Sydney Failing
24 Sydney Failing
  • Height:
    5'8"
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Lorain, Ohio
  • High School:
    Amherst Steele
  • Position:
    F
Bio

Versatile enough to play a number of positions, but is expected to spend more time inside this year to better utilize her size … Has the capability for a breakout season, according to the coaching staff.

2014-15: Worked way into starting rotation at beginning of year, making nine consecutive starts, and ended up playing in 23 games overall … Ranked fourth on the squad with 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Opened season with double-double, accumulating 19 points and career-high 12 rebounds in 25 minutes off of the bench against Adrian (Nov. 15), which included a perfect 10-for-10 on free throws … Scored career-high 21 points against Oberlin (Dec. 12), finishing 9-for-11 from the field.

2013-14: Appeared in nearly every game (23) as a first-year, averaging 4.2 points over 11.2 minutes … Showed exciting scoring potential at times, including double-digit performances in the first two games of her career … Season highs came in second game, with 14 points and seven rebounds in win over Thiel (Nov. 17) … Led the team in free throw percentage as a first-year with an 84.0 percent clip (42-of-50).

Prior to Wooster: Was voted first-team all-conference and all-county as a senior at Amherst Steele High School.

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1995 … Daughter of Michael and Leeanne Failing … Majoring in sociology.

News mentions
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Scots Drop Heartbreaker to Kenyon on "Senior Day"

Gibbs turns in double-double with 14 rebounds and 10 points

February 20, 2016

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Late Comeback Bid Falls Short as Wooster Drops Key Conference Tilt Against Ohio Wesleyan

Hancher records 20th career 20-point game

February 3, 2016

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Balanced Effort Propels Kenyon Past Wooster

Hancher records 18th career 20-point game

January 16, 2016

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Closing Stretch Pushes Oberlin Past Wooster

Hancher passes Panepento to move into fourth on all-time scoring list

January 13, 2016

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Wooster Falls to Denison in Return to Conference Play

Contest was Wooster's first NCAC game since Dec. 9

January 3, 2016

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Game-Winner Bounces Off Rim as Scots Drop Non-Conference Finale

Hancher records first career double-double

December 30, 2015

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Hancher Surpasses 1,000 Points, Defensive Pressure Helps Propel Wooster Past Geneva

Hancher now the eighth in program history to hit 1,000 milestone

November 18, 2015

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2015-16 Season Outlook: Wooster Eyes Rapid Improvement, as It Enters a New Era

Wooster plays its first four contests at home.

November 5, 2015