Academic Honors
Spring 2020 Dean's List
Fall 2019 Dean's List
Spring 2019 President's List
Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Fall 2017 Dean's List
Spring 2017 Dean's List
2019
Played in 24 of 27 matches, making 10 starts during her final season...Was one of three Panthers to record over 200 kills and led the team with 221...Finished second on the team with 75 total blocks, including eight solo blocks..Posted double-digit kills in 12 matches...Completed five or more blocks in six contests...Recorded double-digit kills in seven consecutive contests...Matched a career high 20 kills in her first match of the season versus Providence on September 6...Added six assists and 49 digs.
2018
Started 22 of 26 matches and saw action in all 95 sets over the course of the season… Was one of two Panthers to record at least 100 kills and 100 digs… Finished the season second in kills (234), kills per set (2.46), and blocks (72)… Finished in the top ten in the Sun Belt with .98 blocks per set in conference play… Posted double-digit kills in 10 matches, including a season high 18 on August 25 in a win at Mississippi State… Had four matches recording double-digit digs and two double-doubles… Posted a career high 17 digs on August 25 in just four sets of play…Blocked at least five attempts in five matches, including a career high nine blocks on October 13.
2017
Played in all 29 matches and made 21 starts in her sophomore campaign… Saw action in 114 of the Panther’s 117 sets… Finished second on the team in kills (256) and kills per set (2.25)… Added 39 blocks… Totaled double digit kills in 12 matches including a career high 20 kills in a September 1st win against Charleston Southern… Notched 19 kills and a career high six blocks on September 1st against Austin Peay… Had a stretch of four straight matches with double digit kills from August 26th-September 1st… Accounted for 276.5 points.
2016
Played in 21 matches and 63 sets ... Led all freshmen in starts with seven ... Averaged over a kill per set and totaled 75 kills on the season ... Recorded 28 digs and 19 total blocks including 17 block assists ... Contributed a season-high 12 kills versus Georgia Southern on Nov. 10 ... Notched at least five kills on four occasions ... Had a season-high three block assists in the Sun Belt Tournament opener versus Arkansas State on Nov. 18.
Prep
Four-year letterwinner at James Madison Memorial … Played under coach Karyn Jordahl-Burcum … Was an all-state honorable mention, first team all-conference and Team MVP in 2015 … As a sophomore, earned second team all-conference honors … Earned first team all-conference as a junior … In her senior season, led team in kills with 309 … Played club volleyball for CVA Madison … Received second team all conference honors in basketball … Placed 17th at State for the high jump … As a junior, named second team all-conference while playing soccer … As a student, earned honor roll and was an active member of the Link Crew and Spartan Leaders.
Personal
Full name is Sydney Madison Stroud … Born on April 5, 1998 in Burnsville, Minn. … Parents are Darrell and Annie … Father is a banker and mother works in human resources … Has a sister named Danielle ... Relative Derrick Llard played football at Louisville.
