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2025 Women's Water Polo Roster

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Christian Bond
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1 Sydney Kane

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kankakee, IL
  • High School Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
  • Prev School/Team Lincoln-Way Area Water Polo
  • Major Psychology

Biography

HONORS
ACWPC Division II Player of the Year - 2025
ACWPC Division II First Team All-American - 2025
WWPA Player of the Year - 2025

WWPA First Team All-Conference - 2025
WWPA Second Team All-Conference - 
2024
WWPA All-Conference Honorable Mention - 2022

WWPA All-Defensive Team - 2025
WWPA All-Freshman Team - 2022

5x WWPA Player of the Week (Defensive) - 3/5/252/12/251/29/25, 4/11/24, 2/14/24
WWPA Championships All-Tournament Team - 2025 (Most Outstanding Player and First Team)
4x WWPA All-Academic - 20252024, 2023, 2022
4x ACWPC All-Academic - 202520242023, 2022

D2 ADA Academic Achievement - 2025

2025 – Senior
  • ACWPC Division II Player of the Year selection
  • ACWPC Division II First Team All-American selection
  • WWPA Player of the Year selection
  • WWPA First Team All-Conference selection
  • WWPA All-Defensive Team selection
  • Three-time WWPA Defensive Player of the Week selection on January 29th, February 12th, and March 5th
  • WWPA Most Outstanding Player and First Team All-Tournament selection
  • WWPA All-Academic honoree
  • ACWPC All-Academic honoree
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement honoree
  • Played in all 29 games with a 20-8 goalkeeping record
  • Saved the ball 340 times on a 59.0 save percentage
  • Recorded 34 steals and five assists
  • Reached 10-plus saves 20 times
  • Had 10 outings with two-plus steals
  • Finished top-10 in the WWPA in total steals (6th – 34), total saves (1st – 340), save percentage (2nd – 59.0%), goals against average (2nd – 8.69), saves per game (1st – 11.7), and steals per game (8th – 1.2)
2024 – Junior
  • WWPA Second Team All-Conference selection
  • Two-time WWPA Defensive Player of the Week selection on February 14 and April 11th
  • WWPA All-Academic honoree
  • ACWPC All-Academic honoree
  • Appeared in all 25 games
  • Totaled 289 saves on 56.7 save percentage
  • Tallied 29 steals and one assist
  • Hit the 10-save mark 17 times
  • Produced six matches with two-plus steals
  • Finished top-10 in the WWPA in total saves (2nd – 289), save percentage (1st – 56.7%), goals against average (T-3rd – 9.43), and saves per game (2nd – 11.6)
2023 – Sophomore
  • WWPA All-Academic honoree
  • ACWPC All-Academic honoree
  • Played in 17 games
  • Saved the ball 125 on a 46.8 save percentage
  • Recorded seven steals and an assist
  • Reached 10-plus saves nine times
  • Had two outings with two-plus steals
  • Finished top-10 in the WWPA in total saves (5th – 125), save percentage (4th – 46.8%), goals against average (2nd – 9.16), and saves per game (4th – 7.4)
2022 – Freshman
  • WWPA All-Conference Honorable Mention selection
  • WWPA All-Freshman Team selection
  • WWPA All-Academic honoree
  • ACWPC All-Academic honoree
  • Appeared in 15 contests
  • Totaled 115 saves on a 45.6 save percentage
  • Tallied 14 steals and six assists
  • Hit the 10-save mark six times
  • Finished top-10 in the WWPA in total saves (5th – 115)

BEFORE McK: Attended Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School in Kankakee, Illinois.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2 (2x) last vs. Gannon University (4/5/25)
Goals: N/A
Assists: 2 (2x) last vs. Gannon University (4/5/25)
Steals: 5 (2x) last vs. Salem University (4/5/25)
Field Blocks: N/A
Drawn Exclusions: 1 (2x) last vs. Carthage College (3/22/25)
Saves: 21 vs. Biola University (4/27/25)

McK HIGHS
Points: 2 (2x) last vs. Gannon University (4/5/25)
Goals: N/A
Assists: 2 (2x) last vs. Gannon University (4/5/25)
Steals: 5 (2x) last vs. Salem University (4/5/25)
Field Blocks: N/A
Drawn Exclusions: 1 (2x) last vs. Carthage College (3/22/25)
Saves: 21 vs. Biola University (4/27/25)

Last Updated: 08/15/2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 1B

    2022Freshman

    Goalie
    6'0"
    1B
  • 1

    2023Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2024Junior

    Goalie
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2025Senior

    Goalkeeper
    6'0"
    1