Serena Barr

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
D/M
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Lurgan, Northern Ireland

2015 (Jr.)
• Started in all 18 contests
• Garnered a spot on the VaSID All-State second team
• Named to the NFHCA South All-Region second team for a second straight season
• Honored as a NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for a third consecutive year
• Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the third year in a row
• Finished first on the squad in assists (9), tied for fourth in goals (8) and third in points (25)
• Dished out two assists twice, once in an 8-0 win at UMass Lowell on Oct. 23 and in a 4-3 triumph at Providence on Oct. 25
• Scored two goals twice, in a 7-1 victory over Richmond on Sept. 8 and in a 9-1 win at Lehigh on Oct. 9
• Ranked 36th in the nation for assists per game with 0.50
• Finished season ranked first in program history in assists (27), fourth in goals (21), fourth in points (69), third in shots (158) and fifth in game-winning goals (6)

2014 (So.)
• Competed in 22 contests, starting in 21 games
• Named to the NorPac All-Conference squad, NorPac All-Academic team and the NorPac All-Tournament team
• Garnered a spot on the VaSID All-State first team
• Named to the NFHCA South All-Region second team, NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
• Finished tied for first on the squad in assists (9) and fourth in points (17)
• Anchored the Liberty defense in the NorPac Championship, stunning No. 4 Stanford in a 1-0 victory to advance to the Lady Flames' second consecutive NCAA Tournament
• Tied the program's single game assists mark with three assists against Georgetown on Oct. 28
• Ranked in the Top 75 in the nation for assists per game with 0.41

2013 (Fr.)
• Played and started in all 22 games
• One of only four players on the team to start each contest
• Named the NorPac's Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year
• Earned NorPac East Division All-Conference honors, as well as VaSID All-State first team recognition
• Named the NorPac's East Division Rookie of the Week twice (Oct. 15 and Oct. 22) and Defensive Player of the Week once (Oct. 29)
• Tabbed a NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and earned a spot on the National Academic Squad
• Finished ranked in the top 10 in the conference in nearly every offensive category, including game-winning goals (2nd/3), points per game (2nd/1.23), points (3rd/27), assists (3rd/9), assists per game (3rd/0.41), goals (4th/9), goals per game (6th/0.41), shots (7th/45) and shots per game (8th/2.05)
• Ranked second on the squad in points, shots and game-winning goals, while finishing third in goals and assists
• As a defender, helped the Lady Flames finish second in the NorPac and third in the nation in goals against average and second in the conference and 10th in the country in shutouts per game
• Tallied a career-high five points (2 goals, 1 assist) on Oct. 20 at Georgetown
• Recorded back-to-back two-goal games on Oct. 17 against Longwood and Oct. 20 versus Georgetown
• Fired off a career-high four shots on Oct. 17 at home against Longwood
• Notched at least one point in five consecutive contests, beginning on Oct. 13 versus Appalachian State and concluding on Oct. 27 against the Mountaineers

Prep
• Led her high school team, Lurgan College, to the semifinals of the Ulster Senior Schools Cup her freshman year
• Guided Lurgan to the title game in each of the next three seasons, including championships in 2011 and 2013
• Played an instrumental role as Lurgan College captured the All-Ireland Kate Russell Cup titles in 2011 and 2013
• Joined the Lurgan Ladies of the Ulster Premier League in 2009 and competed for the team for four years

International
• Competed on U16 and U18 teams for both her province of Ulster and the country of Ireland
• Played for Ulster in the UK School Games two different years, winning gold in 2012
• Also in 2012, she vice-captained Ulster to the Ireland Inter-Provincial title

Personal
• Daughter of Richard and Janice Barr
• The younger sister of former Lady Flames midfielder Natalie Barr (2012-15) and twin sister of fellow senior Bethany Barr
• Birthday is June 11
• Majoring in public health