Madison Gates

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Rachel Bellwood

Position:
Setter
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Grand Rapids Christian
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.

• 2021 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2019-20 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
• 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2021: Played in all 31 matches with 29 starts ... Finished her career with 2,158 assists, which ranks 10th in program history ... Recorded 11 double-doubles in her senior campaign, reaching 34 for her career ... Opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles against SIUE (Aug. 27) and Evansville (Aug. 28) ... Dished out a season-high 53 assists against UIC (Sept. 26) and dug out a season-high 25 attacks the following match at Oakland (Sept. 28) ... Averaged 6.99 assists per set and 2.54 digs per set.

Spring 2021: Started in all 17 matches as the primary setter for the Mastodons ... Selected to the All-Horizon League First Team ... Led the Mastodons to the highest season-long hitting percentage in the rally scoring era of .235 ... Dished out 570 assists for a 9.83 per set average ... Recorded a career-high 66 assists at Green Bay (March 2) ... Notched 10 double-doubles in her junior season, with eight of them coming on back-to-back matches against Robert Morris (Feb. 15-16), at Green Bay (March 1-2), at Oakland (March 8-9) and against Milwaukee (March 22) ... Through three seasons, she ranks 12th in program history in career assist with 1,319.

2019: Played in 33 matches as one of two primary setters in a 6-2 system, starting in 24 contests ... Dished out double-digit assists in every match, with 20 or more in 20 matches ... Had 14 double-doubles on the year ... 20 assists and 12 digs in her first start of her career against Western Michigan (Aug. 30) ... Followed it up with two double-doubles on Aug. 31 against Northern Kentucky with 13 assists and 10 digs and South Alabama with 18 assists and 10 digs ... Notched 20 assists and 10 digs against UC Riverside (Sept. 7) in the San Francisco Tournament, followed by 21 assists and 10 digs against IUPUI (Sept. 10) back at home ... Had back-to-back double-doubles against Central Arkansas (Sept. 21) and SIUE (Sept. 21) in the Cougar Classic with 36 assists, 11 digs and 30 assists, 13 digs performances ... Her 36 assists against the Sugar Bears (Sept. 21) was a career-high ... Recorded another double-double with 28 assists and 12 digs at Omaha (Oct. 13) in the Mastodons' five-set win over the Mavericks ... Dished out 11 assists and dug out 13 attacks against Summit League regular-season champion South Dakota (Oct. 20) ... Rattled off four straight double-doubles: at Denver (Oct. 25, 19 assists, 12 digs), vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 1, 26 assists, 11 digs), vs. North Dakota (Nov. 3, 29 assists, 14 digs), vs. Omaha (Nov. 8, 25 assists, 10 digs) ... Concluded the season with a double-double against Bowling Green (Dec. 5) in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship with 14 assists and 11 digs ... Totaled 719 assists, 267 digs, 21 kills and 18 aces for the season.

2018: Played in 6 matches, and 9 sets … Recorded 27 total assists for the season averaging 3 assists per set … Recorded career highs of 7 assists and 3 digs again Florida Atlantic (Sept. 7)

High School: Was a 2017 Michigan Miss Volleyball Finalist ... Four-year letterwinner for the Eagles ... Named an AAU Nationals All-American in both 2016 and 2017 ... Named to the Under Armour All-American Watch List in 2017 ... Two-time All-State honoree, being named to the second team in 2017 and third team in 2016 ... Named to the All-Conference, All-Region and All-Area teams all four years ... Led Grand Rapids Christian to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Class A state semi-finals in 2015.

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Tiffannie Gates … Has two sisters, Taylor and Jordy, and two brothers, Brent Jr. and Brady … Father played at Minnesota and was a first round draft pick by the Oakland A’s in the 1991 MLB draft ... He played seven seasons in the majors for Oakland, Seattle and Minnesota … Mother played volleyball at Arizona State … Brother Brent Jr. plays hockey at Minnesota and was drafted in the third round by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 NHL draft ... Majoring in General Studies.