#12 Sydney Palazzolo 2023-24 Volleyball Roster

AWARDS AND HONORS

• All-ACC Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Second Team (2023)
• Irish Invitational Most Valuable Player (2023)
• Surpassed the 1,000 career kills milestone and currently has 1,092 career kills (2023)
• Big South Preseason All-Conference (2022)
• Big South Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2022)
• Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2022)
• Big South Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2022)
• Big South First Team All-Conference (2022)
• Big South Player of the Year (2022)
• Big South All-Tournament MVP (2022)
• AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2022)
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
• Big South Second Team All-Conference (2021)
• Big South All-Freshman Team (2021)
• Big South Freshman of the Year (2021)
• Big South Player of the Week (Aug. 30, 2021)
• Big South Freshman of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
• Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021)

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

• All-ACC Second Team (2023)
• Irish Invitational Most Valuable Player (2023)
• Surpassed the 1,000 career kills milestone and currently has 1,092 career kills
• Led the Irish with 389 kills, averaging 3.85 kills per set
• Finished second in the ACC with 3.85 kills per set
• Finished second in the ACC with 461.5 points
• Finished third in the ACC with 50 service aces
• Tied career-high 25 kills in the win over Oklahoma State (9/9)
• Tallied 20 kills or more in five matches this season

AS A SOPHOMORE AT HIGH POINT (2022)

• Appeared in 111 sets in 32 matches.
• Led the team and the Big South in kills with 443, ninth in program history for an individual season.
• Averaged 3.99 kills per set, fifth overall in program history for an individual season.
• Tied her career-high with 25 kills against Campbell (Nov. 3), to go along with 19 digs.
• Put down 20+ kills in four matches of the 32 matches played.
• Registered 10+ kills in 25 matches.
• Ended the season with a .194 hit percentage.
• Led the team and the Big South in service aces with 42.
• Her 27 service aces in conference play also finished first in the Big South and tied for second in program history in an individual season.
• Delivered a career-high six service aces against Presbyterian (Oct. 21) to go along with 10 kills and 12 digs.
• Tied her previous season in total blocks with 27 after collecting 23 block assists and four solo blocks.
• Finished second on the team in digs with 321 and averaged 2.89 digs per set.
• Had a season-high 22 digs versus Sacred Heart (Sept. 8).
• Collected 10+ digs on 16 occasions and finished the year with 16 double-doubles.
• Added 25 assists on the year, including a season-high three on multiple occasions.
• Transferred to Notre Dame after 2022 season.

AS A FRESHMAN AT HIGH POINT (2021)

• Finished second on the team in kills (275), kills/set (3.02) and total attacks (730) in 91 sets.
• Posted a .247 attack percentage by virtue of just 95 miscues along the way.
• Led all Panthers with 33 service aces (0.36 assists/set).
• Responsible for second-most digs (266) and dig/set (2.92) on the team.
• Left her impact on the front row with 27 total blocks (21 assisted), fifth-most on the team.
• Posted double-digit kills in 15 matches over the course of the season.
• Opened the campaign with 21 kills and 21 digs versus VCU (Aug. 28), ending with a .381 attack percentage.
• Had 12 kills in three straight matches against Illinois State (Aug. 29), Sacred Heart (Sept. 3) and Columbia (Sept. 3), posting a .360 attack percentage in the clash with Columbia.
• Finished with 12 kills and 10 digs, marking second double-double against Sacred Heart (Sept. 3).
• Drove home 16 kills in 30 attempts, posting a .500 attack percentage, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 10).
• Recorded 10 kills at USC Upstate (Sept. 24), posting a .280 attack percentage.
• Tallied 15 digs and 11 kills at N.C. A&T (Sept. 28).
• Responsible for a season-high 23 digs along with 15 kills and three assisted blocks against Campbell (Oct. 8).
• Drove home 16 kills in back-to-back matches at Charleston Southern (Oct. 15) and Presbyterian (Oct. 16).
• Capped off a four-match double-digit kill stretch with 10 against Winthrop (Oct. 22).
• Reached double figure kills in a 12-kill, 10-dig outing against N.C. A&T (Nov. 20).
• Capped off the season with 19 kills and 19 digs in a five-set clash with Campbell (Nov. 21).

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Helped Eisenhower High School win Macomb Area Conference Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2020
• Reached regional finals in 2020
• Named All-Macomb County Class A First Team, MIVCA All-State Second Team, and All-Region First Team in 2019
• MVP of the Macomb Area Conference and Miss Volleyball Finalist in Michigan in 2020
• Daughter of Michael and Sally Palazzolo and sister to Samantha Palazzolo