Eastern Michigan Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Angel Baylark
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Iowa
- High School:
- Burlington
Bio
EMU: 2024: Set an EMU career best and MAC single-game high with 12 blocks to secure a win against Valparaiso, Aug. 31, setting the program four-set match record in the process while recording five kills off a .444 clip... Was a large part of the 2024 team recording the second-most blocks in program history with 305.5, ranking second in the MAC…Scored 50 points (1.79 per set) off 28 kills (one per set) while hitting .197 and notching 37 blocks (1.32 per set) – team high and career best)…Posted a .400 hitting percentage with six kills and 11 blocks for a total of 13 points against George Washington, Sept. 6…Played 28 sets over nine matches while starting eight.
2023: Saw action in 65 sets throughout 24 matches…Started 17 matches…Set EMU career-highs with 14 kills and 18.5 points, while producing a .407 hitting percentage versus Western Illinois, Sept. 2…Pivotal defensive player as she totaled the second-most blocks on the team with 56…Set a season-high with eight total blocks, two of which being solo blocks at Western Michigan, Oct. 20…Had at least one block in each of the first seven matches of the season, Aug. 25-Sept. 8…Posted 14 games with multiple blocks...Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming transfer from University of Tennessee-Martin.
UT MARTIN: 2022: Made an immediate impact in her debut season as a Skyhawk as she was one of only two players to start all 35 matches (appearing in 129 out of a possible 132 sets)…Collected 255 kills (1.98 per set), a .266 hitting percentage (ninth-best in the Ohio Valley Conference), 118 blocks (0.91 per set), 26 digs and seven assists…Upped her attack percentage to .297 and her kills production (2.07 per set) in league play…Produced double-digit kills in six different matches and gathered at least seven kills on 22 different occasions…Was responsible for a career-best 14 kills on a sizzling .722 hitting percentage (only one error in 18 swings) in three sets against Southern Illinois, Aug. 30…Hit .300 or better 16 times, including a .611 performance (12 kills with just one error in 18 attempts) in the frontend of the OVC doubleheader at Eastern Illinois, Oct. 14…Had 29 multi-block performances, 15 of which featured at least four blocks…Accumulated a career-best 12 blocks in the four-set road win at Eastern Kentucky, Aug. 27, which ranked as the third-best single-match block performance in school history…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week, Sept. 5…Captured all-tournament accolades at the Skyhawk Invitational, Sept. 2-3 and at the Stacheville Challenge, Sept. 16-17.
IOWA CENTRAL C.C: 2021: Achieved NJCAA first team All-American accolades under head coach Sara Horn…Helped the Tritons notch a 64-7 overall record and a pair of top-four national finishes after reaching the NJCAA Division II Championship semifinals in back-to-back years…ICCC went 42-3, was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history (holding the top spot for six consecutive weeks) and nabbed its fourth straight Iowa Community College Athletic Conference championship… Took part in 66 matches during her Triton career, piling up 599 kills (2.75 per set) on a sizzling .374 attack percentage (second-best mark in school history) and 263 blocks (1.21 per set)…Slammed down 368 kills (2.77 per set while hitting .358) and tacked on 167 blocks (1.26 per set).
2020: Named ICCAC Freshman of the Year, first team All-Region and second team all-conference after piling up 231 kills (2.27 per set) on a .402 attack percentage to go along with 96 blocks (1.13 per set)…Dialed up double-digit kills in 14 different matches – including a pair of season-best 20-kill performances (.455 hitting percentage at Metropolitan, Oct. 8, .350 attack percentage against Heartland, Nov. 18)…Hit .600 or better on nine separate occasions, including a season-high .643 (11 kills against two errors on 14 swings) against St. Mary’s, Oct. 8… Collected at least six blocks in 10 matches, including career-bests of eight rejections against Grand View, Sept. 24 and Carl Sandburg College, Oct. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Burlington High School under head coach Amber Taeger...Did not pick up the sport of volleyball until her sophomore year but despite her late start, she was named to the Girls 4A Southeast Iowa All-District team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Angel Marie Baylark...Daughter of Rachel Baylark... Has one brother, Jalen Sims, and three sisters, Andrea and Ariana Baylark, and Alicia Stout...Major: Individualized Studies
2023: Saw action in 65 sets throughout 24 matches…Started 17 matches…Set EMU career-highs with 14 kills and 18.5 points, while producing a .407 hitting percentage versus Western Illinois, Sept. 2…Pivotal defensive player as she totaled the second-most blocks on the team with 56…Set a season-high with eight total blocks, two of which being solo blocks at Western Michigan, Oct. 20…Had at least one block in each of the first seven matches of the season, Aug. 25-Sept. 8…Posted 14 games with multiple blocks...Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming transfer from University of Tennessee-Martin.
