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