Even more people knew about her after Nebraska offered her a scholarship. Knuckles was the next player whom Nebraska head coach John Cook projected could be a good libero in college. While she was an athletic outside hitter in high school, because she’s only 5-foot-8, if she wanted to play for a big-time program it would probably have to be at libero. Kenzie Maloney, the Huskers’ libero the past two seasons, also had been an outside hitter in high school.
Knuckles quit playing for her club team when she was a sophomore. It was a challenging time for her.