CHARLESTON, S.C. – With the 2014 volleyball season set to kick off on Friday night at TD Arena, Head Coach Jason Kepner's 2014 team returns just one sophomore to a squad that captured last season's CAA Championship. In the second of four installments to help you get to know CofC volleyball, we take at sophomore Maddie Hills.
#7 Maddie Hills // 6-0 // MB // Toronto, Canada
• Nickname: Canadia/Matilda
• Favorite Memory From 2013: Playing Catch Phrase! on sand volleyball road trips.
• Describe Coach Kepner in 5 Words: CAA Coach of the Year
• Favorite Food: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
• Favorite Pro Sports Team: Denver Broncos
• Favorite Charleston Restaurant: Yogurt Mountain
• Best Talent Outside of Volleyball: Writing Poetry
• Fun Fact: Maddie has a really good Indian accent.
• 2013 Season Highlight: Posted a collegiate career-high 11 kills in a win over South Carolina State (9/7/13).
• Head Coach Jason Kepner on Maddie: “Maddie has done a great job this preseason. She has really figured out how to connect with all the setters and is probably the most consistent – of the players in her position – at connecting with all three of our setters. Maddie is up fast, presents her arm well and right now has the most power of all our middles.”
The 2014 Defending CAA Champion CofC Volleyball Team
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