2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Wood, Sydney
Jersey Number 3
Sydney Wood
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- St. John's College HS
- Hometown:
- Olney, Maryland
Bio
2022-23: Played her first game in 11 months in the opener at Oregon, logging 16 minutes and scoring five points (11/7) ... ame close to a double-double against Penn, scoring nine and grabbing eight rebounds (11/13) ... Scored 13 in the win over Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Tied her career high in two games straight with 19 points against both Niagara (11/22) and Valparaiso (11/27) .. Also collected five steals against Niagara ... Notched a season-high five assists against Valpo ... Collected her first career double-double against Duke with 11 points and ten rebounds (12/1) ... Scored ten at Michigan (12/4) ... Scored seven and dealt out six assists against DePaul (12/10) ... Added 15 points at UIC on six made field goals (12/14) ... Scored 13 and grabbed five steals against Air Force (12/17) ... Tied her career high for blocks with four against Michigan State while also falling one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards (1/2) ... Tied her career high for the third time in the season with 19 points at Illinois (1/5).
2021-22: Team captain ... Brought down nine rebounds, served five assists and recorded a team-high three steals against UIC (11/10) ... Recorded five assists, three rebounds, a block and a steal against UCSB (11/14) ... Recorded six points, four rebounds, and three steals against Loyola (11/17) ... Led the team with three blocks, and tallied two points, five rebounds, and four assists against DePaul (11/21).
2020-21: Received All-Big Ten honorable mention and was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... Tied for team highs with seven rebounds and five steals to go along with 14 points and three assists against Eastern Illinois (12/10) … Led the team with eight rebounds and scored a career-high 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting in win over Minnesota (12/14) … Scored 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting in a win over Purdue (12/17) … Contributed 14 points, four rebounds and four steals in a win over Eastern Kentucky (12/22) … Tallied 12 points and nine rebounds against Nebraska (12/31) … Matched her career-high with 19 points on a career-best 9-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line against Michigan (1/3) ... Tallied 14 points and four steals against Wisconsin (1/6) … Scored 17 points and dished out six assists to help defeat Iowa (1/9)... Posted 12 points against Rutgers (2/11)... Grabbed six steals to go along with 12 points against Nebraska (2/17)... Led the team with 14 points and three steals in win over Wisconsin (2/20)... Had nine points while contributing a team high eight rebounds against Michigan (3/6).
2019-20: Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention ... Grabbed third in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and tied for seventh in steals (55) … Grabbed a career-high 11 boards in a career-high 44 minutes against Marquette (11/14) ... Grabbed seven rebounds, passed seven assists and scored six points in victory over Illinois (12/28) ... Added seven points, four steals and three assists in victory over Indiana (1/16) … Recorded two field goals, three boards, four assists, three steals, and one block in win against Penn St. (2/2) … Tallied one field goal, eight rebounds, five assists, four steals, and one block against victory over Michigan St. (2/10) … Shot perfectly from the field and the charity stripe, tallying 14 points along with three rebounds and three steals (2/13) ... Shot six for seven field goals, seven rebounds and four assists in victory over Wisconsin (2/22) ... Posted 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists in victory over Ohio State (2/25) ... Contributed five points, five rebounds and two assists in victory over Illinois (2/29).
2018-2019: Played in 34 games and made four starts as a first-year … Recorded the sixth most minutes on the team with 585 … Recorded 15 minutes and five points in her first collegiate game against Green Bay (11/6) … Collected 5 assists and went 4 for 5 from the free throw line with a total of 14 points in a 17-minute appearance against Chicago State (12/17) ... Played a career-high 32 minutes and contributed four points, nine rebounds and three assists at Illinois (1/27) ... Contributed six points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over Ohio State (2/3).
High School/AAU: ESPN Top 100 recruit … Ranked in the top 25 in the nation at her position … Four-year varsity team member … Team captain … Averaged 10.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game as a junior … WCAC All-Conference Third Team … All-Met Honorable Mention … Scored 19 points against Paul VI High School, the No. 1 team in the nation … Led team to conference title in 2016-17 … Two-time D.C. State Champions … 31-2 record in 2016-17 … Ranked No. 2 in the country by USA Today … AAU Team (Fairfax Stars) was champion of the Boo Williams Nike Invitational.
