Mickaela Buzzy

Bio

Mickaela Buzzy

At Sage:

• A newcomer to the Gator roster in 2018, Mickaela Buzzy arrives as Sage with a bright start to her career.
• In a contest on September 9, she recorded 19 saves, which is tied for the second most saves in a contest for the women’s soccer program. She was nominated for the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week for her play.
• After missing the 2019 campaign with an injury, Buzzy returned to the team in 2020-2021 and helped the program to its first Empire 8 Championship.
• She worked in three matches in 2020-2021 and had a .750 saves percentage to go with her 2.0 goals against average. She added 15 saves and was 0-2 in net.
• On her career, she has now played in 13 games with a 2.11 goals against average and a 2-5-2 career record. She has 77 saves as well and a .786 career saves percentage.  

Academics at Sage:

• She is majoring in health sciences at Sage.
• She is active with Sage’s SAAC and serves as the 2020-2021 Social Media Manager.

High School:

• A two-sport standout at Oneonta High School, she excelled in soccer and basketball.
• A team captain for both sports, she was also honored as a Section IV all-star.
• Academically, she also excelled and was named to the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society.

Personal:

• The daughter of Brett Buzzy and Heidi Hofbauer-Buzzy, she is no stranger to intercollegiate athletics.
• Her mother is the Head Athletic Trainer at Hartwick College and her father played for RIT leading the soccer team to the NCAA semifinals one year and the NCAA Finals as well.
• She is also a USSF referee.
  

My Favorite Professional Athlete is:

Manuel Neuer

The Thing I like best about Sage is:

The small class sizes and how much it feels like home!