4 Josci Buckley
Josci Buckley
  • Height:
    5'10
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Wichita, Kansas
  • Position:
    OH/OP
  • m
    39
  • k/s
    3.03
  • h %
    .255
  • a/s
    0.02
  • b/s
    0.26
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.49
Bio
Coach’s Comments:  "Josci is an athletic hitter who is very coachable, has passion for the game, and has the ability to read defenses and hit a variety of sets. This makes her such a well-rounded athlete who has the ability to play multiple positions and give our program another great weapon for the upcoming season. Josci will adjust well to our fast-paced offense and use her experience to run a variety of sets that our offensive system requires for a front row hitter.”
 
2024 (Freshman): First season at Cowley.
 
Before Cowley: Prepped at Maize High School, where she played four seasons of volleyball. In her senior season, she led her team to the Kansas 6A State Tournament and a Kansas 6A Sub-State Championship while recording 272 kills at 2.9 kills per set, 59 digs, and 26 blocks. For her efforts, she was named AVCTL DI Honorable Mention and was also named to the Thunderbird All-Star Volleyball match. In her junior season, she totaled 170 kills at 2.0 kills per set, 67 digs, and 15 blocks. Off the court, Buckley also competed in swimming for four years, where she led her team to the Kansas 6A State Tournament from 2022 to 2024. She was also named team captain for the swim team her senior season. Buckley also competed for the volleyball club One Volleyball Academy (OneVA) to enhance her volleyball skills in preparation for college play. In academics, she was honored with the Maize High School academic letter and was named a Shocker Honors Scholar.
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 39 9
Sets 121 28
Kills 367 82
Kills per set 3.03 2.93
Errors 126 33
Total Attacks 945 220
Total Attacks per set 7.81 7.86
Hitting Percentage .255 .223
Assists 3 1
Assists per set 0.02 0.04
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 39 12
Reception Errors 2 0
Digs 59 17
Digs per set 0.49 0.61
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 30 9
Block Total 32 9
Blocks per set 0.26 0.32
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 384.0 86.5
Points per set 3.2 3.1
Matches started 2 1
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 19 .368 0 9.0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 20 .500 0 11.0
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 15 .200 0 5.5
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 - 3 10 3 19 .368 0 11.0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 11 5 43 .140 0 12.0
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 16 3 29 .448 0 16.0
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 - 3 5 4 22 .045 0 6.5
Sep 14 Southwestern (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 8 .625 0 7.0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 19 .368 0 9.0
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 20 .200 0 8.5
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 - 5 9 8 40 .025 0 10.0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 14 8 36 .167 0 14.5
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 16 .438 0 8.5
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 - 3 14 4 33 .303 0 14.5
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 - 3 9 6 27 .111 0 9.0
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 23 .261 0 9.0
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 21 .381 0 10.0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 5 5 25 .000 0 6.0
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 23 .174 1 9.5
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 - 3 6 3 11 .273 0 6.0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 14 2 30 .400 0 14.0
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 5 .400 0 2.0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 24 .083 0 6.5
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 27 .370 0 11.5
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 - 3 3 3 14 .000 0 3.0
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 - 3 12 3 33 .273 0 12.0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 - 3 10 5 30 .167 1 10.5
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 - 3 9 5 25 .160 0 10.0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 - 4 13 6 28 .250 0 13.0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 25 .320 0 10.0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 21 .429 0 11.0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 - 3 13 4 27 .333 0 13.0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 15 .133 0 5.0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 18 .222 0 6.0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 15 1 30 .467 0 15.0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 - 3 15 5 30 .333 1 15.0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 - 3 9 5 29 .138 0 9.5
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 14 3 33 .333 0 14.0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 10 2 32 .250 0 10.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 14 Southwestern (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 1
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 1
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 5 0
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 14 Southwestern (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 6 0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 6 0
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 1
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 39 121 367 3.03 126 945 7.81 .255 3 0.02 384.0 3.2
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 39 121 367 3.03 126 945 7.81 .255 3 0.02 384.0 3.2

