Russ Rose Then (2012): “Maddie is another player I thought had a great sophomore season. She was asked to do more as a sophomore and I think she gives us good power as an outside attacker and is clearly one of our steadiest ball handlers. That may increase areas for her to best contribute.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Maddie was a 6-rotation player who came in that 2010 class. She had terrific skills, but she didn’t play as much for us as a 6-rotation player. She played in almost all of the matches, coming in to serve as well as provide a different look for the opponents at the net. She had a great serve, competed hard, and was always an exceptional team player. I enjoyed the contributions that she made. She always had a smile on her face and worked hard. After her Penn State career, she was selected for the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualifying Tournament, along with Katie Slay. She was a fine player, and now is the mother of 5 children, I believe.”
2012 Season (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten … played in 30 of 36 matches (1 start) and 62 of 125 sets at outside hitter … for the season she totaled 51 kills, 14 aces, 71 digs and 8 blocks … posted 5 kills and 8 digs vs. Stanford (8/31) … pounded 4 kills and had 7 digs vs. DePaul (9/8) … had 5 kills vs. Nebraska (9/19) … posted 5 kills at Northwestern (10/5) … post 4 kills and 9 digs vs. Indiana (10/13) … had two 2 at Ohio State (10/17) … had an ace and 5 digs vs. Illinois (11/8).
Before Penn State: Four-year varsity letterwinner and team captain at H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. … guided her team to four straight state championships … four-time Hillsborough all-county and Florida all-state honoree … PrepVolleyball Sophomore of the Year finalist … 2009 Hillsborough Player of the Year … 2009 All-Sun Coast Player of the Year … two-time PrepVolleyball All-American … member of the Junior Olympic 15 National Championship team and was tournament MVP … two-year member of the USA A1 Select Team … was named to the USA A2 Youth National Team her junior year … was an AAU, ESPN RISE and AVCA/Under Armour All-American … named Under Armour Most Undeniable Player … selected Florida Gatorade Player of the Year.