2021 (FR): Played in 11 matches, totaling 37 kills across 22 sets … Posted a .200 hitting percentage with three digs and five block assists … Notched a season-high 11 kills vs. Hampton in her first match of the season, hitting .381 in the process … Added 10 more kills on a .320 clip vs. Purdue Fort Wayne … Also had seven kills in the first match against Charlotte.
2020-21 (FR): Appeared in 13 matches and compiled 61 kills and 74 points ... Had a season-high 12 kills against Delaware State, one of six matches with five or more kills … Posted a .375 attack percentage against George Mason with eight kills on 16 total swings … Led the team with five blocks against Virginia ... Also had a pair of four-block outings … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
PREP: Carroll High School Offensive Player of the Year … Three-time Academic All-District honoree … Recorded 336 kills, 177 blocks, 206 digs and four assists throughout her high school career … Helped lead Carroll to a 31-12 record in 2020, earning a spot in the bi-districts playoffs … Completed 100 hours of community service, four years of a language, and two years of an art to be named a Success Scholar.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jennifer Howarth and Michael Grunza ... Has one sister, Samantha ... Studying civil engineering technology.
Madelyn Grunza Season 2021
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