| Maddie Martin |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
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| High School:
H.B. Plant
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
OH
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Lion Career
2010 (Freshman): 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).
High School
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.
Personal
Born Madison Elizabeth Martin on Feb. 21, 1992 in Tampa, Fla. ... parents are Mike and Gayle Martin ... has two borthers, Cameron (23) and Luke (21) ... Dad, Mike, played football at the University of Kentucky (1973-77) and was a 1978 draft selection by the Chicago Bears ... brother, Cameron, played football at Michigan State, and brother, Luke, plays football at Elon ... names going to the beach with friends and sleeping as hobbies, "The Last Song" as favorite book, Dave Matthews Band as favorite entertainer, "One Tree Hill" as favorite TV show, the Tampa Bay Lightning as favorite professional sports team, "The Notebook" as favorite movie, Michael Phelps as favorite athlete ... Matthew McConaughey as favorite actor, Rachel McAdams as favorite actress and sushi as favorite food.
Quoting Coach Rose
"Last year we counted on Maddie to come in and make the big serve. I think she's made improvements in all facets of her game. She's strong and has experience playing the outside hitter position. She has a great passing platform and I think she'll be more in the mix this year. I'd feel comfortable if Maddie was out on the court for us."
Martin's Expectations
"We have big shoes to fill with the loss of our seniors, but that's always the case at Penn State. I expect Coach Rose to push us hard and get the best out of us he can possibly get, and I believe that will make us good enough to compete at the highest level."
