Sydney Buchanan

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Second Year
High School:
Mother McAuley High School
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.

+ 2025 1x Conference Freshman Player of the Week

2025 (First Year)
Appeared in 20 matches, playing in 72 sets… tallied 198 kills, averaging 2.75 kills per set, with eight assist and eight service aces… Totaled 69 digs on the year with 17 total blocks and 216.5 points… Had her first career double-double against Florida Atlantic, reaching 10 digs and 22 kills, and totaling 24 points on the day (Oct. 12)… Named American Conference Freshman Player of the Week (Oct. 13)…

High School
Two-time IHSA 4A State Champion at Mother McAuley ... Earned Player of the Year honors for the GCAC Red Division as a senior in addition to be named second team all-state, GCAC All-Conference and First Team Daily Southtown All Area ... Named to the AVCA Phenom Watchlist in all three of her seasons at Mother McAuley ... GCAC All-Academic Team in all three seasons ... Her brother, Michael Buchanan, played football at Illinois and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2015.