Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. Five years with the program. ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2019. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Senior (2023):  Played in all 27 matches, with five starts, totaling 99 of the 101 sets. … Put her 500th career kill onto the floor in a season-opening 3-0 sweep of Lewis, and later in the year recorded her 600th. … Tied career high with seven total blocks in a 3-2 victory at Simon Fraser on Nov. 2. … Slammed double-digit kills in four matches, including both contests against Central Washington: 10 on Sept. 23 in Seattle, 12 on Oct. 19 in Ellensburg, helping the Falcons win both of those matches by 3-2 margins. At Central, hit a career-best .611 with just one error on 18 attacks. … Had at least one block in 22 of the 27 matches.

Junior (2022):  Played in all 26 matches with 25 starts, totaling all 100 sets. ... Tied her career high with 14 kills against Alaska Anchorage on Sept. 17. ... Had a career-high 40 attacks in a five-setter against Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 1. ... Came up with a career-high 5 digs at home against Simon Fraser on Nov. 10. ... Had two matches of .300-plus and two of .500-plus hitting, and four of .400-plus. ... Recorded her 100th career block on Sept. 2 vs. Chaminade. ... Logged her 500th career point on Oct. 13 at Alaska Anchorage. ... Had single-season best totals across nearly every major statistical category, including 205 kills, 594 attacks, 38 digs, 62 total blocks, and 237.0 points.

Sophomore (2021):  Played in 23 of the 25 matches with 14 starts, totaling 80 sets. ... Put 136 kills onto the court, capping the year with a career-high 14 in the season-finale at Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 20. That was her third double-digit kills match of the season. ... Recorded a career-high 7 block assists (and total blocks) at home against Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 23. Also came up with the kill on match point to close out a five-set victory against the Nanooks. ... Got a solo block at home against Hawaii Pacific on Sept. 11, the first of her career, and had 4 solos for the season. ... Had at leasdt one block in 21 of the 23 matches she played.

Freshman (2020-21): Played in 17 of the 18 matches with nine starts, totaling 66 sets. ... In the season-opening doubleheader at Northwest University on Feb. 27, made her college debut with five blocks assists and five kills in the first match. Then in the second match, slammed 10 kills with no errors on 15 attacks for a .667 hitting percentage, and had four more block assists. ... Had a career-high 13 kills on .480 hitting (13-1-25) and added five block assists in the second half of a doubleheader at Saint Martin's on March 2, which the Falcons won in five games. ... Tied that career high with 13 kills in a five-game home victory against Northwest Nazarene on April 10. ... Of her 17 matches, had double-digit kills in 11 of them, with a stretch of seven straight from March 20 through April 24. Included during that time was her 100th career kill in the first half of a home doubleheader against Western Washington on April 24. ... Her .270 hitting mark ranked No. 7 in the GNAC. ... Hit .400 or better in four matches. ... Had at least one block in all 17 matches. 

Personal: Madeline Grace Pruden. ... Psychology major.

North Kitsap High School (Senior): With 156 kills and 50 blocks, helped Vikings go undefeated in Olympic League play and win their sixth consecutive league championship. They went on to place 3rd at district and 9th in the Class 2A (medium / small school) state tournament. ... All-Olympic League 1st team. ... Also a starter for the basketball team.

Salem Hills (Utah) High School (Freshman-Junior): Played varsity volleyball all three years. Also played basketball and softball two years and ran track two years. ... As a sophomore, placed 2nd in the Class 2A Utah state meet in the 400 meters, 4th in the long jump, and 7th in the 200. Also played in the Top 20 Showcase for Utah basketball.

Fun facts: Has played volleyball for five years prior to arriving at SPU. ... If not for volleyball, would focus on track "because I like the head-to-head competition. ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Jaws." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Mind Gym." ... Favorite junk food is chocolate peanut butter ice cream. ... Favorite healthy food is apples with peanut butter. ... Favorite TV program is "The Office." ... Favorite sports team is Duke. ... Favorite athlete is beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings. ... Her dream car is a Jeep Wrangler. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ...If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Duke basketball star Zion Williamson "so he could teach me how to dunk." She would serve steak. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Superman "because he can fly and is really strong." ... Her friends call her Maddie or Mads. ... In 10 years, wants to be working with children in a family therapy practice. ... She has lived in three different states and has visited 36 states altogether.


CAREER STATISTICS
Yr    GP    K     E    TA    Pct   Ast   Ace    D    BS    BA    TB    Pts
19*    0    0     0     0   .000    0     0     0     0     0     0     0.0
20    66  157    47   407   .270    0     1    22     0    38    38   177.0
21    80  136    71   374   .174    0     0    21     4    47    51   163.5
22   100  205    84   594   .204    2     0    38     2    60    62   237.0
23    99  170    75   490   .194    2     0    44     1    64    65   203.0
TOT  345  668   277  1865   .210    4     1   125     7   209   216   780.5
* Redshirted in 2019.