2015 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Kiersten Sydnor
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mercersburg Academy
- Hometown:
- Shippensburg, Pa.
Career: One-time All-Mideast Region (Second Team) ... one-time All-Patriot League (First Team) ... one-time Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... finished with 73 points on 33 goals and seven assists in 75 games ... finished her career with the fourth most goals in program history and the sixth most points ... one-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week ... four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... one-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 (Senior): Second Team All-Mideast Region ... First Team All-Patriot League ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... started all 19 games ... finished with 33 points on 15 goals and three assists ... tallied the fourth most goals in a season in program history and the fifth most points ... led the Patriot League in points per game (1.74) and goals per game (0.79) ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (10/19) after scoring two goals in a win over Holy Cross and two more in a loss to Penn ... had four multi-goal games, including a hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Yale, and scored at least one goal in 10 of the team's 19 games ... tallied five points on two goals and one assist in a 6-0 league win over Colgate ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (Junior): Started all 19 games ... second on the team and fifth in the Patriot League with seven goals, while also adding two assists ... team was 6-0 when she scored a goal ... scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Lock Haven ... also scored game-winning goals against Lafayette and Lehigh ... other scores came in wins over Saint Joseph's, Boston University and Holy Cross.
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 18 games, starting in nine … fourth on team with 14 points (six goals, two assists) … two two-goal outings (vs. Missouri State and vs. Lehigh).
2012 (Freshman): Appeared in all 19 games in rookie campaign … led all Bison freshmen with five goals and 10 points … registered first career multi-goal game against Towson, scoring twice against the Tigers … outing earned her Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for the third time … also earned Rookie of the Week honors in the first two weeks of the season after scoring a goal in two of her first three career games … tallied the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime victory at Fairfield.
High School/Personal: Four-year varsity starter and letterwinner with 57 career goals and 30 career assists … 2011 First Team Mid-Atlantic Prep League and Team MVP… three seasons as team’s leading scorer … finished career as Mercersburg Academy’s all-time leading scorer … two-time National Festival participant and four-time National Indoor Tournament participant … also a varsity letterwinner in track & field and lacrosse … daughter of Diana and Stanford Sydnor ... relative, Brice, is a member of Bucknell's football team ... father, Stanford, was a member of the track and field team at West Chester State ... cousin, Shelby Sydnor, played field hockey at Maryland ... cousin, Lydia Sydnor, plays field hockey at Michigan ... uncle, Willie Sydnor, played football at Syracuse and for the Pittsburgh Steeler ... uncle, Chris Sydnor, played football at Penn State and with the Oakland Raiders ... uncle, Chad Sydnor, played football at Maryland and with the Chicago Bears ... aunt, Kathy Sydnor, was a member of the track and field team at Villanova.
Major: Neuroscience.
