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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Soccer Roster
Sydney Michalak
- Class:
- Senior*
- Position:
- D/F
- Height:
- 5-8
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Winter Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- Winter Springs
- Major:
- Master of Food & Nutrition Services
2022 (SENIOR): Named to the SEC Preseason Watch List ...ย Started in all 20 appearances โฆ Logged 1,495 minutes of action, completing 7 games โฆ Recorded one goal for twoย total points โฆ Put six of nine shots on goal โฆ Helped Ole Miss secure ten clean sheets this season โฆ Bagged a goal against Memphis (8/21).
2021 (SENIOR): Named to the SEC Preseason Watch List โฆ Started all 21 matches โฆ Logged 1,919 minutes of action, playing the entirety of 16 matches โฆ Helped Ole Miss secure six clean sheets โฆ Took nine shots, putting two on goal โฆ Took a pair of shots in back-to-back matches at the SEC Tournament against Alabama (11/2) and Tennessee (11/4).
2020 (JUNIOR):ย Named to the SEC Preseason Watch List โฆ Appeared in and started all 18 matches during the season โฆ One of three players to be on the pitch for all 1,693 minutes of the campaign โฆ Helped the Rebels secure seven clean sheets โฆ Recorded one assist โฆ Took seven shots, putting four on goal โฆ Played a key role in a pair of Rebel clean sheets at LSU (9/27) and Alabama (10/18) during SEC play โฆ Assisted on the final goal against Georgia Southern (3/27) โฆ Helped Ole Miss secure clean sheets in four-straight matches against Georgia Southern (3/27), Arkansas State (4/2), South Alabama (4/10) and Bowling Green (4/27).
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 20 games during her first season after switching positions to the back line โฆ Logged the second most minutes of any field player with 1,888 โฆ Played the entirety of seven contests โฆ Helped anchor the defense in six shutouts โฆ Took five total shots, putting two on frame โฆ Assisted on Ole Missโ opening goal in the 3-2 win over Florida (10/10).
2018 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 22 matches, making nine starts on the season ... Started the final eight matches of the year ... Logged 822 minutes on the pitch ...ย Registered one goal and one assist for three total points ... Scored her first collegiate goal in the season-opener against Louisiana (8/17) ... Dished out an assist against UConn (9/7) ... Made her first-career start at Auburn (9/23) ... Tallied three shots, two on goal, against Arkansas (10/7) ... Posted a season-high 57 minutes at Kentucky (10/18).
2017 (FRESHMAN):ย Did not play during her freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs, Florida โฆ three-time all-conference player and two-time offensive MVP โฆ Named team MVP as a junior and offensive MVP in her freshman and sophomore seasons โฆ Winter Springโs female freshman athlete of the year in her first season, before landing first team all-conference honors the last two seasons โฆ Earned the Orange County Public Schools Sportsmanship Award in 2017 โฆ Member of the academic honor roll and National Honor Society throughout her high school tenure โฆ Also played volleyball โฆ Coached in high school by Kurt Oettl.
CLUB/ODP: Member of Floridaโs ODP from 2012-14 โฆ Region III Pool 2012-15 โฆ National ODP Training Center in 2013-14 โฆ On the interregional team in 2013, and national championship team in 2015 โฆ Played club with Florida Kraze/Krush Club โฆ Named a standout player at the Top Drawer Soccer ECNL Orlando Showcase 2016 โฆ Also named one of the TDS Best XI in the Orlando Showcase.
PERSONAL: Full name is Sydney Ryann Michalak โฆ Born April 27, 1999 โฆ Daughter of Dan and Heather Michalak โฆ Has one brother, Mitchell โฆ Dad played basketball at Rollins College.
