Outlook

Sydney Fiatte is a 5-5 setter who was a starter her freshman year as we ran a 6-2 offense … Also transitioned to a defensive specialist role during the year due to injuries on the team, we needed ball control and was able to fulfill this need … Gained major playing experience in big matches, Districts, and national tournament … Has improved her game in the spring with running a quicker offense and being a good leader … Has a strong serve, very competitive, and has the best attitude on and off the court .. Full of energy that ignites her teammates … An excellent student ... Signed a letter-of-intent with Emporia State University.

Career

Played in 82 matches and 271 sets … Tallied 1301 assists for an assists-per-set average of 4.80 … Ranks 16^th all-time in career assists at JCCC … Also has 499 digs and 98 service aces, which ranks tied for 10^th all-time … Topped double figures in 63 career matches.

Sophomore Year 2023

Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2024 Academic All-District® Women’s College Division At-Large Team ... Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II honorable mention … Played in 41 matches and 140 sets … Led the team and ranked fifth in the conference with 919 assists … Also led the team with 52 aces, which ranked sixth in the conference … Her 919 assists rank tied for 14th on JCCC’s season chart … Had an assists-per-set average of 6.56 which ranked fifth in the conference … Topped double figures in assists in all 41 matches … Topped 20+ assists 22 times, 30+ six times and 40+ twice, both coming during the national tournament … Had 45 assists in a 3-1 win over No. 17 Wallace State (11-17-23) … Tallied a career high 47 assists in a 3-2 win over No. 3 Parkland (11-18-23) … Also recorded 11 digs and five aces, which tie the second most in a match … Her 47 assists tie the fifth-best match total by a JCCC setter in tournament play, and her 45 assists rank seventh-best … Capped the tournament with 34 assists in a sweep over Pensacola State to help JCCC to a third place national finish (11-18-23) … Tallied 204 total assists in the tournament which rank as the second highest ever recorded in JCCC tournament history … Her overall effort earned her a spot on the all-tournament team … Posted 37 assists in a 3-1 loss to nationally ranked No. 11 Kirkwood (10-7-23) … Had 26 assists and eight digs in a 3-1 win over No. 16 Illinois Central (9-8-23) … A day later had 26 assist and nine digs in. 3-1 win over No. 4 Parkland (9-9-23) … Posted a double-double of 22 assists and 10 digs in a sweep at Allen (9-13-23) … Credited with 30 assists in a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Illinois Central (10-6-23) … Picked up her second double-double of the season with 20 assists and 11 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 3 Cowley (10-11-23) … Opened District Tournament play with 21 assists in a 3-0 win over Coffeyville (11-1-23), and helped JCCC punch their ticket to nationals with 16 assists and six digs in a sweep over Neosho County in the championship match (11-4-23).

Freshman Year 2022

Played in 41 matches and 131 sets … Ranked second on the team with 382 assists and third with 264 digs … Averaged 2.92 assists per set and 2.02 digs per set … Reached double figures in assists in 22 matches, and nine times in digs with three double-doubles … Began her collegiate career with 10 assists in a 3-0 win over Waubonsee (8-19-22) followed by a 12 assist effort in a 3-0 win over No. 11-ranked Grand Rapids (8-19-22) … Credited with 13 assists in a sweep over No. 1-ranked Parkland a day later (8-20-22) … Posted her first double-double with 10 assists and a season-high 20 digs in a sweep over Peru State JV (8-27-22) … Recorded a second double-double with 10 assists and 12 digs in a sweep over Iowa Central (8-27-22) … Had a big weekend at the Kirkwood Classic recording 18 assists in 3-1 win over Lincoln Land (9-9-22), 19 in a 3-0 win over Illinois Central (9-9-22) and 14 in a 3-0 win over No. 6 Heartland (9-10-22) … Tallied 18 assists in a 3-0 win over Labette (9-28-22) followed by a season-best 21-assist effort in a 3-2 win at No. 2-ranked Cowley (9-30-22) … Notched her third double-double with 13 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 win at Metropolitan (10-19-22) … Credited with 16 digs in JCCC’s conference title clinching victory at Neosho County (10-26-22) … Had 11 digs in a 3-0 win over Allen in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District A Tournament (11-2-22) … Followed with 15 digs in the 3-0 win over Coffeyville in the championship match (11-5-22).

High School  

Was a two-year starter and three-time letter winner for coach Deborah Fay at Mil Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Was the No. 10 ranked setter in the state of Kansas according to Maxpreps.com in 2021 … Earned first-team All-Sunflower League as a senior … Tallied 489 assists and a 5.6 per set average her senior season … Also finished with 196 digs and 30 aces … Helped Mill Valley to runner-up finishes at Substate her sophomore and senior years … Also played for the Dynasty Volleyball Club … Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association Best and Brightest second-team for academic success in 2021 … Also earned KVA All-Academic honorable mention and the Janice Van Gorp Sprint Award in 2021 … Played one season of club volleyball for the KC Twisters coach by Trey Littleton, four years for Dynasty coached by Conan Salanoa and one season with Pohaku coached by Sarah Dial … Honor roll student all four years and earned an Academic letter in 2019 and 2021.

Personal  

Born Sydney Michelle Fiatte on December 16, 2003, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. …  Nicknames are Syd and Squid … Daughter of Angela Fiatte … Has two siblings, Cole and Trent … Majoring in exercise science… Favorite food is fruit … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Café Vie … Favorite TV show is Dance Moms … Favorite movie is Annie ... Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actress is Nina Dobrev … Favorite books are The Summer of Hammers,  Angels and The Outsiders … Favorite music entertainers are Taylor Swift and SZA … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Serena Williams and Kobe Bryant … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and the USA Women’s National Volleyball Team … Her greatest sports moment was beating Dynasty 18-1 … Best players she has played against are former Lansing and current Wisconsin middle blocker Carolina Crawford and former St. Thomas Aquinas and current Creighton outside hitter Ava Martin.