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#50 Melanie Barnes

Guard
Height: 5-9

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Plattsburg, Mo.
Major: Physical education

ABOUT MELANIE

Born: Sept. 21, 1989
Parents: Mitch and Dana Barnes
Brother: Dustin
Sister: Megan

Pregame Superstitions/Rituals: Listen to music and pray
Goals for the Season: Winning record
Favorite TV Show: “Law & Order” or “CSI”
Favorite Music Artist: Lil’ Wayne
Current Cell Phone Ring: More than one
Sport You’re Least Successful At: Golf
Dream Job: Coaching
First Job: Secretary at summer school
If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Islands somewhere
Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Sky dive
My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: Boys are trouble
Biggest Pet Peeve: People chewing with their mouth open
Most Influential Person: Dad
If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Save, give some to parents

Coach Steinmeyer on Melanie

“Melanie is and excellent offensive player. Her defensive skills will hold her back until she picks up fundamentals of man defense. Melanie is very strong and has excellent ball-handling skills.”

Plattsburg High School

Four-time all-district and all-conference player ... earned second-team Class 3 all-state honors in senior year ... named to KMZU Dream Team in 2008

Personal Bio

Daughter of Mitch Barnes ... born Sept. 21, 1989

Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min/Avg	FG-FGA	Pct	3P-3PA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	Off-Reb	Tot	Avg	PF-FO	AST	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts/Avg
2008-09	5-0	9/1.8	0-4	.000	0-4	.000	0-0	.000	1-1	2	0.4	0-0	0	4	0	1	0/0.0