2024 Field Hockey Roster

18 Sydney Decher

  • Position Backfield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
  • High School Gymnasium Riedberg

Biography

As a Senior (2024):
  • Started all 17 games while logging over 1000 minutes played.
  • Registered a career-high four assists and four points. 
  • Tallied four shot attempts
As a Junior (2023): 
  • Played in 15 games with 10 starts and registered two assists on the season
  • Had key assist on game-winning goal against UAlbany that clinched the America East Championship
  • Made key defensive stop to help Cal preserve victory over Vermont in quarterfinals of the America East Tournament 
  • Also registered an assist in a victory over Stonehill
As a Sophomore (2022): 
  • Played in 14 games with 10 starts
  • Logged 592 minutes on the year. 
  • Tallied two points on two assists. 
  • Notched her first collegiate point with an assist against Miami on Aug. 26
  • Earned her first collegiate start against Miami. 
  • Recorded her second assist on the year against Maine on Oct. 7. 
  • Scored the deciding goal in Cal's shootout win over Stanford on Oct. 14.

As a Freshman (2021): 
  • Appeared in six games.

High School/Club:
  • Three-time state champion (2017-18, 2020), as well as a second-place finish in 2019.
  • 2018 indoor state champion, and a two-time state second-place indoor finisher (2019-20).
  • Took second in the 2018 South German indoor national championships and third in 2019.
  • A member of the 2019 German National All-Star Team.
  • Two-time champions in state-selection tournaments (2017-18).
  • A four-time team captain of her state selection squad.
  • A member of the German U16 and U19 National Teams.

Personal: Parents are Sven and Marian Decher...also successful in track & field, a state champion in the 1500m steeplechase as well as vice state champion in the 800m...from 2017-2019 volunteered as a field hockey coach for her club, coaching four to seven year-olds...undeclared major, intends to major in computer science

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021-22Freshman

    Backfield
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Backfield
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Backfield
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    Backfield
    5'6"
    18