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Fast Facts: Comes to Utah as one of the top junior setters in the country ... expected to step up and contribute right away ... brings a lot of high-level volleyball experience to prorgam ... has also played internationally ... tremendous athlete ... smart on the court.
2006: Played in all 32 matches, making 30 starts ... played 87 games ... West Region Freshman of the Year ... named the conference's Freshman and Setter of the Year ... All-MWC Tournament ... averages 12.45 assists, 2.77 digs and 0.76 blocks ... guided team to .281 hitting ... named MWC Player of the Week on Oct. 2 ... nine double-doubles on the year ... had career highs with a double-double of 64 assists and 19 digs against Wyoming (11/9) ... double-double of 60 assists and 12 digs in MWC Tourney championship (11/25) ... double-double of 56 assists and 14 digs against then-No. 5 Florida (8/26) ... 52 assists, 13 digs in NCAA Tourney win over Michigan State (12/1) ... turned in 13, 40-plus and six 50-plus assist matches ... 57 assists in four-game victory at Brigham Young (9/29) ... dished out 50 assists in regular-season finale win at Colorado State (11/17) ... nine double-digit dig matches, recording a career-high 19 versus Wyoming (11/9) ... chalked up career-high seven blocks at CSU (11/18) ... twice had a career-high three aces (versus New Mexico, 10/6 and BYU, 10/27).
Prior to Utah: Lettered all four years in volleyball at Alta High School ... named Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior ... four times all-region and all-state.
Club: Led team to second-place finish in region.
Personal: Undecided major ... born Dec. 30, 1987 ... parents are Tari and Todd Anderson ... full name is Sydney Lynne Anderson... nicknames are Ninni, Nora and fire sloth ... favorite movie is Black Sheep... favorite TV show is Family Guy ... favorite musician is Kalai ... favorite book is Who Moved my Cheese ... favorite meal is steak and mashed potatoes ... favorite midnight snack is chips and ketchup ... favorite sports other than volleyball are wakeboarding and snowboarding... aspires to be an Olympian ... greatest athletic influence is Kerri Walsh and whoever is on the AVP.
