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2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Simmons, Sydney
Jersey Number 16
Sydney Simmons
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Van Alstyne, Texas
Bio
Awards/Honors: 2021 ACC Honor Roll ... 2018 Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team.
2021 -- Senior: Played in all 21 matches ... made first start of the season in win over No. 19 Washington (Aug. 22), logging 50 minutes ... played 39 minutes in win over No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... made back-to-back starts versus Virginia Tech (Sept. 26) and Syracuse (Oct. 2) ... logged 40 minutes in win over No. 1 Florida State (Oct. 24) ... played 60 minutes in ACC Tournament first round match versus Wake Forest (Oct. 31) ... started final two matches of the season, playing 66 minutes in NCAA Round of 16 against St. John's (Nov. 21) and 37 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 26).
2020-21 -- Junior: Appeared in 18 matches, making 14 starts ... logged 82 minutes in season opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 10) ... had back-to-back games of 100-plus minutes (vs. Virginia on Sept. 17, vs. Wake on Sept. 20) ... had a shot on goal in 67 minutes at Syracuse (Oct. 18) ... recorded a shot on target in 77 minutes in the ACC semifinals vs. No. 2 Florida State (Nov. 13) ... missed three games during the spring season due to an injury ... returned from injury and played 54 minutes vs. top-seeded Florida State in the NCAA Quarterfinal (May 9) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2019 -- Sophomore: Did not see action in 2019 after suffering an injury in the preseason.
2018 -- Freshman: Has appeared in all 17 matches this season (13 starts), playing 1,196 minutes and recording five shots … Made her collegiate debut in Duke’s 2-0 victory against No. 23 Ohio State (Aug. 16) to open the season, playing 65 minutes … Played 41 minutes and logged the first shot of her career against Illinois on Aug. 19 … Played in a combined 100 minutes in wins against Marquette (Aug. 30) and Providence (Sept. 2) and was selected to the 2018 Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team … Played a career-high 110 minutes in Duke’s 1-1 draw at No. 21 NC State on Sept. 27.
National Team Experience: Participated in U.S. U-14, U-16 and U-18 National Team training camps.
High School: Ranked 68th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Top 150 … Named the 25th-best midfielder in the country … Landed on the Van Alstyne High School Academic Honor Roll all four years … VAHS Student Council Vice President every year of her high school career … Served as the National Honor Society Secretary her senior year … Also starred on the tennis court, playing mixed doubles in 2016 and 2017 and twice qualifying for District and Regional Championships while qualifying for the State Championship in 2016 and earning MVP honors.
Club: Played for Solar Chelsea DA U19G and head coach Adrian Solca … Named one of the top 11 players at the ECNL National Training Camp in 2016 … Selected by Generation Adidas to train in Frankfurt, Germany in 2016 … Three-time ECNL Conference Champion (2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17) … U.S. Youth Soccer playoff qualifier in 2016-17 season … U.S. Youth Soccer National Qualifier twice from 2014-16, finishing third in 2014-15 and fourth in 2015-16 … U.S. Youth Soccer State and Regional Champion in 2013-14, as well as a National Qualifier … Made the top 10 scorers list at regionals and nationals that season.
Personal: Born Sydney Nicole Simmons on Feb. 23, 2000 in Sedalia, Mo. … Daughter of Kent and Kristin Simmons … Has two sisters, Chelseigh and Carleigh … Her sister, Carleigh, played on the University of Texas at El Paso women’s soccer team (2015-18).
Last Updated 12/4/2021
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