Sydney joined the Friar Family in September as the head coach of the JV women's basketball team, and she is looking forward to being on campus more often in her new role as a substitute teacher. A Houston native, Sydney is a 2024 graduate of Paul Quinn College in Dallas where she was a member of the women's basketball team while also working on campus as a summer camp assistant, weightroom manager, and clerk to both the business and nurse's offices. She also played basketball at South Plains College and was an eight-year member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball league.
