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2023 Volleyball Roster

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16 Sydney Willis

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Old Hickory, Tenn.
  • High School Donelson Christian Academy
  • Club Team Tennessee Performance Volleyball

Biography

Junior (2022): Played in all 31 matches, seeing action in 110 sets with 24 starts ... 14th in the MVC in total blocks (92) and 14th in blocks per set (0.84) ... Second on the team in blocks and blocks per set ... Tied career-high with eight blocks in back-to-back matches against both Valparaiso (10/8) and Southern Illinois (10/14) ... Had three or more blocks in 18 matches ... Recorded season-high six kills in three separate matches, including against Southern Illinois (9/24), Bradley (10/22), and Drake (10/28) ... Had six kills on nine swings for a .556 hitting percentage with two blocks against Bradley (10/22) ... Tallied four kills on seven swings with five total blocks in road win at Murray State (9/27), the Bruins first road win in Murray since 2015 OVC Championship match

Sophomore (2021): Played in 17 matches, seeing action in 53 sets with 12 starts ... Third on the team in total blocks (47) and second in blocks per set (0.89) ... Recorded career-high six kills on three different occasions ... Took over in match against Chicago State at the UIC Invitational, dominating at the net en route to a career-high eight blocks ... Picked up five blocks in back-to-back matches against Murray State (10/30) and Morehead State (11/5) ... Had multiple block assists in 12 of 17 matches played ... Picked up six kills on just ten swings in upset win over Murray State (10/30) ... Finished with 45 kills on the season.

Freshman (2020-21): Played in nine matches, starting all but two and saw action in 29 sets ... Tied for fourth in the OVC in blocks ... Recorded two or more kills four times ... Logged two or more block assists on six occasions ... Notched first collegiate start at Eastern Kentucky (3/1), finishing with a season-high four kills and hitting .375 ... Also rang up a season-high six block assists and a solo block in the same contest ... Against Jacksonville State (3/7) she posted a solo block and a pair of kills ... In the rematch with the Gamecocks (3/8) she finished with two kills, a dig and a block assist ... Notched four block assists at Morehead State (3/13) ... Collected a season-high four solo blocks at Tennessee Tech (3/28) ... Matched a season-high four kills in the rematch with the Golden Eagles (3/29) ... Also posted four block assists, a dig and a solo block in the same match.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Donelson Christian Academy ... Named Most Valuable Player (2019) ... Served as team captain ... Earned First Team All-District honors (2019) ... As a junior, MVP of the 2019 School Season ... Earned the Tennessee Performance Volleyball (TPV) Award 2018-2019 Season ... Two-time All-District honoree (First Team, 2019 and Second Team, 2018) ... Four-year Honor Roll selection.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    MB
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    16