5   Jessica Barney Class: Senior Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas High School: New Braunfels HS Last College: Arkansas State Height: 5-8 Position: Setter

Will be OU's primary setter ... has the advantage of being left-handed ... solid passer with the ability to attack as well ... good ball control ... highly competitive ... a two-year letterwinner and returning starter.

Oklahoma: 2001 [Junior]: Produced team best of 1,014 assists and 43 service aces ... recorded a season-best seven double-doubles ... hustled for a career-high 19 digs vs. Iowa State (10/17/01) and collected a personal-best three block solos against Kansas (10/24/01) ... dished out a season-high 52 assists against Iowa State (11/21/01) ... ended the regular season ranked sixth in the Big 12 in aces per game (0.39) ... accumulated 242 digs and averaged a third-best 2.24 digs per game ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 team ... was one of four players to have played in all 109 games and 33 matches ... was named a team tri-captain along with Lindsay Hoyt and Denise Griffin.

2000 [Sophomore]: Finished the season ranked second on the squad in aces (0.44/g) and third in digs (1.74/g) ... hustled for 151 digs, landed 38 aces and contributed 24 assists while playing in 27 matches and 87 games.

At Arkansas State: 1999 [Freshman]: Earned Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors ... dished out 1,457 assists to average 12.14 a game ... ranked third on the team in service aces with 35 ... led team to a regular-season SBC co-championship ... team swept through the SBC Tournament to take the title ... advanced to play in the program's fourth NCAA Tournament in school history ... selected as team captain ... competed in 35 matches and 120 games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led New Braunfels High School to two state semifinal appearances during her prep career ... earned first-team all-district honors following her senior and sophomore seasons ... captured first-team all-area honors her junior year ... a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for Head Coach Phyllis Fowler ... was a four-year academic all-district honoree ... member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 22, 1980, in Beaumont, Texas ... daughter of Phil and Christine Barney ... majoring in English.