WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Barby Ream, a versatile middle blocker on the Whitman College volleyball team, is one of 12 players recently named to the NCAA Div. III All-West Region Team.
Ream, a Whitman senior and graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash., committed just 31 attack errors this season and led the Northwest Conference (NWC) with a .403 hitting percentage. She ranked No. 15 nationally in that statistical category.
Ream was one of four NWC players named to the All-Region Team. Other schools with players on the All-Region Team, in addition to Whitman, Willamette University and George Fox University, are the University of California-San Diego, California State University-Hayward, Chapman University and Colorado College.
A four-year starter at Whitman, Ream was a two-time NWC "Player of the Week" during the past season. She also was named to the all-tournament team early in the season at a tournament hosted by Colorado College.
Ream led the Missionaries for a fourth consecutive season in blocks with 104, the fourth highest total in the NWC. She also ranked among the conference leaders in both kills (2.75 per game) and digs (3.22 per game). She made the all-conference first team, after having earned honorable mention recognition in each of the two previous seasons.
In her four seasons at Whitman, Ream collected 351 blocks, 685 kills and 829 digs. She led the Missionaries to winning seasons in each of the past three seasons. Whitman reached the 15-win plateau in two of those seasons.
"There isn't enough I can say about Barby's career at Whitman," Missionary volleyball coach Dean Snider said. "She has been a great part of our program. It's been a privilege to work with her. Barby's final season was her best. It was a great way to finish a great career."
Ream, an art history major at Whitman, is the daughter of Edie and David Ream of Seattle, Wash. Earlier this year, Ream made her debut as a professional artist with a solo exhibit of metal sculptures during the Ballard Art Walk in the Seattle area. A selection of those works, all representations of musical instruments, are on display this year in the Whitman Hall of Music.
Dave Holden, Whitman Sports Information, (509) 527-5902
Email: holden@whitman.edu