Sydney Koel

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.

2017-18 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 10 games on the season with one start…averaged 3.6 minutes per game…totaled 16 points on the year…tallied five total boards, three of which came on defense...went for career highs in points (10) and rebounds (four) against Western Illinois on Feb 24…against WIU on Feb. 24, went 2-for-3 from behind the arc.

2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in nine games on the season…averaged 3.2 minutes per game…totaled four points on the year…grabbed four total rebounds…made debut at Denver in the loss at Northern Colorado on Nov. 14.

BEFORE DENVER
Spent the past two seasons at Northeast Community College … earned Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) All-Region honorable mention for 2015-16 season … averaged 11.4 points per game and 5.4 rebounds last year … 2014 graduate of Washington High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. … two-time all-conference honorable-mention selection for the Warriors ... helped lead Washington to South Dakota AA State Championship as a senior … part of runner-up team during her sophomore campaign.

PERSONAL
Daughter of James Cunningham and Christin Koel … stepparents are Tim Donohue and Darcy Cunningham … born on June 27 … plans on majoring in business administration … chose the University of Denver because of the campus, location, academics, and the genuine, kind, encouraging family-oriented coaching staff and teammates … career goal is to be a successful business entrepreneur in something that she enjoys to do … hobbies include playing basketball, shopping, writing, listening to music and drawing … 2010-11 A Honor Roll … 2014 Academic All-Region First Team at Northeast Community College … 2013 Washington Award for Excellent Achievement.