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Sydney Pulver
Personal information
Full name Sydney Lauren Pulver[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-20) August 20, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Parker, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Washington State Cougars 98 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 San Diego Wave 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 26, 2024

Sydney Lauren Pulver (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Washington State Cougars and was drafted by the San Diego Wave in the 2022 NWSL Draft.

Early life

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Pulver was born in Parker, Colorado,[2] where she started playing soccer with her sister Brooke as a four-year-old.[3] Pulver attended Regis Jesuit High School,[4][5] where she helped the team reach the quarterfinals of the 5A State Championships as a senior. She also was named to the Colorado all-state first team in 2017 and was an all-state and all-conference honoree for three years in a row.[2][6] Pulver also played for ECNL club Real Colorado in her youth, where she contributed to two ECNL national finals appearances in 2014 and 2016.[7][8] Pulver cited her parents, who formerly played collegiate basketball, as inspirational figures in her soccer journey.[9]

College career

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Pulver matriculated at Washington State University, where she played for the Washington State Cougars from 2017 to 2021. She scored her first college goal as a freshman on September 3, 2017, in a 5–0 victory over Georgia Southern.[10] Pulver was named as a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention at the end of her sophomore season, marking her first college honor.[11][2] Pulver continued to gain more playing time as her college career progressed. In her extra year of college eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pulver started in all 21 of Washington State's games.[2] She also was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll[12] and twice earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[13][14] honors due to her work as a defensive midfielder.[15][2] Pulver completed her career at Washington State with 8 goals and 10 assists. Her 98 appearances and 91 starts[2][16] both set program records.[3][17]

Club career

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On December 18, 2021, Pulver was selected in the 2022 NWSL Draft by expansion team San Diego Wave FC.[18] She was drafted in the 2nd round and 25th overall.[19][20] Pulver later signed with the club and participated in her rookie season.[21] On June 19, 2022, Pulver made her professional debut in a 3–0 win over NJ/NY Gotham FC, playing seven minutes[22] as a second-half substitute.[23][24] She did not play again as the Wave advanced to the NWSL playoffs before getting eliminated by Portland Thorns FC.[25][26] At the end of the season, Pulver was out of contract and did not return to San Diego.[27][28][29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of December 26, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Diego Wave FC 2022 NWSL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Spring 2021 WSU System-Wide Celebration Program". Washington State University. p. 47. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sydney Pulver - Soccer". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b MULLINS, ERIN. "Fifth-year senior pulverizes opposition". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  4. ^ OAKES, COURTNEY (July 1, 2017). "Spring Sports All-Aurora 2017: In wake of another strong year, All-Aurora Girls Soccer Team loaded". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Weekly Colorado Preps Primer: Games to watch for April 25-29 2017". The Denver Post. April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics Wall of Excellence by Year | Regis Jesuit High School". www.regisjesuit.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "ECNL National Finals, Champions League Playoffs Recap". SoccerWire. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Wall of Fame - Players — Real Colorado® 2021 | Its How You Play the Game". Real Colorado® 2021 | Its How You Play the Game. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Get To Know Future Cougar, Sydney Pulver". Washington State University Athletics. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Freshmen Power The Cougs To A 5-0 Rout Of Georgia Southern". Washington State University Athletics. September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nine Cougars Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention". Washington State University Athletics. November 15, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Cougars Place 39 on 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Washington State University Athletics. December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "Two take home weekly honors". pac-12.com. October 4, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Pulver Nabs Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". pac-12.com. November 1, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Cougars, Official Site of the (November 1, 2021). "Pulver Nabs Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". www.chatsports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "SYDNEY PULVER '17 TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE". Regis Jesuit High School. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  17. ^ Nordi, Nick (October 5, 2021). "Trio of Cougs take home weekly awards". CougCenter. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Locally: WSU's Elyse Bennett and Sydney Pulver, and Gonzaga's Jordan Thompson, picked in Saturday's NWSL draft | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "Bennett, Pulver taken in NWSL draft". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bennett goes No. 7, Pulver No. 25 in the NWSL Draft". pac-12.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  21. ^ Post, Brendan Ploen | Special to The Denver (March 16, 2022). "Decision Day: Colorado natives earn roster spots for 2022 NWSL season". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  22. ^ "Sydney PULVER". NWSL. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  23. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (November 14, 2022). "San Diego Wave FC 2022 Player Postmortem: Sydney Pulver". LAG Confidential. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  24. ^ TAYLOR, SAM. "Sydney Pulver makes professional debut". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  25. ^ "Sydney Pulver Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  26. ^ Soisson, Joe (October 24, 2022). "Portland Thorns Stun San Diego Wave in 2-1 Semifinal Win". Northwest Sports Desk. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  27. ^ Emerick, Tyler (November 15, 2022). "San Diego Wave FC Announces Initial Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 NWSL Season". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  28. ^ Prickett, Morgan (February 20, 2023). "San Diego Wave FC spend busy off-season accumulating depth". East Village Times. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  29. ^ Stone, Chris (November 16, 2022). "Wave's 2023 Roster Includes Superstars Morgan, Girma, Sheridan and Kornieck". Times of San Diego. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
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