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2025 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Sydney Jaynes
- Class:
 - Junior
 
- Position:
 - L/DS
 
- Height:
 - 6-0
 
- Hometown:
 - Northfield, Minn.
 
- High School:
 - Northfield HS
 
CAREER HIGHS
- Assists: 3, vs. Penn State (08/30/24)
 - Aces: 2 (5x), last at Coastal Carolina (09/14/24)
 - Digs: 15, vs. Penn State (08/30/24)
 
2024 - SOPHOMORE
- Saw action in 24 matches and earned two starts at libero.
 - Accumulated 50 digs, 16 aces, 10 assists and one kill this season.
 - Had four matches with multiple aces and one match with 15 digs.
 - Led the team in aces five times and in digs once.
 - Added six digs and one assist vs. Wofford (9/16).
 - Finished with two aces, two assists and two digs in the match against #6 Louisville (9/1).
 - Posted a career-high 15 digs and 3 assist during the season opener against #7 Penn State (8/30).
 
2023 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 13 matches during her freshman season, coming in as a serving specialist.
 - Tallied five aces and six digs for the year.
 - Recorded two aces in a match against No. 1 Wisconsin and Boston College.
 - Posted a season-high five digs in UT's win at San Diego.
 - Made her Lady Vol debut versus Marist (8/26).
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- A consensus top-50 player in the country (PrepVolleyball.com No. 42 and PrepDig.com No. 43)
 - Finalist for Minnesota Ms. Volleyball Player of the Year in 2022
 - Led Northfield to a 27-4 record during her senior season – the Raiders were ranked as high as No. 1 in the state and No. 14 in the country during the year – finishing as Big 9 Conference Champions
 - A two-time First Team All-State outside hitter who finished her high school career with 749 kills, 894 digs, 155 aces, 88 blocks and a .363 hitting percentage
 - Played club ball for Northern Lights out of Burnsville
 - With Northern Lights, her 2021 16-1s squad took fifth at Open Nationals and ninth at AAU Nationals
 - Spent seven years playing for Northern Lights – the same club program that produced former player and current student assistant Ava Moes
 - On the national scene, she has been selected to participate in the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program as a libero on three occasions
 
PERSONAL
- Birthday is May 24
 - Daughter of Heidi and Andrew Jaynes
 - Has one sibling, Teagan
 - Majoring in Business Analytics
 - Mother Heidi is the Associate Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator at Carleton College
 - Mom played volleyball at Oklahoma and was also an assistant coach at OU before taking over as head coach at Carleton - coached collegiate volleyball for 22 years
 - Dad Andrew played basketball at Western State - was an assistant women's basketball coach at Kansas and Oklahoma - coached against Pat Summitt in TBA in 1996 with the Jayhawks
 - Sister Teagan is commited to Montana State to play volleyball.
 - Why Tennessee: "I chose Tennessee because of the amazing coaching staff, the commitment and goals of the team, and the incredible support and tradition around Lady Vols Athletics."
 - Most Exciting Moment in Volleyball: "Training several times with USA Volleyball in the National Team Development Program as a libero in Anaheim, California, and getting to learn with the top players from across the country."
 - Can play the violin
 
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Friday, October 03
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (9.22.25)
Monday, September 22
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (8.25.25)
Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
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