University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Sydney Davis
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Academy
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2018)
Sawyer Camillo Classic All-Tournament (2018)
Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22, 2018)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 30, 2017)
2018 (Senior)
Scooped double figure digs in all but one match and surpassed 500 digs for the third straight year (507) ... became the school’s rally scoring era career digs leader, increasing final career tally to 1,994 (second-most overall in program history) ... took sole possession of the rally era record during the match vs. Georgia State at Earl K. Long Gym on Oct. 19 ... collected at least 15 digs in 22 of 30 matches and hit the 20-dig mark 10 times ... averaged over 4.00 digs/set in 22 of 30 matches ... collected 30-plus digs over six of the eight Sun Belt weekend sets ... led SBC in total digs and was the league’s only player to reach the 500-dig mark during the regular season ... finished ranked 15th nationally among active D1 players in career digs ... ended the season with a streak of 27 consecutive matches reaching double digit digs ... increased final career total of matches with double digit digs to 104 ... handed out a career-best 112 assists ... second straight season with 100-plus assists ... passed out multiple assists in 25 of 30 matches, delivering five or more nine times ... earned fourth career Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week award on Oct. 22 after a 40-dig effort during the Georgia State-Georgia Southern homestand, averaging 5.71 digs per set in leading Louisiana to the weekend sweep ... with 14 digs in Sawyer Camillo Classic opener vs. Mississippi Valley State began season-ending streak of double-digit dig matches ... added a season-high three aces to a 20-dig effort in a Homecoming trip match in Baton Rouge at Southern University (Sept. 4) ... rounded up 20 digs in five-set win over San Diego State (Sept. 15) ... recorded season-best 25 digs at Appalachian State (Sept. 30), then matched the figure the next outing (vs. Troy, Oct. 5) ... passed out a season-high tying eight assists and scooped 24 digs in win at UT Arlington which completed the season sweep of the Mavericks for the second straight season ... tallied a match-high 15 digs in straight sets sweep of Arkansas State on Senior Day.
2017 (Junior)
Starting libero for the third straight season … appeared in all 32 matches and 121 sets the team competed in … surpassed the 500-dig mark for the second straight season, scooping a career-high 603 digs … ranked Top 25 nationally in total digs and Top 40 in digs per set (4.98/set) … digs total and per set average was the highest among all Sun Belt Conference players … became only second the Ragin’ Cajun to reach 600 digs in the rally scoring era, her tally just shy of Lindsay Brown’s era-best 605 set in 2010 … pushed career digs total past 1,000 (upped to 1,487) … picked up 1,000th career dig on Sept. 8 at Rice, becoming the fourth libero to reach the milestone in the rally era … reached double digits in digs all but one Sun Belt Conference match (15 of 16) and all but two the entire season (30 of 32) … reached 20 digs in a SBC match eight times highlighted by a career-high 34 in the program’s first-ever win over Texas State (Oct. 28) … averaged over 5.00 digs per set in a SBC weekend set on four occasions (out of eight weeks of league play) … finished the season with double digit digs in 17 consecutive matches … served up a team-high 27 aces, posting 20-plus for the third straight season … handed out a career-high 108 assists, passing out five or more on nine occasions … picked up five digs in three of four sets on the way to a match-high 19 in win over Jacksonville State (Sept. 2) which clinched first winning mark in Sawyer Camillo Classic since 2014 … scooped 20-plus digs twice on the way to piling up 70 and averaging 6.36 digs per set during the Chicago State Invitational (Sept. 15-16) … posted 46 digs (5.11/set) in program’s first sweep of the Arkansas State-Little Rock weekend since the 2012 season … nine of then season-high 27 digs vs. Arkansas State came over fourth and fifth sets as Cajuns rallied for the win … averaged 8.67 digs per set in totaling 26 in straight sets sweep of Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 3) … collected 59 digs over nine sets on the Arkansas road trip (Oct. 13-15) … led team in digs both matches and averaged 5.75 per set in sweep of the UTA-Texas State weekend (Oct. 26-28) … had at least five digs each set against Texas State including six in the winner-take-all fifth frame … rounded up 20 digs over the final three sets as Cajuns won three straight to defeat South Alabama (Nov. 3) on night Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot became program’s all-time winningest coach … three-time Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 30) … first Ragin’ Cajun to win SBC Defensive Player of the Week three times in a single season … received second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played in all 31 matches and 121 sets the Ragin’ Cajuns competed in…served as libero for the second straight season…scooped 508 digs, reaching the 500-plateau for first time in her career…became only the third Ragin’ Cajun to amass 500-plus digs in a season in the rally scoring era…was one of just four players in the entire Sun Belt Conference to reach the 500-plateau in digs (joined Markie Schaedig of Arkansas State, Alex Beecher of Georgia Southern and Taylor Murata of UTA)…collected double digit digs in 24 of 31 matches and hauled in 20-plus nine times…ranked Top 100 NCAA in total digs…sixth overall (4.20) and fifth (4.81) in league play in Sun Belt rankings for digs per set…had career-high 32 digs back-to-back matches (Sept. 24, Sept. 30)…dished out 75 assists, delivering multiple helpers in 17 matches…with 22 service aces, surpassed 20 for the second straight season…turned in five Sun Belt weekends of 30-plus digs combined over two matches…opened the year with double digit digs in the first four matches, totaling 66 over 18 sets…started season-long stretch of six straight matches with double digit digs by collecting 19 vs. Nicholls on Sept. 3 in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic finale…generated 27 digs, her season-high total the time, in win over UAB on Sept. 15 in the Fight Like Hal Memorial opener…handed out four assists in both matches on the final day in Birmingham…nine digs apiece in the third and fourth set vs. Georgia Southern on Sept. 24 led to a career-high 32 digs…matched the total the next outing to help guide the Cajuns to a five-set triumph at Little Rock on Sept. 30…handed out eight assists and posted a match-high 26 digs in five-set win over ULM on Oct. 8…led the way with 27 digs as the Cajuns collected 90-plus vs. Little Rock for the second time (Oct. 16)…started season-ending stretch of four straight matches of double digit digs with 16 vs. South Alabama on Nov. 4…with 14 digs in season finale vs. Texas State on Nov. 12, pushed season digs total past 500 becoming the first Ragin’ Cajun since Caitlyn Auxilien in 2014 to reach the mark.
2015 (Freshman)
Played and started all 29 matches and competed in 104 sets during collegiate debut season … served as libero all but one match (Aug. 29 vs. Utah State) … one of five true freshmen who played in 30-plus sets and only one to play all 29 matches … averaged 3.62 digs per set … totaled 376 digs which led all Sun Belt freshmen and was one of only two freshmen in the league to reach 300 digs (Tara Jenkins, ULM – 316) … league-wide, was one of only 15 players with 300-plus digs … reached double-figure digs in 21 of 29 appearances … ended the season with a streak of 10 straight matches of double-figure digs, a season-high streak … reached 15 digs eight times and 20-plus twice … only freshman in the Sun Belt Conference ranked among Top 10 leaders in digs per set … topped the team in service aces (24), recording at least one in 13 matches … landed multiple service aces eight times highlighted by a season-high four against Georgia State in the season finale (Nov. 13) … debuted with five digs vs. Houston followed by first career double-digit digs total (14) against Texas Tech on season-opening day (Aug. 28) … began a string of six straight matches in double figures with 17 digs at Northwestern State (Sept. 1) … averaged 3.54 digs per set during the six-match stretch … on final day of Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic, scooped 14 digs vs. Nicholls State and 15 vs. Houston (Sept. 5) … scooped 19 digs against Southern on Sept. 8, a season-high until registering 24 vs. ULM on Sept. 25 … recorded three service aces at Rice (Sept. 11) … added two aces and two assists to 24-dig effort vs. ULM (Sept. 25) … had two assists, two aces and eight digs in Cajuns come-from-behind five-set win at ULM (Oct. 7) … established a season-high of four assists at South Alabama (Oct. 9) and later matched the total vs. Texas State (Nov. 7) … began season-ending string of 10 straight matches with double-figure digs by collecting 13 at Troy (Oct. 10) … averaged five-plus digs per set Oct. 20-31 … garnered match-high honors in digs six straight matches Oct. 23-Nov. 13 (LR, APP, GAST, UTA, TXST, GAST) … totaled 46 digs over seven sets and averaged six-plus digs per set in both outings on the App State-Georgia State road trip (Oct. 30-31) … scooped 19 digs at App State and the next night produced a new season-high with 27 digs at Georgia State … keyed a sweep of Georgia State in the season finale with four aces and 14 digs … averaged 4.54 digs per set over season’s final 10 matches.
High School
Played three seasons on the varsity squad at St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge…was named the most improved player as a sophomore and the impact player as a junior and senior…earned first team all-district honors each of her final two seasons…received all-state and all-metro honors as a senior in 2014 and was selected to participate in the LHSCA all-star game…helped lead St. Joseph’s to the 2013 Division I state championship as a junior alongside current Cajuns teammate Hanna Rovira…competed for Volleyball Baton Rouge on the club circuit, which was coached by Cajuns assistant coach Trey Cruz.
Personal
Born March 29, 1997 in Baton Rouge…the daughter of Stan and Shan Davis…has one older brother, Sanders, who played football at Dartmouth.
