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Jersey Number 7
Sydney Gazzaniga
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Los Osos HS
- Hometown:
- Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Bio
Last Updated: Dec. 1, 2024
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ACCOLADES:
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2024 (SENIOR): Named team captain along side Ella Rud… played in all 30 matches and 132 sets as a defensive specialist… recorded 165 digs (1.34 digs per set)... had nine service aces and a .980 service percentage… totaled 9.0 points… had 25 assists… had five games with 10 or more digs… named Academic All-Mountain West and CSC Academic All-District.
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2023 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 33 matches with eight starts... played in 130 out of 131 sets for the Bulldogs in 2023... averaged 1.52 digs per set with 197 digs... tallied a .966 reception percentage... totaled 17 service aces for an average of 0.13 service aces per set and .922 serving percentage... added 12 assists... scored 20.5 points for the Bulldogs… named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar Athlete
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2022 (SOPHOMORE): played in all 30 matches and 115 sets...recorded 86 assists with 0.75 assists per set... had 19 service aces on the season with a .913 serve percentage... had .926 reception percentage... responsible for 370 digs and 3.22 digs per set to lead the Bulldogs... claimed season-high 23 digs in 3-2 win over Sacramento State (Sept. 16)... played 21 matches with double-digit digs and nine matches with perfect serve percentage... named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
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2021 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 21 matches ... played in 62 sets ... ranked fourth on the team with 129 digs, averaging 2.08 digs per set ... added 36 assists, fourth-most on the team ... tallied five service aces ... notched three double-digit dig matches with a season-best 17 vs. UC Riverside (Sept. 4) ... had a season-best three service aces vs. CSUN (Sept. 3) ... had a season-best four assists in four matches ... Academic All-Mountain West selection ... named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Gazzaniga was a three-year letter winner at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga as a libero ... two-time team MVP ... given the Grizzly Heart Award as a sophomore ... finished third in school history in digs & was a team captain for the Grizzlies as a junior and senior ... scholar-athlete for the Grizzlies and was a member of both the Superintendents Honor Roll and CSF Honors Elite.
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CLUB: played for the RVVC club for 10 years and led the team in digs and had the highest team digs and serve receive average.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Amy & Steve Gazzaniga ... both parents played college volleyball, her mom at Cal Poly: Pamona and her dad at CSUN... has one older brother, Tyler... plans to pursue a nursing career in the NICU after volleyball ... chose Fresno State because of the culture of the program... most admires her brother, Tyler, because they are always competitive and they push each other to be better… lists her favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant because he is a great competitor… majoring in kinesiology – exercise science.
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ACCOLADES:
- 2021 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2021 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2022 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2022 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2023 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2023 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2024 Team Captain
- 2024 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2024 CSC Academic All-DistrictÂ
- 2024Â Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
2024 (SENIOR): Named team captain along side Ella Rud… played in all 30 matches and 132 sets as a defensive specialist… recorded 165 digs (1.34 digs per set)... had nine service aces and a .980 service percentage… totaled 9.0 points… had 25 assists… had five games with 10 or more digs… named Academic All-Mountain West and CSC Academic All-District.
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2023 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 33 matches with eight starts... played in 130 out of 131 sets for the Bulldogs in 2023... averaged 1.52 digs per set with 197 digs... tallied a .966 reception percentage... totaled 17 service aces for an average of 0.13 service aces per set and .922 serving percentage... added 12 assists... scored 20.5 points for the Bulldogs… named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar Athlete
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2022 (SOPHOMORE): played in all 30 matches and 115 sets...recorded 86 assists with 0.75 assists per set... had 19 service aces on the season with a .913 serve percentage... had .926 reception percentage... responsible for 370 digs and 3.22 digs per set to lead the Bulldogs... claimed season-high 23 digs in 3-2 win over Sacramento State (Sept. 16)... played 21 matches with double-digit digs and nine matches with perfect serve percentage... named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar Athlete.
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2021 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 21 matches ... played in 62 sets ... ranked fourth on the team with 129 digs, averaging 2.08 digs per set ... added 36 assists, fourth-most on the team ... tallied five service aces ... notched three double-digit dig matches with a season-best 17 vs. UC Riverside (Sept. 4) ... had a season-best three service aces vs. CSUN (Sept. 3) ... had a season-best four assists in four matches ... Academic All-Mountain West selection ... named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Gazzaniga was a three-year letter winner at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga as a libero ... two-time team MVP ... given the Grizzly Heart Award as a sophomore ... finished third in school history in digs & was a team captain for the Grizzlies as a junior and senior ... scholar-athlete for the Grizzlies and was a member of both the Superintendents Honor Roll and CSF Honors Elite.
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CLUB: played for the RVVC club for 10 years and led the team in digs and had the highest team digs and serve receive average.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Amy & Steve Gazzaniga ... both parents played college volleyball, her mom at Cal Poly: Pamona and her dad at CSUN... has one older brother, Tyler... plans to pursue a nursing career in the NICU after volleyball ... chose Fresno State because of the culture of the program... most admires her brother, Tyler, because they are always competitive and they push each other to be better… lists her favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant because he is a great competitor… majoring in kinesiology – exercise science.
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