Sydney Marlow
8 Sydney Marlow
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    SR
  • Hometown:
    Burlington, Iowa
  • High School:
    West Burlington High School
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Elementary Education, Special Education
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    3.38
  • h %
    .197
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.26
  • sa/s
    0.26
  • d/s
    2.92
Bio
Collegiate Career
  • GPAC Honorable Mention All-Conference 2021
High School Career
  • All-State Honorable Mention
  • First Team All-Conference
  • First Team All-District
Personal

Sydney is an elementary education and special education major that also happens to be a really picky eater. She chose to attend Morningside because of the atmosphere on campus and on the volleyball team.

"Morningside felt like home," said Sydney. "Coming here, I knew that I would have so much support from my coaches and my teammates."

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 33 16
Sets 117 58
Kills 395 175
Kills per set 3.38 3.02
Errors 179 87
Total Attacks 1096 526
Total Attacks per set 9.37 9.07
Hitting Percentage .197 .167
Assists 13 4
Assists per set 0.11 0.07
Service Aces 30 15
Service Errors 26 16
Service Aces per set 0.26 0.26
Receptions 545 261
Reception Errors 31 13
Digs 342 150
Digs per set 2.92 2.59
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 26 13
Block Total 30 15
Blocks per set 0.26 0.26
Block Errors 4 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 442.0 198.5
Points per set 3.8 3.4
Matches started 31 14
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 1 5 22 6 52 .308 1 22.0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 33 .121 1 9.5
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 31 -.032 0 7.0
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 1 3 10 4 22 .273 0 11.0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 26 .385 1 15.0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 25 .440 0 13.0
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 1 4 20 5 33 .455 1 26.0
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 21 .286 0 12.5
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 12 9 51 .059 1 12.0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 25 .120 0 7.0
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 34 .235 1 13.0
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 12 7 32 .156 0 14.0
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 16 8 27 .296 0 16.5
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 1 5 14 9 31 .161 0 16.5
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 1 3 16 7 27 .333 3 18.0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 37 .108 1 8.0
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 1 5 12 10 41 .049 0 13.5
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 4 9 5 27 .148 0 9.0
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 1 4 9 5 34 .118 0 9.0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 12 8 29 .138 0 14.5
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 35 .086 1 10.0
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 1 4 13 6 30 .233 1 16.5
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 19 .053 0 5.0
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 1 5 15 5 51 .196 0 18.0
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 1 4 12 7 41 .122 0 14.5
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 31 .097 0 11.0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 12 3 28 .321 1 14.0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 27 .259 0 10.0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 37 .081 0 10.5
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 15 7 43 .186 0 15.0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 26 .423 0 17.0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 1 4 15 8 47 .149 0 15.0
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 4 18 2 43 .372 0 18.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 3 0 3 0
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 18 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 1 5 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 1 5 21 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 1 4 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 1 3 15 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 1 1 2 0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 2 30 0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 24 2
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 19 1 2 21 3
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 1 9 0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 1 19 0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 7 1
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 1 4 23 5 0 22 3
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 0 11 0
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 22 0 0 25 0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 9 1
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 1 12 1
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 0 17 1
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 16 2
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 1 5 16 2 1 26 2
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 0 9 0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 25 1
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 1 5 19 0 2 27 1
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 4 4 0 1 12 2
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 0 26 0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 16 2 0 8 2
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 11 1
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 1 4 17 3 0 24 0
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 2 20 1
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 1 5 20 1 2 42 3
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 1 4 15 2 2 30 1
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 2 13 0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 13 1 0 5 0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 8 0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 2 3 0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 3 0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 22 2 1 5 0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 1 4 16 0 0 7 1
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 19 2
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 31 112 298 2.66 161 1058 9.45 .129 21 0.19 333.0 3.0
2022-23 31 109 420 3.85 202 1329 12.19 .164 22 0.20 477.0 4.4
2023-24 34 125 434 3.47 204 1358 10.86 .169 21 0.17 480.5 3.8
2024-25 33 117 395 3.38 179 1096 9.37 .197 13 0.11 442.0 3.8
Total 129 463 1547 3.34 746 4841 10.46 .165 77 0.17 1732.5 3.7

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 31 112 332 2.96 5 20 25 0.22
2022-23 31 109 327 3.00 7 32 39 0.36
2023-24 34 125 361 2.89 3 29 32 0.26
2024-25 33 117 342 2.92 4 26 30 0.26
Total 129 463 1362 2.94 19 107 126 0.27

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 31 112 349 20 0.18 29 659 25
2022-23 31 109 406 34 0.31 21 671 35
2023-24 34 125 422 29 0.23 14 545 26
2024-25 33 117 453 30 0.26 26 545 31
Total 129 463 1630 113 0.24 90 2420 117

