Sydney Schembri

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Northville, Mich.
High School:
Northville

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2017 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2017 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/25/2017)

2019: Appeared in 23 matches, starting in 18 for the Musketeers…Finished the season with six points on two goals and two assists…Scored the game-winner in the 1-0 win at Kent State, scoring in the 32^nd minute off Gabrielle LoPresti and Samantha Dewey…Scored in the 13^th minute against Creighton to put the Musketeers up 1-0 in eventual 3-1 win for the Musketeers…Had a two-assist game in 3-0 win at Seton Hall, assisting on Samantha Dewey’s game-winner in the 8^th minute, as well as Brooke Sroka’s insurance goal just after halftime…Played 966 minutes total helping Xavier secure the BIG EAST regular season and tournament championships, as well as the program’s first win NCAA win, over Virginia Tech, collecting a school-record 17 wins in the process.

2018: Appeared in 18 matches, starting in 10...totaled six points on two goals and two assists...Scored game-winner come-from behind 3-2 win at Providence...Also scored to give Xavier lead in 2-1 overtime loss to Louisville...Assisted on Samantha Dewey's game winner in 2-1 win over Toledo...Assisted again on a Samantha Dewey game-winner in 2-0 win over Dayton...finished with 24 shots, 10 on-frame.

2017: Played in 19 games, starting in 15 games…Totaled 1,222 minutes in her freshman season…Led the Musketeers in points with a team-high six goals for 12 points Tallied three game-winners on the season…Scored the game-winner in 3-2 win over CSU…Tallied in 1-1 draw with Pitt… Scored the first goal for Xavier in 2-1 win over NKU…Scored the game-winner in the closing seconds against Creighton…Scored the game winner in 1-0 win at Villanova… Scored the opening goal in 2-1 over Seton Hall…Was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year following the season, the first women’s soccer player to win a major award since joining the BIG EAST…Was also named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman team…Was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the week of Sept. 25.

Prior to Xavier: Played as part of the Michigan Jaguars club program since 2011 where she was a member of a state semi-finalist squad twice...Earned the opportunity to play up in the program, making a pair of regional appearances with the older team...At Northville High School, was a four-year member of the varsity squad...was a part of the MHSAA Division 1 state championship squad in 2014 and helped the team repeat as district champions in 2015 by scoring the game winner in the district championship game...Named All-District in 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Plans to study pre-medical sciences at Xavier...Daughter of Joel and Jenny Schembri, and has a younger brother, Ty.

Schembri on Xavier:

"I chose Xavier for its exceptional academic and athletic programs, as well as the family-like atmosphere of the women's soccer team!"