JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Played in 16 matches this season with six starts … Recorded 69 kills on the season averaging 1.77 kills per set … Registered a season-high 11 kills against Ole Miss (Oct. 7) … Totaled four blocks against Ole Miss and had five total blocks on the season … Finished with nine digs against Texas A&M (Sept. 30) …
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Played in 13 matches this season with one start … Registered a season-high six kills on two occasions against UAPB (Aug. 25) and Ole Miss (Oct. 18) … Had a total of 10 blocks on the year … Averaged 1.00 kills per set and 1.19 points per set when she is in the match … Had two key kills which helped the Tigers to a five-set in win over Tennessee (Nov. 24) … Finished the year with three kills in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against San Diego.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Provided a strong showing in LSU’s lineup as an outside hitter with appearances in 28 matches as well as nine starts … Played in 92 sets and totaled 186 kills at 2.02 per set for third on the team … Totaled 10 kills and a career-high six digs in the second match of the season against UNCG … Finished with seven kills in the opening tournament against Eastern Kentucky and Duke … Notched 11 kills in LSU’s win over Seattle … Ended with nine kills and dug four balls against Southern Miss … Against UCF, finished with seven kills a career-high six blocks … Totaled 13 kills in her first conference match, on the road at Auburn … Finished with seven kills for the Tigers against Missouri … Neared her career best in kills against Ole Miss with 12 to help lead the Tigers to a five-set win over the Rebels … Knocked in eight kills in the Tigers’ sweep over Georgia … Fired off 11 kills at home against South Carolina … Totaled double-digit kills for the fourth time in conference with 10 at South Carolina … Tallied a .333 hitting percentage against the Gamecocks … Finished with eight kills and two blocks in the win against Georgia … Totaled a career-high 14 kills and .520 hitting percentage at Tennessee … Ended with eight kills and a pair of blocks at Texas A&M … Ended the season with her eighth double-digit kill performance (11) at home against Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner at Mount Notre Dame High School, winning over 90 games during her prep career with over 800 kills, 180 blocks and 240 digs to her credit … Won a state championship as a sophomore, junior and a senior, while winning the Girls Greater Catholic League every season … Was named as one of PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces, as she had over 300 kills, 30 blocks, 100 digs and eight aces in her final season, earning the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Co-Player of the Year Award, all-state honors and being named a PrepVolleyball.com All-American … As a junior had over 270 kills, 90 digs and 60 blocks as Mount Notre Dame was 27-2 while being named second team all-GGCL and third team all-state … As a sophomore was a second team all-GGCL, earned the team’s top offensive player award and was named to the PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79 list as the team finished with a 26-3 record with over 280 kills, 50 blocks and 28 digs … Was named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top Frosh list and a GGCL Honorable Mention, as Mount Notre Dame was 26-1 as she added over 90 kills, 20 blocks and 20 digs … Was an honor roll student all four years, a member of student government, the Girls Athletic Association, science club, fibers club and was a Cougar spirit leader.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sydney Mukes, born July 22 in Arizona … Daughter of Wendell and Sharon Mukes … Has a younger brother, Donovan … Majoring in Leadership Human Resource Development with a minor in psychology.