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24 Sydney McDonough
Sydney McDonough
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Oakmont, PA
  • High School:
    Riverview
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    3.7
  • fg %
    26.8
  • 3pt %
    22.8
  • ft %
    56.0
  • reb/g
    2.8
  • a/g
    1.6
Bio

Career Highlights

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC

2022-23

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 19 games
* Scored season-high seven points vs. Pitt-Greensburg
* Pulled down four rebounds against Mt. Aloysius

2021-22

* Did not play due to an injury

2020-21

* Academic All-AMCC
* No official season due to covid
* Joined the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team as a freshman

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in management information systems with a minor in computer science

Personal

* Daughter of Jennifer and Michael McDonough
* Three-sport athlete at Riverview High School in Oakmont, PA
* 12-time varisity letter winner
* Pittsburgh Post Gazette Athlete of the Week
* Pittsburgh Top-100
* Cager Classic
* Holds Riverview High School records for career assists and most steals in a game
* All-Section team
* Dance club
* Key club
* History club
* Spanish club  

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 17
Games started 4 1
Minutes 376 221
Minutes per game 14.5 13.0
FG 34-127 27-84
FG Pct 26.8 32.1
3PT 13-57 9-40
3PT Pct 22.8 22.5
FT 14-25 4-10
FT Pct 56.0 40.0
Off rebounds 22 13
Def rebounds 52 33
Total rebounds 74 46
Rebounds per game 2.8 2.7
Personal fouls 39 24
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 41 24
Turnovers 33 19
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.3
Steals 32 23
Blocks 10 9
Points 95 67
Points per game 3.7 3.9
Points per 40 min 10.1 12.1
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - 10 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 23 2-8 25.0 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 19 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 1 24 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 12
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 1 24 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 1 29 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 16 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 3
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 16 3-11 27.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 10 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 11 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 10 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 12 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 15 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 10 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 20 2-9 22.2 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 11 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 10 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 8 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 1 21 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 10 6-9 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 13
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 15 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 17 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 15 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 23 1 2 3 6 2 0 0
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 19 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 1 24 2 6 8 1 3 3 1
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 1 24 1 1 2 3 3 1 0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 1 29 2 5 7 1 3 3 0
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 16 2 6 8 3 3 1 2
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 16 0 5 5 1 1 2 1
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 11 1 3 4 3 1 2 0
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 10 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 12 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 10 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 20 1 2 3 3 0 2 1
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 11 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 10 1 1 2 0 3 0 0
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 1 21 2 2 4 2 1 4 1
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 10 2 0 2 1 1 6 0
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 15 0 3 3 2 1 1 0
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 9 0 2 2 2 1 0 2
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 17 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 15 0 3 3 2 1 1 0
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 vs. Alma L, 69-60 - 0 0 -
Nov 11 vs. Asbury L, 95-65 - 3 0 3.0
Nov 15 at Marietta L, 79-42 - 2 0 2.0
Nov 18 Kenyon W, 63-55 1 2 0 0.3
Nov 21 at St. John Fisher L, 76-61 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 26 Oberlin L, 63-49 1 3 0 0.3
Nov 29 at Carlow W, 71-51 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 93-43 - 3 0 1.0
Dec 6 La Roche L, 72-64 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 9 Mt. Aloysius W, 90-62 0 2 0 3.0
Dec 19 Bethany W, 77-71 0 0 0 -
Jan 3 at Pitt-Bradford W, 89-63 - 1 - 2.0
Jan 6 Penn State Altoona W, 81-60 - 0 - 1.0
Jan 10 Hilbert W, 75-50 0 2 0 -
Jan 17 at Alfred St. W, 90-78 - 0 - 1.0
Jan 20 Pitt-Greensburg W, 88-73 0 1 0 -
Jan 24 Carlow W, 98-53 0 2 0 0.0
Jan 27 at Mt. Aloysius W, 82-66 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 31 at La Roche L, 82-78 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 3 Pitt-Bradford W, 90-60 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 5 Wells W, 119-16 0 1 0 1.0
Feb 7 at Hilbert W, 70-36 - 0 0 2.0
Feb 10 at Penn State Altoona W, 71-61 - 1 - 2.0
Feb 14 Alfred St. W, 81-57 0 3 0 -
Feb 23 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 76-69 - 2 - 2.0
Feb 24 at La Roche W, 73-54 - 1 - 1.0
Mar 1 vs. Catholic L, 71-55 - - - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 1 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 19 8.9 0.8-2.9 0.2-1.1 0.7-0.8 2.5
2023-24 26 14.5 1.3-4.9 0.5-2.2 0.5-1.0 3.7
Total 46 11.9 1.1-4.0 0.4-1.7 0.6-0.9 3.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 1 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2022-23 19 0 170 15-55 27.3 4-21 19.0 14-16 87.5 48
2023-24 26 4 376 34-127 26.8 13-57 22.8 14-25 56.0 95
Total 46 4 547 49-182 26.9 17-78 21.8 28-41 68.3 143

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 1 1 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 19 170 8.9 3.5-12.9 0.9-4.9 19.0 3.3-3.8 11.3
2023-24 26 376 14.5 3.6-13.5 1.4-6.1 22.8 1.5-2.7 10.1
Total 46 547 11.9 3.6-13.3 1.2-5.7 21.8 2.0-3.0 10.5

