14 Sydney Cummins
Sydney Cummins
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Nicholasville, Ky.
  • High School:
    East Jessamine
  • Position:
    Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    2.57
  • h %
    .132
  • a/s
    0.15
  • b/s
    0.22
  • sa/s
    0.24
  • d/s
    2.59
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 26 7
Sets 92 25
Kills 236 84
Kills per set 2.57 3.36
Errors 129 34
Total Attacks 811 238
Total Attacks per set 8.82 9.52
Hitting Percentage .132 .210
Assists 14 2
Assists per set 0.15 0.08
Service Aces 22 7
Service Errors 29 7
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.28
Receptions 465 139
Reception Errors 20 4
Digs 238 93
Digs per set 2.59 3.72
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 18 6
Block Total 20 6
Blocks per set 0.22 0.24
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 269.0 94.0
Points per set 2.9 3.8
Matches started 23 6
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 10 6 32 .125 0 10.0
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 17 -.059 1 5.5
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 14 .071 0 4.0
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 7 8 38 -.026 0 7.0
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 12 5 43 .163 0 14.0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 20 .350 0 12.5
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 6 6 34 .000 0 7.0
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 1 4 14 7 29 .241 0 15.0
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 34 .118 1 11.0
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 31 .097 0 4.5
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 19 .316 0 8.0
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 20 .100 2 6.5
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 17 -.059 0 4.5
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 12 7 41 .122 0 15.0
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 1 4 12 5 33 .212 0 13.5
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 34 .265 2 16.0
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 30 .400 1 16.5
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 8 6 29 .069 0 10.0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 9 54 .019 2 11.0
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 20 -.050 0 3.0
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 15 2 48 .271 0 16.5
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 31 .290 0 15.0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 1 3 14 8 42 .143 1 14.0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 17 .176 0 7.0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 9 13 47 -.085 3 11.0
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 1 5 11 4 37 .189 1 11.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 13 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 17 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 1 4 7 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 1 5 13 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 11 0
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 1 16 3
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 13 1 3 11 2
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 19 0
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 18 1 3 24 0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 0 3 0
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 11 1 1 15 2
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 1 24 1
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 1 12 1
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 2 20 0
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 2 13 1
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 21 1
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 21 1
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 16 2 1 24 1
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 1 4 15 1 1 19 0
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 1 4 10 1 0 11 0
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 1 17 0
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 1 8 0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 1 5 17 0 2 38 1
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 0 12 1
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 2 35 2
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 1 15 0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 20 0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 1 3 20 0 1 20 1
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 2 19 1
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 0 17 1
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 26 92 236 2.57 129 811 8.82 .132 14 0.15 269.0 2.9
Total 26 92 236 2.57 129 811 8.82 .132 14 0.15 269.0 2.9

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 26 92 238 2.59 2 18 20 0.22
Total 26 92 238 2.59 2 18 20 0.22

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 26 92 313 22 0.24 29 465 20
Total 26 92 313 22 0.24 29 465 20

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 26 92 236 2.57 129 811 8.82 .132 14 0.15 269.0 2.9
Conference 7 25 84 3.36 34 238 9.52 .210 2 0.08 94.0 3.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 9 32 103 3.22 47 301 9.41 .186 8 0.25 117.0 3.7
Away 12 41 92 2.24 53 364 8.88 .107 4 0.10 107.5 2.6
Neutral 5 19 41 2.16 29 146 7.68 .082 2 0.11 44.5 2.3
Result                        
Wins 15 55 166 3.02 79 522 9.49 .167 10 0.18 191.0 3.5
Losses 11 37 70 1.89 50 289 7.81 .069 4 0.11 78.0 2.1
Month                        
August 3 10 16 1.60 12 63 6.30 .063 1 0.10 19.5 1.9
September 10 32 79 2.47 45 285 8.91 .119 3 0.09 90.0 2.8
October 9 35 100 2.86 43 320 9.14 .178 5 0.14 116.5 3.3
November 4 15 41 2.73 29 143 9.53 .084 5 0.33 43.0 2.9

