Maddie Dowd

Photo by: Photo by Luke Hales, Michigan Ph

Class:
Senior
Position:
S
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Clarkston, Mich.
High School:
Marian

Senior (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Appeared in all 30 matches, starting 28 times
• Saw action in 105 sets, averaging 6.27 assists and 1.62 digs per set
• Recorded three double-doubles (assists/digs) on the season
• Tallied the first double-double of her career with 49 assists and 11 digs against Loyola Chicago (Sept. 3)
• Also had double-doubles of 23 assists and 11 digs against Indiana (Oct. 21); 21 assists and a career-best 12 digs against Illinois (Nov. 12)
• Recorded a career-high four aces against Northwestern (Nov. 11)
• Recorded at least 20 assists in 17 matches

Junior (Fall 2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in one set against Florida State (Aug. 28)

Sophomore (Spring 2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in seven matches, playing in 25 sets
• Averaged 6.04 assists and 1.28 digs per set
• Handed out a career-best 65 assists against Indiana (March 12) to go with seven digs, two blocks and two kills
• Recorded first kills of her career with two against Maryland (Feb. 20) on a .250 attack percentage

Freshman (2019)
• Collegiate debut: September 25 at Rutgers
• Appeared in four matches as a reserve setter and serving specialist
• Set a season-high seven assists against Rutgers (Oct. 19)
• Had two digs on two occasions, at Rutgers (Sept. 25) and at Northwestern (Nov. 2)
• Had first career ace at Rutgers (Sept. 25)

Prep
• Four-year letterwinner
• 2019 AAU Volleyball National (18 Open)
• 2019 NIT Invitational champion (18 Open)
• 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist (Michigan)
• 2018 PrepVolleyball Andi Collins Award Finalist
• 2018 Detroit Free Press Metro Detroit Volleyball Player of the Year Finalist
• 2018 Division 1 All-State Second Team
• 2018 All-Region First Team
• 2018 All-Catholic League First Team
• 2018 All-Academic CHSL
• 2018 Under Armour AVCA All-American Watch List
• 2017 PrepVolleyball High School All-American Special Mention
• 2017 Detroit Free Press Metro Detroit Volleyball Player of the Year Finalist
• 2017 PrepVolleyball Top 50 Junior Watch List
• 2017 Class A All-State - First Team
• 2017 All-Region First Team
• 2017 All-Catholic League First Team
• 2017 AVCA Phenom Watch List (Junior)
• 2017 JVA Ultra Ankle AthLeader Award
• 2017 PrepVolleyball Sophomore 79 - Highest Honorable Mention
• 2017 JVA Watch List - Class of 2019
• 2017 PrepVolleyball Class of 2019 Club Watch List
• 2016 All-Region First Team
• 2016 All-Catholic League First Team
• 2016 All-Oakland County Honorable Mention
• 2016 AVCA Phenom Watch List (Sophomore)
• 2016 JVA Watch List
• 2016 PrepVolleyball Class of 2019 Club Watch List

Club
• Legacy Volleyball (2016-2019)
• Michigan Elite (2015-16)

Personal
• Madison Makayla Dowd
• Born December 15, 2000
• Daughter of Tim and Jodie Dowd
• Father played baseball at Central Michigan University
• Has a brother Brayden and a sister Lauren
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in data science