2023 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Shields, Madison "Maddog"

Jersey Number 33
Madison "Maddog" Shields
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Oak Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Bio
CAREER
Prepped at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif., as a libero and outside hitter under head coach Patrick Sanders… two-year team captain and voted team MVP in 2017… three-time Sierra Foothill All-League… led ORHS in digs in 2016 and 2017… named All-City and Athlete of the Year honoree… led ORHS to league championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and a CIF San Joaquin Championship Division I title… nominated and played for the Optimus All-Star Team in 2017… played for Northern California Volleyball Club from 2015-18… helped her club to a second-place Triple Crown Salt Lake City event.
PERSONAL
Parents are Roy and Nicole Shields… has a younger brother named Joe… mother Nicole played volleyball at Chico State… lists USC All-Americans April Ross and Sara Hughes as he biggest sports heroines… enjoys playing ping pong, yoga, ice hockey, and skating in her spare time… graduated with a bachelor of science in biology from Pepperdine in 2021… pursuing a Master of Public Health and Master of Science in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine from the USC Keck School of Medicine.
- 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference Second-Team
- 2023 AVCA Top Flight Award (with Madison White)
- 2022 AVCA All-American
- 2022 AVCA Top Flight Award winner
- 2022 All-West Coast Conference First Team
- 2022 West Coast Conference All-Academic first team
- 49-17 career record
- Madison Shields is a graduate transfer in her second season with the Women of Troy
- Pac-12 All-Conference Second-Team
- AVCA Top Flight Award (with Madison White)
- Went 28-4 overall
- Went 2-1 in completed matches in the NCAA Tournament with Madison White (wins against LMU and UCLA)
- Went 16-1 in dual matches at the No. 3 position with Madison White
- Went 6-6 in dual matches at the No. 2 position with Madison White
- Went 2-1 in dual matches at the No. 1 position (1-1 with Madison White; 1-0 with Megan Kraft)
- Had a 15-match win streak between Mar. 17 – Apr. 27
- AVCA All-America second team
- AVCA Top Flight Award winner (with Melanie Paul at the No. 1 position)
- All-West Coast Conference first team
- West Coast Conference All-Academic first team
- Went 25-9 overall in her only season on the sand
- Partnered exclusively with Melanie Paul to play only at the No. 1 position
- Had a season-long seven-match win streak between March 11-19
- 2020 West Coast Conference Libero of the Year
- Two-time All-WCC second team (2020, ’21)
- Two-time WCC All-Academic first team (2019, ’20)
- Three-time WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Gold Honors (2019, ‘20, ’21)
- Three-time Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete (2019, ‘20, ’21)
- Seven-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week
- Played in 109 matches, including two seasons as the primary libero
- Appeared in 402 sets and finished with 1,152 digs (2.87 dps), 36 service aces, and 204 assists
- Recorded one double-double in assists and digs
- Tallied 56 double-digit digs matches and led the Waves in digs 44 times and in aces 12 times
- Reached a career high of 34 digs against BYU (Feb. 24, 2021) and against Central Florida in the NCAA first round (Dec. 3, 2021)
Prepped at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif., as a libero and outside hitter under head coach Patrick Sanders… two-year team captain and voted team MVP in 2017… three-time Sierra Foothill All-League… led ORHS in digs in 2016 and 2017… named All-City and Athlete of the Year honoree… led ORHS to league championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and a CIF San Joaquin Championship Division I title… nominated and played for the Optimus All-Star Team in 2017… played for Northern California Volleyball Club from 2015-18… helped her club to a second-place Triple Crown Salt Lake City event.
PERSONAL
Parents are Roy and Nicole Shields… has a younger brother named Joe… mother Nicole played volleyball at Chico State… lists USC All-Americans April Ross and Sara Hughes as he biggest sports heroines… enjoys playing ping pong, yoga, ice hockey, and skating in her spare time… graduated with a bachelor of science in biology from Pepperdine in 2021… pursuing a Master of Public Health and Master of Science in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine from the USC Keck School of Medicine.
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