Sawyer Camillo Classic All-Tournament (2018)
Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22, 2018)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 30, 2017)
2018 (Senior)
Scooped double figure digs in all but one match and surpassed 500 digs for the third straight year (507) ... became the school’s rally scoring era career digs leader, increasing final career tally to 1,994 (second-most overall in program history) ... took sole possession of the rally era record during the match vs. Georgia State at Earl K. Long Gym on Oct. 19 ... collected at least 15 digs in 22 of 30 matches and hit the 20-dig mark 10 times ... averaged over 4.00 digs/set in 22 of 30 matches ... collected 30-plus digs over six of the eight Sun Belt weekend sets ... led SBC in total digs and was the league’s only player to reach the 500-dig mark during the regular season ... finished ranked 15th nationally among active D1 players in career digs ... ended the season with a streak of 27 consecutive matches reaching double digit digs ... increased final career total of matches with double digit digs to 104 ... handed out a career-best 112 assists ... second straight season with 100-plus assists ... passed out multiple assists in 25 of 30 matches, delivering five or more nine times ... earned fourth career Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week award on Oct. 22 after a 40-dig effort during the Georgia State-Georgia Southern homestand, averaging 5.71 digs per set in leading Louisiana to the weekend sweep ... with 14 digs in Sawyer Camillo Classic opener vs. Mississippi Valley State began season-ending streak of double-digit dig matches ... added a season-high three aces to a 20-dig effort in a Homecoming trip match in Baton Rouge at Southern University (Sept. 4) ... rounded up 20 digs in five-set win over San Diego State (Sept. 15) ... recorded season-best 25 digs at Appalachian State (Sept. 30), then matched the figure the next outing (vs. Troy, Oct. 5) ... passed out a season-high tying eight assists and scooped 24 digs in win at UT Arlington which completed the season sweep of the Mavericks for the second straight season ... tallied a match-high 15 digs in straight sets sweep of Arkansas State on Senior Day.
2017 (Junior)
Starting libero for the third straight season … appeared in all 32 matches and 121 sets the team competed in … surpassed the 500-dig mark for the second straight season, scooping a career-high 603 digs … ranked Top 25 nationally in total digs and Top 40 in digs per set (4.98/set) … digs total and per set average was the highest among all Sun Belt Conference players … became only second the Ragin’ Cajun to reach 600 digs in the rally scoring era, her tally just shy of Lindsay Brown’s era-best 605 set in 2010 … pushed career digs total past 1,000 (upped to 1,487) … picked up 1,000th career dig on Sept. 8 at Rice, becoming the fourth libero to reach the milestone in the rally era … reached double digits in digs all but one Sun Belt Conference match (15 of 16) and all but two the entire season (30 of 32) … reached 20 digs in a SBC match eight times highlighted by a career-high 34 in the program’s first-ever win over Texas State (Oct. 28) … averaged over 5.00 digs per set in a SBC weekend set on four occasions (out of eight weeks of league play) … finished the season with double digit digs in 17 consecutive matches … served up a team-high 27 aces, posting 20-plus for the third straight season … handed out a career-high 108 assists, passing out five or more on nine occasions … picked up five digs in three of four sets on the way to a match-high 19 in win over Jacksonville State (Sept. 2) which clinched first winning mark in Sawyer Camillo Classic since 2014 … scooped 20-plus digs twice on the way to piling up 70 and averaging 6.36 digs per set during the Chicago State Invitational (Sept. 15-16) … posted 46 digs (5.11/set) in program’s first sweep of the Arkansas State-Little Rock weekend since the 2012 season … nine of then season-high 27 digs vs. Arkansas State came over fourth and fifth sets as Cajuns rallied for the win … averaged 8.67 digs per set in totaling 26 in straight sets sweep of Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 3) … collected 59 digs over nine sets on the Arkansas road trip (Oct. 13-15) … led team in digs both matches and averaged 5.75 per set in sweep of the UTA-Texas State weekend (Oct. 26-28) … had at least five digs each set against Texas State including six in the winner-take-all fifth frame … rounded up 20 digs over the final three sets as Cajuns won three straight to defeat South Alabama (Nov. 3) on night Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot became program’s all-time winningest coach … three-time Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 30) … first Ragin’ Cajun to win SBC Defensive Player of the Week three times in a single season … received second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played in all 31 matches and 121 sets the Ragin’ Cajuns competed in…served as libero for the second straight season…scooped 508 digs, reaching the 500-plateau for first time in her career…became only the third Ragin’ Cajun to amass 500-plus digs in