Women's Soccer

2024: Started all 16 matches for second straight year... Scored four goals and had team-high five assists for 13 points... Played 1,191 minutes, including all 90 against Thomas More (Sept. 5) and at Limestone (Oct. 20)... Finished with two goals and four assists in 11 conference matches... Collected a goal and an assist at Coker (Oct. 26)... Scored game-winning goal vs. Shaw (Sept. 14)... Scored a goal against Thomas More and at Wingate (Sept. 25)... Assisted on winning goals at Lees-McRae (Sept. 11) and Emory & Henry (Oct. 16) and tying goal at Lincoln Memorial (Oct. 2)... Finished with 31 shot attempts (17 on goal), including five shots at Coker and Wingate and four vs. Thomas More and Shaw... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.

2023: Second-team All-South Atlantic Conference... Started all 16 matches... Led Pioneers with four goals and 11 points... Tied for team lead with three assists... Led team in shot attempts (27), shots on goal (16), and game-winning goals (two)... Played 1,209 minutes, including all 90 minutes five times... Scored two goals in season opener vs. West Alabama (Sept. 1)... Collected a goal and an assist in 2-0 win vs. Mars Hill (Sept. 20)... Had a goal and an assist in 2-1 win vs. Limestone (Oct. 7)... Credited with an assist at Lincoln Memorial (Sept. 27)... Had at least one shot attempt in 13 of 16 matches, and at least one shot on goal in 10 matches... Season high of four shot attempts vs. Mars Hill and vs. Young Harris (Oct. 25)... Had three shots on goal vs. West Alabama... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.

2022: Started 16 matches... Fourth on team in goals (five) and points (13) and tied for fifth with three assists... Played 1212 minutes... Finished with a goal and an assist in collegiate debut at King (Aug. 25)... Named SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26-Oct. 2) after scoring three goals in two victories... Assisted on goals vs. Young Harris (Aug. 28) and West Alabama (Sept. 2)... Scored goal in 2-1 win at Lincoln Memorial (Sept. 28)... Collected two goals in 5-0 win over Salem (Oct. 1)... Scored in thrid straight game in 2-2 draw vs. Anderson (Oct. 5)... Fifteen of 20 shot attempts were on target... Played 90 minutes five times and played at least 50 minutes in all 16 games in which she appeared.

High School: Graduated from Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois... Coached by Mike Taylor, Byron DeLeon and Gilbert Dawod (soccer) and Maggie Miskowicz (basketball)... Lettered four years in soccer and one year in basketball... Honorable mention All-State in 2022, All-Conference and All-Area in 2021 and 2022... Team finished third at state championship in 2021, won regional championship in 2019, 2021 and 2022 and sectional title in 2021... Played club soccer for Barrington FCX... Coached by Blake Taubman... Leading scorer in 2019 and 2021.

Personal: Born March 26, 2004 in Schaumburg, Illinois... Daughter of Chris and Lisa Grant... Sibling - Dylan (23)... Double major in criminal justice and psychology, with concentrations in forensic investigations and industrial organization... Future plans: Go to law school... SAC Commissioners Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...  Hobbies and activities: Working out, reading, traveling, hiking... Favorite movie: "10 Things I Hate About You"; Favorite musical artists: Flatland Calvary, Riley Green, Nickelback; Favorite sports team: Chicago Blackhawks; Favorite athlete: Dennis Rodman; Most famous person Sydney has met: Javier Baez.