Madelyn Wurster

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22 NOV 2019: The 2019 Summit League Volleyball Championship takes place at the Hamilton Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos

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Position:
Right Side
Class:
Freshman
High School:
South Adams
Hometown:
Berne, Ind.

• 2021 Horizon League All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Summit League All-Freshman Team
• Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (11/5/2019)
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2023)

2022: Played in nine matches with six starts after recovering from an injury ... Tallied 72 kills with a season-high of 15 kills against Oakland (Nov. 11) ... Recorded a season high hitting percentage of .563 against IUPUI (Oct. 22).

2021: Played in 20 matches with 17 starts after starting the season with an injury ... Finished the season playing her best volleyball, as she had double-digit kills in six of the last eight matches ... Recorded double-doubles against Wright State (Nov. 5) and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 6), the latter of which was a career-high 23 kills and 10 digs ... Blocked 0.96 attacks per set, which was a career-best ... Had a career-high eight blocks and 17 kills against UIC (Sept. 26).

Spring 2021: Played in all 17 matches at the opposite spot ... Recorded double-digit kills in 10 matches in her junior campaign ... Slammed down a season-high 13 kills in the season opener at UIC (Jan. 25), vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 16) and at Green Bay (March 1) ... Hit .615 (8-0-13) at IUPUI (Feb. 9) and .556 (10-0-18) against Youngstown State (Feb. 2) ... Dug out a season-high seven attacks against Milwaukee (March 22) ... Blocked five balls against Cleveland State (Feb. 23) ... Selected for the Horizon League All-Tournament Team after recording nine kills, six digs and an ace against Wright State (March 28).

2019: Played in 33 matches and 126 sets with 15 starts ... Averaged 2.37 kills per set for 299 total for the year ... Recorded double-digit kills in 14 matches ... Earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Week behind 13 kills on .345 hitting against North Dakota State (Nov. 1) and 19 with a .469 hitting clip against North Dakota (Nov. 3) ... Had a season-high six blocks against UC Riverside (Sept. 7) in the Mastodons' five-set comeback win.

2018: Played in 64 sets, and 23 matches … Selected to the All-Summit League Freshmen Team … Recorded 128 kills … Recorded 22 total blocks ... Recorded 14 digs … Season-high of 14 kills and season-high of 4 total blocks against North Dakota (Nov. 16) … Recorded 8 kills, 2 blocks, and 1 dig against Omaha (Oct. 19) … Recorded 14 kills and 1 dig against North Dakota State ( Nov. 4)

High School: Finished her four-year career as a Starfire with 1,051 kills, 405 digs, 152 aces and 142 blocks ... Was a two-sport star at South Adams, she was a three-time All-Allen County Athletic Conference (ACAC) First Team selection in volleyball ... Led South Adams to a pair of sectional titles in 2015 and 2016, along with a regional title and a semi-state berth in 2016 ... In basketball, she was an ACAC First Team selection in 2016-17 and second team honoree in 2015-16.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Toni Wurster… Has two brothers, Zach and Nick ... Majoring in General Studies and Human Services.