Sydney Watts

College career

Watts played 15 games as a substitute for the Vanderbilt Commodores, while dealing with an ankle injury, in her freshman year in 2023. She was healthy and became a starter as a sophomore in 2024, leading the Commodores with 9 goals in 21 games and earning third-team All-SEC honors. In the NCAA tournament, she scored twice in the opening round and converted a penalty in the upset shootout win over defending champions Florida State as Vanderbilt reached the third round for the first time. She had a breakout junior season in 2025, leading the SEC with 16 goals in 24 games, and was named first-team All-American, first-team All-SEC, and the SEC Forward of the Year. She helped lead Vanderbilt to their fourth SEC tournament title, scoring both goals in the semifinal game against Georgia and making her penalty in the final shootout win over LSU. In the NCAA tournament, she scored two goals as the one seed Commodores reached the quarterfinals for the first time.

International career

Watts was called into training camp with the United States under-20 team in April 2023.

Personal life

Watts is the daughter of Wendy and Rian Watts. Her parents both played college sports at Baker University, with her mother in soccer, basketball, and track, and her father in soccer.

Honors and awards

Vanderbilt Commodores SEC women's soccer tournament: 2025

Individual First-team All-American: 2025 First-team All-SEC: 2025 Third-team All-SEC: 2024 SEC Forward of the Year: 2025 SEC tournament all-tournament team: 2025