2015 Women's Volleyball Roster
Sydney Morris
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Altavista, Va.
- Position:
- OH/MB
- Previous School:
- Altavista HS (James Madison)
2016 (R-So.)
• Competed in 52 sets, making nine starts in 19 matches played
• Recorded 103 kills (1.98 kps), 10 aces 89 digs and 23 blocks
• Posted five 10-kill matches and two double-doubles
• Served up career-high three aces against Hampton (Sept. 3)
• Registered four straight double-digit kill matches, including a career-best 12-kill, 11-dig match against Furman (Sept. 10)
• Scored 10 kills and added 10 digs in win over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 17)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2015 (R-Fr.)
• Played in 43 sets, over a span of 18 matches played, including six starts
• Recorded 60 kills (1.40 kps) and 16 blocks on the season
• Hit .625 with five kills in first career match versus Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug. 29)
• Scored seven kills at .545 pace, with three blocks against Hampton (Aug. 29)
• Sent down seven kills against Chattanooga (Sept. 18)
• Posted three blocks in back-to-back matches against Winthrop (Oct. 24) and Radford (Oct. 30)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Previous School
• Spent the 2014 season redshirting at James Madison
• Trained with the Dukes but did not see game action
Prep
• Graduated from nearby Altavista High School in 2014
• Voted 1A State Player of the Year following senior season
• Named Regional Player of the Year as a junior and senior
• Two-time Dogwood District Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
• In each of her last three seasons of high school, was voted to first team all-district, all-region and all-state teams
• Also competed in track & field, where she won the 1A State title in the long jump as a sophomore
• All-district, all-region and all-state first team selection in basketball
• Appeared on principal's list all four years
Personal
• Daughter of Larry and April Morris
• Majoring in graphic design, minoring in business
• Birthday is Dec. 8
