Northern State University Athletics

2022: Appeared in and started all 29 matches, while playing in all 94 sets for the Wolves… Recorded 298 kills for a 3.17 kills per set average and a 0.259 hitting percentage… Ranked 11^th in the NSIC with 3.42 kills per set and 18^th with a 0.278 hitting percentage in conference matches… Accumulated 342.5 points for a 3.64 points per set average… Ranked 13^th in the NSIC with 3.86 points per set in conference matches… Added 22 service aces and 16 assists… Notched 253 digs and 42 blocks while holding a 0.945 receive percentage…  Recorded double figure kills in 18 matches, including a career high 17 kills on three different occasions during a stretch of ten consecutive games in double figures… Also set career highs with a 0.625 hitting percentage against Western Colorado and 17 digs against Concordia-St. Paul… Earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors… Was named Second Team All-NSIC…

2021: Appeared in and started all 29 matches, while playing a total of 109 sets for the Wolves… recorded 241 kills for a kills per set average of 2.21… Tallied 16 assists and 29 service aces…  Accumulated 287 points for an average of 2.63 points per set… Added 264 digs and 33 blocks, while holding a serve receive percentage of 0.958… Notched double figure kills in eight matches, including a career high 15 kills in the season finale against Wayne State… Was named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…

2020: Fall season canceled due to COVID-19…

Pre-NSU: Buckley is a 5-foot-10, outside hitter out of Colorado Springs. She was a 4-year varsity and 2-year starter at Lewis Palmer High School and 3-time State Champion. In her final two seasons, Buckley led the team in kills and was a first team all-state recipient in 2018.  Here last two seasons her high school was ranked 7th and 6th respectively in 2017 and 2018 in the nation by MaxPreps Excellent 25. She was twice named the Colorado Cheyenne Mountain Invitational Tournament MVP as a prep athlete. Buckley was selected to play for the USAV HP Women’s Junior A1 team as a 6-rotation OH starter and team captain. In addition, Buckley led her club (Colorado Juniors) programs in kills in both 2018 and 2019. Buckley has also seen success on the beach circuit, being selected to the USAV Beach National Team Tryout (18U) in 2018. She is a gold medalist at the 2016 USAV Beach National Championships. In the fall of 2019, she was a member of the Northeastern Conference Runner-up team at Central Connecticut State University. Buckley appeared in 15 matches in her freshman campaign, notching 31 kills and 40 digs. She is the daughter of Julia and Chris Crawford.