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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

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3 Ashleigh Barto

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School Horizon HS
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Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week (9/18/23)
  • NDSU Tournament All-Tournament Team (2023)
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
  • 2x Academic All-Big Sky (2022, 2023)
 

2023 SEASON (AS A SENIOR)

Ranked seventh in the Big Sky in hitting percentage (.306) and eighth in blocks per set (1.01)...Set career bests for kills per set (1.73), points per set (2.34) and hitting percentage (.306)...Started 27 of 28 matches during the season and played in 98 of 102 sets...Totaled 19 solo blocks and 80 block assists during the season...Contributed seven kills on .333 hitting and three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over conference leader Sacramento State (11/10)...Recorded nine kills on .529 hitting to go with two blocks int he Vikings’ 3-0 loss at Northern Colorado (10/28)...Finished with 11 kills on .556 hitting to go with six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win at Northern Arizona (10/26)...Recorded seven kills on .462 hitting and six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (10/21)...Set a season high with 13 kills to go with six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-2 reverse sweep of Montana State (10/19)...Recorded eight kills and three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to Idaho State (10/12)...Finished with six kills on .417 hitting to go with four blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Idaho (10/7)...Recorded a season-high seven blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Northern Colorado (9/23)...Named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 1.29 blocks per set in the Vikings’ back-to-back wins over Oregon State...Recorded six kills on .600 hitting while posting a match-high five blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Oregon State (9/16)...Finished with four kills and four blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 road sweep of Oregon State (9/14)...Named to the NDSU Tournament All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.29 k/s on .353 hitting in the team’s two matches at the tournament...Totaled 11 kills on .500 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Toledo (9/9) at the NDSU Tournament...Finished with nine kills and a team-high 5.0 blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to Saint Mary’s (9/2)...Had one of her best all-around matches as a Viking with 11 kills on .588 hitting to go with a career-high seven digs and a season-high-tying 5.0 blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Southern Utah (9/1)...Finished with five kills on only eight swings while hitting .625 in the team’s 3-0 sweep of Cal State Fullerton (8/26)...Recorded nine kills on .400 hitting against Kansas State (8/25).
 

2022 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR)

Recorded 10+ kills in five matches, three of which came in the team’s final four matches of the season...Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in 23 of the Vikings’ 31 matches during the season...Finished the year averaging career bests of 1.60 kills per set on .291 hitting...Also led the team’s regulars with 0.90 blocks per set...Recorded 11 kills on .421 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to Santa Clara in the first round of the NIVC (12/2)...Tied her season high with 12 kills on .429 hitting while adding five blocks in the Big Sky championship match against Northern Colorado (11/26)...Posted her best match of the season in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Eastern Washington in the Big Sky quarterfinals (11/23), tying her career high with 8.0 blocks to go with a season-high 16.0 points and 11 kills...Had nine kills on .467 hitting to go with four blocks in the Vikings’ 3-2 win at Sacramento State (11/18)...Recorded five kills and six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss at Eastern Washington (11/12)...Was a bright spot in the Vikings’ 3-0 loss to Northern Colorado (10/29), record seven kills on .778 hitting while tying a season high with seven blocks...Posted a season-high three solo blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Sacramento State (10/22)...Finished with eight kills on .583 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Montana (10/8)...Set a season high with seven blocks to go with four kills on seven swings in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana State (10/6)...Went into double figures for kills for just the second time during the season with 10 kills on .214 hitting in the Vikings’ five-set win at Northern Arizona (10/1)...Hit over .300 for a second straight match with eight kills on .368 hitting in the team’s match at Northern Colorado (9/29)...Set a new season high with 12 kills on a career-best .647 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-2 comeback win over Eastern Washington (9/24)...Recorded kills on her last eight attempts of the match against the Eagles, as the Vikings erased an 0-2 comeback in a Big Sky road match since 2010...Recorded seven kills and three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Seattle U (9/17) at the Portland North Marriott Invitational...Set new season highs for kills (9), digs (3) and points (12.0) in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to cross-town rival Portland (9/15)...Finished with three kills and a team-high four blocks in the Vikings’ sweep of Cal Poly (9/11)...Led the Vikings with five blocks as the team held North Texas to .124 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of the Mean Green (9/10)...Tied a season high with seven kills while setting another with six blocks in the Vikings’ five-set road win over UTEP (9/2)...Recorded five kills and five blocks in the Vikings’ four-set loss to South Dakota (9/2)...Had one of her best matches as a Viking in the team’s 3-1 win over Oregon State (8/27), recording seven kills on .357 hitting to go with five blocks in the team’s first win over the Beavers since 1990.
 

