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Mizzou DS, #62 Skylar Buckley
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Skylar Buckley Season 2022

#62
PosDS
Ht5-9
YearRedshirt Sophomore
HometownRaleigh, N.C.
Previous SchoolMississippi State

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CAREER HONORS

SEC Academic Honor Roll

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)

  • Appeared in 24 matches with four starts
  • Totaled 222 digs (2.61 digs per set) which ranked fifth on the team
  • Notched 58 assists (0.68 assists per set) with six service aces
  • Tallied a career-best 20 digs at Alabama (10/12)
  • Dished out eight assists in back-to-back matches against Auburn (10/15, 14 digs, and 10/16)
  • Notched 12 double-digit dig matches including each of the last four contests in 2022

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021) 

  • Appeared in 15 matches, making five starts
  • Recorded 132 assists, while averaging 3.07 assists per set 
  • Posted 66 digs
  • Career-high 29 assists against Texas A&M (11/26)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (Mississippi State)

  • Redshirted the 2020-21 season

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Led North Raleigh Christian to five-straight state championships
  • 2018 and 2019 Triangle Independent School Athletic Conference Player of the Year
  • 2018 and 2019 First Team All-TISAC
  • 2020 HighSchoolOT.com North Carolina Player of the Year
  • 2017, 2018 and 2019 First Team All-State
  • 2019 Prep Volleyball High School All-American
  • 2019 AVCA Under Armour Third Team All-American
  • 2019 AVCA All-Region
  • 2019 Prep Volleyball Senior Player of the Year finalist
  • 2016, 2017 and 2018 AVCA Phenom
  • 2018 Prep Volleyball High School All-American honorable mention
  • Prep Volleyball Fresh Frosh 59, Super Soph and Senior Ace
  • Racked up 1,453 digs, 1,142 kills and 1,055 assists in her career at NRCA
  • 2018 Team MVP
  • 2019 Impact Player Award
  • 2020 NRCA Volleyball Scholarship Winner and ACSI Athlete Award

CLUB

  • Played for Triangle Volleyball and NC Academy
  • Qualified for nationals in five of her eight seasons
  • 2019 Triangle Board Award winner, presented to one club in recognition of their impact in the sport
  • Also played beach, ranking in the top 10 nationally for four consecutive years
  • 2018 USAV Junior Beach Tour Nationals champion (18U club), third in 2017 (18U Open), fifth in 2016 (16U Open) and ninth in 2015 (14U Open)

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Matt & Jenny Buckley
  • Has two younger siblings, Riley & Jayse
  • Intends to major in business administration
  • Dad, Matt, played baseball and Campbell University and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Mom, Jenny, played volleyball at Campbell University where she holds the career record for assists and ranks fifth in service aces
  • Aunt, Chris Murray, played volleyball and softball at Campbell
  • Uncle, Bobby Murray, played basketball at Campbell
  • Cousin, Faith Murray, played volleyball at Campbell
  • Uncle, Denni Bueno, played tennis at Radford
  • Cousin, Elena Popkey, played basketball at Oakland University before playing professionally in Germany & Sweden
Skylar Buckley

Redshirt Freshman
2021

DS
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