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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Sydni Epps

3 Sydni Epps

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Springside
  • Hometown:
    Cheltenham, PA

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2015-16:
Played nine games, starting four, before missing the rest of the season with an injury...Averaged 3.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game...Scored nine points against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 28…Had five points and two steals versus Oregon State on Nov. 27…Went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line against Navy on Nov. 13...Posted a career-high six defensive rebounds against Massachusetts on Dec. 9…Averaged 19 minutes per game.
 
2014-15: Played in 26 games as a reserve…Averaged 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game…Logged at least 15 minutes four times…Posted five rebounds in a season-high 23 minutes versus Western Kentucky on Nov. 29…Scored five points and six rebounds in 19 minutes at Norfolk State on Nov. 23…Came off the bench in team’s CAA Tournament games versus Delaware on March 14 and the title game versus James Madison on March 15…Registered six rebounds, including three offensive rebounds at NJIT on Dec. 9…Compiled four rebounds at the College of Charleston on Feb. 13…Averaged 0.7 points and 1.6 rebounds in conference play…Averaged 9.2 minutes per game.
 
2013-14: Played in all 29 games, including one start…Averaged 2.1 points and three rebounds… Scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds versus Boston College on Nov. 12…Made first collegiate start on Nov. 15 versus Fordham… Cracked double figures for the first time in her career with 11 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes versus Concordia (N.Y.) on Dec. 2...Scored seven points with six rebounds vs. Northeastern on Feb. 20…Made a pair of three-pointers versus UC Davis on Dec. 7, 2013…Registered a pair of assists on three occasions, including versus Northeastern…Scored five points in 11 minutes at the College of Charleston on Feb. 16…Posted first career block versus the College of Charleston on Jan. 17…Averaged 1.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in CAA play…Averaged 10.5 minutes per game.

2012-13: Played in 26 games as a reserve…Averaged 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds…Made collegiate debut by scoring 2 points against Stetson in the season opener on Nov. 9…Scored a season-high seven points versus Norfolk State on Jan. 3…Tied a season high with five rebounds versus Old Dominion on Jan. 20…Connected on first career three-pointer and made two total at Princeton on Dec. 5…Logged only multi-assist effort with two helpers versus Norfolk State on Jan. 20…Recorded first career steal at St. John’s on Nov. 17…Averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in CAA play…Averaged 7.5 minutes per game overall.

High School/Personal
Played basketball for three years, lacrosse for two years and volleyball for one year at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…Was a member of the varsity basketball team as a freshman at Cheltenham (PA) High School…Three-year team captain…Three-time All-Inter Academic League selection…Coaches Award recipient as a sophomore…Averaged more than 11 points per game in each of her three seasons at Springside Chestnut Hill…Was selected to play in the All-Star Labor Classic…Won AAU Nike National Championships with the Gauchos 15u in 2009 and the Nike Elite 17u team in 2011…Has three brothers and one sister…Hobbies include writing poetry and listening to music…Names The Weekend as her favorite band and Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan and Maya Moore as her favorite athletes…”Standing Tall” by C. Vivian Stringer is her favorite book…Also recruited by James Madison, Richmond, George Washington, UNC Charlotte and Villanova…Has participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure and with the Jewish Relief Agency…Served on the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which is part of the NCAA's governing structure, from June 2014 to June 2016..Also served as a voting member on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Oversight Committee…Plans to pursue a career in sports marketing…Graduated in May 2016 with a degree in marketing…Pursuing a graduate degree in rhetorical studies.


Career highs:

PTS: 13 vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

REBS: 12 vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

ASTS: 3, last at Towson, 1/13/17

FGM: 6 vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

FGA: 13 vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

3FGM: 2, last vs. UNCW, 1/20/17

3FGA: 6, last vs. UNCW, 1/20/17

FTM: 4, last vs. Navy, 11/13/15

FTA: 4, last at Buffalo, 12/4/16

OR: 6 vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

DR: 9 vs. Marist, 11/11/16

TO: 5, 2x, last at Charleston, 1/27/17

BLK: 1, last vs. Hartford, 12/30/16

ST: 3 at Fordham, 11/21/14

MIN: 39 vs. UNCW, 1/20/17


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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2015-16Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    3