Kendi Barnard, sophomore center for the Roger Williams University Women's Basketball team joined the podcast Hawk Talk. She sat down with host Bryce Johnson and they talked about continuing to play with her best friend and high school teammate Lizzy Stevenson, what makes her such a great defensive player and how tall she actually is.

https://rwuhawktalk.podbean.com/e/hawk-talk-episode-24-kendi-barnard/

https://youtu.be/-fBBBG91DHA



Barnard is a sophomore member of the Hawks hailing from Bedford, New Hampshire where she was high school teammates with fellow sophomore Lizzy Stevenson. She had a very strong first season in Bristol last winter appearing in all 27 games including 16 starts. She averaged 4.7 points per game and really made an impact on the defensive end and on the boards. Defensively she was tied for third on the Hawks with 29 steals while pacing the Commonwealth Coast Conference in blocks with 40 on the year. In addition, she was second on the roster grabbing 5.9 rebounds per contest. She had two standout games in her first season. The first came against the University of New England where she set a new RWU single-game record with eight blocks. A few weeks later she recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over Wentworth.

Off the court, Barnard is working towards a degree in Psychology.