SENIOR • 2014-15
Went down in school history as one of the top players in program history, finishing third in points (1,821), fifth in rebounds (849) and second in free throws made (432) ... Played in 26 games while starting in 24 ... Named First Team All-Sun Belt in 2015 ...SBC Player of the Week during 11.25 ... Finished in the top 10 in scoring (3rd), rebounding (3rd), field goal percentage (9th), free throw percentage (1st), offensive rebounding (4th), defensive rebounding (3rd) and minutes played (6th) ... Led the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game and grabbed a team-high 8.8 rebounds per contest ... Was the only player on the team to average over 30 minutes of playing time en route lead in the team in minutes played with 876 ... Sank a team-best 84.6 percent from the charity stripe while attempting 149 free throws, also a team-high ... Scored a season-high 33 points at then-No. 10 Kentucky (11/14), shooting 12-for-23 (.522) from the floor ...Notched double-digit scoring in 20 of 24 games while eclipsing the 20-point mark in eight contest... Averaged a double-double (19.1 ppg, 11.6 rbg) over a seven-game stretch ... Recorded seven double-doubles.
JUNIOR • 2013-14
• Played in and started all 29 games
• Named first-team all-conference
• Earned all-state honors
• Led the Southern Conference in scoring all season, finishing with an average of 19.1 points per game
• Averaged 8.7 rebounds per game
• Recorded her 1,000th career point against Radford (Dec. 16)
• Finished the season ranked 22nd in the NCAA in free throw percentage (87.2)
• Ranked 31st in the NCAA in doubles-doubles, posting 15 on the season
• Scored in double-digits in 28 of the 29 games
• Recorded 20 or more points 16 times
• Recorded a career high of 36 points against Davidson (Jan. 25)
• Also tallied a career high of 15 rebounds in the game against Davidson
• Recorded a career high of five steals against Samford (Jan. 28)
• Tied a career high of three blocks against UNCG (1/19/14)
• Earned SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week twice and SoCon Player of the Month during January and February
SOPHOMORE • 2012-13
• Played in all 31 games, while making 29 starts
• Named to Coaches All-Conference team, and Media Second Team
• Led the Mountaineers in field goal percentage (.499) and free-throw percentage (.887)
• Also ranked second on the team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and third in rebounds (6.2 rpg), blocks (12), and steals (56).
• Finished the season ranked 13th in the NCAA in free-throw percentage (88.7) and 43rd in field-goal percentage (49.4)
• Ranked second in the SoCon in field goal percentage (.494) and free-throw percentage (.887)
• Ended the season ranked fifth in the Socon in scoring (15 ppg) and eighth in defensive rebounding (4.7 rpg)
• Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors (Jan. 15), after scoring 23 points and grabbing a career-best 14 rebounds, while playing a season-high 42 minutes in Appalachian’s 68-65 double-overtime win at Wofford (Jan 14).
• Scored in double figures 24 times, while tallying 20 or more points in five games, including a season-high 25 points and 10 field goals made at Elon (Feb. 25)
• Logged two double-doubles, including 23 points and 14 rebounds at Wofford (Jan. 14) and 12 points and 11 rebound against UNCG (Jan. 20)
• Recorded a perfect free-throw record (min. 3 made) in 9 games, shooting a season-best 8-for-8 from the line at College of Charleston (Jan. 18)
FRESHMAN • 2011-12
• Played in all 34 games and made 21 starts
• Named SoCon Freshman of the Year by the league’s media members
• Made her first collegiate start in the season-opener at Virginia (Nov. 11)
• Finished third on the team with 10.1 ppg and was fourth with 5.1 rpg
• Posted four games with 20 or more points and 16 games with 10 or more points
• Scored in double-digits in six-straight contests to close out the regular season
• Notched a career-high 30 points against Chattanooga in the SoCon semifinals (March 4) and became just the second player in school history to score at least 30 points in a conference tournament game
• Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on Jan. 24
• Recorded two double-doubles on the season, one against Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament (30 pts, 10 reb) and one against Davidson on Feb. 18 (17 pts, 11 reb).
• Named to the SoCon all-tournament team
• Earned SoCon all-freshman honors after averaging 11.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in conference play
• Averaged 13.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game during the SoCon Tournament
• Led the Apps in scoring six times during the season
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 26.1 ppg and 12 rpg as a senior
• Was named District and Region Player of the Year as a junior and senior and was the Virginia State Player of the Year during her final season
• Twice named as the Timesland Player of the Year
• Earned all-district, all-region and all-state honors as a junior and senior
• Also earned all-district honors as a sophomore
• Ended her career with 2,041 points
• Also played soccer and volleyball and earned all-district and all-region honors in each sport
• Was an all-state volleyball selection as a senior
PERSONAL
• Full name is Maryah Davis Sydnor
• Daughter of Bill and Debbie Sydnor
• Has one sister, Nikki
• Born January 27, 1993
• Majoring in exercise science