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 33 117 395 3.38 179 1096 9.37 .197 13 0.11 442.0 3.8
Conference 16 58 175 3.02 87 526 9.07 .167 4 0.07 198.5 3.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 106 2.94 54 336 9.33 .155 3 0.08 116.5 3.2
Away 12 47 164 3.49 75 451 9.60 .197 6 0.13 181.0 3.9
Neutral 11 34 125 3.68 50 309 9.09 .243 4 0.12 144.5 4.3
Result
Wins 22 73 269 3.68 111 684 9.37 .231 12 0.16 304.0 4.2
Losses 11 44 126 2.86 68 412 9.36 .141 1 0.02 138.0 3.1
Month
August 13 43 159 3.70 65 412 9.58 .228 6 0.14 178.5 4.2
September 8 30 88 2.93 53 261 8.70 .134 5 0.17 98.5 3.3
October 8 29 85 2.93 40 264 9.10 .170 2 0.07 99.5 3.4
November 4 15 63 4.20 21 159 10.60 .264 0 0.00 65.5 4.4

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 33 117 342 2.92 4 26 30 0.26
Conference 16 58 150 2.59 2 13 15 0.26
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 86 2.39 2 5 7 0.19
Away 12 47 149 3.17 2 10 12 0.26
Neutral 11 34 107 3.15 0 11 11 0.32
Result
Wins 22 73 206 2.82 3 16 19 0.26
Losses 11 44 136 3.09 1 10 11 0.25
Month
August 13 43 143 3.33 0 11 11 0.26
September 8 30 99 3.30 3 5 8 0.27
October 8 29 70 2.41 1 9 10 0.34
November 4 15 30 2.00 0 1 1 0.07

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 33 117 453 30 0.26 26 545 31
Conference 16 58 205 15 0.26 16 261 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 124 6 0.17 10 134 6
Away 12 47 174 10 0.21 11 244 11
Neutral 11 34 155 14 0.41 5 167 14
Result
Wins 22 73 306 24 0.33 14 300 16
Losses 11 44 147 6 0.14 12 245 15
Month
August 13 43 190 14 0.33 7 222 14
September 8 30 98 5 0.17 4 144 9
October 8 29 107 9 0.31 11 145 5
November 4 15 58 2 0.13 4 34 3

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Four Mustangs selected for Academic All-District honors
Four Mustangs selected for Academic All-District honors

GREENWOOD, IND. – Four Morningside women’s volleyball players landed on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the CSC announced this afternoon. Sydney Marlow, Barbora Kozouskova, Nienke van Drunen, and Claire Wilson represented the Mustangs on the team.

Marlow receives AVCA honors
Marlow receives AVCA honors

LEXINGTON, KY. – For the second time in her career, Sydney Marlow has earned the honorable mention All-Region distinction for the West Central Region from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. 

Women's Volleyball places 11 on Daktronics scholar-athlete list
Women's Volleyball places 11 on Daktronics scholar-athlete list

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for women’s volleyball, releasing this year's list ahead alongside the other fall sports.

Gritty Mustangs unable to upset no. 15 Viterbo
Gritty Mustangs unable to upset no. 15 Viterbo

LA CROSSE, WIS. – Morningside Women’s Volleyball’s fought valiantly at no. 15 Viterbo, today, taking the opening set and fighting until the end as they fell 3-1 to the V-Hawks in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Volleyball National Championship Opening Round.

Graphic detailing all-conference.
Marlow among five Mustangs GPAC All-Conference honorees

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Five Morningside University women’s volleyball student-athletes were named on Tuesday to the Great Plains Athletic Conference All-Conference teams.

Graphic with Marlow photo and final score.
Mustangs drop GPAC tournament quarterfinal match

Claire Wilson – along with fellow senior Sydney Marlow – led the Mustangs with 15 kills.

Graphic with set scores.
Morningside ends regular season with sweep over Waldorf

The Mustangs hit .369 in the match, and collected 50 kills in the win. 

Graphic with senior day shot of all the players and families.
Mustangs battle back on Senior Day

After dropping the first set, Morningside (21-9, 9-6 GPAC) won the following three to beat the Tigers by set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, and 25-22.

Graphic detailing M'side sweep of BCU.
Morningside sweeps Briar Cliff for second time this season

The Morningside University volleyball team wrapped up a season sweep over Briar Cliff on Wednesday at Allee Gym with decisive set scores of 25-19, 25-13, and 25-15.

Photo of Aureana Bernales in a dig
Bernales reaches 1,000 digs in sweep over Dordt

A very successful second set on Wednesday helped the Morningside University women’s volleyball team sweep Dordt and reach a milestone.

Game score with Sydney Marlow photo
Morningside toughs it out over Doane

The Mustangs swept Doane 25-19, 25-18, 25-13 at Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center. Sydney Marlow led the Mustangs with 12 kills, and she had two assisted blocks.

3-1 volleyball graphic loss to Northwestern
Morningside falls in four to No. 1 Northwestern

Payten Lode led the Mustangs with 12 kills, followed by Sydney Marlow with 11, and Wilson with nine.

Generic graphic of volleyball loss
Mustangs take first set in hard-fought match at No. 4 Concordia

The Mustangs won the first set 25-20, but then lost the other three by set scores of 19-25, 20-25, 15-25.

