| Height: | 5-9 |
| Hometown: | St. Joseph, Mo. |
| Position: | MH/RS |
| Year: | Fr |
| High School: | Central |
Outlook
Sydney Sample is a very athletic, quick and versatile in attacking at the net ... Has experience at all three positions and has been used to being a go-to hitter for her teams ... Looks to gain strength and experience at this level, and contribute to this year's team success.
Freshman Year 2021-22
Earned second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and first-team All-Region VI/Plains District B honors … Played in 39 matches and a team-high 131 sets ... Ranked fifth on the team with 250 kills and a kills-per-set of 1.91 ... Led the team and conference with a hitting percentage of .361 ... Also led the team and ranked third in the conference with 128 blocks ... Reached double figures in kills six times highlighted by a season high 14 kills in a win over No. 4 Illinois Central in the second match of the season (8-20-21) ... Also had six blocks ... Recorded 11 kills and had season highs in blocks with eight and digs with three in a win over No. 8 Kirkwood (9-10-21) ... Recorded 12 kills and hit a season-best .923 in win over Hesston (10-6-21) ... Finished with 11 kills in a win over Coffeyville (9-22-21) and two days later picked up another 11 kills in a win over NEO A&M (9-24-21) … Tallied 30 kills in the four matches at nationals, including an 11-kill match in a 3-2 win over No. 5 Sauk Valley (11-18-21) … Hit over .500 in three of the four matches ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point average of 4.0.
High School
Was a three-year starter and four-year letter winner for coach Monica Flaska at St. Joseph Central High School, St. Joseph, Mo. … Graduated 2021 … Was a two-time All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Red Division selection … Earned honorable mention as a junior and first-team as a senior … Was also a two-time All-City pick and was named first-team All-District her senior year … Recorded 237 kills , a hitting percentage of .236, 80 blocks and 63 digs as a senior … Played three years of club volleyball for St. Joe Storm coached by Amanda Dalby, and two year for Summit Volleyball Club coached by Ashley Fiken … Was a three-year starter and four-time letter winner in basketball … Helped the Indians win a District Championship in 2020 … National Honor Society member … Twice earned Academic All-State honors.
Personal
Born Sydney Elizabeth Sample on September 16, 2002, in St. Jospeh, Mo. … Nickname is Syd … Daughter of Donnie and Stacey Sample … Has two sisters, Kinzie and Kamy … Majoring in diagnostic medical sonography … Also recruited by the University of Saint Mary, Central Methodist University, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Central College and Kansas City Kansas Community College … Favorite foods are cheeseburgers, Chinese and Mexican … Favorite fast food restaurant is Culver’s … Favorite restaurant is Blue Koi … Favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy and One Tree Hill … Favorite movies are The Avengers, The Vow and Endless Love … Favorite sports movies are The Blind Side and Remember the Titans … Favorite actor is Paul Rudd … Favorite book is The Nightingale … Favorite music entertainers is Polo G … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Salvador Perez and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Her greatest sports moment was when her team defeated Staley in five sets after being down two sets.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Cape Fear Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sauk Valley Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 39 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 131 | 28 | ||
| Kills | 250 | 59 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.91 | 2.11 | ||
| Errors | 61 | 15 | ||
| Total Attacks | 523 | 109 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 3.99 | 3.89 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .361 | .404 | ||
| Assists | 12 | 2 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.09 | 0.07 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 39 | 15 | ||
| Reception Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 34 | 6 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.26 | 0.21 | ||
| Block Solo | 7 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 121 | 32 | ||
| Block Total | 128 | 33 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.98 | 1.18 | ||
| Block Errors | 10 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 6 | 1 | ||
| Points | 317.5 | 76.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| Matches started | 36 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | at Baker University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 14 | vs. Pittsburg State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | University of Central Missouri | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Harper College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Aug 20 | vs. Illinois Central College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 2 | 33 | .364 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Aug 21 | vs. Grand Rapids Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Aug 21 | vs. McHenry County College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 25 | Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Sep 1 | at Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 21 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Parkland College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 15 | at Highland Community College - Kansas | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southeast Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Metropolitan Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northeast Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .455 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 22 | Coffeyville Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 24 | North Platte Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sep 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | .588 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 25 | Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 25 | Jefferson College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 29 | Labette Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 1 | Independence Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 6 | Hesston College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 9 | Ottawa University JV | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 9 | Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Oct 13 | at Fort Scott Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 15 | at Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Monroe College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Metropolitan Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 22 | Allen County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 22 | Central Methodist JV | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 27 | Neosho County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 1 | Ottawa University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 3 | at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Cape Fear Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sauk Valley Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 39 | 131 | 250 | 1.91 | 61 | 523 | .361 | 12 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 3 | 34 | 0.26 | 7 | 121 | 128 | 0.98 | 317.5 | 2.4 |
| Total | 39 | 131 | 250 | 1.91 | 61 | 523 | .361 | 12 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 3 | 34 | 0.26 | 7 | 121 | 128 | 0.98 | 317.5 | 2.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 39 | 131 | 250 | 1.91 | 61 | 523 | .361 | 12 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 3 | 34 | 0.26 | 7 | 121 | 128 | 0.98 | 317.5 | 2.4 |
| Conference | 10 | 28 | 59 | 2.11 | 15 | 109 | .404 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0.21 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 1.18 | 76.0 | 2.7 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Home | 15 | 48 | 99 | 2.06 | 21 | 186 | .419 | 5 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0.31 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 1.02 | 123.5 | 2.6 |
| Away | 6 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 14 | 79 | .190 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0.14 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 1.10 | 41.5 | 2.0 |
| Neutral | 18 | 62 | 122 | 1.97 | 26 | 258 | .372 | 6 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0.26 | 5 | 51 | 56 | 0.90 | 152.5 | 2.5 |
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| Wins | 32 | 107 | 220 | 2.06 | 50 | 433 | .393 | 11 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0.25 | 7 | 95 | 102 | 0.95 | 274.5 | 2.6 |
| Losses | 7 | 24 | 30 | 1.25 | 11 | 90 | .211 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 1.08 | 43.0 | 1.8 |
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| August | 5 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 9 | 82 | .305 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.25 | 45.5 | 2.8 |
| September | 16 | 53 | 106 | 2.00 | 32 | 218 | .339 | 8 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 0.34 | 1 | 46 | 47 | 0.89 | 130.0 | 2.5 |
| October | 12 | 39 | 71 | 1.82 | 14 | 149 | .383 | 3 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.23 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 1.08 | 92.0 | 2.4 |
| November | 6 | 23 | 39 | 1.70 | 6 | 74 | .446 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.17 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.83 | 50.0 | 2.2 |
