Mizzou WBB lands 3rd commit this week in FAU’s Sydney Mains

With ties to both Knoxville and FAU, Mains to Mizzou just makes sense

After building out her new starting five, new Mizzou WBB coach Kellie Harper faced a different question; what would she do with the remaining six roster spots. Her first depth commit is close to home, in redshirt freshman Sydney Mains of FAU; originally from Knoxville, Tennessee.

Mains comes to the the team following assistant coach Jennifer Sullivan, who originally recruited and coached her during her freshman year. She saw good minutes in her first two games, averaging 12.5 minutes and 3 points. But her season was cut short after suffering an injury early in a game against North Florida.

Injuries have been an issue for Mains, as she suffered a partial tear in her ACL, MCL and PCL early in her high school career at Knoxville Catholic. But that didn’t stop her from being one of the best players in the area, tabbed as The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ Knox County Player of the Year while averaging 18.5 points. This scoring onslaught was persistent, as she finished her time at Knoxville Catholic with over 2,000 points while being coached by her dad and winning two state championships.

Mains has a huge amount of potential if she can stay healthy and can provide some legitimate size on the wings.

Mains is the fourth transfer portal commit of the Kellie Harper era, joining Shannon Dowell (Illinois State), Jordana Reisma (Cleveland State) and Saniya Tyler (Kentucky). Harper now has five remaining scholarship spots to fill out the rest of the roster.