2023:
- Recorded two assists and six digs in a match vs. Toledo (8/25)
- Had 11 digs in victory over Lafayette (9/1)
- Notched 10 digs four-sets win over Stony Brook (9/16)
- Tallied back-to-back double-digits with 16 and 19 dig performances in wins over Elon on 9/30 and 10/1
- Recorded back-to-back 16 and 19 digs vs. Towson (11/11) and (11/12)
- Played in 60 sets and averaged 2.25 digs per set with a total of 11 service aces
2022:
- Notched three aces and six digs vs. UTEP (8/26)
- Tallied back-to-back 10 dig performances vs. East Carolina (9/2) and vs. ETSU (9/2)
- Had five digs vs. Delaware (9/17)
- Notched 12 digs in victory over UNCW (10/9)
2021:
- Tallied three assists vs. Northern Colorado (9/4)
- Notched season-high 13 digs vs. UNCW (10/3)
- Recorded an ace vs. Elon (10/24)
- CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21:
- Had a career-best 16 digs against Delaware (3/14)
- Totaled 93 digs on the year, the second most on the team
- Passed for a .932 serve-receive percentage
Profile
• Full name is Madeline Donaphon.
• Daughter of Mark and Joanie Donaphon … Middle sibling between brothers Luke and Kyle … Father, Mark, played baseball at Army West Point … Mother, Joanie, played lacrosse at Fairfield.
• Interested in studying engineering at Northeastern.
• Extra-curricular activities: Served as a Student Ambassador … Three-year Student Council officer … National Honor Society member.
• Hobbies include yoga, skiing, boating, traveling, paddle boarding and playing ping-pong.
• Class of 2024 or 2025.
High School Accolades
• Four-year varsity libero at Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Villanova, Pennsylvania) under coaches Mike Sheridan and Brenda Collins … Captained the Irish during her senior season … Became the school’s first-ever player to reach 1,000 career digs.
• Four-time Inter-Academic League champion and four-time Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) champion (2016-19).
• Four-time All-InterAcademic League selection, including three First Team nods (2017-19).
• Four-time All-Main Line honoree, including two First Team mentions (2017, 2019) … Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week.
• Three-time All-Delco selection, including one First Team nod (2019).
• Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame: Delaware County Chapter honoree.
Club Accolades
• Competed for three seasons as a libero and defensive specialist with East Coast Power Volleyball (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) under coaches Mandy Boyer and Stephan Boyer (2017-18), Jackie Scott and Jeff Wismer (2018-19), and Chris Birch and Sarah Lambert (2019-20) … Captained the club’s 18s squad.
• Helped East Coast Power finish in first place at the Mizuno Boston Volleyball Festival, earning an Open bid.
Why Northeastern?
• “Northeastern will provide me with an amazing and challenging academic experience, a campus setting in the great city of Boston, a unique co-op program and an opportunity to fulfill my dream of continuing my volleyball career at the collegiate level.”
Fast Facts
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Favorite pro sports team(s): Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Flyers …
Hype song & meaning: “Nobody’s Perfect” by Hannah Montana because my mom and I would always listen to this song on our way to a volleyball tournament …
Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl …
Favorite movie: Greater …
Strangest talent: Cleaning crabs …
Anything else?: I like volunteering, especially at my family’s horseshoe tournament every summer for my cousin who has CDKL5.
Single Game Highs
| Statistic |
Value |
Game/Date |
| Assists |
3 |
vs. Northern Colo. (9/4/21) |
| Aces |
3 |
vs. Merrimack (2/25/21) |
| Digs |
16 |
vs. Delaware (3/14/21) |
