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2022 Volleyball Roster

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8 Sydney Palazzolo

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Eisenhower
  • Hometown Shelby Township, Mich.

Biography

(SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2022 SEASON)
Category Statistic Opponent / Date
Kills: 25 vs. Campbell (Nov. 3, 2022)
Attack Percentage (min. 10 att.): .545 at Furman (Sept. 17, 2021)
Assists: 3 3x, at Gardner-Webb (Oct. 15, 2022)
Service Aces: 6 vs. Presbyterian (Oct. 21, 2022)
Digs: 23 vs. Campbell (Oct. 8, 2021)
Solo Blocks: 1 10x, vs. USC Upstate (Oct. 20, 2022)
Assisted Blocks: 3 2x, at Charleston Southern (Oct. 15, 2021)
Total Blocks: 3 3x, vs. Campbell (Nov. 21, 2021)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-Big South Second Team All-Conference (2021)
-Big South All-Freshman Team (2021)
-Big South Freshman of the Year (2021)
-Big South Player of the Week (Aug. 30, 2021)
-Big South Freshman of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
-Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021)
-Big South Preseason All-Conference (2022)
-Big South Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2022)
-Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2022)
-Big South Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2022)
-Big South First Team All-Conference (2022)
-Big South Player of the Year (2022)
-Big South All-Tournament MVP (2022)
-AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2022)
-AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2022)

Sophomore (2022)
  • .Appeared in 111 sets in 32 matches.
  • Led the team and the Big South in kills with 443, ninth in program history for an individual season.
  • Averaged 3.99 kills per set, fifth overall in program history for an individual season.
  • Tied her career-high with 25 kills against Campbell (Nov. 3), to go along with 19 digs.
  • Put down 20+ kills in four matches of the 32 matches played.
  • Registered 10+ kills in 25 matches.
  • Ended the season with a .194 hit percentage.
  • Led the team and the Big South in service aces with 42.
  • Her 27 service aces in conference play also finished first in the Big South and tied for second in program history in an individual season.
  • Delivered a career-high six service aces against Presbyterian (Oct. 21) to go along with 10 kills and 12 digs.
  • Tied her previous season in total blocks with 27 after collecting 23 block assists and four solo blocks.
  • Finished second on the team in digs with 321 and averaged 2.89 digs per set. 
  • Had a season-high 22 digs versus Sacred Heart (Sept. 8).
  • Collected 10+ digs on 16 occasions and finished the year with 16 double-doubles.
  • Added 25 assists on the year, including a season-high three on multiple occasions.
  • Transferred to Notre Dame after 2022 season.
Freshman (2021)
  • Finished second on the team in kills (275), kills/set (3.02) and total attacks (730) in 91 sets. 
  • Posted a .247 attack percentage by virtue of just 95 miscues along the way. 
  • Led all Panthers with 33 service aces (0.36 assists/set). 
  • Responsible for second-most digs (266) and dig/set (2.92) on the team. 
  • Left her impact on the front row with 27 total blocks (21 assisted), fifth-most on the team.
  • Posted double-digit kills in 15 matches over the course of the season. 
  • Opened the campaign with 21 kills and 21 digs versus VCU (Aug. 28), ending with a .381 attack percentage.
  • Had 12 kills in three straight matches against Illinois State (Aug. 29), Sacred Heart (Sept. 3) and Columbia (Sept. 3), posting a .360 attack percentage in the clash with Columbia. 
  • Finished with 12 kills and 10 digs, marking second double-double against Sacred Heart (Sept. 3).
  • Drove home 16 kills in 30 attempts, posting a .500 attack percentage, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 10).
  • Recorded 10 kills at USC Upstate (Sept. 24), posting a .280 attack percentage. 
  • Tallied 15 digs and 11 kills at N.C. A&T (Sept. 28). 
  • Responsible for a season-high 23 digs along with 15 kills and three assisted blocks against Campbell (Oct. 8). 
  • Drove home 16 kills in back-to-back matches at Charleston Southern (Oct. 15) and Presbyterian (Oct. 16).
  • Capped off a four-match double-digit kill stretch with 10 against Winthrop (Oct. 22). 
  • Reached double figure kills in a 12-kill, 10-dig outing against N.C. A&T (Nov. 20). 
  • Capped off the season with 19 kills and 19 digs in a five-set clash with Campbell (Nov. 21). 
PREP: Helped Eisenhower High School win Macomb Area Conference Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2020...Reached regional finals in 2020...Named All-Macomb County Class A First Team, MIVCA All-State Second Team, and All-Region First Team in 2019...MVP of the Macomb Area Conference and Miss Volleyball Finalist in Michigan in 2020.

PERSONAL: Born on October 20, 2003...Daughter of Michael and Sally Palazzolo.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2021Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    8
  • 8

    2022Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    8