a season in the rally scoring era…was one of just four players in the entire Sun Belt Conference to reach the 500-plateau in digs (joined Markie Schaedig of Arkansas State, Alex Beecher of Georgia Southern and Taylor Murata of UTA)…collected double digit digs in 24 of 31 matches and hauled in 20-plus nine times…ranked Top 100 NCAA in total digs…sixth overall (4.20) and fifth (4.81) in league play in Sun Belt rankings for digs per set…had career-high 32 digs back-to-back matches (Sept. 24, Sept. 30)…dished out 75 assists, delivering multiple helpers in 17 matches…with 22 service aces, surpassed 20 for the second straight season…turned in five Sun Belt weekends of 30-plus digs combined over two matches…opened the year with double digit digs in the first four matches, totaling 66 over 18 sets…started season-long stretch of six straight matches with double digit digs by collecting 19 vs. Nicholls on Sept. 3 in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic finale…generated 27 digs, her season-high total the time, in win over UAB on Sept. 15 in the Fight Like Hal Memorial opener…handed out four assists in both matches on the final day in Birmingham…nine digs apiece in the third and fourth set vs. Georgia Southern on Sept. 24 led to a career-high 32 digs…matched the total the next outing to help guide the Cajuns to a five-set triumph at Little Rock on Sept. 30…handed out eight assists and posted a match-high 26 digs in five-set win over ULM on Oct. 8…led the way with 27 digs as the Cajuns collected 90-plus vs. Little Rock for the second time (Oct. 16)…started season-ending stretch of four straight matches of double digit digs with 16 vs. South Alabama on Nov. 4…with 14 digs in season finale vs. Texas State on Nov. 12, pushed season digs total past 500 becoming the first Ragin’ Cajun since Caitlyn Auxilien in 2014 to reach the mark.
2015 (Freshman)
Played and started all 29 matches and competed in 104 sets during collegiate debut season … served as libero all but one match (Aug. 29 vs. Utah State) … one of five true freshmen who played in 30-plus sets and only one to play all 29 matches … averaged 3.62 digs per set … totaled 376 digs which led all Sun Belt freshmen and was one of only two freshmen in the league to reach 300 digs (Tara Jenkins, ULM – 316) … league-wide, was one of only 15 players with 300-plus digs … reached double-figure digs in 21 of 29 appearances … ended the season with a streak of 10 straight matches of double-figure digs, a season-high streak … reached 15 digs eight times and 20-plus twice … only freshman in the Sun Belt Conference ranked among Top 10 leaders in digs per set … topped the team in service aces (24), recording at least one in 13 matches … landed multiple service aces eight times highlighted by a season-high four against Georgia State in the season finale (Nov. 13) … debuted with five digs vs. Houston followed by first career double-digit digs total (14) against Texas Tech on season-opening day (Aug. 28) … began a string of six straight matches in double figures with 17 digs at Northwestern State (Sept. 1) … averaged 3.54 digs per set during the six-match stretch … on final day of Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic, scooped 14 digs vs. Nicholls State and 15 vs. Houston (Sept. 5) … scooped 19 digs against Southern on Sept. 8, a season-high until registering 24 vs. ULM on Sept. 25 … recorded three service aces at Rice (Sept. 11) … added two aces and two assists to 24-dig effort vs. ULM (Sept. 25) … had two assists, two aces and eight digs in Cajuns come-from-behind five-set win at ULM (Oct. 7) … established a season-high of four assists at South Alabama (Oct. 9) and later matched the total vs. Texas State (Nov. 7) … began season-ending string of 10 straight matches with double-figure digs by collecting 13 at Troy (Oct. 10) … averaged five-plus digs per set Oct. 20-31 … garnered match-high honors in digs six straight matches Oct. 23-Nov. 13 (LR, APP, GAST, UTA, TXST, GAST) … totaled 46 digs over seven sets and averaged six-plus digs per set in both outings on the App State-Georgia State road trip (Oct. 30-31) … scooped 19 digs at App State and the next night produced a new season-high with 27 digs at Georgia State … keyed a sweep of Georgia State in the season finale with four aces and 14 digs … averaged 4.54 digs per set over season’s final 10 matches.
High School
Played three seasons on the varsity squad at St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge…was named the most improved player as a sophomore and the impact player as a junior and senior…earned first team all-district honors each of her final two seasons…received all-state and all-metro honors as a senior in 2014 and was selected to participate in the LHSCA all-star game…helped lead St. Joseph’s to the 2013 Division I state championship as a junior alongside current Cajuns teammate Hanna Rovira…competed for Volleyball Baton Rouge on the club circuit, which was coached by Cajuns assistant coach Trey Cruz.
Personal
Born March 29, 1997 in Baton Rouge…the daughter of Stan and Shan Davis…has one older brother, Sanders, who played football at Dartmouth.
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