#10 - Sydney Vander Velde
Position: MF
Year: Junior
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
High School: Dakota Ridge H.S.
Height: 5-7

2007: Started all 20 games for the Bears, one of only five to do so... Named honorable mention All-Big Sky as a midfielder... Named Big-Sky Offensive Player of the Week after hitting the game winning goal against Northern Arizona (Nov. 3) that clinched a spot for the Bears in the conference tournament... Finished fourth on the team with points (eight)... Her four goals were second-best for the Bears and eighth-best in the conference... Led the Bears in game-winning goals (two) against Northern Arizona (Nov. 3) and Eastern Washington (Oct. 12)... Her two game winning goals were good enough for third-best in the conference... Was a 2007 Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.

Prep: Earned four letters at Dakota Ridge High School for head coach Ian Wells ... second-team all-state selection and first-team All-Jeffco League selection as a senior ... was a two-time team captain and 2006 team MVP ... led her team with seven goals as a senior ... helped the Eagles to a state tournament berth in 2006 and her team won the 5A state championship in 2003 ... played club soccer with the Colorado Rush Swoosh (1998-05) and Colorado Rush Nike (2005-06) ... club teams won the Disney Cup in 2005 and was the state runner-up in 2005 ... was a first-team academic all-state selection, an honor roll member and graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... won Legacy of Excellence Awards for English and World History.

Personal: Born March 25, 1988, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. ... daughter of Mike and Roberta Vandervelde ... has two younger brothers ... plans to major in business management at Northern Colorado.