Elon University Athletics

Career Honors:
-2017 First Team All-CAA
-2016 Third Team All-CAA
-2014 CAA All-Rookie Team
-2017 Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
-2015 Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
-2016 NCCSIA Second Team All-State
-2016 CAA All-Academic Team
-2015 CAA All-Academic Team
-CAA Offensive Player of the Week | Nov. 6, 2017
-CAA Rookie of the Week | Oct. 6, 2014
-2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
-2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
-2017 Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team
-2017 Liberty Invitational All-Tournament Team
-2017 Charlotte Invitational All-Tournament Team
-2015 Popcorn Classic All-Tournament Team
-2014 Deacon Classic All-Tournament Team
-2017 Team MVP (Team Award)
-2015 Coaches’ Award (Team Award)
-2014 Top Newcomer (Team Award)

Career Recap
Closed her career as one of the most decorated players in program history with 1,361 kills, which put her fifth in program history for most in a career. Also ended her four-year run with 1,147 digs, which stood as the 10th-most in program history after the 2017 season. In reaching 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs, she became the fourth player in program history to accomplish the feat, joining the likes of Elon Hall of Famer Debbie Hall (1992-95), Katie Ruoff (1996-99) and Fiona MacPherson (1995-98). Tallied 42 double-doubles in her career, capping it with 19 of them coming during her senior season. 
 
2017: Elon’s first First Team All-CAA honoree, started 31 of 32 matches as a team captain and played in all 121 sets the team played throughout the year…Finished the year with 518 kills to average 4.28 per set while also posting 436 digs, 54 blocks, 32 aces and 11 assists…Surpassed 1,000 kills in the third set against NC Central on Sept. 9…Passed 1,000 digs on Senior Day against Northeastern on Nov. 5…Her 518 kills ranked as the third-most in a season in program history and the most in a campaign since Elon moved to Division I…Her kill total and the 568 points both ranked as the most in the CAA and the 18th-most in the nation for the season…The 4.28 kills per set also finished the year as the most in the conference and the 24th-most in the country…Closing the year with 1,437 total attacks, that number placed as the 15th-most in the country and second in the CAA, only six behind Kam Terry for the 14th-most in the nation and tops in the nation…Eclipsed 20 kills on 12 occasions…Posted a season-best 28 kills to go with 23 digs against Charlotte in the Charlotte Invitational finale...Also had 24 kills on three occasions against Southern Utah, at Northeastern and at William & Mary…Recorded a season-high 27 digs at William & Mary while also finishing with 26 at Liberty…Posted a season-best six blocks against Navy…Was named a Preseason First Team All-CAA honoree…Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second-straight season…Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week Nov. 6 after posting 37 kills to just 13 errors while averaging 4.62 kills per set against Hofstra and Northeastern…Honored as the team MVP after the season.

Double-Doubles (19)
at James Madison | Nov. 16, 2017 | 23 kills, 22 digs
at UNCW | Nov. 12, 2017 | 17 kills, 19 digs
Hofstra | Nov. 3, 2017 | 16 kills, 19 digs
at William & Mary | Oct. 25, 2017 | 24 kills, 27 digs
at Delaware | Oct. 22, 2017 | 13 kills, 22 digs 
UNCW | Oct. 15, 2017 | 18 kills, 14 digs
at Northeastern | Oct. 8, 2017 | 24 kills, 15 digs
at NC Central | Oct. 3, 2017 | 20 kills, 11 digs
Delaware | Sept. 23, 2017 | 20 kills, 19 digs
Towson | Sept. 22, 2017 | 22 kills, 13 digs
UNCG | Sept. 16, 2017 | 10 kills, 11 digs
Navy | Sept. 15, 2017 | 18 kills, 23 digs
Norfolk State | Sept. 9, 2017 | 17 kills, 10 digs
NC Central | Sept. 9, 2017 | 21 kills, 16 digs
at Liberty | Sept. 2, 2017 | 21 kills, 26 digs
vs. Maryland | Sept. 2, 2017 | 12 kills, 11 digs
vs. Furman | Sept. 1, 2017 | 19 kills, 18 digs
at Charlotte | Aug. 26, 2017 | 28 kills, 23 digs
vs. Southern Utah | Aug. 25, 2017 | 24 kills, 13 digs

2016: Played 108 sets across 30 matches, making 22 starts on the year…Closed the season with 305 kills, 293 digs, 43 blocks, 31 assists and seven aces…Her 305 kills finished second on the team and seventh in the CAA and the 2.8 kills per set ranked 10th in the conference…The 293 digs placed third on the team…Posted double-digit kills in 17 matches and double-digit digs in 14 contests…Posted 10 double-doubles…Had a season-high 25 kills at Delaware and added 21 two days later at Towson…Hit .438 against North Carolina Central, finishing with 19 kills in three sets…Had a stellar day at Northeastern with 18 kills and a season-high 22 digs…Also had 17 digs against Savannah State (three sets), Delaware and both matches against Towson…Had a season-high five blocks against William & Mary…Earned NCCSIA Second Team All-State honors…Was named Third Team All-CAA after the season…Also earned academic honors in being named to the CAA All-Academic Team and a CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 honoree.

