UC SANTA BARBARA
2015
Bast was granted a redshirt medical hardship year after season ending injury…Played in 20 sets through six matches…Had a three-match stretch of posting double figures in digs, which was capped off with a career-high 18 scoops versus San Diego State (9/19/15)…Made three service aces in that same match against SDSU…Recorded a career-high nine assists against UCLA (9/13/15)…Finished the season with 62 digs and was second on the team in averaging 3.10 digs per set…Recorded 19 assists, five service aces, and one kill through the season.
2014
Bast appeared in 13 matches and 24 sets in her freshman campaign…recorded 20 digs and two assists…Registered both of her assists along with a season-high seven digs versus Loyola Marymount (9/5/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for four years under coach Sean Douglas at St. Lucy’s Priory High…As a senior, she was named All-CIF, the team’s Defensive Player of the Year, and the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Player of the Year…During her final season with the Regents, she made the switch from libero to outside hitter, but she recorded a career-high 258 digs while also reaching personal-bests of 239 kills and 48 aces…She led the Regents to four league titles and back-to-back CIF Championships during her freshman and sophomore campaigns.
CLUB
Bast competed with the Mizuno Long Beach Volleyball Club where she was a team captain for seven years…She helped lead her 2010 team to a silver medal finish at the Junior Olympics. Bast is also an accomplished beach player, as she won the AAU Beach National Championship with Susannah Muno in 2012.
PERSONAL
Sydney Michelle Bast was born on November 17, 1995 in Upland, Calif. to parents Steve and Antoinette…She has two older brothers: Ryan and Nick…Her favorite sports teams are the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots…Her most memorable sports moments are winning the AAU Beach National Championship and winning back-to-back CIF titles…Her favorite movies are Fever Pitch, Stick It, and I Love You Man…She enjoys watching Grey's Anatomy…Sydney likes listening to music by her brother Ryan Bast and Ed Sheeran…In her free time, she likes dancing, gymnastics, eating, running, and listening to music…Her favorite athletes are Mia Hamm, Tom Brady, Dustin Pedroia, and Kerri Walsh…She was also recruited by the University of Miami, Alabama, Duke, UCLA, Illinois, and Columbia…Majoring in Communication.
