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Sydney Richards Season 2021

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Sydney Richards Season 2021

PositionFORWARD/MIDFIELDER
Height5-7
ClassJunior
HometownPlano, Texas

HONORS AND AWARDS
SEC Soccer Preseason Watch List (2023)
SEC Soccer Preseason Watch List (2022)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2019)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 20, 21, 22, 23) 
2020 SEC Preseason Watch List

FIFTH YEAR SEASON (2023)
Played and started in all 20 matches, totaling 1,433 minutes... 18 starts came at forward, two came in the midfield... finished career with 93 matches played, the third-most by any woman in school history... scored four goals and assisted on two others... placed a team-best 19 of 41 shots on frame (.463 SOG)... saw an explosive start to the season with a pair of goals against Troy (Aug. 20), finding the back of the net in minutes 51 and 56, was her second career brace against Troy... picked up first assist of the season at Army (Aug. 27), combining with Maquena O'Callaghan to feed Sammie Brown in the 38th minute and kickstart a 3-2 comeback win and hand the Black Knights their first home loss since the 2021 season... picked up second assist on the game-tying goal in the 66th minute at West Virginia (Sept. 7)... recorded another brace in the SEC Home Opener versus Missouri (Sept. 21), burying goals in minutes 33 and 68... following Missouri match, became the seventh player in school history with at least four career braces... second goal against Missouri went down as the game-winner, the seventh of her tenure. 

SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Started all 18 contests of the season at forward, logging 1,255 minutes... scored one goal and assisted four others... placed eight of 26 shots on target (.308 SOG%)... named to SEC Preseason Watch List... recorded three assists over the season's first two contests, aiding the game-winner against Old Dominion (Aug. 18) and assiting a pair in the 9-0 defeat of Southern Miss (Aug. 21)... play 77 minutes and found the back of the net against UMass Lowell (Sept. 8)... assisted yet another game-winner in then 80th minute against Mississippi State (Oct. 9).

JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Started at forward in all 20 contests … logged a career high 1,422 minutes … registered career bests in nearly every offensive category including goals (seven), points (15), game winners (three), shots (45) and shots on goal (19) … ranked tied for second on the team in goals and game winners and third in points … was second on the team with four goals in league play … scored her first goal of the season and ultimately recorded her second career brace, including the game winner, vs. UAB (Sept. 2) … was named honorable mention Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week following her performance … tallied an assist in a 5-0 win against Alabama A&M (Sept. 9) … played a season-high 88 minutes at Tennessee (Sept. 23) … scored five of her seven goals in a span of nine games from Sept. 26-Nov. 2 … earned honorable mention Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honors for the second time on Sept. 28 … scored the game winner in a 1-0 win at Mississippi State (Oct. 7) … also scored the game winner in Auburn’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal win vs. South Carolina (Nov. 2) ... named to the 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Played and started in 16 games at forward and in the midfield … logged 1,266 minutes, third among attacking players … tied for the team lead with five goals, including one game winner, and ranked third with 11 points … put nine of her 25 shots on frame … started the season strong, scoring Auburn’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw in the season opener against Mississippi State (Sept. 18) … scored the game-winning penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Georgia (Oct. 18), her second goal in the first three matches of the year … scored in back-to-back games in the SEC Tournament against Georgia (Nov. 15) and Arkansas (Nov. 17) … found the back of the net for the fifth and final time of the season in a 2-1 win at arch rival Alabama (Mar. 27) … logged her lone assist of the season in a 4-1 win in the regular season finale against Virginia Tech (Apr. 16) … fired off multiple shots in each of the last three contests, including a season-high-matching three shots against the Crimson Tide and Hokies ... named to the 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after ranking tied for second on the team with four goals … was also fourth on the team with nine points on the season … played in all 19 contests and earned starts in 18 matches … tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals … led Auburn freshmen by logging 1,324 minutes of action … made her Auburn debut and earned the start in the season opener at South Florida (Aug. 22) … scored her first collegiate goal in a two-goal performance against Troy (Sept. 8) … became the first Auburn freshman to record a brace since 2011 … fired off a team-high six shots, including four on frame, in the win … scored her third goal in as many contests against Samford (Sept. 15) … netted the game-winning goal in the 108th minute of the Iron Bowl of Soccer in Tuscalossa (Oct. 27) … also added an assist and registered three points in the contest … 14 of her 27 shots on the season were on frame (.519) ... named the team's Rookie of the Year at the annual banquet ... named to the 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

CLUB/ODP
Was a standout for FC Dallas for three seasons … scored 96 goals and added 46 assists … helped led the club to the 2017 U-16 ECNL National Championship by netting the equalizer in the championship match … finished in the top four in the Frontier Conference of the U.S. Development Academy in 2018 … was invited to the ODP Region III National Training Camp and id2 National Training Camp.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Plano Senior High School for two years … registered 67 points on 27 goals and 13 assists … named the MVP of her team in back-to-back seasons … earned 6A Second Team All-District honors as a freshman before being named First Team All-District and the District MVP as a sophomore ... two-time Academic All-District honoree.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Susan Richards … has one sibling, Taylor … was also a standout track athlete in middle school and served as the kicker on the football team.