Madeline Kuppe

Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.

2013 Season: Saw action in 15 games for the Huskies... recorded 62 kills and a 1.59 kills per set ratio... tallied 22 digs and 13 total blocks... posted a career high 16 kills while recording three blocks and three digs at Memphis (10/20)... had 10 kills and three digs against Cincinnati (10/25).

2012 Season: Appeared in 76 sets including 10 starts in 27 matches played... totaled 131 kills, 41 digs, and 22 blocks on the season... registered 1.72 kills per set, reaching double figures three times including a career-high 14 vs. UC Santa Barbara (8/25)... averaged .54 digs per set and .29 blocks per set.

Before UConn: Played four years of varsity volleyball at Palo Alto...named the league[apos]s Senior of the Year in
2011...helped guide her team to the 2010 California State Championship, while recording back-to-back service aces to clinch the final match and was named the Palo Alto Athlete of the Week by the San Jose Mercury...participated in varsity track and field; reaching the league finals in the long, triple and high jumps.

Personal: Madeline Kuppe...born Jan. 13, 1994...daughter of James and Kris Kuppe....has one brother, James Preston and one sister, Mallory...an exploratory major.