Bukovec was paired up with Brandie Wilkerson and they would go on to win the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships.[2] Later in 2022, Wilkerson and Bukovec would split, as the former paired up Melissa Humana-Paredes for the 2024 Olympics cycle.[3] Bukovec would go onto pair up Sarah Pavan, Humana-Paredes' former partner.[4] However, their partnership only lasted three tournaments before dissolving.[3]
In 2023, Bukovec reached out to Heather Bansley to pair up, with the latter coming out of retirement to pair up with Bukovec.[3] They competed in their first tournament together in Edmonton in July 2023.[5] The duo would go on to win silver at the 2024 Recife Challenge, as part of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.[6]
In June 2024, Bukovec and Bansley qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][8][9]
