Sydney Schnell

Photo by: Houston McCullough

Position:
Fordward
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Loudoun County
Hometown:
Kent Island, Md.
Major:
Communications

Career: 2024 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champion… Appeared in 74 games with 62 starts… Scored 13 goals to go with 11 assists for 37 points in 5,159 minutes played… Her 11 assists ranked seventh in ECU history as of the end of her career… Led the Pirates in scoring during her last two seasons… Recorded five game-winning goals… Improved steadily throughout her career to become the Pirates’ most potent offensive creator with the ability to make space for herself and get shots off from difficult situations.

2024: Started all 21 games, going the full 90 on four occasions… Scored a team-leading seven goals with three assists for 17 points in 1,588 minutes played… Her 17 points were the most by an ECU player since 2015… Made it a habit of scoring impressive goals from distance including long strikes against UNC Greensboro (Aug. 22) and UNCW (Sept. 1)… Scored the game-winning opening goal against North Texas (Sept. 29), her lone game-winning goal of the season… Scored twice in the North Texas game, her first career brace… Scored a gutty goal against South Florida in the American Athletic Conference Semifinal, poking home a second-chance opportunity with 6:36 remaining to force overtime… Named AAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20… Earned postseason honors, being named to the AAC All-Conference First Team… Named to the AAC All-Tournament Team for her efforts during the team’s championship run.

2023: Started all 19 games ... Scored five goals on the season ... Recorded assists against George Mason (Aug. 24), High Point (Sept. 3) and Tulsa (Oct. 15)

2022: Started all 19 games... Recorded three assists and notched her first career goal against Old Dominion (Aug. 28)... Recorded assists against High Point (Aug. 25), Old Dominion (Aug. 28) and SMU (Sept. 15)... Drew the game-winning penalty kick against Temple on Oct. 23 which Carsen Parker finished... Made Dean's List in the Fall and Chancellor's List in the Spring.

2021: Appeared in six games, making three starts…Injuries prevented her from making her season-debut until playing against Temple (Oct. 7), recording an assist in her debut…Started and played a season-high 88 minutes at Tulsa (Oct. 17).

2020: Appeared in nine games…Recorded her first collegiate assist in East Carolina’s win over Tulsa (4/3)…Took five shots, including attempts on target at SMU (3/21) and at South Florida (4/15)…Played a season-high 73 minutes at UCF (3/14)…After playing more than 30 minutes just once in her first five games, played at least 33 minutes in each of her final four contests.

High School/Club: Played for Loudoun Soccer Club and Loudoun County High School…Served as Loudoun Soccer Club’s captain for three straight seasons, racking up 33 goals and 21 assists during that span…Competed in the 2017 National Championship Tournament and was named to the Tournament’s Best XI…Selected to the ODP Region 1 Pool…Brought great success to Loudoun County, including scoring 38 goals to be named the 2019 Virginia State Player of the Year…Helped lead Loudoun County to the 2019 Virginia State Championship.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Erin Schnell…Has two siblings, Scottie and Kylie…Plans on majoring in Nursing at ECU.