18 - Sydney Miles
Sydney Miles
Height: 6-1
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Heritage Hall
Position: S

Freshman (2012):
Outstanding first year with the program that saw her appear in 36 matches and record 129 sets of action ... Captured AVCA First Team All-America honors, just one of two freshmen to earn that distinction ... Lone freshman to be tabbed to the AVCA All-South Region Team, and was selected as the South Region Freshman of the Year ... First Team All-UAA and was picked as the league's Rookie of the Year Award winner ... Topped the UAA and ranked 10th nationally among D-III players with a 10.74 assists-per-set average with that mark good for ninth place on Emory's seasonal chart ... Final mark of 1,385 assists placed her eighth on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Three matches of 50 or more assists ... Named the UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1) after averaging 10.54 assists, 1.54 digs and 1.15 kills per set in helping Emory to a 4-0 record ... Hit .700 (7-0--10) and chipped in 31 assists and seven digs in a 3-0 triumph vs. NYU (Sept. 29) ... Finished fourth on the team in blocks (0.40 bps) ... Totaled a season-high 55 assists, along with a season-high tying 12 digs, in a 3-1 victory over No. 23 Juniata (Nov. 10) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Helped rally the Eagles from a 0-2 deficit to a 3-2 win over No. 6 Cal Lutheran (Sept. 14) by doling out 54 assists and contributing six kills ... Chalked up another .700 hitting effort (7-0--10) and finished with 35 assists and two blocks (0-2) in a 3-0 verdict over UMASS-Boston ... Posted six terminations en route to a .500 hitting performance (6-1--10), and registered 49 assists in sparking the Eagles to a 3-1 decision over Heidelberg (Oct. 20) ... Five matches of 10 or more digs ... Tied Alex Duhl for the team lead with a season-high four blocks (1-3) and added 35 assists and five kills vs. Williams (Sept. 22) ... 49 assists, 12 digs and two service aces in a 3-2 victory over then No. 4 Christopher Newport (Sept. 14) ... 46 assists and five digs in Emory's 3-1 triumph over No. 1-ranked Washington University in the UAA Championships.

High School
:
Four-year member of the Heritage Hall volleyball program where she was coached by Bill Hamiter and Rachel Macelvaine … As a senior, she was named All-City Player of the Year by The Oklahoman … Small West All-State selection … Helped her prep squad to the Class 5A state finals her final two years … All-tournament honoree during state competition in 2010 and 2011 … Named as Heritage Hall's MVP in 2011 … Named to five different all-tournament teams over her final two campaigns … Closed out her career as her high school's all-time leader in assists … Plays club volleyball for Oklahoma Peak 18s and was coached by Bill Hamiter and Tanna Smith.

Personal:
Daughter of Clay and Laura Miles.

 

Stats

Year SP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2012 129-36 137 1.06 1385 22 196 1.52
TOTAL 129-36 137 1.06 1385 22  196  1.52

 

Sydney Miles' Career-High Assists Matches

Opponent GP Assists Date
Juniata 4 55 11/10/2012
Cal Lutheran 5 54 9/14/2012
Christopher Newport 5 50 11/11/2012
Case Western 4 49 11/2/2012
Heidelberg 4 49 10/20/2012
Christopher Newport 5 49 9/14/2012

 


Quote:
"I chose Emory not only for the outstanding volleyball program and coaching staff, but also its great academic history."