Madeline Sisco '19 Recruiting Profile

My name is Maddie Sisco, I am 16 years old (born October 2001), 6 feet tall, and I will be a junior in high school in the Fall of 2017. I moved to Gastonia, NC from Hawaii in the summer of 2016 after my father retired from the Navy where he served as a submarine officer for 24 years. We moved around quite a bit and this enabled me to play club volleyball throughout the country, which was a great experience. I have always been homeschooled and this has prevented me from being able to play volleyball for a school team; however, I am in my 6^th season of club volleyball as a member of the 17 National team at Carolina Union Volleyball Club (CUVC) in Charlotte. In addition to club ball, I play volleyball year round either through camps, clinics, private lessons, playing with my friends and family, and also playing in an adult recreation league.  

As a player, I have a strong work ethic, I listen to my coaches and apply what they teach me, and I have a positive and upbeat attitude toward my players and my opponents. I have played middle, outside, and opposite and I love playing the full rotation. I am currently working on the speed of my approach as well as trying to open up more and rotate through my swing to increase the power of my attack. I am very honored and excited about being given the opportunity to play volleyball at the collegiate level at Belmont Abbey College where my older sister attends and is also on the volleyball team. I can't wait to be able to get out on the Wheeler Center Court at the Abbey!