Sydney Bates

Position:
Setter
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Portage Northern
Hometown:
Portage, Mich.

*Updated December 11, 2025

FRESHMAN (2025)
Appeared in 43 sets across 17 matches ... Made collegiate debut Aug. 30 vs Mercer, recording one kill, assist and service ace ... Averaged 0.53 assists, 0.09 service aces and 1.09 digs per set ... Totaled 1 kill, 47 digs, 23 assists, 4 service aces and 5 points ... Gad three assists, two service aces and six digs on Sept. 12 versus Youngstown State ... Recorded 10 digs and two assists on Sept. 14 against Stetson ... Collected five assists and five digs Sept. 20 at Towson ... Tallied a season-high 11 digs Sept. 27 versus Hofstra.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
A four-year letter winner in volleyball at Portage Northern under coach Erin Onken ... Four-time district champions ... Three-time First-Team All-Conference and 2022 Second-Team All-Conference ... Third-Team All-State in 2023.

PERSONAL
Born July 31, 2006 in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... daughter of Clayton and Annemarie ... has one sister, Lyse.