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2024 Volleyball Roster
Hernandez, Sydnie
vs
Oakland
Sep 17 (Wed)
6 p.m.
Jersey Number 1
Sydnie Hernandez
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Normal Community West
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
Bio
 |
Bowling Green |
Career Highlights
- Landed 40 aces in 2024, tied for fourth during the Rally Scoring Era
2024 | Freshman
- Appeared in all 35 of BGSU’s matches, playing in 131 of 135 sets over the course of the season with 27 starts
- Landed 40 aces for the Falcons, second on the team and tied for fourth during the program’s Rally Scoring Era for aces in a season
- Finished the season with 245 digs, third on the team, averaging 1.87 digs per set
- Recorded 55 assists for the Orange and Brown, fourth on the team
- Served as Bowling Green’s libero in two matches, coming against Binghamton and Wright State in the NIVC, leading the Falcons in digs in both matches
- Led the Falcons in aces in a match five times during the season with BGSU being 5-0 in those matches
- Tallied a season-high 15 digs in the NIVC win over Wright State on Dec. 5
- Registered double-digit digs in nine matches over the course of the season
- Tallied a season-high seven assists in the NIVC win over Wright State on Dec. 5
- Landed a season-high three aces six times over the course of the season
Normal Community West High School |
Normal, Ill. |
- Led Normal Community West to a 101-17 cumulative record over three seasons
- Advanced to the Elite Eight in 2023, the Sectional Championship in 2022 and finished third in the state in 2021
- Set the program record for career digs
- Averaged 8.2 digs per set during her senior season
- Named All-State Second Team in 2023
- Earned All-State Honorable Mention in 2022
- Two-Team First-Team All-Conference
- Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022
- Served as team captain in both 2022 and 2023
- Named Academic All-State in 2023
- Played club for Illini Elite Cardinal, leading them to a 15U National Championship for the Classic Division and was named National MVP
Personal |
- Sister, Averie, played volleyball for Northwestern and currently plays for Illinois
- Brother, Cole, played football for Truman State
- Dad, Johnny, played basketball for Eastern Illinois
- Mom, Hilarie, played volleyball for the University of Illinois Chicago
- Uncle, Tommy, played football for Truman State
BG VB : Postgame Interview Sept. 5 (Stacey Clark Classic Game 3)
Friday, September 05
BG VB : Postgame Interview Sept. 4 (Stacey Clark Classic Game 2)
Friday, September 05
BG VB : Postgame Interview Sept. 3 (Stacey Clark Classic Game 1)
Wednesday, September 03
BG VB : Postgame Interviews 8.23
Saturday, August 23