2021 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE)

Finished the season ranked 10th in the Big Sky with 0.96 blocks per set...Ranked sixth in the Big Sky with 1.08 blocks per set in conference matches...Averaged 1.19 kills, 0.21 aces and 0.96 blocks per set during the season, while hitting .231...Recorded nine kills on .471 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to Weber State in the second round of the NIVC tournament (12/4)...Tied a career high with eight blocks while setting a new career high with four solo blocks and adding four kills and three aces in the team’s 3-2 win over Pacific (Calif.) in the first round of the NIVC tournament (12/3)...Recorded six kills on .294 hitting to go with four blocks (three solo) in the team’s 3-2 win over Sacramento State in the Big Sky quarterfinals (11/18)...Tied for the team lead with three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Montana (11/13)...Led the team with three blocks to go with five kills in the Vikings’ 3-1 win at Southern Utah (11/6)...Set a new career high with eight blocks in the team’s 3-1 loss to Sacramento State (11/4)...Tied her then-career high with seven blocks while the Vikings set a season high with 16 blocks as a team in a 3-1 win over Weber State (10/30) that tied the Vikings for first in the Big Sky standings...Helpd the Viking defense hold Weber State to a season-low .076 hitting...Finished with nine kills on .438 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Idaho State (10/28)...Totaled four blocks, four kills and two aces in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Northern Colorado (10/23), the team’s first win over the Bears since 2017...Recorded a team-high six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win at Montana State (10/16)...Set five different career highs while helping lead the Vikings to a 3-2, comeback win over Montana (10/14)...Finished with 14 kills on .545 hitting to go with seven blocks, three aces and 21.5 total points...Led the Vikings with four blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 swin over Southern Utah (10/7), which hit only .053 against the Vikings...Set a new season high with five blocks, including three solo, in the Vikings’ 3-1, comeback win over Idaho State (9/25)...Posted seven kills, three blocks and three digs in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Gonzaga (9/19)...Recorded seven kills and four blocks as the Vikings overcame an 0-2 deficit for the first time since 2016 while beating North Dakota State (9/18) in five sets...Finished with seven kills, two aces, three digs and three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of North Dakota State (9/17)...Posted eight kills on .375 hitting to go with four blocks (3 solo, 1 assist) in the Vikings’ 3-1, comeback win over Santa Clara (8/28).
 

2020-21 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN)

Finished the regular season sixth in the Big Sky with 1.07 blocks per set...Played in 17 of the Vikings’ 18 matches during the season, totaling 87 kills, 19 digs, 73 digs and 73 blocks (9s, 64a)...Averaged 1.28 kills per set on .256 hitting to go with 1.07 blocks per set...Set or tied career highs for blocks (7), solo blocks (3) and digs (3) to go along with seven kills in the Vikings’ 3-1 win at Sacramento State (3/13), the Vikings’ first win at Sacramento State since Oct. 18, 2014...Set a new career high with seven blocks (1s, 6a) while adding four kills on .400 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (3/8)...Recorded a career-high 12 kills on .550 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (3/7)...Set a career high with six blocks while tying her career high for points (11.0) and finishing with eight kills in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss at Montana State (2/28)...Finished with six kills and four blocks (1s, 3a) in the Vikings’ second match against Southern Utah (2/22)...Set a new career high with five blocks in the Vikings’ first match against Southern Utah (2/21)...Recorded six kills on .556 hitting in the Vikings’ five-set loss to defending-champion Northern Colorado (2/15)...Led the Vikings in blocks for the second straight match, recording four in the team’s second match against Eastern Washington (2/8)...Recorded a career-high nine kills to go with four blocks in the Vikings’ 3-2 loss to Eastern Washington (2/7)...Set a new career high with six kills in the Vikings’ second match against Northern Arizona (1/31)...Started for the first time as a Viking in the team’s 3-2 loss to Northern Arizona (1/30)...Made her Viking debut in the team’s 3-2 loss to Idaho (1/25), recording three kills and two blocks.
 

HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL

All-region first-team selection after leading her team to a ninth-place finish at state as a senior…All-region second-team selection as a junior while helping lead her team to a third-place finish at state…All-region honorable mention as a sophomore…Named Most Improved on her team as a sophomore…All-tournament team selection at the 2019 Westwood Tournament of Champions as a senior…All-tournament team selection at the 2018 SpikeTown Tournament, where she helped lead her team to a first-place finish as a junior…Helped lead her team to a Bronze Division championship at the 2017 Nike California Challenge…Captained her team as a senior…Four-year Scholar Athlete award.
 

CLUB

Played for the Arizona Sky volleyball club for four years…2018-19 captain of the AZ Sky 17 Gold team…Placed first at the Arizona Fiesta Festival with the 2017-18 AZ Sky 16 Gold team…Placed fourth at the AZ Region Open Division with the 2017-18 AZ Sky 17 Gold team…Placed eighth at the AZ Region Open Division with the 2018-19 AZ Sky 17 Gold team…Placed 21st in the national division at the 2016-17 AZ Sky 16 Gold team…Finished 27th at the AAU Nationals 17 Open with the 2017-18 AZ Sky 17 Gold team…Served as an assistant coach for a 12's team within the Arizona Sky club.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS

Daughter of Michelle and Henry Barto…Has a sister, Marina Barto…National Honors Society Member…French Honorary Member at her high school…Has coached as various middle school volleyball clinics…Lists tutoring students of all ages and hiking as hobbies/interests…Hopes to become a forensic analyst after her volleyball career…Majoring in public health studies: pre-clinical.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
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