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 39 121 59 0.49 2 30 32 0.26
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 121 59 0.49 2 30 32 0.26

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 39 121 0 0 0.00 0 39 2
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 121 0 0 0.00 0 39 2

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 39 121 367 3.03 126 945 7.81 .255 3 0.02 384.0 3.2
Conference 9 28 82 2.93 33 220 7.86 .223 1 0.04 86.5 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 53 158 2.98 45 363 6.85 .311 1 0.02 166.5 3.1
Away 9 28 81 2.89 33 240 8.57 .200 1 0.04 85.5 3.1
Neutral 12 40 128 3.20 48 342 8.55 .234 1 0.03 132.0 3.3
Result
Wins 39 121 367 3.03 126 945 7.81 .255 3 0.02 384.0 3.2
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 9 25 2.78 5 54 6.00 .370 0 0.00 25.5 2.8
September 14 45 136 3.02 52 356 7.91 .236 0 0.00 145.5 3.2
October 15 45 132 2.93 48 348 7.73 .241 2 0.04 138.0 3.1
November 7 22 74 3.36 21 187 8.50 .283 1 0.05 75.0 3.4

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 39 121 59 0.49 2 30 32 0.26
Conference 9 28 17 0.61 0 9 9 0.32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 53 31 0.58 2 13 15 0.28
Away 9 28 10 0.36 0 9 9 0.32
Neutral 12 40 18 0.45 0 8 8 0.20
Result
Wins 39 121 59 0.49 2 30 32 0.26
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 9 4 0.44 0 1 1 0.11
September 14 45 23 0.51 2 15 17 0.38
October 15 45 25 0.56 0 12 12 0.27
November 7 22 7 0.32 0 2 2 0.09

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 39 121 0 0 0.00 0 39 2
Conference 9 28 0 0 0.00 0 12 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 53 0 0 0.00 0 16 1
Away 9 28 0 0 0.00 0 7 0
Neutral 12 40 0 0 0.00 0 16 1
Result
Wins 39 121 0 0 0.00 0 39 2
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 9 0 0 0.00 0 7 1
September 14 45 0 0 0.00 0 24 0
October 15 45 0 0 0.00 0 5 0
November 7 22 0 0 0.00 0 3 1

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Volleyball champs
Twice as nice! Lady Tiger volleyball team makes it back-to-back national champs

Finishing off a second straight storybook season, the top-seed Cowley College volleyball team defeated seventh-seed Johnson County in the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championship match 18-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-21 played Saturday in Cedar Rapids, IA.

volleyball defeats Illinois Central
Lady Tigers advance to semifinals of the national tournament

The top-seeded Cowley College volleyball team continued its dominance with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-13 victory over ninth-seed Illinois Central at the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships played Thursday in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Volleyball photo
Lady Tiger volleyball team defeats Heartland, headed back to the national title game

The top-seed Cowley College volleyball team will have a chance to defend its title after defeating fifth-seed Heartland Community College (IL) 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 at the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships, played Friday in Cedar Rapids, IA.

volleyball team playing at nationals
Lady Tigers open defense of their title with win over Harford

In a battle of unbeaten teams, the top-seed Cowley College volleyball team took down 16th-seed Harford Community College 25-14, 25-16, 25-16 in the Lady Tigers opening match at the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships played Wednesday in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Conference awards
Lady Tiger volleyball team sweeps major conference awards

Finishing off a second consecutive unbeaten regular season, the Cowley Community College has swept the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 2 Volleyball postseason awards with Steven Gream earning Coach of the Year, Laura Bonomi earning Most Valuable Player, and Hanna Darvas earning Freshman of the Year.

cowley college volleyball wins third straight district title
Cowley volleyball wins fourth straight district title, remains unbeaten

Facing the only team to win a set against them in the conference season, the top-seeded Cowley College volleyball team defeated second-seeded Allen Community College 25-10, 25-14, 25-15 in the Plains District A Championship played on Saturday at Friends University in Wichita, KS.