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 19 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.1
2023-24 26 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.4
Total 46 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 19 0 2 21 23 20 21 17 1
2023-24 26 4 22 52 74 41 33 32 10
Total 46 4 24 73 97 61 54 49 11

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 19 0.5 4.9 5.4 4.7 4.9 4.0 0.2
2023-24 26 2.3 5.5 7.9 4.4 3.5 3.4 1.1
Total 46 1.8 5.3 7.1 4.5 3.9 3.6 0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 14.5 1.3-4.9 0.5-2.2 0.5-1.0 3.7
Conference 17 13.0 1.6-4.9 0.5-2.4 0.2-0.6 3.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 15.4 1.7-5.1 0.4-2.2 0.8-1.3 4.6
Away 11 13.0 0.9-4.3 0.5-2.0 0.2-0.5 2.5
Neutral 3 16.0 1.3-6.3 1.0-2.7 0.7-1.0 4.3
Result            
Wins 19 13.3 1.6-5.1 0.5-2.3 0.5-1.0 4.1
Losses 7 17.6 0.6-4.4 0.6-2.0 0.7-0.9 2.4
Month            
November 7 20.7 1.0-5.9 0.6-2.6 1.6-2.6 4.1
December 4 10.5 1.2-4.5 0.5-2.0 0.0-0.0 3.0
January 8 12.0 1.4-4.6 0.6-2.1 0.0-0.0 3.4
February 7 13.3 1.6-4.4 0.3-2.0 0.4-1.0 3.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 4 376 34-127 26.8 13-57 22.8 14-25 56.0 95
Conference 17 1 221 27-84 32.1 9-40 22.5 4-10 40.0 67
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 3 185 20-61 32.8 5-27 18.5 10-16 62.5 55
Away 11 1 143 10-47 21.3 5-22 22.7 2-6 33.3 27
Neutral 3 - 48 4-19 21.1 3-8 37.5 2-3 66.7 13
Result                    
Wins 19 2 253 30-96 31.3 9-43 20.9 9-19 47.4 78
Losses 7 2 123 4-31 12.9 4-14 28.6 5-6 83.3 17
Month                    
November 7 3 145 7-41 17.1 4-18 22.2 11-18 61.1 29
December 4 0 42 5-18 27.8 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 12
January 8 0 96 11-37 29.7 5-17 29.4 0-0 - 27
February 7 1 93 11-31 35.5 2-14 14.3 3-7 42.9 27

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 376 14.5 3.6-13.5 1.4-6.1 22.8 1.5-2.7 10.1
Conference 17 221 13.0 4.9-15.2 1.6-7.2 22.5 0.7-1.8 12.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 185 15.4 4.3-13.2 1.1-5.8 18.5 2.2-3.5 11.9
Away 11 143 13.0 2.8-13.1 1.4-6.2 22.7 0.6-1.7 7.6
Neutral 3 48 16.0 3.3-15.8 2.5-6.7 37.5 1.7-2.5 10.8
Result                
Wins 19 253 13.3 4.7-15.2 1.4-6.8 20.9 1.4-3.0 12.3
Losses 7 123 17.6 1.3-10.1 1.3-4.6 28.6 1.6-2.0 5.5
Month                
November 7 145 20.7 1.9-11.3 1.1-5.0 22.2 3.0-5.0 8.0
December 4 42 10.5 4.8-17.1 1.9-7.6 25.0 0.0-0.0 11.4
January 8 96 12.0 4.6-15.4 2.1-7.1 29.4 0.0-0.0 11.3
February 7 93 13.3 4.7-13.3 0.9-6.0 14.3 1.3-3.0 11.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.4
Conference 17 0.8 1.9 2.7 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.3 1.0 2.0 0.4
Away 11 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.5
Neutral 3 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.5
Losses 7 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0
Month                
November 7 1.4 3.1 4.6 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.4
December 4 0.3 2.3 2.5 1.3 0.8 1.3 0.3
January 8 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.1
February 7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.7 0.9 1.9 0.7

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 4 22 52 74 41 33 32 10
Conference 17 1 13 33 46 24 19 23 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 3 11 24 35 15 12 24 5
Away 11 1 9 23 32 17 18 7 5
Neutral 3 - 2 5 7 9 3 1 0
Result                  
Wins 19 2 16 41 57 27 21 25 10
Losses 7 2 6 11 17 14 12 7 0
Month                  
November 7 3 10 22 32 17 15 9 3
December 4 0 1 9 10 5 3 5 1
January 8 0 6 10 16 7 9 5 1
February 7 1 5 11 16 12 6 13 5

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 2.3 5.5 7.9 4.4 3.5 3.4 1.1
Conference 17 2.4 6.0 8.3 4.3 3.4 4.2 1.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 2.4 5.2 7.6 3.2 2.6 5.2 1.1
Away 11 2.5 6.4 9.0 4.8 5.0 2.0 1.4
Neutral 3 1.7 4.2 5.8 7.5 2.5 0.8 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 2.5 6.5 9.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 1.6
Losses 7 2.0 3.6 5.5 4.6 3.9 2.3 0.0
Month                
November 7 2.8 6.1 8.8 4.7 4.1 2.5 0.8
December 4 1.0 8.6 9.5 4.8 2.9 4.8 1.0
January 8 2.5 4.2 6.7 2.9 3.8 2.1 0.4
February 7 2.2 4.7 6.9 5.2 2.6 5.6 2.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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