Sydney Knauer

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
San Luis Obispo HS
Hometown:
San Luis Obispo, CA

2017 -- Again played in every match (all 19), bringing her career total to 43 games (39 consecutive) ... started five times ... assisted on Megan Abutin’s goal (45’) at CSUN on Oct. 8 ... 4 of her 6 shots were on goal ... played 701 minutes altogether, placing her career total at 1,370’ ... in the spring scrimmage season, scored a goal in the 4-0 exhibition win vs. Fresno City College on May 12 ... also made the Big West All-Academic Team, in addition to earning Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.

2016 -- Played in all 19 games as a sophomore ... made starts at No. 18 Cal on Aug. 19, Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 2 and UC Irvine on Oct. 21 ... seven of her 11 overall shots on the year were placed on goal ... played 573 minutes altogether.

2015 -- Played 96 minutes over her five games as a freshman ... scored a goal in the 80th minute of the 7-2 win at Hawai’i on Oct. 4 ... academically, earned a spot on the Big West Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prep -- As a midfielder at San Luis Obispo High School, earned All-Pac 8 First Team honors as a junior and senior ... captained a Tiger squad coached by former Cal Poly center mid Kaleena Andruss to the Southern Section Division 3 playoffs ... was chosen as the team’s Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and then also as Team MVP and Most Inspirational Player by 2014-15 ... also played for the SLO Storm club, winning a U-16 State Cup championship in 2013 ... was also a scholar-athlete, California Scholarship Federation student and ASB vice president, and competed in volleyball and track ... also coached at summer camps and participated in SLO Marathon, Walk MS and Miracle Miles for Kids.

Personal -- Born on May 1, 1997 in San Luis Obispo ... daughter of Diana and Chris ... majors in Business (with a concentration in Marketing).