2018 Volleyball Roster
vs
Texas
Oct 31 (Fri)
6:30 PM
Jersey Number 4
Sydnye Fields
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Opposite
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ridge Point
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
CAREER HIGHS (AT TEXAS A&M)
2018 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR - AT TEXAS A&M)
Played in 14 matches, including in each of the last nine matches of the season…Made four starts overall, all at opposite hitter…Made her Texas A&M career debut in the fourth set of the season opener against Ohio…Made the first start of her Aggie career at Missouri on Oct. 28…Came on strong near the end of the season, hitting .352 and averaging 2.34 kills and 2.31 points per set over the last five matches of the season…Posted double-figure kills twice, including an 11-kill, .444 hitting performance in the 3-2 season finale victory against LSU…Hit .248 and averaged 1.65 kills and 1.78 points per set for the full season.
HONORS (AT NORTH CAROLINA):
2016
2017 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - AT NORTH CAROLINA)
Appeared in 15 matches, seeing time at middle blocker and opposite hitter over 45 sets…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 personal-best 13 kills to go with a season-high eight blocks at Clemson (9/29)…Hit .167 and averaged 1.07 kills, 0.96 blocks and 1.60 points per set as the Tar Heels went 14-14 overall and 11-9 in ACC action.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - AT NORTH CAROLINA)
Quickly emerged as one of the premier middle blockers in the ACC…Finished her inaugural campaign with a team-leading 1.38 blocks per set over 22 matches played as the Tar Heels captured the ACC Championship with a 19-1 record and went 29-4 overall to finish No. 11 in the final AVCA Top 25 Poll…In only the third match of her collegiate career, tallied 11 blocks to help lead the Tar Heels to a 3-2 upset at No. 9 Penn State, marking UNC’s first-ever victory over the perennial powerhouse Nittany Lions…Followed up the performance with 16 blocks—including 15 block assists to break a 30-year school record—in a four-set victory at Duke and was named ACC Player of the Week…Had started 19 of the first 21 matches before suffering an injury that forced her to miss the entire month of November…Returned to the court for the Tar Heels’ Sweet 16 match against No. 8 UCLA, coming off the bench to contribute five blocks in the four-set loss…For the season, totaled 101 blocks and 69 kills, hitting .191…Her 1.38 blocks per set ranked third in the ACC, ninth in the UNC all-time season records and second in the UNC freshman-only season records…Was instrumental in UNC’s record-setting 661 block assists for the season, and helped the Tar Heels lead the ACC and rank fourth in the nation in total blocks (373.5) and sixth in the nation with 2.99 blocks per set.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four year starting middle blocker for coach Lori McLaughlin at Ridge Point High School…The team captain was ranked the No. 50 recruit in PrepVolleyball.com’s list of Senior Aces and also was on Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 list of the nation’s top senior recruits…Also received AVCA/Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America accolades and was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 5A all-state team as a senior…Selected District 22-4A Most Valuable Attacker as a junior…Made the all-district second team as a sophomore…Was a three-time member of the all-district academic first team…Earned TGCA and Texas High School Coaches Association academic all-state laurels as a senior…Competed for Houston Juniors Volleyball Club, where she was coached by Courtney Head, Tara Cross-Battle and Jeff Ham…Selected to the 17 National Division all-tournament team at the 2014 USAV Girls Junior National Championship after leading her team to a runner-up finish.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was 15 years old…From an athletic family, her dad, Stacy Fields, played football at Clemson from 1987-90, serving as team co-captain as a senior…Her mother, Jacqueline Fields, played basketball at Clemson from 1988-91 and then played professionally overseas…Her younger sister, Skylar Fields, was named to the 12-player U.S. Women’s Junior National Team earlier this summer and won a gold medal at the 2018 NORCECA Women’s U20 Continental Championship…Made official recruiting visits to North Carolina, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas and LSU…Chose to transfer to A&M because of the coaching staff and the atmosphere…Wears No. 4 because that was her number in high school and it has always been her favorite number…Most memorable athletic moments are winning an ACC Championship, breaking a 30-year school record for blocks and being named ACC Player of the Week…Hobbies include swimming, babysitting, online shopping and reading…Participated in numerous student organizations and activities while and UNC, including serving as the Tar Heel volleyball team’s representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Participated in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in the Rising Stars program… …Represented Carolina Athletics at the APPLE Training Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia, learning to promote health and help combat substance abuse among their peers... Was a member of Spectrum and served as co-chair of Student Athlete Wellness & Alcohol and Drug Education…Is majoring in Spanish with a double minor in biomedical science and business…Career ambition is to be an orthodontist.
