2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Ari Barksdale
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Akron
2022 (Junior): Appeared in 27 games and started 14 matches for the Golden Eagles in 2022...recorded career-high 65 kills and 16 digs...scored career-high 11 points in five-set victory against Troy on Sept. 30.
2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in four matches in her first season with Southern Miss in 2021 ... Racked up four blocks against Alabama State (11/4) in a single set ... Recorded a career-high six digs on Oct. 29 in a sweep of LA Tech.Â
2020-21Â Akron (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 21 sets for Akron ... Recorded a career-high four points and four blocks on Feb. 18, 2021 against Eastern Michigan.
2019Â Akron (Freshman): Did not appear in a match.
High School: Named to the All-League team and San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team … helped lead her team to the CIF Playoffs twice … played for Coast Volleyball Club, which she helped win the Northeast Qualifier … earned All-League honors as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Derek and Susan Barksdale ... has three siblings– D'Angelo, Breanna, and Xavier ... brother De'Angelo played football at the University of San Diego ... sister Breanna played volleyball at the Auburn University ... grandfather Don Barksdale was an All-American basketball player at UCLA and a 1942 Olympic gold medalist ... Marketing major.
