Russ Rose Then (2010): “Maddie is a well-skilled, all-around player with the ability to help us at either front row outside positions, as well as being a primary passer in the back row. We’re going to need to depend on her. We just have to find what we can get her to do without over-working her. We can’t expect her to just take over for the absence of Megan [Hodge] and Darcy [Dorton]. Her strength is that she is a good all-around player with a great first touch on the ball. She takes good swings and is accustomed to being a go-to player.”
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.”
2010 Season (Freshman): 2010 National Champion … played in 20 matches and 29 sets … totaled 22 kills, 15 digs and six blocks for the season … saw her first action at North Carolina (8/27), where she tallied two blocks … registered her first two kills against Villanova (8/28) … had six kills in 11 errorless attempts with seven digs against Princeton (9/18) … had six kills in 10 swings at Indiana (10/9).
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.
