- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because it is really close to my home and I have the opportunity to play volleyball"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Randolph-Macon College, Bridgewater College, and Roanoke College
Career Highs
Kills: 1 - (Christopher Newport - 9/20/16)
Assists: 4 - (2x, most recent, vs. Emory & Henry - 9/17/16)
Service Aces: 4 - (Goucher - 9/2/17)
Digs: 26 – (at N.C. Wesleyan - 9/13/16)
Total Blocks: 1 - (3x, most recent, at Randolph - 9/28/16)
Senior (2017): Appeared in 14 matches as a senior… Set a career high with four service aces against Goucher on September 2… Contributed 20 digs in a win over Guilford on October 21.
Junior (2016): Appeared in 28 matches for the Marlins, making 14 starts…Spent several matches serving as libero for the Marlins…Dug out a career-best, 26 balls in a win over N.C. Wesleyan on September 13…Posted three service aces in three different matches, against McDaniel, Christopher Newport, and Eastern Mennonite.
Sophomore (2015): Played in 19 matches and 54 sets after stepping into a starting role late in the year… Established herself as a much-needed presence on the back line after some injuries altered the Marlins’ lineup… Set career highs in digs (13) and service aces (2) against Washington and Lee University on October 14.
Freshman (2014): Saw time in 14 matches as a first-year Marlin… Had a season-best seven digs against Albright on September 27… Added five digs against Endicott on October 10.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWU: Competed in 214 career games… Produced 76 aces, 1,337 digs, and 75 assists… Helped Princess Anne to a 22-5 record as a senior… Ranked among the state leaders in aces as a junior… Honor Roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Cynthia and Andrew Starr… Mom attended Sentara Norfolk School of Professional Nursing and Tidewater Community College, dad attended the University of Phoenix… Has three siblings: Lauren, Joshua, and Noelle.
Get to Know Maddie
- Enjoys mom's twice baked potatoes, country music, and vacation time at Walt Disney World
- A fan of the Dallas Cowboys and actor Johnny Depp
- Favorites include the book "The Giver," the movie "The Dark Knight Rises," and the TV series "Bones"
- Career goal is to become a child psychologist
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "quiet, thoughtful, ambitious, semi-perfectionist"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "playing the game"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my defense"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to improve as a player and have a lot of court time"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Albert Einstein. I look up to him for all he did for society; not only in science, but also math"
- People might be surprise to know: "I am obsessed with living in Australia"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I am practicing child psychology among Navy families. I'll be in Australia with my husband and a couple children."
- The most important advice I've received is: "drive it like you stole it" -- Mom
INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
- ODAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
