2 – (4x, most recent, vs. Averett – 11/1/14)
Service Aces: 4 – (3x, vs. Washington and Lee – 11/8/14)
Digs: 22 – (Shenandoah – 10/18/14)
Total Blocks: 6 – (at Eastern Mennonite – 9/17/14)
2014 All-ODAC First Team
2014 All-South Region Honorable Mention
Sophomore (2014): Barrett had an amazing sophomore campaign, playing in 34 matches and 118 sets… Led the Marlins with 372 kills while also accumulating 336 digs from her outside hitter position… Topped the 20-kill plateau for the first time with 20 against Widener on October 10… Had at least 10 kills in each of Virginia Wesleyan’s final four matches… Hit .467 with 16 kills against North Carolina Wesleyan College on September 3.
First-Year (2013): Played in 30 matches and 107 sets as a first-year… Second on the team with 234 kills… Posted 12 kills in her first collegiate contests against Staten Island… Double-figure kills in nine contests, including five of Marlins’ final eight matches… Season-high 18 kills against Gettysburg College on October 27… Had 136 digs.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in volleyball for North Stafford… Selected as North Stafford's Most Valuable Player as a senior… 2012 team captain… Two-time all-district honoree, first team as a senior… 2012 Fredericksburg Free Lance All-Area 2nd team honoree… 2011 Fredericksburg Free Lance All-Area honorable mention after helping guide North Stafford to its first Commonwealth District championship.
Personal: Daughter of Blanche and Robert Barrett… Has a brother, Mark, and a sister, Victoria.
Get to Know Tiffany
- Enjoys any music with a good beat and spending vacation time in California
- Favorites include any book by Sarah Dessen, the movie "She's the Man," and the TV series "Teen Wolf"
- A fan of U.S. national volleyball team star Destinee Hooker
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "very timid at first, but hard-working"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being on a team that gives a sense of community and support"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "communication"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to gain better communication skills, as well as become the best I can be in every aspect of the game"
- If I could spend a day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Martin Luther King, Jr. He always fought for what was right. He never once gave up"
- People might be surprised to know: "if I wasn't a volleyball player, I'd be a dancer. I love to dance and did it from first grade to 12th grade"
