Sydney Scales

Sydney Scales (born October 21, 2001) is an American lacrosse player. She played NCAA Division I women's lacrosse at Boston College.[1] Scales has since gone on to play professionally and launch a business called "Sydney Scales Lacrosse",[2] focused on the performance and development of young athletes in the sport. She also currently serves as an assistant coach for the Harvard Crimson women's lacrosse team.[3]

Early Life, Education & Career

Scales was raised in Walpole, MA, playing field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse at Walpole High School. Her high school career included multiple conference and division awards in all three sports.[4][5][6][7][8]

College career

Scales attended Boston College, where she played between 2021–24.[9] During her time with the Eagles, she was a four-year contributor and team captain.[1][10] She helped lead Boston College to four consecutive NCAA Championship Weekend appearances and two national championships.[11]

Individual accolades:[11]

  • IWLCA National Defender of the Year (2024)[12]
  • First-Team IWLCA All-American (2024)[11]
  • Two-Time ACC Defender of the Year (2023-2024)[11]
  • Four-Time All-ACC Academic Team member (2021-2024)[11]
  • ACC Women’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024)[11]

Scales finished her career with 111 caused turnovers and 142 ground balls, fifth all-time in program history.[13]

Professional career

In May 2024, Scales was drafted into Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse.[14]

In 2025, Scales earned a spot on the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) Women's Championship in Auburndale, Florida.[15][16]

Coaching career

In July 2024, Scales was named an assistant coach for the Harvard Crimson women's lacrosse team, under head coach Devon Wills.[3]

Entrepreneurial Work and Athlete Development

In 2025, Scales launched a business, Sydney Scales Lacrosse, focused on the holistic development of young lacrosse players. The business primarily serves players in 2nd–12th grade athletes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Belle Smith, Sydney Scales and Ryan Smith Named Captains for 2024". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. ^ a b "Sydney Scales Lacrosse". Sydney Scales Lacrosse. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. ^ a b "BC Lacrosse Alum Sydney Scales Joins Harvard Staff as Assistant Coach, The Rundown: July 19, 2024". Boston College Eagles On SI. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. ^ Martin, Catie. "Athletics of the Decade". The Searchlight. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  5. ^ Comments, View. "In virtual ceremony, Globe honors its Athletes of the Year and Phelps Scholars - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  6. ^ Dudek, Greg (2019-07-10). "Herald All-Scholastics: Girls lacrosse". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  7. ^ "Herald All-Scholastics 2019: Field Hockey". Boston Herald. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  8. ^ Dudek, Greg (2020-04-18). "Girls basketball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  9. ^ "Sydney Scales - Lacrosse". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  10. ^ "How Sydney Scales Became the Heart and Soul of BC Lacrosse". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "BC's Scales Leads 2024 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse Team". theacc.com. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  12. ^ "Sydney Scales Earns IWLCA Defender of the Year Award". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  13. ^ "Women's Lacrosse Adds Sydney Scales as an Assistant Coach". Harvard University. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  14. ^ Lewis, Alexandra (2024-05-08). "Meet the 16 Draftees from the 2024 AU Pro Lacrosse College Draft". Athletes Unlimited. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  15. ^ "USA Lacrosse Names Roster for PALA Women's Championship". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  16. ^ "Sydney Scales". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
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