Wayne State University Athletics

2012:  Started all 31 matches and appeared in all 115 sets for a squad that reached the GLIAC semifinals for the first time since 2008 … finished second on the team in kills (263), digs (346) and points (313), while ranking third in assists (50) and services aces (27) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... career-high 28 digs on two occasions, most recently at Ferris State on Nov. 14 ... season-high 17 kills at Nova Southeastern on Sep. 1 ... four service aces at Tiffin on Oct. 27 ... 18 double-digit dig matches ...12 double-doubles ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2011: Played in all 28 matches (106 sets) … finished with a team-high 38 service aces … was second on the squad in kills (261) and third in digs (281) … had eight double-doubles on the year, including three straight on the opening weekend of the season Sept. 2-3 at the UMSL Tritons Classic … ended the weekend with a career-high 20 kills Sept. 3 vs. Lindenwood … reached a then career-high 18 digs twice – Sept. 23 at Grand Valley State and Oct. 1 vs. Findlay … totaled 51 kills and nine aces in three wins Oct. 14-15 at the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover … ended the regular-season with back-to-back double-doubles Nov. 4-5 at Northern Michigan (12 kills, 12 digs) and Michigan Tech (10, 12) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2010:  Played in 25 matches (83 sets) … tied Maureen MacDonald for second on the team with 184 kills … was third on the squad in aces (23) and fourth in digs (173) … finished as WSU’s co-leader with five double-doubles, including consecutive double-doubles Sept. 24 against Saginaw Valley State (10 kills, 11 digs) and Sept. 25 versus Ferris State (11 kills, 10 digs) … posted four straight double-digit kill totals Oct. 1-9 … also reached 10+ kills three straight times Oct. 16-24, recording double-doubles Oct. 16 versus Missouri S&T (12 kills, 13 digs) and Oct. 22 against Tiffin (10 kills, 13 digs) … set season-highs with four blocks against the Miners and four aces versus the Dragons … totaled 13 kills and 13 digs Nov. 2 against Findlay ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2009: Played in 24 matches (74 sets) and finished fourth on the team with 47 blocks ... ranked 18th in the GLIAC in blocks per set (0.64) ... also collected 64 kills and 23 assists ... reached a season-high six blocks Sept. 4 against Southern Indiana ... posted a season-high seven kills twice (Oct. 3 at Saginaw Valley State and Oct. 10 versus Michigan Tech), hitting .357 in both matches ... had at least one block in 16 matches ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

High School: Graduated from Grosse Pointe North in 2009 ... was a three-sport athlete (volleyball, basketball, softball) for three years for the Lady Norsemen ... holds North volleyball records for kills in a match (37), season (636) and career (1,115) ... finished her senior volleyball season with 636 kills and 457 digs, guiding G.N. North to a school-record 40 wins and the semifinals of the Class A state tournament ... was a Second Team All-State selection and First Team All-Region, All-District, and All-MAC ... had 320 kills and 455 digs in 2007 ... was a two-time team MVP ... served as team captain ... played guard and forward on the basketball team, which won its first-ever Class A state championship her junior season ... holds the school single-season record for free throw percentage ... also pitched and played first base on the softball team ... made the All-Region and All-State Academic Team in 2008 ... was selected to the All-MAC Academic Team every year ... was a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name--Madeline E. Kent ... born in Detroit ... daughter of Rick and Deanna Kent ... has two brothers, Ricky and Stevie ... is the niece of WSU softball assistant coach Pat Kent ... is related to several other athletes, including uncle Tom House (college baseball @ USC, 1967; pro baseball @ Atlanta/Boston/Seattle, 1967-79); uncle Cliff Maison (college hockey @ Notre Dame, 1967); and cousins Craig Conley (college hockey @ Fredonia, 1993-96), Bryan Kent (college cross country @ Rockport, 2003-06), and John Orlando (college football @ Grand Valley State, 2008) ... is a biological sciences with honors major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010 (4.00), Fall 2011, Winter 2012 (4.00), Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2011 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).