SACRAMENTO, CA -- Sophomore libero Stephanie Barry was named to the Honorable Mention All-American volleyball team as chosen by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-America Committee.

Barry is the first Blue Hen in school history to earn All-American honors. She also becomes just the fourth player from the CAA to earn the national recognition joining Hofstra's Elizabeth Curley last season and George Mason's Aline Pereira in 2003 and Virag Domokos in 1996.

Barry is also the youngest player from the conference to earn the distinction as Curley, Pereira, and Domokos were all honored as seniors.

During her sophomore season, Barry (at right) set the school record for most digs in a season with 831, breaking the previous mark of 716 set by Kathy Shaw in 1994. She also placed second in the conference with a 6.39 digs-per-game average, while her 63 aces were the most in the CAA.

In 2007, Barry notched six 30-dig performances, including a season-high 46 against William & Mary on October 6. She also reached the mark against Boston College, Binghamton, New Orleans, and VCU before doing the same against Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

On November 8 against William & Mary, she also became the fastest to record 1000 career digs in school history after reaching the mark in just her 61st match and 225th game at Delaware. At present, her 1,139 career digs are the ninth most in school history, just 702 shy of the all-time record.

The award follows a host of other accolades for Barry this season. She also garnered first team All-Region honors and was named the CAA's Defensive Specialist of the Year while earning a place on the first team All-Conference squad. Throughout the season, she was also the only Blue Hen to earn All-Tournament honors during each of Delaware's four Invitational appearances, earning nods during the Delaware, New Orleans, Miami, and Coastal Carolina tournaments.

During the 2007 season, Barry helped lead the Blue Hens to a 31-5 record. Delaware also captured its first ever CAA Championship and later advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

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