UT MARTIN: 2022: Made an immediate impact in her debut season as a Skyhawk as she was one of only two players to start all 35 matches (appearing in 129 out of a possible 132 sets)…Collected 255 kills (1.98 per set), a .266 hitting percentage (ninth-best in the Ohio Valley Conference), 118 blocks (0.91 per set), 26 digs and seven assists…Upped her attack percentage to .297 and her kills production (2.07 per set) in league play…Produced double-digit kills in six different matches and gathered at least seven kills on 22 different occasions…Was responsible for a career-best 14 kills on a sizzling .722 hitting percentage (only one error in 18 swings) in three sets against Southern Illinois, Aug. 30…Hit .300 or better 16 times, including a .611 performance (12 kills with just one error in 18 attempts) in the frontend of the OVC doubleheader at Eastern Illinois, Oct. 14…Had 29 multi-block performances, 15 of which featured at least four blocks…Accumulated a career-best 12 blocks in the four-set road win at Eastern Kentucky, Aug. 27, which ranked as the third-best single-match block performance in school history…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week, Sept. 5…Captured all-tournament accolades at the Skyhawk Invitational, Sept. 2-3 and at the Stacheville Challenge, Sept. 16-17.
IOWA CENTRAL C.C: 2021: Achieved NJCAA first team All-American accolades under head coach Sara Horn…Helped the Tritons notch a 64-7 overall record and a pair of top-four national finishes after reaching the NJCAA Division II Championship semifinals in back-to-back years…ICCC went 42-3, was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history (holding the top spot for six consecutive weeks) and nabbed its fourth straight Iowa Community College Athletic Conference championship… Took part in 66 matches during her Triton career, piling up 599 kills (2.75 per set) on a sizzling .374 attack percentage (second-best mark in school history) and 263 blocks (1.21 per set)…Slammed down 368 kills (2.77 per set while hitting .358) and tacked on 167 blocks (1.26 per set).
2020: Named ICCAC Freshman of the Year, first team All-Region and second team all-conference after piling up 231 kills (2.27 per set) on a .402 attack percentage to go along with 96 blocks (1.13 per set)…Dialed up double-digit kills in 14 different matches – including a pair of season-best 20-kill performances (.455 hitting percentage at Metropolitan, Oct. 8, .350 attack percentage against Heartland, Nov. 18)…Hit .600 or better on nine separate occasions, including a season-high .643 (11 kills against two errors on 14 swings) against St. Mary’s, Oct. 8… Collected at least six blocks in 10 matches, including career-bests of eight rejections against Grand View, Sept. 24 and Carl Sandburg College, Oct. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Burlington High School under head coach Amber Taeger...Did not pick up the sport of volleyball until her sophomore year but despite her late start, she was named to the Girls 4A Southeast Iowa All-District team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Angel Marie Baylark...Daughter of Rachel Baylark... Has one brother, Jalen Sims, and three sisters, Andrea and Ariana Baylark, and Alicia Stout...Major: Individualized Studies
2025 EMU Volleyball Tournament Highlights
Monday, September 08
Volleyball Highlights vs. Valparaiso
Saturday, September 06
Volleyball Highlights vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Friday, September 05
Script Eastern Volleyball Jerseys Reveal
Thursday, September 04
