Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus St. Cloud State (Exhibition) on October 28, 2026 at 7 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs St. Cloud State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Sydney Stapleton - 2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Sydney Stapleton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Centennial H.S.
- Hometown:
- Blaine, Minn.
- Major:
- Mathematics
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Summit League Honor Roll (2020-21)
2020-21: Played off the bench in 24 games … tallied 51 points, 16 assists, 14 rebounds and 11 steals … recorded four points, three assists and two steals against Iowa State (11/28) … turned in six points against Montana State (12/21) … tallied thee points, three assists and two steals against Western Illinois (1/9) … recorded three points, three assists and one steal against Omaha (1/16) … posted 11 points, a steal and a block against South Dakota (2/5) … turned in nine points, two rebounds and one assist at Oral Roberts (2/13) … tallied four points, four rebounds and two assists at North Dakota State (2/19).
2019-20: Played in 31 contests off the bench … averaged 5.3 points and 1.4 assists per game … tallied 44 assists and 18 steals on the season … ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made with 38 … scored in double figures in six contests … recorded five points, two assists and a block vs. Wyoming (11/23) … shot 75 percent from the field for seven points vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/30) … made a career-best five 3-pointers as part of a 17 point, six rebound outing vs. Coppin State (12/5) … recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two steals vs. Chattanooga (12/11) … tallied 13 points as she shot 50 percent (3-of-6) from the 3-point range vs. Central Michigan (12/14) … pulled down five boards and dished three assists vs. Western Illinois (1/4) … logged 12 points vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (1/12) … recorded a career-best six assists vs. North Dakota (1/16) … posted 12 points and four rebounds at Western Illinois (1/30) … logged 11 points at Oral Roberts (2/1).
2018-19: Played in a reserve role in 23 games … scored in seven contest, starting with three points on a 3-pointer in collegiate debut at Marquette (11/6) … made all four free throw attempts en route to season-high nine points in Summit League road win at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) … sank a 3-pointer and finished with five points in 11 minutes of action against Denver (1/9) … made a trey as part of four-point, three-rebound outing against North Dakota (2/9)
BEFORE SDSU: 2018 All-Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Association first-team honoree and 2017 honorable mention all-state pick … played in the MGBCA All-Star game … Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist … four-time Northwest Suburban All-Conference selection ... holds school record for career 3-pointers (160) and is a 1,000-point scorer … helped Cougars to the 2014 and 2015 Class 4A state basketball tournaments and an 81-33 record in four years … twice received the team’s Miss Defense Award … finished high school career with 1,121 points, 160 3-pointers, 660 rebounds, 259 assists and 204 steals while shooting 34.6 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from 3-point range ... five-year letterwinner and team captain as a sophomore and senior … played two seasons on the volleyball team
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Summit League Honor Roll (2020-21)
2020-21: Played off the bench in 24 games … tallied 51 points, 16 assists, 14 rebounds and 11 steals … recorded four points, three assists and two steals against Iowa State (11/28) … turned in six points against Montana State (12/21) … tallied thee points, three assists and two steals against Western Illinois (1/9) … recorded three points, three assists and one steal against Omaha (1/16) … posted 11 points, a steal and a block against South Dakota (2/5) … turned in nine points, two rebounds and one assist at Oral Roberts (2/13) … tallied four points, four rebounds and two assists at North Dakota State (2/19).
2019-20: Played in 31 contests off the bench … averaged 5.3 points and 1.4 assists per game … tallied 44 assists and 18 steals on the season … ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made with 38 … scored in double figures in six contests … recorded five points, two assists and a block vs. Wyoming (11/23) … shot 75 percent from the field for seven points vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/30) … made a career-best five 3-pointers as part of a 17 point, six rebound outing vs. Coppin State (12/5) … recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two steals vs. Chattanooga (12/11) … tallied 13 points as she shot 50 percent (3-of-6) from the 3-point range vs. Central Michigan (12/14) … pulled down five boards and dished three assists vs. Western Illinois (1/4) … logged 12 points vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (1/12) … recorded a career-best six assists vs. North Dakota (1/16) … posted 12 points and four rebounds at Western Illinois (1/30) … logged 11 points at Oral Roberts (2/1).
2018-19: Played in a reserve role in 23 games … scored in seven contest, starting with three points on a 3-pointer in collegiate debut at Marquette (11/6) … made all four free throw attempts en route to season-high nine points in Summit League road win at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) … sank a 3-pointer and finished with five points in 11 minutes of action against Denver (1/9) … made a trey as part of four-point, three-rebound outing against North Dakota (2/9)
BEFORE SDSU: 2018 All-Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Association first-team honoree and 2017 honorable mention all-state pick … played in the MGBCA All-Star game … Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist … four-time Northwest Suburban All-Conference selection ... holds school record for career 3-pointers (160) and is a 1,000-point scorer … helped Cougars to the 2014 and 2015 Class 4A state basketball tournaments and an 81-33 record in four years … twice received the team’s Miss Defense Award … finished high school career with 1,121 points, 160 3-pointers, 660 rebounds, 259 assists and 204 steals while shooting 34.6 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from 3-point range ... five-year letterwinner and team captain as a sophomore and senior … played two seasons on the volleyball team
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