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9 Sydney Buckley

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bishop Miege (Kan.)
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.

Biography

Career: Sydney Buckley graduates ranked eighth in Fairfield history with 1,732 career assists.
 
2017: MAAC All-Academic Team…Buckley appeared in 18 sets over eight matches in an injury-shortened senior campaign…She distributed a total of 74 assists with 18 digs, three service aces, one kill and one block…Buckley got the start a dished out a season-best 27 assists in the Nov. 12 sweep of Canisius.

2016: MAAC All-Academic Team…Averaged 6.01 assists per set in a two-setter system…Dished out double-digit assists in 31 of 33 matches…Had a season-high 35 assists in the five-set win over St. John’s on Sept. 14…Handed out 29 helpers at Manhattan on Oct. 23…Distributed 5.43 assists per set in the Stags’ two MAAC Championship wins…Added double-digit digs in four matches, all as a part of double-double performances…Averaged 1.64 digs per set with 10 service aces, eight kills and three blocks.

2015: MAAC All-Academic Team...MAAC Academic Honor Roll...Dished out 896 assists, averaging 7.93 per set…Had five outings with 50 or more assists, including 57 in the five-set win over Manhattan in the MAAC Championship Semifinals…Averaged 12.44 assists per set in the MAAC Championship…Recorded two double-doubles in the postseason with 13 digs in each match of the MAAC playoffs…Had posted a double-double with 24 assists and 12 digs in the home meeting with Rider on Oct. 4…Averaged 1.66 digs per frame…Also had a hand in 27 blocks with 23 kills and 14 service aces.

2014: Appeared in 67 sets over 21 matches…Averaged 1.78 assists and 1.24 digs per frame…Added five service aces and three kills (3-0-6, .500)…Topped the 20-assist mark twice, with 21 at Marist on Sept. 24 and a career-high 22 in the four-set win at Canisius on Oct. 18…Had a personal-best 17 digs in the win over Bucknell on Sept. 6…Also reached double-figures with 11 digs against Liberty on Sept. 13.

High School: Earned two varsity letters at Bishop Miege High School as a junior and senior, helping the Stags to a Kansas State Championship in 2013 ... Earned two varsity letters at Blue Springs South High School as a freshman and sophomore ... Memeber of the Spanish Club, Spirit Club, and Campus Ministry.

Personal: Daughter of Mitzi and Brad Buckley.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2014Freshman

    Setter
    5'9"
    9
  • 9

    2015Sophomore

    Setter
    5'9"
    9
  • 9

    2016Junior

    Setter
    5'9"
    9
  • 9

    2017Senior

    Setter
    5'9"
    9