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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Micah Manuel

21 Sam Buckley

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Benet Academy
  • Position S

Biography

2024: Named AVCA All-America Second Team ... All-Region 8 First Team ... UAA Player of the Year ... All-UAA First Team ... Named AVCA National Player of the Week (9/23) ... Named UAA Setter of the Week (10/28) ... Named CSC Academic All-America Third Team ... CSC Academic All-District Led the team with 1,472 assists ... Appeared in 135 sets and 36 matches ... Finished third on the team in digs (313) and fifth in both blocks (50.0) and service aces (26) ... Recorded 11 double-doubles ... Tallied season-highs with 63 assists (9/28 vs CWRU), 18 digs (8/31 vs Hope), five kills (9/7 vs Tufts), and five blocks (10/27 vs Chicago) ... Produced 33 30+ assists performances, 18 40+ assist performances, seven 50+ assist performances, and two 60+ assist performances ... Recorded 10+ digs on 11 different occasions ... Finished the year with 10.90 assists per set and 2.32 digs per set.

2023: Named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Region 8 First Team ... All-UAA First Team ... Named UAA Setter/Defensive Athlete of the Week four times (9/5, 9/25, 10/9, and 10/16) ... Named to the Bear Invite All-Tournament Team (9/2) and the WashU Invite All-Tournament Team (10/14) ... Led the team with 1,284 assists ... Appeared in 123 sets and 34 matches ... Finished third on the team in services aces (38) and digs (355) ... Finished fifth on the team in total blocks with 35.0 ... Recorded 17 double-doubles ... Set season-highs with 52 assists (9/8 against CMS), 19 digs (11/4 against Millikin), five kills (9/1 against North Central), four aces (11/4 against Millikin), and four total blocks (9/23 against Case Western Reserve) ... Recorded 30 30+ assist performances, 13 40+ assist performances, and three 50+ assist performances ... Recorded 10+ digs on 17 separate occasions ... Finished the year with 10.44 assists per set and 2.89 digs per set ... Named to College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

2022: Named AVCA Freshman of the Year … AVCA First-Team All-America … Landed on the All-UAA First Team … Secured UAA Rookie of the Year honors … Awarded UAA Setter of the Week, 9/12 … Played in 34 matches and 122 sets … Led all Bears with 1289 assists … Third on the team in service aces (36) and fifth in digs (293) … Set season-highs with 56 assists (10/16 against Case Western) and 16 digs (11/4 against Carnegie Mellon) … Registered at least 40 assists in 17 matches, while securing three, 50+ assist contests … Accumulated a 2.40 dig per set clip.


HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the volleyball team at Benet Academy in Naperville, Ill...served as Team Captain senior season...All-Conference award winner and Honorable Mention All-State selection...team compiled an impressive 119-13 record in four years, which included a State Championship and a third-place finish...First Team Academic All-State member all four years. 

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the school of Arts & Sciences...daughter of Carolyn and Matt Buckley.

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Freshman

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    5'9"
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  • 21

    2023Sophomore

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    5'9"
    21
  • 21

    2024Junior

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    5'9"
    21
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    2025Senior

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    5'9"
    21
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