University of Tennessee Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Sydney Jaynes
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Northfield, Minn.
- High School:
- Northfield HS
CAREER HIGHS
- Assists: 3, vs. Penn State (08/30/24)
- Aces: 2 (8x), last vs. Utah State (12/4/25)
- Digs: 15, vs. Penn State (08/30/24)
2025 - JUNIOR
- Saw action in 22 matches.
- Finished season with 48 digs, 16 aces, six assists, and one kill.
- Had four matches with five or more digs.
- Recorded two aces in NCAA Tournament First Round match against Utah State (12/4).
- Logged six digs and one ace at home against Arkansas (11/14).
- Had a pair of aces and added three digs on the road against Mississippi State (10/26).
- Posted five digs and one assists in SEC Opener against Georgia (9/24).
- Had six digs and an ace at home against Kennesaw State (9/19).
- Contributed eight digs, and ace, and an assist in home match against #21 Georgia Tech (9/9).
2024 - SOPHOMORE
- Saw action in 24 matches and earned two starts at libero.
- Accumulated 50 digs, 16 aces, 10 assists and one kill this season.
- Had four matches with multiple aces and one match with 15 digs.
- Led the team in aces five times and in digs once.
- Added six digs and one assist vs. Wofford (9/16).
- Finished with two aces, two assists and two digs in the match against #6 Louisville (9/1).
- Posted a career-high 15 digs and 3 assist during the season opener against #7 Penn State (8/30).
2023 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 13 matches during her freshman season, coming in as a serving specialist.
- Tallied five aces and six digs for the year.
- Recorded two aces in a match against No. 1 Wisconsin and Boston College.
- Posted a season-high five digs in UT's win at San Diego.
- Made her Lady Vol debut versus Marist (8/26).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- A consensus top-50 player in the country (PrepVolleyball.com No. 42 and PrepDig.com No. 43)
- Finalist for Minnesota Ms. Volleyball Player of the Year in 2022
- Led Northfield to a 27-4 record during her senior season – the Raiders were ranked as high as No. 1 in the state and No. 14 in the country during the year – finishing as Big 9 Conference Champions
- A two-time First Team All-State outside hitter who finished her high school career with 749 kills, 894 digs, 155 aces, 88 blocks and a .363 hitting percentage
- Played club ball for Northern Lights out of Burnsville
- With Northern Lights, her 2021 16-1s squad took fifth at Open Nationals and ninth at AAU Nationals
- Spent seven years playing for Northern Lights – the same club program that produced former player and current student assistant Ava Moes
- On the national scene, she has been selected to participate in the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program as a libero on three occasions
PERSONAL
- Birthday is May 24
- Daughter of Heidi and Andrew Jaynes
- Has one sibling, Teagan
- Majoring in Business Analytics
- Mother Heidi is the Associate Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator at Carleton College
- Mom played volleyball at Oklahoma and was also an assistant coach at OU before taking over as head coach at Carleton - coached collegiate volleyball for 22 years
- Dad Andrew played basketball at Western State - was an assistant women's basketball coach at Kansas and Oklahoma - coached against Pat Summitt in TBA in 1996 with the Jayhawks
- Sister Teagan is commited to Montana State to play volleyball.
- Why Tennessee: "I chose Tennessee because of the amazing coaching staff, the commitment and goals of the team, and the incredible support and tradition around Lady Vols Athletics."
- Most Exciting Moment in Volleyball: "Training several times with USA Volleyball in the National Team Development Program as a libero in Anaheim, California, and getting to learn with the top players from across the country."
- Can play the violin
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