2019 Water Polo Roster

Maddy Steere
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Pascoe Vale, Australia
- High School:
- St. Catherine's School
Features on Maddy
• Scholar Stories: Steere Using Major to Solve Problems In and Out of Pool (MGoBlue.com)
Career Stats
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | EX | DEX | Stl | FB |
2017 | 37 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 40 | 14 | 45 | 8 |
2018 | 41 | 74 | 34 | 108 | 40 | 50 | 47 | 18 |
2019 | 32 | 55 | 42 | 97 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 12 |
2022 | 35 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 17 |
Total | 145 | 231 | 160 | 391 | 139 | 108 | 160 | 55 |
Career Highs
Points: 7 (2x), last vs. Brown (4/6/19)
Goals: 6, vs. UC Irvine (3/5/17)Â
Assists: 4 (2x), last vs. #17 Harvard (4/24/22)
Drawn Exclusions: 4 (2x), last vs. George Washington (4/7/18)
Steals: 5, vs. Bucknell (2/2/22)
Field Blocks: 2 (8x), last vs. #22 Brown (4/23/22)
At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in biomolecular science
• Three-time ACWPC All-American (2019: 2nd team, 2018: 3rd team, 2017: honorable mention)
• 2019 & 2022 CWPA Player of the Year
• Four-time CWPA All-Conference (First team - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
• Four-time CWPA Championship All-Tournament Team (First team - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
• Seven-time CWPA Player of the Week
• CWPA Rookie of the Week
• Four NCAA Tournament apperances
• Won Four CWPA Championships
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• Three-time ACWPC All-Academic Team
• Two-time CWPA Scholar Athlete
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Team 19 Co-Most Valuable Offensive Player
• Team 18 Coaches Award
• Team 17 Most Valuable Defensive Player
• Ranks among Michigan's career leaders in goals (3rd - 231), goals per game (3rd - 1.59), assists (2nd - 160), assists per game (3rd - 1.10), points (3rd - 391) and points per game (3rd - 2.69)
• One of eight players in program history with 300 career points, becoming the second fastest to reach the mark (108 games)
• Third player in school history to have 100 or more points in two seasons
• One of only two freshmen in school history to record 100 points in a season
Senior (2022)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• CWPA Player of the Year
• All-CWPA first team
• CWPA All-Tournament first team
• Two-time CWPA Player of the Week (March 21, May 9)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Had a career-high five steals again Bucknell (2/2/22)
• Helped Michigan to the CWPA Finals after scoring five goals against Brown (2/23/22)
• Finished the season with 51 goals, 35 assists, 86 points, 43 steals, ad 17 feild blocks
Junior (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• ACWPC All-America second team
• CWPA Player of the Year
• All-CWPA first team
• CWPA All-Tournament first team
• Three-time CWPA Player of the Week (Jan. 22, Mar. 19, May 13)
• Team Co-Most Valuable Offensive Player
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Second on the team in points (95) and assists (42)
• Tallied 16 goals and nine assists in conference play to rank second on the team in both categories
• Eight games with three or more goals and four games with three or more assists
• Tied for the team lead with two goals in the NCAA quarterfinals against No. 3 UCLA
• Scored two goals in the CWPA Championship game against No. 15 Princeton
• Had a career-high four assists and seven points in a win over No. 13 Fresno State at the Wolverine Invitational and then had four goals and two assists at the BulldogsÂ
• Also had seven points against Brown with four goals and three assists
• Scored five goals to go with one assist, two drawn exclusions, two steals and a field block against Harvard
• Three goals, two assists and three steals in a win over No. 22 Indiana
• Four goals and five assists at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Led the team in scoring at the UCSB Winter Invite with five goals and nine points
• Guided the team to two top-10 wins at the Triton Invitational with four goals, four assists and three steals in four games
• Tallied three goals and two assists against No. 3 UCLA
Sophomore (2018)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• ACWPC Third Team All-American
• All-CWPA First Team
• CWPA All-Tournament first team
• Team 18 Coaches Award for extension of coach in the water
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Two-time CWPA Player of the Week (Jan. 24, May 18)
