4/4/2024 (Loyola, MD) – As part of our new interview series “Getting to Know Top Lax Recruits”, Lexi Morgensen from the TLR staff caught up with Loyola star attack and The Summit Country Day School Alum Sydni Black! Sydni is a starting attacker for Loyola and a on the Tewaaraton watch list this year while leading the Tigers to a 6-3 start. Her journey to start at Princeton started in Virginia as she began playing lacrosse and took her to Ohio and club for Summit Elite in Denver before getting her shot to get recruited to play D1.

#11 SYDNEY BLACK | LOYOLA UNIVERSITY

• Position: Attack
• Height: 5-3
• Class: Senior
• High school: The Summit Country Day School
• Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

• IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team (\’23)
• All-Patriot League Frist Team (\’23)
• Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Patriot League (\’23) & CSC Academic All-District (\’23)
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award winner for women\’s lacrosse (\’23)
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List (\’22, \’23)
• All-Patriot League Second Team (\’22)
• 2023-24 Diane Geppi-Aikens Endowed Scholarship Recipient

Black talks about her recruiting experience on and why she chose Loyola over some other programs. Syndi speaks about going through the challenges of making the transition from high school to college among other topics that young athletes should take in while going through the recruiting process. We are looking forward to following Loyola this season and can\’t wait to see what else she accomplishes in her lacrosse and career after graduating.