2015-16 (Junior): Third Team All-Southland Conference ... First Team Academic All-Conference ... CoSIDA  First Team Academic All-District ... Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Started all 30 games ... Averaged 14.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game with 37 assists, 26 blocks and 41 steals ... Ranked among the Southland Conference's top-10 leaders in rebounding (7.5), offensive rebounds (2.9) and defensive rebounds (4.6) plus field-goal percentage (.483) and blocks (0.9) ... Ranked 11th in scoring (14.1) and 13th with a .754 free-throw percentage ... Scored 19 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 5 to surpass both 1,000-career points and 400 for the season ... 21st different ACU player to score above 400 points in a single season ... Received Southland Conference Player of the Week honors on Nov. 16 after scoring 26 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in the season opener vs. Wayland Baptist ... Made 8-of-15 field goal attempts and 9-of-11 free throws for her first of six double-doubles ... Scored in double figures 21 times with seven 20-point games ... Hit 10 or more points in 10-straight games played from Dec. 20 to Jan. 27 and registered double-doubles during this stretch vs. Northwestern State (16 points / 13 rebounds) and McNeese (22 points / 12 rebounds) ... Tied a career single-game high with four assists on Feb. 6 vs. Southeastern and set a new career high with four steals vs. Sam Houston State on Feb. 10 ... Played the second of two 40-minute games in first meeting with Corpus Christ on Feb. 17 and blocked three shots vs. the Islanders in their rematch on March 5 ... Recorded first complete game at Texas Tech on Dec. 2 ... Reached 500 career rebounds vs. McNeese on Jan. 13 and picked up her 100th career steal March 2 vs. Incarnate Word.  

2014-15 (Sophomore): Third Team All-Southland Conference ... First Team Academic All-Conference ... CoSIDA / Capital One First Team Academic All-District ... Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Two-time Southland Conference Player of the Week honorable mention on Dec. 21 and March 2 ... Received first citation after scoring a combined 27 points and pulling down 20 rebounds vs. Southwest Christian and Air Force ... Second citation was earned following 36-point / 23-rebound weekend at Houston Baptist and New Orleans ... Scored a career high 27 points in the victory over the Huskies, hitting 8-of-13 shots from the field and (career best) 11-of 12 from the free-throw line ... Ranked among the Southland Conference leaders in scoring (12.7 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg), assists (1.2 apg), blocks (0.4 bpg), steals (1.3 spg), free-throw percentage (.752) and double-doubles (11) ... Ranked among the top 100 players nationally in rebounding ... Appeared in all 29 games with 23 starts and averaged 29.8 minutes per game ... Played all 40 minutes in two-point win vs. George Mason ... Shot 51.0 percent (123-241) from the field ... Finished year with 369 points and 253 rebounds to go along with 39 assists, 12 blocks and 39 steals ... First Wildcat to lead team in both season scoring and rebounding average since Jody Meyer in 2009-10 ... Recorded 19 games with 10-or-more points and had three games with 20+ points: Angelo State, Lamar and Houston Baptist ... Second to Suzzy Dimba with 11 games of 10-or-more rebounds ...  First double-double of the season was an 18-point / 18-rebound effort (career high) vs. Eastern Washington ... Recorded threee straight double-doubles vs. conference opponents from Feb. 21 to 28 vs. Southeastern La., HBU and New Orleans ... Dished out a career high four assists vs. EWU at home ... Blocked a career single game high four shots at UTSA and credited with three steals four times, the last of which was vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Came off the bench for the first time at McNeese and scored 19 points on 9-13 shooting in addition to pulling down 14 rebounds ... Perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line vs. Lamar.

2013-14 (Freshman): Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in all 30 games and made 12 starts, including 11 to begin the season … Averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game … Shot 46.5 percent from the floor (79-170) and sank five 3-pointers … Successful on 68.2 percent of free-throw attempts (60-88) … Recorded 12 games in double figures, including a 20-point effort vs. Northwood … Hit double figures in scoring off the bench the last three conference games of the season, chipping in 10 vs. McNeese, 14 vs. Southeastern Louisiana and 10 vs. Incarnate Word … Pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times, two of which resulted in double-doubles vs. Northwood and Wayland Baptist … Led the team in rebounding against Wayland Baptist (11) and Angelo State (9) … Assisted on a season-high three baskets vs. Texas A&M-Commerce … Credited with a personal best three steals vs. Grand Canyon and blocked two shots against Wayland Baptist and McNeese State … Finished season with 223 points, 139 rebounds, 25 assists, 15 blocks and 24 steals.
 
High School: Graduated among top 10 percent of class in 2013 from Mineral Wells High School … Averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game … Part of a team in 2012-13 that won an area championship with an overall record of 24-10 … District co-MVP, all-district and all-region in basketball … All-district volleyball player and selected as its best blocker … Helped lead softball team to an area championship and district runner-up title in 2013 … Two-time district discus champion in 2012 and 2013 … Region silver medalist in 2012 and its bronze medalist in 2013 … Academic all-state … Named to school’s All-A’s Honor Roll … Named Student of the Year in 2010 (World History), 2011 (Digital Interactive Media), 2012 (Pre-Calculus) and 2013 (Government).

Personal: Given name is Sydney Ryanne Shelstead … Born 27 June 1995 in Salt Lake City, Utah … Daughter of Ed and Debbie Shelstead ... Engineering major.