Sydney Rhodes

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
C. Milton Wright (Md.)
Hometown:
Bel Air, Md.
Major:
Health Behavior Science

AT DELAWARE
· Graduated in June 2019 from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science degree in health behavior science
· Four-time letter winner and five-year member of the squad
· Talented goalkeeper with great development potential to compete for the starting spot in the cage
· Size, speed, desire to learn and ability to apply technical and tactical skills will provide great opportunities for her and the program
· Majoring in health behavior science with a minor in strength and conditioning with the goals of becoming a physical trainer or athletic trainer; interned with the Delaware strength and conditioning staff during summer of 2019
· Finished career ranked third all-time with a 1.44 career goals allowed average, seventh with 25 wins, tied for eighth with 9.7 shutouts, 10^th with 2525:29 minutes played and 16^th with 135 career saves

2019 SEASON
· All-CAA First Team
· Team MVP
· Preseason All-CAA
· CAA Player of the Week (Sept. 17)
· NFHCA Division I Senior Game
· CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
· Started all 19 games played as a fifth-year senior
· Opened season by posting three shutouts in first five games
· Finished year tied for fourth in UD single-season history with 15 wins
· Led the CAA with 78.9 win percentage (eighth, NCAA), 1.15 GAA (12^th, NCAA), 71.6 save percentage and six shutouts

2018 SEASON
· All-CAA First Team
· CAA Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
· Synapse Sports Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17)
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Started all 16 games played
· Missed four games due to injury
· Collected first career shutout in 3-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 28); added 2-0 shutouts against No. 20 Virginia (Oct. 12) and Penn (Oct. 14); shared a shutout with Lizzie Gaebel and Becca Harbert in 6-0 victory versus Hofstra (Oct. 28)
· Ranked 29^th nationally with 56.3 save percentage and 30^th with 1.75 GAA
· Twice recorded a career-best nine saves (at No. 5 Princeton (Sept. 16); at William & Mary (Oct. 21))

2017 SEASON
· Saw time in six games and started one as Delaware claimed its fifth straight CAA Championship
· Faced 22 shots this season
· Posted a 92.9 save percentage with 13 saves
· Collected a career-best six saves at Columbia (Oct. 15)
· Allowed just one goal in 182 minutes played
· Shared four shutouts with fellow goalie Emmeline Oltmans (vs. Indiana (Aug. 26), at Drexel (Sept. 29), vs. Lafayette (Oct. 1) and at Hofstra (Oct. 27)
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2016 SEASON
· Saw time in nine games as the Blue Hens collected the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Championship while registering a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage
· Started first game of career on Aug. 28 against Ohio State
· Tallied two saves against the Buckeyes and also versus Hofstra (Oct. 9)
· Split a shutout with fellow goalie Emmeline Oltmans in 7-0 win at Towson (Oct. 21)
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2015 SEASON
· Did not appear in any contests for the three-time CAA champion Blue Hens and retained freshman eligibility

HIGH SCHOOL
· A force to be reckoned with in the cage, allowed just 0.6 goals per game with a 90.2 save percentage during her four-year tenure at C. Milton Wright High School under head coach Janice Rhodes
· As a junior, posted a shutout in 16 of 19 games played while leading the Mustangs to an overall record of 18-1 en route to the first-ever state championship in school history
· Three-time All-County First Team selection
· Also earned NFHCA All-Region, All-State First Team and All-Metro Team honors
· Led club team to four NIT championships while taking first at the Disney Junior Showcase National Championship and Regional Club Championship
· Also a four-year member of the track & field team for head coach Donnie Mickey

PERSONAL
· Sydney Elaine Rhodes
· Born May 10, 1997 in Baltimore, Md.
· Daughter of James and Janice Rhodes
· Twin sister, Sabrina, is a midfielder for the University of Maryland field hockey team
· Comes from an athletic family as mother played field hockey, basketball and softball while father played basketball and tennis
· Is a cousin to three-time MLB All-Star, World Series champion, NLCS MVP and Silver Slugger Javier Lopez
· Also a cousin to Puerto Rico National Volleyball Team member Elaine Lopez
· Lists the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens as her favorite sports teams
· Enjoys going to sporting events, listening to music and dogs
· Participated in the Young Women's National Championship in 2015 and 2016

CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 9 - 2x, last at William & Mary (10/21/18)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	Min.	W-L	GA	GAAvg.	Saves	Pct.	ShO
2015	DNP
2016	9/1	204:13	0-0	7	2.40	8	.533	0/1
2017	6/1	182:50	1-0	1	0.38	13	.929	0/4
2018	16/16	1042:10	9-7	26	1.75	61	.701	3/1
2019	19/19	1096:16	15-4	21	1.15	53	.716	6/1
TOTAL	50/37	2525:29	25-11	55	1.31 *	135	.711	9.7