FIELDS UP CLOSE
| Category | Career High |
| Kills | 12 vs. Ole Miss (11/11/18) |
| Attempts | 20 at Mississippi State (11/18/18) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | .474 [12-3-19] vs. Ole Miss (11/11/18) |
| Assists | 1 at Mississippi State (11/18/18) |
| Aces | 0 |
| Digs | 2 three times |
| Solo Blocks | 1 at Auburn (10/31/18) |
| Assisted Blocks | 4 vs. Indiana (8/31/18) |
| Total Blocks | 4 vs. Indiana (8/31/18) |
| Points | 13.0 vs. Ole Miss (11/11/18) |
2018 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR - AT TEXAS A&M)
Played in 14 matches, including in each of the last nine matches of the season…Made four starts overall, all at opposite hitter…Made her Texas A&M career debut in the fourth set of the season opener against Ohio…Made the first start of her Aggie career at Missouri on Oct. 28…Came on strong near the end of the season, hitting .352 and averaging 2.34 kills and 2.31 points per set over the last five matches of the season…Posted double-figure kills twice, including an 11-kill, .444 hitting performance in the 3-2 season finale victory against LSU…Hit .248 and averaged 1.65 kills and 1.78 points per set for the full season.
HONORS (AT NORTH CAROLINA):
2016
- ACC Player of the Week (9/5)
2017 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - AT NORTH CAROLINA)
Appeared in 15 matches, seeing time at middle blocker and opposite hitter over 45 sets…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 personal-best 13 kills to go with a season-high eight blocks at Clemson (9/29)…Hit .167 and averaged 1.07 kills, 0.96 blocks and 1.60 points per set as the Tar Heels went 14-14 overall and 11-9 in ACC action.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - AT NORTH CAROLINA)
Quickly emerged as one of the premier middle blockers in the ACC…Finished her inaugural campaign with a team-leading 1.38 blocks per set over 22 matches played as the Tar Heels captured the ACC Championship with a 19-1 record and went 29-4 overall to finish No. 11 in the final AVCA Top 25 Poll…In only the third match of her collegiate career, tallied 11 blocks to help lead the Tar Heels to a 3-2 upset at No. 9 Penn State, marking UNC’s first-ever victory over the perennial powerhouse Nittany Lions…Followed up the performance with 16 blocks—including 15 block assists to break a 30-year school record—in a four-set victory at Duke and was named ACC Player of the Week…Had started 19 of the first 21 matches before suffering an injury that forced her to miss the entire month of November…Returned to the court for the Tar Heels’ Sweet 16 match against No. 8 UCLA, coming off the bench to contribute five blocks in the four-set loss…For the season, totaled 101 blocks and 69 kills, hitting .191…Her 1.38 blocks per set ranked third in the ACC, ninth in the UNC all-time season records and second in the UNC freshman-only season records…Was instrumental in UNC’s record-setting 661 block assists for the season, and helped the Tar Heels lead the ACC and rank fourth in the nation in total blocks (373.5) and sixth in the nation with 2.99 blocks per set.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four year starting middle blocker for coach Lori McLaughlin at Ridge Point High School…The team captain was ranked the No. 50 recruit in PrepVolleyball.com’s list of Senior Aces and also was on Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 list of the nation’s top senior recruits…Also received AVCA/Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America accolades and was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 5A all-state team as a senior…Selected District 22-4A Most Valuable Attacker as a junior…Made the all-district second team as a sophomore…Was a three-time member of the all-district academic first team…Earned TGCA and Texas High School Coaches Association academic all-state laurels as a senior…Competed for Houston Juniors Volleyball Club, where she was coached by Courtney Head, Tara Cross-Battle and Jeff Ham…Selected to the 17 National Division all-tournament team at the 2014 USAV Girls Junior National Championship after leading her team to a runner-up finish.