Personal: Born Sydney Marie Wood… Parents are Kenneth and Paula Wood… Brother, James, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft ... Father graduated high school as the all-time leading scorer in New York public school history … Went to same high school as Under Armour founder Kevin Plank … Competed with Northwestern teammate Lindsey Pulliam … Member of Honor Roll and National Honor Society … Anticipated major is broadcast journalism.
2021-22: Team captain ... Brought down nine rebounds, served five assists and recorded a team-high three steals against UIC (11/10) ... Recorded five assists, three rebounds, a block and a steal against UCSB (11/14) ... Recorded six points, four rebounds, and three steals against Loyola (11/17) ... Led the team with three blocks, and tallied two points, five rebounds, and four assists against DePaul (11/21).
2020-21: Received All-Big Ten honorable mention and was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... Tied for team highs with seven rebounds and five steals to go along with 14 points and three assists against Eastern Illinois (12/10) … Led the team with eight rebounds and scored a career-high 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting in win over Minnesota (12/14) … Scored 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting in a win over Purdue (12/17) … Contributed 14 points, four rebounds and four steals in a win over Eastern Kentucky (12/22) … Tallied 12 points and nine rebounds against Nebraska (12/31) … Matched her career-high with 19 points on a career-best 9-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line against Michigan (1/3) ... Tallied 14 points and four steals against Wisconsin (1/6) … Scored 17 points and dished out six assists to help defeat Iowa (1/9)... Posted 12 points against Rutgers (2/11)... Grabbed six steals to go along with 12 points against Nebraska (2/17)... Led the team with 14 points and three steals in win over Wisconsin (2/20)... Had nine points while contributing a team high eight rebounds against Michigan (3/6).
2019-20: Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention ... Grabbed third in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and tied for seventh in steals (55) … Grabbed a career-high 11 boards in a career-high 44 minutes against Marquette (11/14) ... Grabbed seven rebounds, passed seven assists and scored six points in victory over Illinois (12/28) ... Added seven points, four steals and three assists in victory over Indiana (1/16) … Recorded two field goals, three boards, four assists, three steals, and one block in win against Penn St. (2/2) … Tallied one field goal, eight rebounds, five assists, four steals, and one block against victory over Michigan St. (2/10) … Shot perfectly from the field and the charity stripe, tallying 14 points along with three rebounds and three steals (2/13) ... Shot six for seven field goals, seven rebounds and four assists in victory over Wisconsin (2/22) ... Posted 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists in victory over Ohio State (2/25) ... Contributed five points, five rebounds and two assists in victory over Illinois (2/29).
2018-2019: Played in 34 games and made four starts as a first-year … Recorded the sixth most minutes on the team with 585 … Recorded 15 minutes and five points in her first collegiate game against Green Bay (11/6) … Collected 5 assists and went 4 for 5 from the free throw line with a total of 14 points in a 17-minute appearance against Chicago State (12/17) ... Played a career-high 32 minutes and contributed four points, nine rebounds and three assists at Illinois (1/27) ... Contributed six points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over Ohio State (2/3).
High School/AAU: ESPN Top 100 recruit … Ranked in the top 25 in the nation at her position … Four-year varsity team member … Team captain … Averaged 10.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game as a junior … WCAC All-Conference Third Team … All-Met Honorable Mention … Scored 19 points against Paul VI High School, the No. 1 team in the nation … Led team to conference title in 2016-17 … Two-time D.C. State Champions … 31-2 record in 2016-17 … Ranked No. 2 in the country by USA Today … AAU Team (Fairfax Stars) was champion of the Boo Williams Nike Invitational.
Personal: Born Sydney Marie Wood… Parents are Kenneth and Paula Wood… Brother, James, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft ... Father graduated high school as the all-time leading scorer in New York public school history … Went to same high school as Under Armour founder Kevin Plank … Competed with Northwestern teammate Lindsey Pulliam … Member of Honor Roll and National Honor Society … Anticipated major is broadcast journalism.
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