2008: Sophomore
Banwarth put together one of the best seasons by a libero in school history, helping the Huskers to 31 wins and a berth in the NCAA semifinals • Averaged 4.12 digs,  0.84 assists and 0.22 service aces per set, as she appeared in 33 matches • Ranked third in the Big 12 in digs per set and helped the Huskers hold foes to a league-best .149 hitting percentage • Ranked third on NU’s single-season list with 470 digs becoming just the third player in history to average more than four digs per set • Reached double figures in digs 29 times, including five matches with at least 20 digs • Topped NU in digs in 24 matches, establishing personal bests with 27 digs and three service aces at Texas A&M on Nov. 5 • Notched the most digs by a Husker libero in three seasons with her 27 digs against the Aggies • Recorded 14 digs and four assists in the national semifinals against No. 1 Penn State • Totaled a team-high 22 digs and matched personal bests in aces (three) and digs (five) at No. 5 Washington in the Seattle Regional final on Dec. 13 • Keyed the decisive run in the fifth set when she ran off eight straight points at the service line, helping turn a 9-3 deficit into a 12-9 lead • Totaled 17 digs and tied a career high with three aces against Liberty on Dec. 5 • Helped NU clinch the Big 12 title at Baylor on Nov. 29, coming up with 22 digs and limiting Baylor to .116 hitting in a four-set win • Picked up 14 digs and added four assists vs. No. 15 K-State on Nov. 8 • Collected a match-high 14 digs, two service aces and a kill against Texas A&M on Oct. 22 • Led NU with 18 digs while helping hold Baylor to .000 hitting on Oct. 15 • Recorded a match-high 19 digs in limiting Missouri to .165 hitting on Oct. 12 • Played one of her best matches of the year at Creighton on Oct. 5, recording a match-high 20 digs and adding four assists in holding the Bluejays to a season-low .091 hitting • Finished with 17 digs in a four-set win at Iowa State on Sept. 27 • Recorded a team-best 15 digs and a career-high five assists in a 3-1 win over No. 3 Texas on Sept. 20 • Earned a spot on the AVCA Showcase All-Tournament team after averaging 4.85 digs per set in wins over No. 2 Stanford and No. 4 USC • Reached the 20-dig mark for the first time in 2008 with 20 in a four-set win over USC.

2007: Freshman
Banwarth became a major contributor as a true freshman, winning the starting job at libero during the second half of the year •Played just two points in the Huskers’ first 10 contests before gradually earning more playing time and starting NU’s final nine matches • Appeared in 22 matches, averaging 2.75 digs,  0.45 assists and 0.17 service aces per set • Started the last nine matches, averaging 4.24 digs and 0.69 assists per set, as NU held its final nine foes to a combined .136 hitting percentage • Reached double figures in digs eight times, including a season-high 21 digs against No. 24 Michigan State at the NCAA Madison Regional on Dec. 7 • Totaled 10 digs and three assists during the NCAA Regional final against No. 6 Cal on Dec. 8 • Turned in one of her best efforts in the regional semifinals against No. 24 Michigan State, setting personal bests in both digs (21) and service aces (2) as NU overcame a 2-0 deficit • Her 21 digs against MSU were the second-best postseason total by a freshman in school history • Averaged 4.50 digs, 0.50 assists and .33 service aces per set during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, leading the Huskers in digs in both contests • Recorded 14 digs versus South Dakota State, helping limit the Jackrabbits to -.053 hitting on Nov. 30 • Totaled 13 digs in helping to hold No. 22 Oklahoma to a season-low .122 hitting on Nov. 17 • Recorded 11 digs, as NU held Texas A&M to a season-low .099 hitting on Nov. 14 • Made her first career start against Iowa State on Nov. 11, thrilling more than 40 family and friends with then-career bests in digs (19) and assists (5) • Played all five sets as a back row specialist at No. 12 Kansas State on Nov. 3, totaling four digs and an ace • Recorded five digs in the finale against Kansas on Oct. 20 • Started the final set against Kansas at libero on Sept. 26, totaling five digs and a pair of aces.

High School
Banwarth was one of the nation’s top high school seniors playing for coaches Julie Kieffer and Tom Keating at Wahlert Catholic High School • Totaled 1,155 kills, 1,093 digs and 364 aces during her four-year career, as Wahlert Catholic won three Iowa Class 3A state titles (2003-05) • Finished her career holding school marks for career digs and aces • Named an alternate for the 2007 U.S. Junior National Team • Tabbed a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and ranked the No. 62 player nationally by Prepvolleyball.com • Chosen as the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006 after averaging 4.00 kills, 3.70 digs and 1.43 aces per game • Led WCHS to a 31-7 record and the state semifinals • Garnered All-America honors from Prepvolleyball.com as a senior, as she established single-season school records for digs (372) and service aces (142) while adding 396 kills on .316 hitting • Totaled 14 aces in one match as a senior • Was a three-time Iowa Elite Team selection (all-state, all classes) in each of her final three seasons • Chosen the Iowa Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 3.50 kills and 3.80 digs per set • Named the Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years (2004-06) • Played club volleyball for the Six Pack Volleyball Club and Coach Jay Grassley, helping the program to an appearance at the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2007 • Lettered four seasons in softball, earning second-team Class 3A all-state accolades in 2006 • Excelled in the classroom as well, graduating with high honors and earning the Presidential Achievement Award  • Selected NU over a host of schools, including Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Iowa, Duke, New Mexico State, Florida State and College of Charleston.