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20 Maddie Palmer

20 Maddie Palmer

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Simpsonville, S.C.
  • Highschool:
    Hillcrest

Summary

Biography

*Named to the 2010-19 Big South Conference Volleyball All-Decade Team on June 5, 2020.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS

Named Big South Player of the Year … Named Big South All-Conference First Team … Named to Big South All-Tournament Team … Named VaSID All-State First Team … Started 30 matches, appeared in 110 sets … Ranked ninth in the Big South with a .248 attack percentage … Led the Big South with 4.50 kills per match and second-best in a single-season in program history … Led the Big South with 47 service aces and ranked third in a single-season at Radford … Totaled 568 points and averaged 5.16 per set, both led the Big South … Ranked 10th in the conference with 3.21 digs per set … Recorded 495 kills, which ranks second in a single-season at Radford … Led the team with 19 double-doubles and is tied for third-most in a single-season in program history … Recorded season-high 26 kills in a 3-1 win over Campbell in the Big South Tournament … Had season-high 19 digs at Virginia Tech.


2015 HIGHLIGHTS
Competed in 21 matches, starting 18 … Finished season with 336 kills, ranking second on the team … Averaged 3.82 kills per set, second best mark in a single-season … Hit .215 on the outside ... Set a new career mark in kills with 24 in the first match of the season … Had double-digit kills in 20 matches, four 20-plus kill matches … Contributed 250 digs, ranking fourth on the team … Finished with a career-high 28 digs in a Sept. 19 sweep of Robert Morris … Put together 13 double-doubles, tied for sixth most in a single-season.

2014 HIGHLIGHTS
Unleashed 271 kills, which was second on the team, en route to Big South all-freshman honors ... Ranked fifth among Big South freshmen in kills ... Competed in 30 matches with 19 starts ... Hit .235 as an outside on her way to 2.66 kills per set ... Contributed 23 aces, which were second on the team ... Had 16 matches of double-figure kills ... Finished with three double-doubles ... Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week ... Hit over .300 nine times ... Terminated a season-high 17 kills against Winthrop in the Big South tournament semifinals en route to punching Radford's ticket to the championship match.

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
Tallied 939 kills (while hitting over .400), 723 digs and 98 blocks in her two seasons with Hillcrest ... Named the 2013 Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year, a Prepvolleyball.com High School All-American and an AVCA Under Armour High School All-American following her senior campaign ... Guided the Rams to back-to-back state titles in 2012 and 2013.

PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Originally from Minnesota, Maddie and her family moved to South Carolina for her final two years of high school ... She is the daughter of Stuart and Tracy Palmer ... Has one older brother, Gabriel ... Majoring in communication.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    20
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    2015Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    20
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    2016Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    20
  • 20

    2017Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    20