Sydney Smith

Boise State soccer player Sydney Smith runs down the field to celebrate her match-winning save.

Boise State soccer player Sydney Smith takes a goal kick.

Boise State soccer player Sydney Smith passes the ball to a teammate.

Photo by: Boise State University

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Caldwell, Idaho
Position:
Goalkeeper
High School:
Caldwell HS
Height:
5-7
Major:
Health Studies

All-Pacific Second Team (2019)
All-Mountain West Second Team (2020)
3x Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2020-21 Spring, 2021)
MW Championship All-Tournament Team (2021)

SENIOR (2021): Played in 17 of the Broncos’ matches, starting in 15…posted a record of 7-5-3 in her final season for Boise State with four shutouts…tallied 49 saves on the year and held a goals against average of 0.95…saved five shots in her first shutout of the season against Dixie State (Aug. 26)…shutout UC Davis in the team’s next match, saving two shots across 90 minutes (Sept. 2)…earned a shutout in the team’s first Mountain West match of the season against UNLV (Sept. 24)…started the final six matches of the season for Boise State including the three Mountain West Championship matches…shutout San Diego State in the team’s MW Championship First-Round match…played a crucial role in the Broncos’ advancing to the MW Championship Final, making the game-winning save in a penalty-kick shootout after sinking a PK herself…named to the MW Championship All-Tournament Team…finished her career with 18 career shutouts, tied with Janelle Flores for the program record…tallied 28 wins in her career, good for third in program history…finished her career with a goals against average of 0.85, the only Bronco in history with a mark below 1.00...Academic All-Mountain West.

JUNIOR (2020-21 Spring): Earned her first shutout of the season and the 14th of her career in double-overtime draw at UNLV (March 5)...made three saves at San Diego State (March 7)...recorded her first win of the season and 19th of her career at Nevada (March 13)...entered at halftime in match against San Jose State (March 21), earned 20th-career victory...started match at Fresno State (April 4) making one save...made final start of the year at home against San Diego State (April 9) notching three saves...earned Academic All-MW honors.

SOPHOMORE (2019): Etched her name in Boise State’s record book in her first season as starter for the Broncos…started all 23 games, playing all-but 15 minutes the entire season…set program bests for wins (18), shutouts (13) and tied for fewest goals allowed (17)…logged over 2,000 minutes, the only Bronco to do so…made a season-high nine saves in a match against Utah (Sept. 8)…reset the mark for best goals-against average in Boise State history at .74…matched-career best nine saves in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at BYU (Nov. 15)…garnered All-Mountain West Second Team honors…named All-Pacific Second Team…earned Fall Academic All-MW honors.

FRESHMAN (2018): Saw playing time in one game in 2018 as the backup goalkeeper, logging 20 minutes at UC Santa Barbara (Aug. 24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Caldwell HS and was named a 4A All-Southern Idaho Conference First-Team goalkeeper in 2017...tallied three shutouts as a senior in helping the Cougars to a 6-8-1 record...an extremely versatile player, Smith was actually a 4A All-SIC First-Team midfielder in 2016 as a junior...player her club soccer for FC Nova.