CHICAGO – Head coach Amanda Berkley announced the addition of Sydney Cheatham-Carlone to the Loyola Chicago women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach.
 
"I am very excited to announce Sydney as our newest assistant coach here at Loyola," said Berkley. "I have been following her career for a couple of years now and think she is a bright up and coming coach. She will help with recruiting, coaching setters, and defensive specialists. She will bring a wealth of experience from her time at North Central. Grateful to have Sydney as a Rambler!"
 
Cheatham-Carlone spent the last two seasons as head volleyball coach at North Central. While at North Central, she helped guide the Cardinals to a 32-21 overall record.
 
In 2023, Cheatham-Carlone led the team to 18 total wins, the most since 2015. The Cardinals also beat their first ever ranked opponent in the season-opening weekend, earning AVCA Top-25 votes. The historic season saw three All-Conference student-athletes and seven conference Player of the Week awards.
 
The Cardinals also saw success in the classroom with 13 student-athletes landing on the conference's All-Academic Team with two earning further recognition by College Sports Communications Academic All-District honors.

"I feel incredibly blessed to embark on this new journey as an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago," said Cheatham-Carlone. "I look forward to sharing my love for helping others grow and lead. I am committed to fostering a healthy culture and empowering the student-athletes both on and off the court. I cannot wait to get on campus and begin forming relationships with the team, staff and recruits."

Prior to taking over head coaching duties, Cheatham-Carlone served as a graduate assistant coach for the women's volleyball program for the 2018-19 season, before being elevated to an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs at North Central.
 
While at North Central, Cheatham-Carlone was recognized as a 30 Under 30 Award winner and an Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
Cheatham-Carlone competed at Western Michigan for four seasons where she helped WMU to a 2014 MAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance and earned Academic All-Conference honors twice. She earned the team influencer award in each of her last two seasons. She was also received the Gal Werme Community Service award, WMU Champion, and Coach's awards.
 
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Cheatham-Carlone graduated from Western Michigan with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She then received her master's from North Central in leadership studies.