University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Volleyball adds two during latest signing period
11/12/2020 1:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
GREELEY, Colo. – Coming off a championship season, Northern Colorado Volleyball and head coach Lyndsey Oates add two more dynamic athletes to the program during the signing period.
Annette Baker, the pride of Fayetteville, Georgia will make her way to Greeley next fall. A four-time letterwinner, Baker has been the captain of the Whitewater High School team for the last two years, was named to the AVCA/Under Armor Phenom Watch List in 2018 and 2019, named to the 2020 Under Armor All-American Watch List and was the MaxPreps Player of the Match on 24 occasions.
Among her many accolades, Baker won the AAU National Championship in 2017, won gold at the 2018 USAV Girls Junior National Championship and landed on the 2017 AAU All-Star Team. In 361 sets in high school, Annette racked up 1,043 kills, 148 blocks, 903 digs, 108 aces and boasted a hitting percentage of .285.
Equally impressive in the classroom, Annette is a member of the English Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society, Beta Club and a four-year member of the honor roll.
Baker chose UNC over UNLV, Xavier, UAB and Florida Atlantic.
On the other side of the country, Maddie Davies from Greenacres, Washington joins the Bears after successful careers at Gonzaga Prep and her club team CATS Volleyball Club. Davies holds three letters in volleyball and was named a part of the High Performance Volleyball team. Davies also led her U16 CATS squad to a regional championship.
Off the court, she boasts a cumulative 3.4 GPA and is a member of the honor roll. Maddie intends to major in nursing once arriving on campus.
"We are very excited about Annette and Maddie," said coach Oates. "They add size and athleticism to our roster that already returns a lot. Maddie has been verbally committed to us for quite a while. She plays long, effortlessly and moves well for her length. She also has a strong desire to improve and be the best player she can be.
"Annette is one of the unique COVID-19 recruiting situations. We haven't seen her live as much as we normally would, so we had to trust the coaches that work closely with her every day and a lot of video. We have no doubt that she has a great college career ahead of her. She's dynamic and can be an excellent 6-rotation outside hitter in her time at UNC."
Get to Know Annette
Hobbies/Interest: music and dancing
Favorite music/artist: Post Malone
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite movie: Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Favorite TV show: Vampire Diaries/Criminal Minds
Most interesting place you've ever traveled to: Hawaii
Most influential people growing up: My parents and my siblings
Favorite athlete: Jackie Robinson
Get to know Maddie
Hobbies/Interest: Hanging out with my friends
Favorite music/artist: Halestorm
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite movie: Anything suspenseful
Favorite TV show: The Haunting at Hill House and The Haunting at Bly Manor
Dream vacation: Hawaii, Bora Bora or anything tropical!
Most influential people growing up: My mom
Favorite athlete: Kathryn Plummer
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Annette Baker, the pride of Fayetteville, Georgia will make her way to Greeley next fall. A four-time letterwinner, Baker has been the captain of the Whitewater High School team for the last two years, was named to the AVCA/Under Armor Phenom Watch List in 2018 and 2019, named to the 2020 Under Armor All-American Watch List and was the MaxPreps Player of the Match on 24 occasions.
Among her many accolades, Baker won the AAU National Championship in 2017, won gold at the 2018 USAV Girls Junior National Championship and landed on the 2017 AAU All-Star Team. In 361 sets in high school, Annette racked up 1,043 kills, 148 blocks, 903 digs, 108 aces and boasted a hitting percentage of .285.
Equally impressive in the classroom, Annette is a member of the English Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society, Beta Club and a four-year member of the honor roll.
Baker chose UNC over UNLV, Xavier, UAB and Florida Atlantic.
On the other side of the country, Maddie Davies from Greenacres, Washington joins the Bears after successful careers at Gonzaga Prep and her club team CATS Volleyball Club. Davies holds three letters in volleyball and was named a part of the High Performance Volleyball team. Davies also led her U16 CATS squad to a regional championship.
Off the court, she boasts a cumulative 3.4 GPA and is a member of the honor roll. Maddie intends to major in nursing once arriving on campus.
"We are very excited about Annette and Maddie," said coach Oates. "They add size and athleticism to our roster that already returns a lot. Maddie has been verbally committed to us for quite a while. She plays long, effortlessly and moves well for her length. She also has a strong desire to improve and be the best player she can be.
"Annette is one of the unique COVID-19 recruiting situations. We haven't seen her live as much as we normally would, so we had to trust the coaches that work closely with her every day and a lot of video. We have no doubt that she has a great college career ahead of her. She's dynamic and can be an excellent 6-rotation outside hitter in her time at UNC."
Offered. Committed. Signed. Help us welcome Annette Baker to the Bear Family! 🐻🏐 #BearPride #BearsStrong pic.twitter.com/YZYFOkLHWM
— UNC Bears Volleyball (@UNC_BearsVB) November 12, 2020
Get to Know Annette
Hobbies/Interest: music and dancing
Favorite music/artist: Post Malone
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite movie: Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Favorite TV show: Vampire Diaries/Criminal Minds
Most interesting place you've ever traveled to: Hawaii
Most influential people growing up: My parents and my siblings
Favorite athlete: Jackie Robinson
Offered. Committed. Signed. Help us welcome Maddie Davies to the Bear Family! 🐻🏐 #BearPride #BearsStrong pic.twitter.com/03g6PsKCM4
— UNC Bears Volleyball (@UNC_BearsVB) November 12, 2020
Get to know Maddie
Hobbies/Interest: Hanging out with my friends
Favorite music/artist: Halestorm
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite movie: Anything suspenseful
Favorite TV show: The Haunting at Hill House and The Haunting at Bly Manor
Dream vacation: Hawaii, Bora Bora or anything tropical!
Most influential people growing up: My mom
Favorite athlete: Kathryn Plummer
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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