Cowley College volleyball team celebrates win
Cowley volleyball clinches back-to-back conference championships with win over Fort Scott

The No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team defeated Fort Scott 25-19, 25-11, 25-9 Wednesday night on the road in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Triton Invitational Tournament
Lady Tiger volleyball team goes 4-0 at challenging Triton Invitational Tourney

With the playoffs looming and coming off of the Pensacola Premiere Tournament in Florida the previous week, the top ranked Cowley College volleyball team traveled to Iowa Central for the Triton Invitational Tournament.

volleyball player
Lady Tiger volleyball inches closer to the conference title

On Wednesday, the top-ranked Cowley College volleyball team remained unbeaten with a 25-23, 25-15, 25-21 win at No. 16-ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College. With the win, the Lady Tigers move within one victory of its second straight conference title.

volleyball player setting the ball during a match
Lady Tiger volleyball team goes 4-0 at challenging Pensacola Tourney

Playing in virtually a mini-national tournament, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team went 4-0 against four ranked opponents at the Pensacola Premier Tournament played Friday and Saturday in Pensacola, FL.

volleyball playing johnson county team
Lady Tigers run roughshod over Johnson County in straight sets win

In a battle of the top two volleyball teams in the NJCAA Division II rankings, the top-ranked Cowley College Lady Tigers showed why they are the No. 1 team in the country with a resounding 25-16, 25-20, 25-13 victory over the second-ranked Johnson County Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon inside a rocking W.S. Scott Auditorium.

volleyball wins 61st in a row
Cowley volleyball wins school record 61st match in a row

Having not lost a match since Nov. 19, 2022, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team broke the school record with its 61st win in a row in a 25-9, 25-10, 25-9 victory over Labette on Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

coach gream talking to players in the huddle
Lady Tigers tie a school record in win over the McPherson JV

The top-ranked Cowley College volleyball team tied the school record with its 60th victory in a row following Friday night’s 25-9, 25-19, 25-18 home win over the McPherson College JV.

volleyball hosts Seminole State
Cowley remains unbeaten, prepares for challenging home tourney

The top-ranked Cowley College volleyball team improved its record to 13-0 with a dominating 25-3, 25-9, 25-10 win over Seminole State College (OK) on Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

lady tigers volleyball at home
Lady Tigers knock off fourth-ranked Kirkwood, go 2-0 at Johnson County Tri-Match

Facing its stiffest competition of the season to date, the top-ranked Cowley College volleyball team rallied from a two sets to one deficit to defeat fourth-ranked Kirkwood Community College (IA) 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 26-24, 15-6 Friday in Overland Park.

volleyball hosts southwestern college
Lady Tiger volleyball team goes 4-0 at home invite

Getting contributions from up and down its lineup, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team went 4-0 at its home invitational played Friday and Saturday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

volleyball at allen
Top-ranked Lady Tigers survive road test at Allen Community College

Facing a feisty Allen Community College squad Wednesday night in Iola, KS, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team bounced back from a loss of the opening set to defeat the Lady Red Devils 26-28, 25-12, 25-18, 25-15.

volleyball hosts independence
Bonomi powers No. 1-ranked Lady Tigers to win over Independence

Cowley College sophomore Laura Bonomi was a one-person wrecking crew on Wednesday night inside W.S. Scott Auditorium as the outside hitter finished with 16 kills, seven digs, and four service aces in a 25-15, 25-12, 25-12 victory over Independence.

volleyball match with rose state college
Lady Tigers open defense of their crown; Gream earns 500th career win

Playing in front of an energized home crowd, the defending national champion Cowley College volleyball team fed off the energy in the gym to defeat Rose State College 25-8, 25-11, 25-8 and Pratt Community College 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 on Friday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium. The win against Rose State was Lady Tiger head coach Steven Gream’s 500th career win as a collegiate head coach.