Michaela Skelly, Volleyball, 2001-03
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Setter/Defensive Specialist, 5-9
Simi Valley, California
Royal HS
Syracuse Records Owned by Skelly
Career: Eighth in assists (847) ... Tenth in assists per game (1.98) ... Ninth in service aces (116) ... Ninth in digs (846).
Skelly's SU Career Year-by-Year
Senior Year: Appeared in 116 game and 109 games ... Ranks eighth on all-time list with 116 services aces and ninth with 846 digs ... Finished seventh on all-time list with 847 assists and holds the tenth highest assists per game average (1.98) in SU history ... Finished the season third on the team in digs (264) and digs-per-game (2.42) ... Posted 15 digs against Albany on Aug. 29 ... Recorded a season-high 14 assists against Youngstown State on Aug. 31 and against Siena on Sept. 5 ... Posted 13 helpers against Colgate on Sept. 6 ... Recorded a season-high 16 digs against Virginia on Sept. 13 ... Dug 15 balls against Miami on Nov. 7 ... Finished with 12 digs against Virginia Tech on Nov. 9 ... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team ... Academic BIG EAST All-Star ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters.
Junior Year: Played in 28 matches ... Recorded a season-high 39 assists versus James Madison ... Produced 34 assists against Binghamton and 33 against both Campbell and Brown ... Second on team with 4.34 assists per game ... Recorded 15 double-digit assists matches ... Combined for 18 assists and 18 digs against Western Michigan and 24 assists and 11 digs versus Connecticut ... Served up 28 aces ... Recorded a career-high five aces against Wagner ... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall semesters.
Sophomore Year: Played in all 27 matches ... Second on team with 45 assists ... Fourth on team with 17 aces and 178 digs ... Averaged 1.87 digs per game ... Recorded a career high with 20 digs against West Virginia ... Tied a career high with four service aces against Niagara ... Posted 11 digs against Rutgers and 10 versus Charlotte ... Recorded 22 assists against Niagara ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall and spring ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.
Freshman Year: One of five players to compete in all 34 matches ... Served the third-most aces (43) ... Third on team with 0.35 aces per game ... One of seven players to tally more than 20 aces ... Compiled 193 digs, a 1.58 digs-per-game average ... Led Syracuse in digs four times ... Had 40 or more assists two times ... Set a career-high with 52 assists against Buffalo ... Recorded a career-high four aces against both Southern Methodist and Memphis ... Posted 52 assists and 11 digs against Buffalo ... Compiled 45 assists against Weber State ... Served four aces and tallied 10 digs against Memphis ... Recorded 12 digs against St. John's ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters.
Personal: Born June 14, 1982 ... Daughter of Tom and Linda Skelly ... Has a sister, Meghan ... Father played basketball at Adelphi University from 1962-1966.
