Butler University Athletics

2024-25 Senior Season: Averaged 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… Appeared in all 34 games for BU, making 20 starts… Logged 730 minutes of playing time, averaging 21 minutes per game… Shot 50 percent from the field (117-232) and 43 percent from 3-point range (18-41)… 66 percent free throw shooter (28-42)… Grabbed 114 rebounds; 31 offensive and 83 defensive… Ended the year with 280 points, 54 assists, 21 steals and nine blocked shots… Led Butler in scoring six times… Scored a season-high 18 points at Georgetown on 8-of-11 shooting (2/12)… Made two 3-pointers and had two blocks vs. the Hoyas… Went 3-for-3 from 3-point land to net 16 points vs. Santa Clara (11/29)… Led Butler in scoring with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. Creighton (1/22)… Had 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in the WNIT win over UIC (3/23)… Led BU with 14 points in the BIG EAST Tournament game vs. St. John’s (3/7)… Ended her career with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/28)… Had a season-high nine rebounds at Villanova (2/26)… Played great vs. Wisconsin with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal (12/11)… Scored 11 points against the Johnnies at MSG.

2023-24 Junior Season: Played in 32 games, making 15 starts… Averaged 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game… Averaged 23.3 minutes of playing time per game… Shot 44 percent from the field (103-233) and 25 percent from 3-point range (7-27)… 81 percent free throw shooter (39-48)… Logged 745 minutes of total playing time… Ended the year with 252 points, 114 rebounds, 70 assists, 26 steals and 15 blocked shots… Led Butler in scoring with 13 points at St. John’s on 6-of-10 shooting (1/17)… Scored a season-high 18 points vs. St. Thomas (11/25)… Added seven rebounds, two assists, one block and a season-high four steals vs. the Tommies… Led BU in scoring with 15 points vs. Creighton (2/4)… Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds vs. Vanderbilt (12/7)… Played well vs. Purdue in the WNIT with 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds (3/25)… Dished out a season-high six assists vs. St. John’s (2/9)… Added seven points and six rebounds vs. the Johnnies… Scored 12 points and blocked three shots vs. Chicago State (12/10)… Only missed one shot at Xavier to score 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting (1/24)… Scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds at Villanova (2/17)… Had 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the WNIT win over Bowling Green.

2022-23 Sophomore Season: One of two players to start in all 30 games… Led Butler in made field goals (121), field goal percentage (52.6), total rebounds (123), and blocked shots (26)… Ranked third in the BIG EAST with a 52.6 field goal percentage (121-230)… Finished 11th in the BIG EAST in blocks per game (0.9)… Ranked second on the team in minutes played (771), assists (62) and points (295)… Averaged 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game… Shot 71.0 percent from the free throw line (44-62) and 33.3 percent from 3-point range (9-27)… Led Butler in scoring seven times… Led the team in rebounds seven times… Posted a double-double vs. Illinois with 26 points and 10 rebounds (12/11)… Made 10 of her 16 field goal attempts including three 3-pointers vs. the Illini… Logged a season-high 35 minutes of playing time vs. Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament… Led Butler with 21 points against the Hoyas on 9-of-12 shooting (3/3)… Scored in double figures for BU 16 times… Had 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and three blocks vs. Tennessee State (11/21)… Hit 6-of-8 from the free throw line to help score 12 points vs. Southern Indiana… Added a season-high four blocked shots vs. the Eagles (12/7)… Impacted the win vs. Xavier with 16 points, five assists and three blocks (2/21)… Went 2-for-2 from 3-point range at Georgetown to score 12 points (1/11)… Posted 16 points, five assists and three rebounds vs. Creighton (1/14)… Scored 16 points and added six rebounds vs. Villanova (2/4)… Came up with a season-high three steals in the conference opener vs. St. John’s (12/2)... Just missed a double-double with nine points and eight boards vs. Binghamton (11/26).

2021-22 Freshman Season: Played in all 28 games, making 13 starts… Averaged 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game… Scored 143 points and pulled down 79 rebounds… Shot 45 percent from the field (62-136) and 27 percent from 3-point range (5-18)… 63 percent free throw shooter (14-22)… Logged 553 minutes of playing time, averaging 19.8 minutes per game… Scored three points, blocked two shots and grabbed a board in the season opener vs. Indiana (11/10)… Played great in her first start at IUPUI with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting (11/28)… Best game of the year came vs. Denver with 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 40 minutes of action (12/10)… Hit three of her four 3-point attempts vs. St. John’s to post nine points (2/9)… Hit all four of her free throw attempts to help record a team-high 12 points vs. Xavier (2/20)… Ended the year with a team-high 10 points in the First Round of the BIG EAST Tournament vs. Seton Hall (3/4).

High School: 2021 Indiana All-Star... Four-year starter at Trinity Lutheran H.S. while playing for head coach Mike Lang... Averaged 15.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.1 steals per game as a junior while leading the Cougars to a sectional title... Invited to the Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic after being dubbed First Team All-State... Second all-time scorer in Trinity Lutheran women's basketball history and she set the single-season assist record in 2019-20... Scored 27 points in the season opener last year and was able to pull down a career-high 18 rebounds later that season.

Personal: Daughter of Doug and Mary Jaynes… Has a sibling named Grace… Finance major.

Why Jaynes Chose Butler
"I chose Butler for the outstanding academics and basketball program. It's close to home so my family will be able to attend games. I'm also excited to play in the BIG EAST Conference."
 
Signing Jaynes
"We want to welcome Sydney to the Butler family! Sydney is a hard worker that has great size and mobility. She is a proficient scorer from all three levels on the court and has continued to improve her game each year."