Maddie Simon

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
West Liberty, Iowa
Position:
Libero/Defensive Specialist
High School:
West Liberty HS
Height:
5-4

2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON | STATS

STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Had four assists, 11 service aces, 59 digs and 11 points ... averaged 0.15 service aces, 0.82 digs and 0.15 points per set ... led the team twice in service aces.

HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in 24 matches (72 sets) with three starts as a defensive specialist ... tallied six digs against 10th-ranked BYU (Aug. 31) ... one service ace and five digs in win over Santa Clara (Sept. 8) ... four digs and one service ace in victory versus Idaho State (Sept. 16) ... five digs in win over Fresno State (Sept. 21) ... season-high seven digs with one service ace in win at New Mexico (Sept. 28) ... seven digs and two assists at UNLV (Sept. 30) ... five digs and a service ace against New Mexico (Oct. 28) in Boise.

2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON | STATS

STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Recorded one service ace and six digs.

HIGHLIGHTS: As a freshman saw action as a back-up at libero and defensive specialist playing in 10 matches, competed in a total of 18 sets ... first action as a Bronco came in season opener against Northwestern State (Aug. 27) in the TCU Invitational at Fort Worth, Texas, recording one dig ... played in one set at TCU (Aug. 28) tallying one dig ... came in off the bench during Broncos' win over Wright State (Sept. 2) recording one dig ... had one service ace and one dig in win at New Mexico (Sept. 24) ... had one dig in win over New Mexico (Oct. 20) in Boise.

WEST LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

HONORS: Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State Third Team senior year ... a two-time All-River Valley Conference Team and one-time honorable mention all-conference honoree ... senior season accolades include: River Valley Conference Elite Team, first-team all-district, all-state third team, all-state tournament team, Muscatine Journal All-Area First Team and Quad City All-Area Second Team.

HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of West Liberty High School in West Liberty, Iowa ... a four-year starter at libero for the Comets' varsity team coached by Ruben Galvan ... over the last three years WLHS's combined record was 92-24 ... senior season team went 37-5, won the conference and league tournament championship, advanced to the school's first-ever appearance in the state championship match, finishing as runners-up ... senior year recorded 64 service aces, 533 digs and 112 assists ... junior year helped team to conference tournament title and berth into state tournament, tallied 331 digs and 43 service aces during the campaign ... four sport athlete during prep career also competing in softball, track and basketball.

CLUB

Played three years of club ball for Platform Elite Volleyball Club of Davenport, Iowa, where her coach was Dawn Kerr ... also played for the Iowa Rockets Volleyball Club of Iowa City ... her various club teams reached the USVA Junior National Tournament three times in 2011, 2014 and 2015 ... in 2014 the Platform Elite team finished third at the Show Me Qualifier, while in 2015 they placed second at the Crossroads Qualifier and won the Northern Lights Qualifier to advance to nationals both years.