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Wingate University Athletics

2025 Volleyball Roster

18 Sydney Morland

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • High School Cheyenne Mountain HS
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.

Biography

2024 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
  • SAC Player of the Year
  • AVCA and D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year
  • SAC Tournament MVP 
  • AVCA second team All-American
  • D2CCA third team All-American
  • First team All-SAC and All-Region
  • All-Tourney Teams at the SAC and NCAA Regionals 
  • Started all 34 matches, playing 113 of 116 sets on the year
  • Piled up 305 kills, averaging 2.70 kills per set
  • Hit .423 on the year, averaging 2.70 kills per set
  • Added 94 blocks and 27 digs, averaging 0.83 blocks per set
  • Led the SAC and ranked fifth in the nation in hitting percentage
  • Set the Wingate and SAC records for single-season hitting percentage 
  • Had 305 kills and just 49 errors in 605 swings on the season 
  • Notched double-digit kills 14 times, hitting over .300 in all 14 matches
  • Hit .611 with 12 kills in 18 swings against Francis Marion
  • Had eight kills in 11 swings against West Virginia Wesleyan, hitting .727 while adding four blocks
  • Hit .571 with nin ekills and five blocks in the Aiken sweep
  • Had 12 kills and three blocks at West Florida, hitting .393
  • Hit .435 wtih 13 kills against NW Missouri State
  • Had nine kills in 12 swings against Florida Tech, hitting .667 while adding three blocks
  • Hit .400 with 12 kills against Spring Hill
  • Had seven kills in 10 swings against UVA Wise, hitting .700
  • Hit .440 with 12 kills and just one error at LR, adding three digs and three blocks
  • Hit .348 with 10 kills and seven blocks against Carson-Newman
  • Hit .400 with 12 kills in the UVA Wise sweep
  • Piled up 16 kills against just one error at Anderson, hitting .625 
  • Had 11 kills and no errors at Mars Hill, hitting .524 while adding three blocks
  • 11 kills and no errors in 15 swings at Coker, hitting .733
  • Notched 11 kills in 13 swings against Emory & Henry to hit .769
  • Hit .429 with nine kills and no errors against Mars Hill in the SAC Tourney semis
  • Had 10 kills and six blocks against LR in the title match, hitting .450
  • Had nine kills and five blocks against Converse in the regional quarterfinals
  • Registered eight kills in the region semis vs. Augusta, hitting .333
  • Had seven kills and four blocks in the region title match sweep against Lander
2023 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in 29 matches during the 2023 season after missing all of 2022 due to injury
  • Appeared in 105 sets as a redshirt freshman
  • Earned a spot on the All-SAC Freshman Team 
  • Was named the Wingate University Freshman Female Athlete of the Year at the WUSPYS
  • Registered 195 kills on the year, hitting .354 with 1.86 kills per set 
  • Added 69 digs and 49 blocks on the season
  • Ranked fourth in the SAC in hitting percentage 
  • Had double-digit kills five times, hitting over .400 in all five contests 
  • Hit .600 with nine kills in 15 swings against Erskine
  • Hit .429 wtih eight kills at Catawba, followed by an eight-kill effort vs. Newberry, hitting .471 with four blocks
  • Hit .600 with 10 kills in 15 swings at Anderson
  • Hit .565 with 14 kills against Lenoir-Rhyne
  • Hit .407 with 13 kills and five blocks against Anderson 
  • Hit .500 with 10 kills in 20 swings against Mars Hill
  • Had eight kills in 12 swings at Emory & Henry
  • Had 14 kills and seven digs against Anderson in the regional semis, hitting .480
PERSONAL
  • Birthday: May 20 
  • Nickname: Syd
  • Born in Orange Colorado Springs
  • Daughter of Shawn and Chris Morland 
  • Majoring in Psychology
  • Favorite Athlete is Maddie Hoffman 
  • Favorite sports team is the Wingate VB 
  • Favorite movie is almost any movie by Guy Ritchie 
  • Favorite TV show is Friends or Psych
  • Favorite Musical Artist is Hozier 
  • Favorite Social Media is Tiktok
  • Favorite food is Charcuterie Board 
  • A place I'd love to travel to is Switzerland
  • Most memorable sports moment is making it to the Elite 8 in 2024
  • Favorite sport to play other than volleyball is climbing, hiking, or yoga
  • Person I admire the most is my parents
  • My biggest fear is heights
  • Something people don’t know about me is I like to read and write
  • If I could have any superpower it would be telekinesis
  • Couldn't go a week without watching shows 
  • Favorite Quote: “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” - Dalai Lama

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    14
  • 18

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    18
  • 18

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    18
  • 18

    2025Redshirt Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    18