Sydney Shepherd

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Danville, Calif.
High School:
Monte Vista

updated through 2021 season

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2019)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
• Two-time U-M Academic Achievement Award honoree (2018, 2019)

Senior (Fall 2021)
• Lone Wolverine to start all 24 matches played in, and played full match on 18 occasions
• Led all U-M field players in minutes played (2,100)
• Totaled two assists on the campaign, coming against Nebraska (Oct. 10) and Tennessee (Nov. 21)
• Had 16 shots, five on goal, primarily off set-piece headers

Junior (Spring 2021)

• Saw action in all 11 games with eight starts
• Scored two goals with one each at Nebraska (March 2) and against Michigan State (March 13)
• Helped the defense to four shutouts
• Logged 871 minutes on the pitch

Sophomore (2019)
• Appeared in 23 games, starting 21 of them on the backline
• Helped the backline to six shutouts in the 2019 season
• Recorded four points, with one goal and two assists
• Scored her first career goal against Rutgers (Nov. 8) at the Big Ten Tournament
• Had a goal and assisted on the game-winning goal against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament
• Logged 1,816 minutes on the pitch

Freshman (2018)
• Appeared in six matches
• Took one shot
• Saw 191 minutes of playing time in her first season as a Wolverines

Prep

• Monte Vista High School (2018)
• Two-time First Team All-NCS honoree (2017, 2018)
• Two-time First Team All-EBAL (2017, 2018)
• EBAL Most Valuable Player (2018)
• NCS Player of the Year (2018)
• Ranked No. 47 by SportsStarsMagazine Top 75 Bay Area Athletics (2018)
• USA Today First Team All-USA (2018)
• Garnered Teamsnap High School All-American honors (2017, 2018)
• Monte Vista High School Female Athlete of the Year (2018)
• Helped her team to a NCS Championship (2018)
• Named NCS Championship Finals MVP (2018)
• Led her team to a No. 1 ranking in the region, state and country (2018)
• CIF Regional Champions (2018)
• Team captain (2018)
• Named Teamsnap All-Region (2016, 2017,2018)
• Earned Teamsnap All-State honors (2016, 2017, 2018)
• NCS Finalist (2015)
• Three-time NCS Distinguished Scholastic Team
• First Team All-NCS (2016)
• First Team All-East Bay Athletic League

Academics/Extracurricular
• Four year Honor Roll member
• National Society of High School Scholars
• Four year North Coast Section Scholastic Team
• Monte Vista High School Students of Excellence (2015)
• Co-President of Monte Vista Black Student Union (2016-2018), Secretary (2014-2016)
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Youth Rosebud Program (2014-2017)
• Jack and Jukk Contra Costa County Chapter two term secretary
• Teens Foundation Chair

Club
• Mustang Soccer Club (2007-2018)
• ECNL Northwestern All-Conference team (2018)
• Olympic Development California North Team (2014-2016)
• Olympic Development Region IV Pool (2015)
• Olympic Development Region IV Team (2015)
• ECNL Player Development Program NorthWest (2016-2017)

Personal
• Full name is Sydney Autumn Shepherd
• Born on Jan. 13, 2000
• Daughter of Dr. Ronnie Lee Shepherd and Lalene Shepherd
• Father, Dr. Ronnie Lee Shepherd is an alum and was a nuclear physics major at the University of Michigan
• Has a twin brother, Briton
• Enrolled in School of Literature, Science & the Arts