• Tallied 74 goals, 34 assists, 108 points, 50 drawn exclusions, 46 steals and 18 field blocks on the year
• Led the team with 18 field blocks
• During conference play she had 13 goals, seven assists and led the team with 12 drawn exclusions and three field blocks
• 12 games with three or more goals and five games with three or more steals
• Netted a hat trick to go with three drawn exclusions in the NCAA Quarterfinal against No. 3 Cal
• In five games at the Wolverine Invitational she had 10 goals, three assists, six drawn exclusions and 10 steals
• Matched a career best with six points (three goals, three assists) to go with four drawn exclusions vs. George Washington
• Four goals, one assist and three drawn exclusions against No. 24 Cal Baptist
• Scored three goals against No. 3 UCLA to start the season
• Tallied three goals in a win over No. 19 UCSBÂ
• Three goals, one assist and two steals vs. No. 9 Pacific
• Matched a career high with three assists vs. No. 16 UC San Diego
• Hat trick against No. 11 LMU
• Scored a hat trick in the ninth place game of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational against No. 15 UC San Diego
• In a one-goal loss to No. 8 Pacific she had two goals, one assist and four drawn exclusions
Freshman (2017)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American
• All-CWPA first team
• CWPA Championship All-Tournament first team
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• Team 17 Most Valuable Defensive Player
• U-M Freshman Academic Achievement Award
• CWPA Rookie of the Week (March 22)
• One of only two freshmen in school history to reach 100 points in a season as a freshman
• The fourth Michigan freshman to score 50 or more goals in a season (51) and ranks second among U-M freshmen with 49 assists
• Recorded 13 multi-goal games (three with five or more), 15 multi-assist outings (five with three assists) and four games with five or more points
• Had one goal and two steals in the NCAA quarterfinals against No. 3 USC
• Posted two goals, six assists and three steals in the three-day CWPA Championship run, including two goals and two assists in the semifinals against No. 20 Harvard
• Scored two goals in her collegiate debut against No. 2 USC
• Dropped five goals on No. 10 Princeton and the Team USA Olympic gold medalist goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson to go with one assist and two steals.
• Finished with six of the team's 10 goals in a loss to No. 6 UC Irvine at the Wolverine Invitational
• Tallied five goals and one assist vs. No. 4 Cal at the Stanford Invitational
• Two goals and two assists in her first conference game against No. 15 Indiana
• Assisted on three goals and scored another in a 7th place game win over No. 7 Hawai'i at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Scored two goals in the final three minutes to force overtime vs. No. 8 UC Irvine at the Triton Invitational
• Three goals and two assists in a conference game at Bucknell
National Team
• Named to the 2019 World Championships team to compete in Gwangju, South Korea
• Competed at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary
• Played for Australia in the 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China
• Member of the Australian national team for the 2017 FINA World Championships, placing eighth with her team in Budapest, Hungary
• Finished in 7th place with the Aussie Stingers at the 2017 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China
• Won a gold medal with Team Australia at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea
• Competed for the Junior Women's World Championship team in Volos, Greece in 2015
• Gold medal at the Intercontinental Cup in 2014
• Team captain of the Youth Women's World Championship team in Madrid, Spain
• Australia Water Polo Junior Athlete of the Year in 2014
• Member of the U-18 National Team and team captain in 2015
• Captain of the U-16 National Team in 2012 that won a silver medal at the Pan Pacific Games
• 2013 Canada Cup silver medalists
Prep
• Graduated from St. Catherine's School (2014)
• Attended the University of Melbourne in 2015
Club/ Junior Team
• Played for the Victoria Seals National League Club from 2013-16
• Spent two years with the Victorian Tigers National League Club from 2011-12
• Member of Essendon Water Polo club from 2003-16
Personal
• Full name is Madeleine Kate Steere
• Birthday: September 15, 1996
• Parents are Darren and Catherine Steere
• Has one sibling, Alexandra