Double-Doubles (11)
Northeastern | Nov. 13, 2016 | 14 kills, 11 digs
Hofstra | Nov. 11, 2016 | 14 kills, 12 digs
North Carolina Central | Nov. 1, 2016 | 19 kills, 10 digs
at William & Mary | Oct. 24, 2016 | 18 kills, 10 digs
College of Charleston | Oct. 16, 2016 | 15 kills, 14 digs
UNCW | Oct. 15, 2016 | 19 kills, 15 digs
at Northeastern | Oct. 7, 2016 | 18 kills, 22 digs
at Towson | Oct. 3, 2016 | 21 kills, 17 digs
at Delaware | Oct. 1, 2016 | 25 kills, 17 digs
vs. Charleston Southern | Sept. 17, 2016 | 13 kills, 12 digs
vs. Savannah State | Sept. 16, 2016 | 11 kills, 17 digs

2015: Saw action in all 30 matches on the year, including 26 starts…Led the team with 244 kills on the season and averaged 2.22 kills per set…Finished second on the team in digs with 238 and averaged 2.16 digs/set…Third on the team with 67 blocks…Led the team with 21 aces on the year…Posted seven double-doubles…Recorded double-digit kills in nine matches…Tallied a season-high 16 kills in five sets at Delaware…Matched career-high with six blocks in three sets against Northeastern…Recorded a new career-high with 15 digs against Delaware...Named to the Popcorn Classic All-Tournament Team…Honorable Mention selection on the CAA Preseason Team…Named to the CAA All-Academic Team…Earned the team’s Coaches’ Award.

Double-Doubles (7)
at Delaware | Oct. 31, 2015 | 16 kills, 10 digs
North Carolina A&T | Oct. 20, 2015 | 11 kills, 12 digs
Towson | Oct. 4, 2015 | 12 kills, 14 digs
UNCG | Sept. 16, 2015 | 12 kills, 13 digs
vs. Kennesaw State | Sept. 12, 2015 | 13 kill, 10 digs
Davidson | Sept. 8, 2015 | 11 kills, 11 digs
at Radford | Aug. 29, 2015 | 10 kills, 13 digs

2014: Saw action in all 32 matches on the season as a rookie, earning a start in 31 matches…Led the team with 294 kills and 2.95 kills per set…Posted a career-high 20 kills in a match at Northeastern…Tallied 15 kills in a three-set match against Winthrop…Hit .400 in a match at Towson with 13 kills off 25 attempts and only three errors…Recorded a season-high 11 digs twice on the season…Posted a career-high six blocks against Western Carolina…Tallied 84 blocks and 180 digs on the season…Recorded five double-doubles…Named to the Deacon Classic All-Tournament Team…Earned CAA Co-Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 6…Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team…Received the team’s Top Newcomer Award.

Double-Doubles (5)
William & Mary | Oct. 31, 2014 | 11 kills, 10 digs
at William & Mary | Oct. 4, 2014 | 13 kills, 11 digs
vs. North Florida | Sept. 12, 2014 | 13 kills, 10 digs
at Kennesaw State | Sept. 5, 2014 | 11 kills, 10 digs
Maryland | Aug. 29, 2014 | 10 kills, 10 digs

High School: Recorded over 1,000 kills in her high school career at Herritage HS under head coach Allison Smith…Kills leader for the DC-Metro area in 2013…Three-time all-district selection, earning first team honors her sophomore and junior years…Two-time all-region pick, including a first-team selection in 2012…Named first-team all-conference as a senior…Member of the Virginia Elite 18s under coach Patrick Lobner…Helped club team to a bid for USAV nationals in 2010…Competed in AAUs in 2011, 2012 and 2013…Maintained a 4.0 GPA…Member of the National Honor Society…AP Scholar…Served for two years as yearbook editor-in-chief.
 
Personal: Full name is Sydney Ann Busa…Daughter of Paul and Suzette Busa…Born on January 11, 1996.