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PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

2014 Women's Volleyball Roster

9 Melissa Buckingham

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Southlake, Tex.
  • Prev School Home School

Biography

PERSONAL
Born March 5th, 1993... Majoring in Physical Education with a minor in Exercise Science... Chose PBA because of the Christian atmosphere and the Godly athletes on her team... Favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11... Favorite athletes are Misty May and Dirk Nowitzki... Daughter of Paul and Kelley McPeek... Has five siblings: Stephen, Abigail, Dalton, Gideon, and Meredith... Married to Greg Buckingham on January 5th, 2012... Has one daughter, Evelyn. 

2014 (Senior)
Finished off her Sailfish career in fine fashion, starting in 16 of 34 matches on the season... Ended the season with 263 digs, good for third on the team... Led the team with 37 service aces... Had nine double-digit dig efforts on the season... Saved her best performance for the match of the year in the NCAA South Region semi-final against Florida Southern on November 21st where she put up 24 digs... Also posted a season-high three aces in the opening round of the NCAA tournament against West Florida on November 20th.

2013 (Junior)
Continued her excellent defensive work as the team's libero and performed as one of the region's top defensive players... Played in all 33 matches and each of the team's 114 sets on the season... Led the South Region with 603 digs while averaging 5.29 digs per set, good for No. 31 in the NCAA Division II rankings... Produced double-digits in digs in 31 of the team's 33 matches with a season-high of 40 digs vs. Rollins College at the NCAA Regional Tournament on Dec. 5th... Finished the season with 101 assists, good for second on the team while also finishing third on the squad with 35 service aces... Dished out a season-high seven assists vs. Carson Newman College on Sept. 7th... Delivered a season-high five aces on Oct. 11th vs. Georgia College... Selected to the Daktronics All-Region first-team... Named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region honorable mention... Selected as the ICAA Libero of the Year and a member of the All-ICAA first-team... Chosen as the ICAA Libero of the Week a total of seven times during the season... Named to the Pepsi Bash at the Beach All-Tournament Team.

2012 (Sophomore)
Settled in as the team's libero from day one while emerging as one of the top defensive players in the NCAA South Region... One of four players on the team to play in all 39 matches while being the only player to register time in all 136 sets... Led the team with 561 digs (4.12 digs per set) while contributing double-digits in digs in a total of 34 matches... Had at least 20 digs in five matches including a season-high of 31 digs versus Eckerd College on September 26th, 2012... Finished 134th in the NCAA Division II rankings in digs per set... Named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region honorable mention... Chosen to the Daktronics All-Region first-team... Selected as the Independents Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) Libero of the Year and a member of the All-ICAA first-team... Named to the NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team... Selected to the Pepsi Bash at the Beach All-Tournament Team... Named the ICAA Libero of the Week for the week of October 1st, 2012... Honored as the ICAA Libero of the Week for the week of September 24th, 2012.

2011 (Freshman)
Spent her first season in a PBA uniform as a regular member of the team's backrow defensive rotation while also spending some time as the team's starting libero... Appeared in all 35 of the team's matches while making 10 starts and playing in all 116 sets... One of only two players on the team to appear in all 116 sets... Collected a team-high 422 digs while managing 3.64 digs per set, good for second on the squad... Produced 16 matches of 10+ digs including a season-high of 28 digs versus Webber International University on October 27th, 2011... Selected to the Pepsi Bash at the Beach All-Tournament Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in volleyball for coaches Mary Dickens and Kelley McPeek... Honored as an All-American in 2009, 2010, and 2011... Selected as Team MVP in 2010 and 2011.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Sophomore

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    2013Junior

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    2014Senior

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