Coach Barton completed her second season as Head Coach of the Franciscan Women's Volleyball team after the 2022 season.
Year two was the Barons showed progress under Coach Barton, as they won six more games than in her first season. Setter Grace Wallace set a new program record with 681 set assists on the season. Renee Antonelli and Sara Moore each earned PAC Honorable Mention Honors for their stellar seasons.
Coach Barton led the Lady Barons to a 3-17 record in the 2021 season. Franciscan battled hard in PAC play, and they picked up wins against Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg. She helped Renee Antonelli earn Honorable Mention All-PAC honors.
The Burgettstown, Pa native moved back to the Ohio Valley after coaching in Illinois over the last five years. She was the Club Director and Head Volleyball Coach for SMASH Volleyball Academy, where she oversaw all aspects of running a successful club program. She also served as the Head Coach of Unity Point Middle School, and she was an assistant coach at Carbondale Community High School.
Barton has also served as a Head Coach at the NCAA Division III level before, as she served in that position at Blackburn College for the 2015 season. While with the Beavers, she led them to the most wins in a single season since 2008 and more conference wins than the previous six seasons combined. Prior to her time at Blackburn, she was the Head Coach at Suffolk University in Boston, Mass for the 2014 season. She proved to be a strong recruiter, as she brought in fourteen new student-athletes in her 2015 recruiting class.
Barton is no stranger to the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), as she began her coaching career at Bethany College. She is a 2014 graduate of Bethany by earning a master's degree in teaching. In her two seasons as a graduate assistant, Bethany had a record of 61-18. She is a 2012 graduate of Waynesburg University, where she was the team captain for three years.
Year by Year Results as Head Coach
| Year |
Record |
Pct. |
Conf. |
| 2022 |
9-14 |
.391 |
2-8 / 10th |
| 2021 |
3-17 |
.150 |
2-16 / 10th |
| 2015# |
4-25 |
.138 |
2-16 / 9th |
| 2014% |
8-22 |
.267 |
3-8 / 9th |
| 3-Year Totals |
24-78 |
.235 |
9-48 |
# at Blackburn College
% at Suffolk College
Updated 11/27/22
