2021 Volleyball Roster
Howard, Skyy
Jersey Number 8
Skyy Howard
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Mallard Creek
Bio
Career Highs
Kills: 16 vs. Wake Forest (3/19/21)
Blocks: 8 vs. Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Block Solos: 2 (Five times)
Block Assists: 11 vs. Miami (10/11/19)
Attacks: 57 vs. Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Digs: 8 at Syracuse (3/5/21)
Assists: 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/1/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 391
Total Blocks: 248
Block Assists: 224
Block Solos: 24
Digs: 87
AS A SENIOR (2022):
Kills: 16 vs. Wake Forest (3/19/21)
Blocks: 8 vs. Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Block Solos: 2 (Five times)
Block Assists: 11 vs. Miami (10/11/19)
Attacks: 57 vs. Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Digs: 8 at Syracuse (3/5/21)
Assists: 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/1/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 391
Total Blocks: 248
Block Assists: 224
Block Solos: 24
Digs: 87
AS A SENIOR (2022):
- Played in 21 matches, making nine starts, with 58 set appearances
- Finished the season with 38 block assists, six block solos, 85 kills and 24 digs
- Had a season-high six blocks in four-set victory over Duke (11/23/22)
- Recorded a season-high 8 kills in four matches
- Averaged .76 blocks/set, third-highest on the team
- Played in 21 matches, making 10 starts, with 60 set appearances
- Tallied 72 kills, 42 block assists, six block solos and 17 digs
- Recorded a season-best 12 kills vs. Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (12/3/21)
- Had a season-best seven blocks at Michigan (9/12/21)
- Averaged .80 blocks/set, second-highest on the team
- Played in 11 matches, making eight starts, with 39 set appearances
- Averaged a team-best 1.21 blocks/set, fourth-highest in the ACC
- Recorded a career-best of 16 kills vs. Wake Forest (3/19/21)
- Had a season-high eight blocks in victory over No. 18 Notre Dame (3/21/21)
- Finished the season with 47 blocks, 75 kills and 24 digs
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in all 28 matches, appearing in 101 sets
- Named to All-ACC Freshman team
- Recorded 109 blocks, the second-most on the team, with 97 block assists and nine block solos
- Averaged 1.08 blocks per set, the 10th most in the ACC
- Totaled 159 kills, averaging 1.57 kills per set
- Made her Carolina debut with three blocks vs. No. 3 Minnesota (8/30/19)
- Set a single-match high of 10 kills three times: vs. Miami (9/13/19), vs. Colgate (9/21/19) and at Virginia Tech (11/29/19)
- Posted double-digit blocks twice: with a season-best 13 vs. Miami (10/1/19) and 11 at NC State (10/2/10)
- Served two aces: vs. Cal (9/6/19) and vs. VCU (9/20/19)
- Graduated in December 2022 with a degree in exercise and sports science and communications studies
- A four-year varsity letter winner at Mallard Creek High School
- Garnered Under Armour second-team honors
- Earned the Rookie of the Year award and all-conference first-team honors as a freshman at Mallard Creek
- Followed suit with back-to-back MVP and all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior
- Led Mallard Creek and the conference with 1,430 kills and 165 solo blocks
- Helped the Carolina Union Volleyball Club to AAU Nationals in 2018
- Also played on the Sports Academy where she helped her squad to nationals in 2016 and 2017
- Born on June 25 in Dallas, Texas
- Daughter of Rodney and Starr Howard
- Older sister to India and Myles
UNC Field Hockey: Tar Heels Edge #9 Liberty, 3-1
Monday, September 15
UNC Football: Tar Heels Overpower Richmond, 41-6
Sunday, September 14
UNC Players Press Conference, Post-Richmond
Sunday, September 14
Bill Belichick Post-Richmond Press Conference, 9/13/25
Sunday, September 14