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 26 92 238 2.59 2 18 20 0.22
Conference 7 25 93 3.72 0 6 6 0.24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 32 94 2.94 1 6 7 0.22
Away 12 41 109 2.66 0 11 11 0.27
Neutral 5 19 35 1.84 1 1 2 0.11
Result                
Wins 15 55 166 3.02 2 14 16 0.29
Losses 11 37 72 1.95 0 4 4 0.11
Month                
August 3 10 13 1.30 0 1 1 0.10
September 10 32 81 2.53 0 8 8 0.25
October 9 35 102 2.91 2 9 11 0.31
November 4 15 42 2.80 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 26 92 313 22 0.24 29 465 20
Conference 7 25 105 7 0.28 7 139 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 32 127 10 0.31 8 146 3
Away 12 41 137 10 0.24 14 214 12
Neutral 5 19 49 2 0.11 7 105 5
Result                
Wins 15 55 218 16 0.29 18 278 8
Losses 11 37 95 6 0.16 11 187 12
Month                
August 3 10 21 3 0.30 4 38 5
September 10 32 111 7 0.22 13 172 7
October 9 35 120 10 0.29 9 179 5
November 4 15 61 2 0.13 3 76 3

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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Earning the top seed and first round bye, the Owls finished a perfect 7-0 in league play this season.

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Owls Secure MASCAC Regular Season Title After Sweep of Fitchburg

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Cummins Notches Additional MASCAC Weekly Honors

For the sixth time this season, Sydney Cummins was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week and also claimed the league's Offensive Player of the Week...

November 4, 2024

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Owls Clinch Top Seed in MASCAC Tournament After Sweep of Worcester

Westfield State middle blocker Sarah Bingham provided seven kills, three total blocks and a .294 hitting percentage on a night where she was...

November 1, 2024

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Cummins Named MASCAC Rookie of the Week as Owls Enter Stretch Run

Westfield State first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) earned conference honors once again this past week as she was named the Massachuset...

October 30, 2024

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Owls Ghost Buccaneers, Advance to 5-0 in MASCAC Action

Sydney Cummins and Hanna Nihill both reached double-figure kill totals as the Owls treated themselves to a 3-0 sweep over Mass. Maritime Academy...

October 30, 2024

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Women’s Volleyball Fends Off Bears in Five Sets

Westfield State first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) recorded a game-tying 15 kills as the Owls held off a Bridgewater State rally to...

October 26, 2024

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Volleyball Splits Pair of Matches at Smith

Westfield State junior Emma Nihill finished the match with consecutive kills to break a 16-16 tie in the fifth set to power the Owls to a...

October 19, 2024

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Owls Rally Past Vikings in Four Sets

Westfield State junior Emma Nihill (Chandler, Ariz.) led a balanced attack with ten kills as the Owls rallied past Salem State in four sets...

October 16, 2024

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Cummins, Bartiet Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors

Sydney Cummins received both the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors while Julia Bartiet (Cheshire, Conn.) was named...

October 15, 2024

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Cummins, Owls Drop Rams in Straight Sets

Westfield State maintained its undefeated home record with a strong performance by first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) who racked up 15...

October 11, 2024

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Westfield Topples Keene in Battle of the Owls

Westfield State junior Hanna Nihill recorded 13 kills including the game-winning kill in the fourth set as Westfield defeated Keene State (25-22,...

October 9, 2024

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Emma Nihill, Cummins Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors

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October 7, 2024

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Volleyball Falls to UNE and Bates

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September 28, 2024

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Owls Soar Past Amcats, 3-0

First-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) racked up a game-high eight kills to pace a balanced Westfield State attack as part of a 3-0 sweep...

September 26, 2024

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Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Bay Path

Sydney Cummins and Hanna Nihill each totaled nine kills to lead the Owls to a sweep of Bay Path in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon.

September 21, 2024

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Cummins Earns MASCAC Rookie of the Week Honors

Westfield State women’s volleyball had one player on the MASCAC Player of the Week board and that was once again first-year Sydney Cummins...

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Women’s Volleyball Dropped by Hawks in Four Sets

First-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) and junior Emma Nihill (Chandler, Ariz.) combined for 27 kills, but the Owls dropped a four-set...

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Owls Grounded at Brandeis, 3-0

Westfield State women’s volleyball dropped a 3-0 decision at Brandeis University on Friday afternoon from Waltham, Mass.

September 13, 2024

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Owls Defend Nest, Broom Blue Jays 3-0

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September 11, 2024

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Owls Right Ship Against Anchorwomen

Hanna Nihill had 13 kills for Westfield State Owls volleyball as they righted the ship against Rhode Island College in a 3-1 statement win.

September 7, 2024

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Cummins Earns MASCAC Rookie of the Week

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September 3, 2024

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Coast Guard Sinks Owls Volleyball, 3-0

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Volleyball Drops Two at Springfield Tournament

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Volleyball Drops Opener to Rivier, 3-1

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