2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Holt, Madeline
Jersey Number 4
Madeline Holt
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Central Catholic
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
Bio
2020-21 (Senior)
Appeared in all 59 sets and started all 16 matches for the Deacs as their primary setter...led the team with 399 assists and nine service aces...placed 10th in the ACC with 6.76 assists per set...finished second on team with 88 digs and tied for fifth with 18 blocks...recorded a season-high 44 assists against Boston College (April 2)...tallied a season-high nine digs in win over Duke (March 27)
2019 (Junior)
Missed part of the season due to a broken hand...played in 66 of 105 sets, making 10 starts in 19 matches...led the team with 638 assists...also tallied 138 digs, 35 kills, 36 blocks and nine service aces...recorded a season-high 50 assists against Notre Dame (Oct. 11)...recorded a season-high 18 digs against North Florida (Sept. 6)
2018 (Sophomore)
Started in all 30 matches for the Deacs and played all 115 sets as the primary setter… Recorded a team-high 1,063 assists… Finished the season sixth in the ACC in assists… Notched a career-best 58 assists against Boston College (Sept. 30) … Was second on the team with 17 service aces… Also ranked second on the team with 232 digs…Added 49 kills and 57 total blocks
2017 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 matches and made 28 starts… Appeared in 101 sets… Led team and finished ninth in the ACC with 876 assists… Added 54 kills and was third on the team with 194 digs… Had 42 total blocks, good for sixth on the team… Finished second on the team with five double-doubles… Delivered season-high 47 assists at North Carolina (Oct. 8).
Background
Four-time letterwinner at Central Catholic High School...Placed fourth in 2016 Class 3A State Championship...2015 Class 2A State Champions...2015 All-Conference Team and MVP...Recorded the second-most assists in the state of Illinois her senior season...Nominated for Under Armor All-American... Was named Max Preps All American, Max Preps IL Player of the Week, Team MVP, All-Conference, All Area Pantagraph, All State Gazette... Ranked 25th nationally at 12.0 assists per set for 2016-2017 season... Also a two-year letterwinner in softball.
Personal
Full name is Madeline Jann Holt... Born in Bloomington, Ill... Daughter of Andy and Jean Holt... Has two older brothers, Andrew and Zachary, and a older sister, Caroline who was a setter at Notre Dame... Father played baseball at Creighton under Jim Hendry, the former general manager of the Chicago Cubs and the current assistant general manager of the New York Yankees... Mother played basketball and softball at Creighton and was a two-time All-American and an Academic All-American before becoming the first female inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame... Brother, Andrew, played baseball at Creighton and UIS... Brother, Zachary, played baseball at South Dakota State University... Cousins Jake, Bill and Joe Mauer all have spent time in the Minnesota Twins organization, and Joe was the first pick of the 2001 MLB Draft and has the highest batting average for a catcher in MLB history.... Cousin Brian Holt, played soccer at Creighton and then professionally for Reading United, Harrisburg City Islanders, Philadelphia Union and New York Cosmos...Majoring in Communications.
Appeared in all 59 sets and started all 16 matches for the Deacs as their primary setter...led the team with 399 assists and nine service aces...placed 10th in the ACC with 6.76 assists per set...finished second on team with 88 digs and tied for fifth with 18 blocks...recorded a season-high 44 assists against Boston College (April 2)...tallied a season-high nine digs in win over Duke (March 27)
2019 (Junior)
Missed part of the season due to a broken hand...played in 66 of 105 sets, making 10 starts in 19 matches...led the team with 638 assists...also tallied 138 digs, 35 kills, 36 blocks and nine service aces...recorded a season-high 50 assists against Notre Dame (Oct. 11)...recorded a season-high 18 digs against North Florida (Sept. 6)
2018 (Sophomore)
Started in all 30 matches for the Deacs and played all 115 sets as the primary setter… Recorded a team-high 1,063 assists… Finished the season sixth in the ACC in assists… Notched a career-best 58 assists against Boston College (Sept. 30) … Was second on the team with 17 service aces… Also ranked second on the team with 232 digs…Added 49 kills and 57 total blocks
2017 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 matches and made 28 starts… Appeared in 101 sets… Led team and finished ninth in the ACC with 876 assists… Added 54 kills and was third on the team with 194 digs… Had 42 total blocks, good for sixth on the team… Finished second on the team with five double-doubles… Delivered season-high 47 assists at North Carolina (Oct. 8).
Background
Four-time letterwinner at Central Catholic High School...Placed fourth in 2016 Class 3A State Championship...2015 Class 2A State Champions...2015 All-Conference Team and MVP...Recorded the second-most assists in the state of Illinois her senior season...Nominated for Under Armor All-American... Was named Max Preps All American, Max Preps IL Player of the Week, Team MVP, All-Conference, All Area Pantagraph, All State Gazette... Ranked 25th nationally at 12.0 assists per set for 2016-2017 season... Also a two-year letterwinner in softball.
Personal
Full name is Madeline Jann Holt... Born in Bloomington, Ill... Daughter of Andy and Jean Holt... Has two older brothers, Andrew and Zachary, and a older sister, Caroline who was a setter at Notre Dame... Father played baseball at Creighton under Jim Hendry, the former general manager of the Chicago Cubs and the current assistant general manager of the New York Yankees... Mother played basketball and softball at Creighton and was a two-time All-American and an Academic All-American before becoming the first female inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame... Brother, Andrew, played baseball at Creighton and UIS... Brother, Zachary, played baseball at South Dakota State University... Cousins Jake, Bill and Joe Mauer all have spent time in the Minnesota Twins organization, and Joe was the first pick of the 2001 MLB Draft and has the highest batting average for a catcher in MLB history.... Cousin Brian Holt, played soccer at Creighton and then professionally for Reading United, Harrisburg City Islanders, Philadelphia Union and New York Cosmos...Majoring in Communications.
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