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Sydney Kleinman

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Wakeland
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
Prev School:
University of Minnesota
Major:
Communication

2020: One of six Pirates to play in every set ... Started 10 matches ... Led the squad in points (182.0) and points per set (3.87) while ranking second in kills (153) and kills per set (3.26) ... Among American Athletic Conference players, finished ninth in points per set and 11th in kills per set ... Produced four double-doubles ... Recorded a season-high 20 kills in East Carolina’s five-set road win at Davidson (March 21) ... Notched nine kills and four blocks in ECU’s sweep of North Carolina (Feb. 28) - the Pirates’ first win over the Tar Heels since 1978.

2019: Played in 105 sets over 28 matches with 28 starts … Led the team in kills per set (3.37) and points (400.0) while ranking second in total kills (354) and aces (22) … Ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference in points per set (3.81) and seventh in kills per set ... Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll Oct. 7 ... Posted six double-doubles ... Notched double-digit kills in 18 matches and double-digit digs in seven contests ... Put down a personal-best 22 kills in the Pirates’ 3-1 victory at N.C. Central as well as the five-set triumph over Alabama A&M (Sept. 21) … Collected a career-high 24 digs in the win over Providence to go along with 19 kills ... Recorded 19 kills and 10 digs in East Carolina’s 3-2 comeback victory at NC State (Sept. 10) … Hit .652 with 17 kills in ECU’s sweep of Campbell … Racked up 20 kills in eight digs in the Pirates’ five-set win at Tulane (Oct. 20) … Hit .586 with 19 kills in East Carolina’s sweep of USF (Oct. 4).

2018: Played in 91 sets over 26 matches with 24 starts … Led the team in kills per set (2.57), points (277.5) and aces (22) and ranked second on the squad in total kills (234) … Recorded four double-doubles … Tallied double-digit kills in eight matches and double-digit digs in 10 contests … Notched a season-high 20 kills, 13 digs and a .405 hitting percentage against USF (Oct. 21) … Led the Pirates to a league victory at Temple (Oct. 7) after posting 19 kills, 10 digs, a .515 hitting percentage and two blocks … Collected a campaign-high 16 digs at Tulsa (Oct. 14) … Helped pace ECU to its first win over SMU since 2008, exploding for 18 kills, eight digs and a .394 hitting percentage in the four-set triumph (Sept. 30).

2017 (At Minnesota): Saw action in 14 matches and 30 sets during her freshman season at Minnesota ... Posted 38 kills and averaged 1.27 kills per set ... Played in the UTSA match of the Diet Coke Classic ... Experienced action in nine sets of the Boise State Classic and recorded 16 kills. ... Competed against Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and Rutgers.

High School: Played for Wakeland High School and Dallas Skyline Juniors Volleyball ... Named an Under Armour Second-Team All-American ... Ranked 44th on Prepvolleyball.com's Senior Aces list ... Named to the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches Preseason All-Texas Team ... Notched over 580 kills, hit .315 and collected 300 digs as a senior ... Tabbed as a two-time all-state selection ... A four-time all-conference selection and Wakeland's Most Valuable Player in 2015 ... Completed for Skyline, was on the 2015 and 2016 all-tournament team at nationals and was part of the 2014 USAV national championship team.