2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Palermo, Sydney

Jersey Number 30
Sydney Palermo
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Villa Maria Acad.
- Hometown:
- Erie, Pa.
Bio
NOTE
Transferred to Robert Morris University prior to the 2019-20 academic year.
2018-19
Played in eight games off the bench, averaging 0.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... made her collegiate debut at Michigan State, playing 14 minutes ... had two rebounds and an assist vs. the Spartans ... had two points, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in her first-ever home game, as BG downed Marshall ... played three minutes and had a steal vs. Robert Morris ... saw four-plus minutes of action at Coastal Carolina, and played five minutes against Mercer two days later ... also played five minutes in the win at Canisius, with an offensive rebound and a blocked shot ... the block came on the first possession after she entered the game for the first time ... played three minutes of BGSU's win over Detroit Mercy ... had four rebounds and blocked a shot in eight minutes of action vs. Davis & Elkins.
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL
A graduate of Villa Maria Academy, where she played for coach Doug Chuzie ... a four-year starter ... was named to the All-State Class 4A First Team as a senior, averaging 13.0 points per game and helping the Victors win the District 10 Class 4A championship and advance to the PIAA quarterfinals ... helped the team reach the state championship game in both her sophomore and junior seasons ... in her sophomore campaign, the team won 29-straight games before suffering a loss in the Class 3A state title game ... in her junior year, Villa Maria went 22-6 with a Region 4 championship, a District 10 Class 4A championship and another PIAA runner-up finish ... playing with four other Division-I players, she averaged 7.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and earned all-region honors as a junior ... the team returned to the state final after graduating the top-three scorers from the previous year ... was a 2017 All-Star selection at the Nike USJN National 17U championship ... a National Honor Society member ... has played AAU ball for the Erie Saints.
PALERMO - FINAL BGSU STATISTICS
Transferred to Robert Morris University prior to the 2019-20 academic year.
2018-19
Played in eight games off the bench, averaging 0.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... made her collegiate debut at Michigan State, playing 14 minutes ... had two rebounds and an assist vs. the Spartans ... had two points, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in her first-ever home game, as BG downed Marshall ... played three minutes and had a steal vs. Robert Morris ... saw four-plus minutes of action at Coastal Carolina, and played five minutes against Mercer two days later ... also played five minutes in the win at Canisius, with an offensive rebound and a blocked shot ... the block came on the first possession after she entered the game for the first time ... played three minutes of BGSU's win over Detroit Mercy ... had four rebounds and blocked a shot in eight minutes of action vs. Davis & Elkins.
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL
A graduate of Villa Maria Academy, where she played for coach Doug Chuzie ... a four-year starter ... was named to the All-State Class 4A First Team as a senior, averaging 13.0 points per game and helping the Victors win the District 10 Class 4A championship and advance to the PIAA quarterfinals ... helped the team reach the state championship game in both her sophomore and junior seasons ... in her sophomore campaign, the team won 29-straight games before suffering a loss in the Class 3A state title game ... in her junior year, Villa Maria went 22-6 with a Region 4 championship, a District 10 Class 4A championship and another PIAA runner-up finish ... playing with four other Division-I players, she averaged 7.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and earned all-region honors as a junior ... the team returned to the state final after graduating the top-three scorers from the previous year ... was a 2017 All-Star selection at the Nike USJN National 17U championship ... a National Honor Society member ... has played AAU ball for the Erie Saints.
PALERMO - FINAL BGSU STATISTICS
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2018-19 8-0 49/6.1 1-19 .053 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 3-7 10 1.3 8-0 2 3 3 1 2/0.3 TOTAL 8-0 49/6.1 1-19 .053 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 3-7 10 1.3 8-0 2 3 3 1 2/0.3 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 2, Marshall -- 11/13/18 Rebounds: 4, Davis & Elkins -- 12/30/18 Assists: 1, at Michigan St. -- 11/06/18 ; Marshall -- 11/13/18 Steals: 1, Robert Morris -- 11/17/18 Blocks: 1, Marshall -- 11/13/18 ; at Canisius -- 12/08/18 ; Davis & Elkins -- 12/30/18 FG made: 1, Marshall -- 11/13/18 FG attempts: 7, at Michigan St. -- 11/06/18 3FG attempts: 5, Davis & Elkins -- 12/30/18 FT attempts: 2, at Canisius -- 12/08/18
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