Outlook

Maddie Steiner was considered the backbone of her prep volleyball team … A consistent, dedicated player and a tremendous leader and teammate … Possesses a competitive spirit and hard-working attitude … Always strives to make her team the best it can be.

Career

Tallied 921 career digs which ranks her ninth all-time at JCCC.

Sophomore Year 2021-22

Named first-team NJCAA D-II All-American and third-team America Volleyball Coaches Association All-American ... Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District B honors … Played in 39 matches and 125 sets ... Led the team and ranked third in the conference with 663 digs ... Her 5.30 digs-per-set ranked second in the conference ... Those totals ranked her 15th and 27th respectively in the NJCAA ... Produced 35 matches with 10 or more digs, 11 with 20+ digs and four with 30+ digs ... Also had 43 service aces on the season … Had a career-high 38 digs in a win over No. 4 Illinois Central (8-20-21) and followed the next match with another 38-dig effort in a win over No. 11 Grand Rapids ... Put up 31 digs in a win over No. 8 Kirkwood (9-10-21) ... Was named the KJCCC D-II and NJCAA D-II Defensive Player of the Week in week 6 after tallying 104 digs to help JCCC to a 4-1 record that week ... Her high for the week was 30 digs against No. 2 Iowa Western (9-25-21) … Was in double figures in digs in all four matches at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament, finishing with 55 total digs … Opened the tournament with 10 digs in a 3-0 win over No. 19 Cape Fear (11-18-21) … Followed with 14 in a 3-2 win over No. 5 Sauk Valley (11-18-21) … Credited with 12 digs in the loss to No. 1 Cowley in the national semifinals (11-19-21) … Capped the tournament with 19 in a 3-2 win over No. 2 Iowa Central to help JCCC to a third-place national finish (11-20-21).

Freshman Year 2020-21

Played in 29 matches and 107 sets … Ranked third on the team with 258 digs and a digs-per-set average of 2.41 … Had 11 matches of 10+ digs or more, including a season-high 23 digs in a 3-1 win over Allen (2-20-21) … Began the year with 14 digs and five kills  in a 3-2 win over No. 13 Highland (1-28-21) … Had another 14 digs in a 3-1 win at Kansas City Kansas (2-1-21) … Registered 15 digs in both wins over Neosho County (2-25-21 and 3-20-21) … Tallied 39 digs in the NJCAA D-II National Tournament, including 14 in a 3-2 win over Pima in the first round (4-13-21) … Had nine digs in the 3-1 win over Parkland in the national championship match (4-15-21) … Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99.

High School 

Was a three-year starter for coach Tatiana Schafer at Seaman High School, Topeka, Kan. … Graduated 2020 … Helped the Vikings to a 29-11 record and a shared Centennial League championship as a senior, earning first-team All-City and All-Centennial League honors … Was credited with 575 digs and 26 aces her senior season … Was a finalist for the Topeka Capital Journal Fall Sports Outstanding Female Athlete … As a junior, helped lead Seaman to a 30-11 mark while earning second-team All-City and All-Centennial League accolades … Earned honorable mention all-city and all-league as a sophomore … Tallied 1,405 digs and 72 aces over her three varsity seasons … Also earned two varsity letters in basketball … Helped the Vikings to a sub-state championship her junior year … Played four years of club volleyball for the Topeka Impact coach by Mark Evans … Helped the team to a Colorado Crossroads championship in 2019.

Personal 

Born Maddie Kay Steiner on April 8, 2002 in Topeka, Kan. … Daughter of Jeff and Audra Steiner … Has a brother, Nick and sister, Ally … Her dad played baseball and Her brother plays baseball at Washburn University … Her mother played basketball at Neosho County Community College … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Benedictine College … Favorite foods are tacos, pizza and sandwiches … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is El Mex Cal … Favorite TV shows are The Office and Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movies are Pitch Perfect and The Greatest Showman … Favorite sports movie is Hoosiers … Favorite actress is Ellen Pompeo … Favorite book is The Fault of Our Stars … Favorite music entertainer is Luke Combs … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Favorite athletes are Patrick Mahomes and Devonte Graham … The best player she has played against is Kansas commit Caroline Crawford … Her greatest sports moment is getting digs against top teams in tournament …  A notable alumnus from her school is professional pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn.