2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Sydney Welch
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Assumption
- Hometown:
- Louisville, KY
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2020 as a senior: Appeared in 35 sets across nine matches with five starts ... Was fifth on the team with 70 digs (2.0), fourth with six assists and third with 10 aces ... Posted double-digit digs three times, including a season-high 11 against La Salle (Feb. 19) ... Tied her career high with four service aces against Howard (Feb. 9).
2019 as a junior: Appeared in 100 sets over 29 matches … finished in the top-five team leaders in three categories: fifth in service aces (25), fourth in assists (27), fourth in digs (185) … Recorded her season-high in digs with 13 twice against Howard (8/31) and Auburn (9/08) … Recorded season-high 3 service aces in the team’s dominant 3-0 win over Norfolk St. (10/21).
2018 as a sophomore: One of two players to appear in all 102 sets and 26 matches on the season ... Played entire season at defensive specialist, finishing fourth on the team with 241 digs (2.36/set) ... Ranked second on the team with 21 service aces and also contributed 57 assists (0.56/set) ... Posted first double-digit dig night with 15 against Toledo (Aug. 31) ... set a new career-high with four service aces in a win over Morgan State (Sep. 14) ... Led the team with 16 digs against Rhode Island (Oct. 5)
2017 as a freshman: Played in all 32 matches, appearing in 120 sets, in debut season ... led GW and finished fifth overall in the Atlantic 10 with 469 digs ... ranked seventh in the A-10 with 3.90 digs per set ... posted seven matches with 20 digs or more ... finished third on team with 108 assists ... also totaled 14 service aces ... set GW's single-match record for a four-set match with 34 digs against Duquesne (Oct. 27) ... double-doubled with 21 digs and 10 assists vs. George Mason (Nov. 3) ... named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on October 30 after averaging 6.25 digs per set in wins over Duquesne and La Salle.
High School/Club: Helped Assumption High School to the Kentucky State Championship as a senior ... played for Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Association (KIVA) club team ... helped AAU team to National Championship in 2012 as well as second-place finish in 2014 and third-place finish in 2010 ... JVA World Challenge Championships in 2011 and 2014.
Personal: Born Sydney Isabella Welch on 2/12/98 in Louisville, KY ... daughter of Melissa and Jerry Welch ... has two brothers, David and Jack ... Majoring in Exercise Science.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Kills | 2 - | vs. Wofford (8/25/17) |
| Attempts | 5 - | vs. La Salle (10/18/19) |
| Hitting Pct. | 1.000 (2-0-2) - | 2x, Last at Rhode Island (11/10/18) |
| Assists | 10 - | vs. George Mason (11/3/17) |
| Service Aces | 4 - | 2x, Last vs. Howard (2/9/21) |
| Block Solos | 0 - | |
| Block Assists | 0 - | |
| Digs | 34 - | vs. Duquesne (10/27/17) |
| Points | 4.0 - | 2x, Last vs. Howard (2/9/21) |
