AWARDS AND HONORS
Trojan Invitational MVP (2021)
Trojan Invitational All-Tournament Team (2021)
Summit League Academic All-League Team (2021)
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2019)
Summit League Player of the Year (2019)
Three-Time First Team All-Summit League (2019, 2020, 2021)
Two-Time Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team (2019, 2020)
Summit League Tournament- Most Valuable Player (2019)
AVCA Midwest All-Region Team (2019)
Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 22 (2019), Aug. 28 (2021)
Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational All-Tournament Team (2019)
Utah Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2018)
Summit League All-League Team (2018)Â
2021 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
Appeared and started in all 29 matches … Summit All-League First Team selection … named to Summit League Academic All-League Team … earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 28 … notched a team-high 298 kills … selected as the Trojan Invitational Most Valuable Player … named to Trojan Invitational All-Tournament Team … recorded a team-most 63 aces, most in the Summit League and fourth in the NCAA … finished second on the team with 255 digs … totaled 10 double-doubles on the year, most on the team … tallied 18 matches with double-figure kills … 12 matches with double-digit digs … had a season-most seven aces on two occasions … notched a season-high 18 kills against South Dakota on Nov. 11 … picked up a season-high 23 digs against South Dakota State on Nov. 25 … became just the third player in the program’s Division I history (1998-pres.) to record at least 1,000 career kills and digs.
2020 (SENIOR)
Named to the Summit League Preseason Players to Watch list ... Appeared in all 17 matches and 58 sets…named to All-Summit League First Team ... ranked number one on the team in kills (150) and 2.59 kills per set… Also led the team in service aces (38) also led the Summit League in this category… Ranked fourth on the team in sets (14) … ranked second on the team for digs (164) … Recorded 16 kills against Western Illinois (Feb 22) … Also notched 19 digs against South Dakota (April 3) … had a total of 6 blocks against South Dakota (April 3)
2019 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 32 matches and 117 sets for Denver…Led the Pioneers in kills with 374 averaging 3.20 kills per set and service aces with 48…Led the Summit League in service aces per set (0.41)…Ranked second on the team in digs with 276…Recorded eight double-doubles on the season…Named Summit League Offensive Player of the week following a career high 21 kill per performance at Omaha on Oct. 15…Reached the 500
th career kill milestone at Omaha on Oct. 15…Was named to the 2019 Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational All-Tournament Team…Was named the Summit League Tournament Most Valuable Player…Received Summit League All-League honors while becoming the first Summit League Player of the Year in Denver program history...Was named to the AVCA Midwest All-Region and earned an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention nod.
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in all 110 sets and started in all 30 matches…Broke the Denver All-Time record with 60 aces in a single season, previously set by Liza Hunter (48) in 2003…Had five double-doubles on the season, the best coming on Sept. 1 against Sacramento State, totaling 14 kills and 16 digs…Ranked first on the team with 60 aces, ranked third with 277 kills, ranked fifth with 34 assists, and ranked second with 260 digs…Earned a season-high hitting percentage of .545 (6-0-11) against Western Illinois…Totaled 359.5 points on the season…Named Summit League All-League Team and Utah Volleyball Classis All-Tournament Team…Finished the season nationally ranked in aces per set (0.55) and total aces (60).
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 42 sets and 22 matches...Had one double-double on the season, against USC Upstate on August 26...Seventh on the team in kills and blocks and sixth in digs...Led the Pioneers in service aces and tied for a team-high in digs against USC Upstate...Led the team in solo blocks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
BEFORE DENVER:
2015 CHSAA All-State First Team selection at Lewis-Palmer High School...2014 CHSAA All-State Second Team selection...Three-time PPAC All-Conference First Team member...2015 Gazette All-Area First Team...Two-time Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention...2015 Nike Tournament of Champions First Team selection...2016 Under Armour AVCA Watch List...2016 Pre-Season All-American Watch List.
PERSONAL:
Born Sept. 22, 1998, in Lincoln, Neb...Daughter of Michael and Traci Bartalo...Has three sisters, Hannah, Abigail and Gianna...Chose Denver because being close to home and what the school has to offer made it a perfect combination...Wants to set school records as a team and individual at DU while continuing to play after college...Enjoys hiking, coaching and reading...Member of LINK Freshmen Leaders, the National Honor Society and the FCA...Undecided major.
