2017 Volleyball Roster
Sydnye Fields
- Position:
- MH
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Ridge Point
Career Honors:
2016:
» ACC Player of the Week (9/5)
2017 (RS Sophomore): Appeared in 15 matches as a sophomore, seeing time at middle and opposite hitter over 45 sets • Tallied 48 kills and 43 blocks (0.96 bps) • Posted five or more blocks five times • Recorded a then-career-high nine kills with six blocks against Louisville (9/24) • Followed that performance with a new career high of 13 kills to go with a season-high eight blocks at Clemson (9/29) • Registered her first career service ace against Auburn.
2016 (RS Freshman): Emerged as one of the premier blockers in the ACC and in the nation as a redshirt freshman, averaging 1.38 blocks per set over 22 matches (73 sets) • Started 18 of the first 22 matches at middle hitter, appearing in all-but-one, but missed the entire month of November due to injury • Totaled 101 blocks and 69 kills, hitting .191 • Ranked third in the ACC with an average of 1.38 blocks per set • Ranked ninth all time at UNC in blocks per set • Ranked second all time among UNC freshmen in blocks per set, fifth in block assists and sixth in total blocks despite missing 10 matches with an injury • Named ACC Player of the Week on Sept. 5 after breaking the single-match record for block assists with 15 (16 total blocks) against Duke (9/1), a record that had stood for 30 years; UNC also broke the team single-match record for block assists with a total of 38 in the match • Posted double-digit blocks in back-to-back matches, tallying 11 in UNC's memorable victory at No. 9 Penn State on Aug. 27 prior to her 16-block performance at Duke • Returned from the injury to stuff five blocks against No. 8 UCLA at NCAA Regionals • Influential in Carolina's record-breaking season, as UNC shattered the previous record with 661 total block assists, while leading the ACC and ranking fourth in the nation in total blocks.
2015 (Freshman): Used 2015 as a redshirt season.
Prep: Named the No. 50 recruit on PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces list • Selected to the All-Tournament team in the 17 National Division at the USAV Girls Junior National Championship after leading her team to a No. 2 finish • Named high school team captain her senior year • Earned first team All-District as a junior and second team as a sophomore • Honored with the “Most Valuable Attacker” superlative for District 22-4A in 2013 • Served as a KOM mentor for incoming high school freshman • Academic All-District team selection • 2014-2015 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America • Named to Volleyball Magazine's 2015 Fab 50.
Personal: Born Sydnye Ramona Fields on July 10 in Charlotte, N.C. • Daughter of Stacy and Jacqueline Fields • Both parents were athletes at Clemson • Mother Jacqueline played basketball overseas • Participated in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in the Rising Stars program • Earned the Academic Excellence-Outstanding Achievement distinction in Career and Technology Education and Spanish • Majoring in chemistry with a minor in Spanish for the professions.
Career Highs:
Kills: 13 at Clemson (9/29/17)
Attacks: 24 at Clemson (9/29/17)
Assists: 1, 5x-last at NC State (9/22/17)
Aces: 1 vs. Auburn (9/2/17)
Digs: 2 vs. TCU (9/3/16)
Blocks: 16 at Duke (9/1/16)^
^UNC single-match record
