Skylar Buckley

Photo by: Jaydyn Isiminger/Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Mikayla Schmidt/Mizzou Athletics

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)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (Mississippi State)

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