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Skyy Howard

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Mallard Creek
Prev School:
North Carolina
Major:
Post-Baccalaureate

Awards:

2023 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

(Colorado) Career Highs:
Kills: 13 vs. Colorado State (9/14/23)
Blocks: 11 vs. Oregon State (10/8/23)

(Colorado) Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 220
Blocks: 148.0
Digs: 31

2023 (GRADUATE):

Played in 30 matches and saw action in 112 sets
Finished the season with 308.0 points, 220 kills, 148.0 blocks, 31 digs and three assists
Recorded six double-figure kill matches
Posted double-digit blocks twice: with a season-best 12 at Oregon State (Nov. 3) and 11 vs. Oregon State (Oct. 8)
Also had a double-double at Oregon State (Nov. 3) with 12 kills and 12 blocks
Averaged 1.96 kills per set, third-ranked on the team for k/s; also ranked third on the team for total kills on the season

MAJOR:

Post-Baccalaureate

AT UNC:

Played in 80 total matches and saw action in 258 sets
Totaled: 529.0 points, 391 kills, 248 blocks, 87 digs, 11 assists and two service aces

2022 (SENIOR):

Played in 21 matches, making nine starts, with 58 set appearances
Finished the season with 38 block assists, six block solos, 85 kills and 24 digs
Had a season-high six blocks in four-set victory over Duke (Nov. 23)
Recorded a season-high eight kills in four matches
Averaged .76 blocks/set, third-highest on the team

FALL 2021 (JUNIOR):

Played in 21 matches, making 10 starts, with 60 set appearances
Tallied 72 kills, 42 block assists, six block solos and 17 digs
Recorded a season-best 12 kills vs. Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 3)
Had a season-best seven blocks at Michigan (Sept. 12)
Averaged .80 blocks/set, second-highest on the team

SPRING 2021 (SOPHOMORE):

ACC Academic Honor Roll
Played in 11 matches, making eight starts, with 39 set appearances
Averaged a team-best 1.21 blocks/set, fourth-highest in the ACC
Recorded a career-best of 16 kills vs. Wake Forest (Mar. 19)
Had a season-high eight blocks in victory over No. 18 Notre Dame (Mar. 21)
Finished the season with 47 blocks, 75 kills and 24 digs

2019 (FRESHMAN):

Played in all 28 matches, appearing in 101 sets
All-ACC Freshman team
Recorded 109 blocks, the second-most on the team, with 97 block assists and nine block solos
Averaged 1.08 blocks per set, the 10th most in the ACC
Totaled 159 kills, averaging 1.57 kills per set
Made her Carolina debut with three blocks vs. No. 3 Minnesota (Aug. 30)
Set a single-match high of 10 kills three times: vs. Miami (Sept. 13), vs. Colgate (Sept. 21) and at Virginia Tech (Nov. 29)
Posted double-digit blocks twice: with a career-best 13 vs. Miami (Oct. 1) and 11 at NC State (Oct. 2)
Served two aces: vs. Cal (Sept. 6) and vs. VCU (Sept. 20)

MAJOR AT UCLA:

Graduated in December 2022 with a degree in exercise and sports science and communications studies

HIGH SCHOOL:

A four-year varsity letter winner at Mallard Creek High School
Garnered Under Armour second-team honors
Earned the Rookie of the Year award and all-conference first-team honors as a freshman at Mallard Creek
Followed suit with back-to-back MVP and all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior
Led Mallard Creek and the conference with 1,430 kills and 165 solo blocks
Helped the Carolina Union Volleyball Club to AAU Nationals in 2018
Also played on the Sports Academy where she helped her squad to nationals in 2016 and 2017.

PERSONAL: