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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Maddi Nell
- Position:
- Setter
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Otsego
- Hometown:
- Haskins, Ohio
• 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
Feature Story: Softball Diamond to Volleyball Court (8/25/2020)
2021: Played in 17 matches off the bench ... Graduated a year early and celebrated her senior day against IUPUI (Nov. 12) ... Dished out a season-high 20 assists against Kent State (Aug. 28) and 11 assists against Cleveland State (Oct. 12) ... Dug out a season-high six attacks against Kent State (Aug. 28).
Spring 2021: Played in 11 contests in her sophomore campaign ... Recorded double-digit assists in four matches ... Back-to-back matches with 14 assists at UIC (Jan. 25-26) ... Dug out six UIC attacks on January 26 ... Dished out 14 assists against Cleveland State (Feb. 22) ... Recorded 10 assists against Milwaukee (March 22).
2019: Split time running the 6-2 offense, playing in 83 sets and 26 matches ... Earned five starts ... Recorded a double-double against South Dakota State (Oct. 18) with 19 assists and 12 digs ... Notched 20 assists or more in seven matches: IUPUI (Sept. 10), at Evansville (Oct. 14), Central Arkansas (Sept. 21), SIUE (Sept. 21), Denver (Sept. 27), Oral Roberts (Oct. 11), and at Omaha (Oct .13) ... Had her season-high in assists against Central Arkansas (Sept. 21) with 22 in the Mastodons five-set win over the Sugar Bears ... Had 19 aces on the year, with a season-high three coming against Presbyterian (Sept. 20) in the Cougar Classic ... Had nine digs against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 14) ... Dished out 17 assists at Bowling Green (Dec. 5) in the program's first berth to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
High School: Three-year letterwinner … Broke school records for single-season (797) and career (2,332) assists … Selected to the All-Conference Second Team in 2016 and 2017 and First Team in 2018 … All-District selection 2016-2018 … All-Academic selection in 2018 ... Led the Knights to sectional championships in 2016 and 2018, and to the District 7 Championship in 2016.
Personal: Valued member of the Media Services office as a student worker, helping with ESPN+ broadcasts and social media creation ... Daughter of Mark Nell and Tawn Williams-Nell ... Has one brother, Jordan … Father, Mark Nell, played baseball at the University of Cincinnati from 1981-1984 … Brother, Jordan, played baseball at Adrian College from 2012-2014 ... Majoring in Public Administration & Policy.
