The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2010 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Sydney Yogi
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Punahou
- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
HONORS & AWARDS
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2009-10)
• 2010 Burnt Orange Classic Most Outstanding Libero
• 2009 Collegiate Beach Nationals participant with partners Michelle Kocher and Jennifer Doris
• Member of the 2006 and 2007 U.S. Youth National Teams
AS A JUNIOR (2010)
• suffered a hip injury against Iowa State on Sept. 29 and missed the remainder of the season
• equaled a then-career best with 16 digs and added three assists in UT[apos]s season-opening sweep of TCU (Aug. 27)
• recorded 11 digs, a service ace and one assist in a 3-0 win over McNeese State (Aug. 28)
• notched 10 digs and a season-best two service aces as Texas downed Houston, 3-0 (Aug. 28)
• tallied 10 digs, three assists and two over-pass kills in a 3-2 loss at No. 4 Florida (Sept. 11)
• registered 10 digs, three assists and a service ace in the Horns[apos] sweep of Baylor (Sept. 18)
• posted a career-high 27 digs and added an ace in a 3-1 win at Missouri (Sept. 22)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009)
• started 27 matches, appearing in 24 matches and 89 sets
• ranked fourth on the team with 1.88 digs per-set
• recorded six digs and four assists in a season-opening 3-2 win at No. 23 Long Beach State (Aug. 29)
• steadied the back row with seven digs and three assists in UT[apos]s 3-2 win over No. 10 California at the Wahine Classic (Sept. 3)
• posted a then-season best 10 digs and added two assists in a 3-1 win over No. 4 Hawaii (Sept. 5)
• registered nine digs and a service ace in the Horns[apos] sweep of No. 10 Iowa State (Sept. 18)
• tallied 10 digs and three assists in Texas[apos] 3-1 win at No. 6 Nebraska (Sept. 26)
• notched eight digs and four assists in a sweep at Kansas State (Oct. 2)
• totaled nine digs in UT[apos]s 3-0 win at No. 25 Texas A&M (Oct. 28)
• posted a career-high 16 digs in Texas[apos] 3-2 loss to No. 8 Iowa State (Nov. 4)
• collected nine digs in her first match as a back row substitution in the 6-2 offense as UT swept Kansas State (Nov. 18)
• posted nine digs in a 3-1 win over No. 7 Nebraska at the NCAA Omaha Regional (Dec. 12)
AS A FRESHMAN (2008)
• subbed into the back row as a defensive specialist in 30 matches
• recorded six digs in UT[apos]s 3-2 loss to No. 2 Stanford at the Runza/AVCA Showcase (Aug. 31)
• came off the bench to tally four digs in a 3-1 win at Oklahoma (Oct. 1)
• played in three sets and notched five digs in a sweep of Missouri (Oct. 17)
• registered four digs in three sets of Texas[apos] 3-2 loss to Oklahoma (Oct. 29)
• tallied four digs in the Longhorns[apos] five-set win at No. 14 Kansas State (Nov. 15)
• notched a career-best two assists in UT[apos]s 3-1 win over No. 3 Nebraska (Nov. 19)
• totaled a career-high seven digs in the Horns[apos] four-set victory at Missouri (Nov. 26)
INTERNATIONALLY
Teamed with Rachael Adams, Jennifer Doris and Juliann Faucette to lead the U.S. A2 Blue Team to the 2010 USA Volleyball Open National Championship ... Member of the 2006 and 2007 U.S. Youth National Teams with Adams ... helped the 2006 team to the NORCECA Continental Girl[apos]s Youth Championship ... earned all-tournament and best libero honors at the 2006 NORCECA Championship ... helped her team to a gold medal at the 2006 Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association Youth Championships.
BEFORE TEXAS
A 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit ... ranked No. 51 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... 2007 PrepVolleyball.com All-American and Defensive Dandy ... three-time all-state and all-league selection at Punahou School ... led Punahou to a state championship in 2004 and a state runner-up finish in 2006 ... named the Punahou Volleyball Most Inspirational Player in 2007 ... led the Asics Volleyball Club to a gold medal at the 2005 Junior Olympics and a runner-up finish at the 2006 Junior Olympics ... earned all-tourney accolades at the 2006 Junior Olympics ... helped Asics to a silver medal at the 2006 Nobinx Qualifier and a gold medal at the 2007 SCVA qualifier ... paced Asics to three straight regional championships in (2005-07)... member of the National Junior Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars ... graduated with honors from Punahou.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sydney Kiana Yogi ... born October 20, 1990 ... daughter of Barry and Laurie Yogi of Honolulu, Hawaii ... has one brother, Kelsey (14) ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection ... psychology major.