Mustangs fluster Flames in GPAC sweep
Mustangs fluster Flames in GPAC sweep

After defeating Mount Marty on Friday, the Mustangs (17-6. 5-3 GPAC) on Saturday swept the College of Saint Mary by set scores of 25-21, 25-18, and 25-22 at Rosen Verdoorn Sports Complex.

game graphic vs. Mount Marty
Lode, Marlow lead Mustangs in win over Mount Marty

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Morningside University women’s volleyball team started off a two-match home weekend series on Friday with a four-set win over Mount Marty.

BCU volleyball graphic.
Wilson reaches 1,000-kill milestone in sweep over Briar Cliff

The No. 21 nationally-ranked Mustangs (14-6, 2-3 Great Plains Athletic Conference) swept rival Briar Cliff in straight 25-18, 25-13 and 25-8 sets at Newman Flanagan Center.

Graphic of 9-18-24 four-set loss.
Despite strong third set, Mustangs fall at Dakota Wesleyan

Morningside continued its GPAC schedule with a four-set loss on the road to the Tigers.

Graphic of 3-2 win over Waldorf.
Mustangs pick up first GPAC win in five-setter

The Mustangs (13-5, 1-2) defeated Great Plains Athletic Conference newcomer Waldorf by set scores of 25-21, 15-15, 26-24, 14-25 and 15-7 at Allee Gymnasium.

Morningside volleyball recap on Sept. 11, 2024
No. 15 Mustangs battle No. 1 Northwestern

Sydney Marlow led the Mustangs (12-4, 0-2 GPAC) with eight kills, while Claire Wilson had six. Both Mustangs maintain their Top 2 spots in the Great Plains Athletic Conference in kills.

Mustangs Collect 3-0 Sweep of Mount Marty
Mustangs Collect 3-0 Sweep of Mount Marty

YANKTON, S.D. – The Mustangs bounced back from a tough loss at Dordt earlier this week with a 3-0 non-conference victory over Mount Marty. 

Linescore against Dordt.
No. 15 Mustangs Drop 5-Setter at Dordt

The 15th-ranked Morningside University women's volleyball team pushed the Dordt Defenders to an exciting five-set match on Wednesday, but the Defenders secured a hard-fought victory over the Mustangs.

Morningside Completes Siouxland Volleyball Tournament with 2 Sweeps
Morningside Completes Siouxland Volleyball Tournament with 2 Sweeps

Morningside defeated York (Neb.) and Mayville State in Saturday sweeps at the Siouxland Volleyball Tournament.

Photo of Claire Wilson from last season.
Morningside splits two matches in Siouxland Volleyball Tournament

In its first matches of the season in Siouxland, the Morningside University women's volleyball team split two matches on Friday during the Siouxland Volleyball Tournament. The two matches were played at the United Sports Academy.

A picture of the Morningside volleyball team celebrating a point in 2023.
Mustangs rely on camaraderie en route to 7-1 start

The Mustangs go into Wednesday’s match at Dakota State with a 7-1 record, winning all four matches last weekend at the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic.

Morningside defeats Dakota State in four sets.
Mustangs earn road win at RV Dakota State

MADISON, S.D. – The Morningside University women’s volleyball team had three hitters with double-digit kills in a 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16 win over RV Dakota State on Wednesday at DSU Fieldhouse.

Marlow Earns 2024's First Player of the Week Honor
Marlow Earns 2024's First Player of the Week Honor

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Sydney Marlow has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Attacker of the Week for week 1 of the season, the league announced today.

Morningside wins two more, improves to 7-1 start
Morningside wins two more, improves to 7-1 start

BELLEVUE, Neb. – After losing the first set on Saturday, the Morningside University women’s volleyball team won six straight sets to defeat John Brown and Grand View at the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic. With the wins, Morningside boosts their record to 7-1 to start the season.

Mustangs sweep Leafs in weekend opening match
Mustangs sweep Leafs in weekend opening match

The Mustangs (4-1) hit .341 during the match, and collected 41 team kills. Sydney Marlow led Morningside with 13 kills, as she hit .385. Claire Wilson and Emerson Smith each had seven, while Adelyn Harris collected six. Wilson also had 3.0 total blocks.

Morningside ousters No. 25 Ottawa in Friday nightcap
Morningside ousters No. 25 Ottawa in Friday nightcap

The Mustangs (5-1) defeated the Braves by set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-22 in their second match of the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic.

Mustangs Split Day Two in Idaho, Move to 3-1
Mustangs Split Day Two in Idaho, Move to 3-1

CALDWELL, IDAHO – A tall order awaited the Mustangs on their second day at the College of Idaho Tournament, as their schedule for day two opened with no. 3 Eastern Oregon University. Morningside fell to the Mountaineers in a tough series, 25-19, 25-22, and 27-25, before ending the trip on a high note with a 25-11, 25-18, 25-22 victory over Arizona Christian.

Morningside women's volleyball wins 5-set match over College of Idaho and 3-set sweep over Montana Western.
Morningside starts season with two wins

CALDWELL, Idaho – The Morningside University women's volleyball team opened its season on Friday with two solid wins on the road.