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Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower in Paris
Sophie Bukovec

Sophie Bukovec

Sport

Beach Volleyball

Country

Canada

USC Affiliation

Lettered 2015-17

Olympic Experience

First Olympics

AT USC

· Three-time national champion (2015 AVCA, 2016-17 NCAA)

· Two-time Pac-12 champion (2016-17)

· Two-time AVCA All-American (2015, ’17)

· Two-time DiG Magazine All-American (2016-17)

· Two-time All-Pac-12 choice (2016-17)

· Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2016-17)

· 2016 team captain

· Compiled 93 wins over three seasons at USC to rank 18th in school record books

· Went 68-16 at the No. 2 position

· Provided clinching point in USC’s 2017 Pac-12 championship dual victory


PRO and INTERNATIONAL

· Qualified for Olympics with partner Heather Bansley as winners of NORCECA Tlaxcala

· Played in 11 NORCECA events and 56 FIVB events with six career victories


FAST FACTS

· Has a twin sister named Stephanie who played soccer at Oakland University

· Sister Natalie Bukovec played soccer at McMaster University

· Brother Matthew Bukovec played basketball at Humber College

· Played indoor volleyball (2013) at McMaster College and helped her team to the Ontario University Athletics championship as an OUA All-Star and Final Four MVP

· Player indoor volleyball at Long Beach State (2014) and appeared in 27 matches with 11 starts where she helped The Beach to a 27-5 overall record; 16-0 in the Big West

· Has worked as a fashion model

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