Catching up with Avery Skinner, NCAA champ at UK, professional in Chieri, Italy

Italian professional volleyball participant Avery Skinner was a star for Kentucky when it received the 2020 (spring 2021) NCAA volleyball title. She transferred to and completed her profession at Baylor earlier than turning professional, the place she’s performed two seasons for Beziers in France earlier than transferring to Chieri ’76 this season.

The 6-foot-1 outdoors hitter from Katy, Texas, continues to have ties to the UK staff. Certainly one of her teammates from that squad, Madison Lilley, was her setter final yr at Beziers. Lilley has since joined Kentucky as an assistant coach. And Skinner’s sister, Madisen, shouldn’t be solely the Huge 12 participant of the yr this season, she received an NCAA title final yr with Texas and has led the Longhorns into the present NCAA Event spherical of 16.

Avery Skinner had an amazing summer season for the USA within the Volleyball Nations League and hopes to be a part of the staff that goes to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.

We talked about that, and Chieri, however began with NCAA volleyball: