2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Gilbert, Sydney

Jersey Number 18
Sydney Gilbert
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santee, CA
- High School:
- West Hills HS
Bio
2021 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
2019 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
2021 Season (Senior)
Gilbert appeared in 18 matches, starting 17 times ... Served as team captain ... Earned an All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Shared the team lead in goal with two while she finished with five points ... Recorded 15 shots with seven on goal ... Tallied 1,333 minutes on the field and played full time in five matches ... Hit the back of the net vs. Arizona (9/5/21) ... Assisted Gabriela Robles on a goal at Hawai'i (9/23/21) ... Scored her third career game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over UC Riverside (10/14/21) ... Graduated with a degree in Kinesiology ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2020 Season (Senior)
Gilbert did not compete in any games after the Big West Conference canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Season (Junior)
Gilbert started all 22 matches, playing at forward and in the defensive midfield ... Tallied a goal and an assist for three points for the year ... Collected 15 shots with six on goal ... Earned All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... Played the full time on the field in nine different matches ... Scored the game-winner against Southern Utah (8/24/19) ... Assisted Bethany Fitzsimmons on a game-winner against Long Beach State (10/31/19) ... Earned a spot on the Big West All-Academic Team.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Gilbert competed in all 16 matches, marking a career-best 11 starts at forward ... Collected 17 shots with eight on goal for the year ... Played a season-high 80 minutes vs. Northern Arizona (8/19/18) ... Tallied a season-best four shots with three on goal at Sacramento State (9/9/18) ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Gilbert saw action in all 21 matches, making 10 starts ... Collected a goal, two assists and 12 shots with five on goal ... Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 ... Played a season-high 82 minutes at Long Beach State (8/18/17) ... Recorded first career goal and game winner with a first-half strike against UC Irvine (10/19/17).Â
West Hills High School
Gilbert competed with West Hills' soccer and track and field teams (sprints and jumps) for all four years ... Named to the Grossmont Hills All-League Team over her last three years with the soccer team as well as to the CIF All-San Diego Section Section Team as a senior ... Also awarded the school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2016-17 ... Earned all-league First Team honors in track and Most Outstanding Horizontal Jumper all four years ... Helped the Wolf Pack soccer team advance to the Division II CIF San Diego Section semifinals after a 17-win season ... Led her soccer team to the Grossmont Valley League title ... Also helped guide her track team to a league title in 2015.Â
Personal
Parents are Dirk and Trisha Gilbert ... Has two brothers, Lewis and Anthony ... Favorites include the USA Women's National Team, Tobin Heath, Clint Dempsey, Chris Evans, the tv show "Teen Wolf," the film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," Twenty One Pilots and Luke Bryan ... Chose CSUNÂ because of the soccer atmosphere and academic programs ... Lists opening her senior year with a hat trick and ending the season with a diving header in the CIF Finals as her greatest sports moments ... The best advice she was given was "don't compare yourself to others, focus on becoming the best you can be" ... Her dogs always make her smile ... Lists her brothers as her greatest heroes ... Majoring in Kinesiology.
2019 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
2021 Season (Senior)
Gilbert appeared in 18 matches, starting 17 times ... Served as team captain ... Earned an All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Shared the team lead in goal with two while she finished with five points ... Recorded 15 shots with seven on goal ... Tallied 1,333 minutes on the field and played full time in five matches ... Hit the back of the net vs. Arizona (9/5/21) ... Assisted Gabriela Robles on a goal at Hawai'i (9/23/21) ... Scored her third career game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over UC Riverside (10/14/21) ... Graduated with a degree in Kinesiology ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2020 Season (Senior)
Gilbert did not compete in any games after the Big West Conference canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Season (Junior)
Gilbert started all 22 matches, playing at forward and in the defensive midfield ... Tallied a goal and an assist for three points for the year ... Collected 15 shots with six on goal ... Earned All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... Played the full time on the field in nine different matches ... Scored the game-winner against Southern Utah (8/24/19) ... Assisted Bethany Fitzsimmons on a game-winner against Long Beach State (10/31/19) ... Earned a spot on the Big West All-Academic Team.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Gilbert competed in all 16 matches, marking a career-best 11 starts at forward ... Collected 17 shots with eight on goal for the year ... Played a season-high 80 minutes vs. Northern Arizona (8/19/18) ... Tallied a season-best four shots with three on goal at Sacramento State (9/9/18) ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Gilbert saw action in all 21 matches, making 10 starts ... Collected a goal, two assists and 12 shots with five on goal ... Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 ... Played a season-high 82 minutes at Long Beach State (8/18/17) ... Recorded first career goal and game winner with a first-half strike against UC Irvine (10/19/17).Â
West Hills High School
Gilbert competed with West Hills' soccer and track and field teams (sprints and jumps) for all four years ... Named to the Grossmont Hills All-League Team over her last three years with the soccer team as well as to the CIF All-San Diego Section Section Team as a senior ... Also awarded the school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2016-17 ... Earned all-league First Team honors in track and Most Outstanding Horizontal Jumper all four years ... Helped the Wolf Pack soccer team advance to the Division II CIF San Diego Section semifinals after a 17-win season ... Led her soccer team to the Grossmont Valley League title ... Also helped guide her track team to a league title in 2015.Â
Personal
Parents are Dirk and Trisha Gilbert ... Has two brothers, Lewis and Anthony ... Favorites include the USA Women's National Team, Tobin Heath, Clint Dempsey, Chris Evans, the tv show "Teen Wolf," the film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," Twenty One Pilots and Luke Bryan ... Chose CSUNÂ because of the soccer atmosphere and academic programs ... Lists opening her senior year with a hat trick and ending the season with a diving header in the CIF Finals as her greatest sports moments ... The best advice she was given was "don't compare yourself to others, focus on becoming the best you can be" ... Her dogs always make her smile ... Lists her brothers as her greatest heroes ... Majoring in Kinesiology.
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