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was 15 years old…From an athletic family, her dad, Stacy Fields, played football at Clemson from 1987-90, serving as team co-captain as a senior…Her mother, Jacqueline Fields, played basketball at Clemson from 1988-91 and then played professionally overseas…Her younger sister, Skylar Fields, was named to the 12-player U.S. Women’s Junior National Team earlier this summer and won a gold medal at the 2018 NORCECA Women’s U20 Continental Championship…Made official recruiting visits to North Carolina, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas and LSU…Chose to transfer to A&M because of the coaching staff and the atmosphere…Wears No. 4 because that was her number in high school and it has always been her favorite number…Most memorable athletic moments are winning an ACC Championship, breaking a 30-year school record for blocks and being named ACC Player of the Week…Hobbies include swimming, babysitting, online shopping and reading…Participated in numerous student organizations and activities while and UNC, including serving as the Tar Heel volleyball team’s representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Participated in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in the Rising Stars program… …Represented Carolina Athletics at the APPLE Training Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia, learning to promote health and help combat substance abuse among their peers... Was a member of Spectrum and served as co-chair of Student Athlete Wellness & Alcohol and Drug Education…Is majoring in Spanish with a double minor in biomedical science and business…Career ambition is to be an orthodontist.
FIELDS UP CLOSE
- Favorite class subject: Spanish
- Favorite quote: “Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” Mia Hamm
- Favorite athlete (any sport): LeBron James
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Dallas Cowboys
- Favorite social media site: Twitter
- Favorite type of music: hip hop/pop
- Favorite food: tacos
- Favorite binge watching TV shows: Star, Orange is the New Black, The Bachelor/Bachelorette
- Favorite movie: Hunger Games
- Favorite Disney characters: Pocahontas & Jasmine
- Favorite animal: Tiger
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: competiveness
- Favorite sport other than volleyball: swimming
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Halleluiah
- Favorite place to vacation: any place in the Caribbean
- My nickname is: Syd
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: fierce
- One word to describe me away from the court: focused
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: my dad
- The person I would most like to meet: LeBron James
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Gabrielle Union
- The song title that best describes me: Best Part
- Best pump-up song: Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott
- Musical instruments that I play: none
- Languages (other than English) that I speak fluently are: Spanish
- When I was little, I dreamed of being an: orthodontist
- Early bird or night owl: night owl
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Xtreme Ninja Warrior
- I can’t believe I watch this show: Orange is the New Black
- Few people know that I: speak Spanish
- My best non-athletic talent: sleeping
- My most prized possession: a letter from my grandmother
- My most annoying habit: picking my cuticles
- My pet peeves: Hearing people chew, people speeding up to red lights
- My superstitions: writing LBJ 23 on my hand before every game
- If I had a million dollars, I would: put it in the bank
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Meeting LeBron James
- Winning SEC Championship
- Visiting Sydney, Australia
- After I graduate, I plan to: attend dental school
- My dream job is: orthodontist
- I am most thankful for: my faith
LSU Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Friday, October 24
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, LSU 1
Friday, October 24
Weekly Press Conference: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, October 23
Arkansas Postgame: Emily Hellmuth, Tatum Thomas
Sunday, October 19
