Sydney Thomas is the smallest player on the court more times than not however that means absolutely nothing to her as over the years she has proven that pound for pound and inch for inch, she is also one of the toughest and I'm talking period, not just this season.
Losing Megan Palmer, who is now going off at Rice, let Thomas know she would have a larger role to play if the Cougars were to be successful however the loss of post Taylor Williams to a knee injury this season has made that role huge
Although the team went through some growing pains adjusting to losing Williams, their first round victory over Madison 61-42 showed that they are ready for anything, which is good because anything is what they'll be facing against Cy Creek, one of the four remaining teams from the areas toughest district.
Nevertheless, after scoring 24 points against the Marlins, the 2014 GPR "Under the Radar" Thomas will be ready to help lead her team in their biggest game of the season