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"Sydney is a player we couldn't have done without last year and now brings experience and confidence with a chance to move into our starting lineup." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2009-10 Team Captain
• 2009 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Two-Time Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection (Dec. 1, 2008 and March 2, 2009)
• 2008 Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS All-Tournament Team
FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team...Played in 34 games of the season with one start...Averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game...Had a team-best 2.16 assist-to-turnover ratio...Ranked among the top 10 Big 12 freshmen leaders in scoring, three-point field goal percentage (37.3), free throw percentage (79.5), steals and assists...Made a career-best two blocked shots versus Evansville in the NCAA First Round and a career-high four steals against Minnesota in the NCAA Second Round...Turned in a career day against No. 15 Kansas State with a career-high tying 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc versus the Wildcats...Played a career-high 31 minutes with two key steals and 11 points in victory over No. 2 Oklahoma...Saw her first career start in 20 minutes of play with two assists and zero turnovers at No. 24 Oklahoma State...Dished out a career-high six assists versus George Washington...Two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection on Dec. 1, 2008, and March 2, 2009...Registered a career-high 17 points coupled with 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line in a 22 minutes of play at Pepperdine...Named to the 2008 Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS All-Tournament Team.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Rated the No. 63 overall prospect and the 10th-best point guard in the Class of 2008 by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report...Named district MVP, all-state and all-region as a senior...Recorded 14 points for the North in the TGCA All-Star Game in the summer of 2008...Selected as co-MVP of District 8-5A and earned all-area second team honors in 2007...Averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds as a junior passing the 1,200 career-point mark...Rated the ninth-best player in the state of Texas...Led DeSoto High School to a 36-3 overall record and a regional championship appearance in 2007...Regional runner-up and state runner-up in 2008...Won three AAU National Championships in a row while playing for Team Texas Express...Also lettered in track and field...Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Sydney Reñe Carter...Born on November 18, 1990 in Dallas, Texas...Daughter of Don and Suzy Atchison...Has six brothers and sisters, Damian (31), Brittany (26), Chelsea (22), Tierney (20), Greg (17) and Diamond (10)...General studies major at Texas A&M...Plans to attend medical school after graduation...Hopes to follow in the same footsteps as former A&M All-American Lisa Branch (1993-96) who was also a product of DeSoto High School...Chose A&M over Louisville.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17 at Kansas State (3/1/09), at Pepperdine (11/29/08)
Field Goals Made: 7 at Kansas State (3/1/09)
Field Goals Attempted: 10 at Kansas State (3/1/09)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 3 at Kansas State (3/1/09), at Pepperdine (11/29/08)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 5 at Kansas State (3/1/09)
Free Throws Made: 8 at Pepperdine (11/29/08)
Free Throws Attempted: 9 at Pepperdine (11/29/08)
Rebounds: 6 vs. Nebraska (2/8/09)
Assists: 6 vs. George Washington (1/3/09)
Blocks: 2 vs. Evansville (3/22/09)
Steals: 4 vs. Minnesota (3/24/09)
Minutes: 31 vs. Oklahoma (2/23/09)
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