Madison Paige Lilley (born April 15, 1999) is an American professional

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player who plays as a setter. She currently plays professionally for French volleyball club Béziers and has played for the

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Early life

Lilley is from

Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park ( ) is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, Kansas, it is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As o ...

. She played volleyball for

Blue Valley West High School Blue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, and one of five high schools by Blue Valley USD 229 school district, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1,280 studen ...

. In her graduating class, she was the #4 ranked national recruit and won the Andi Collins award for best high school setter in the nation. Additionally, she was a two-time Kansas 6A state champion, was the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, National Junior Player of the Year, and was a four-time member of the USA Volleyball All-Tournament Team. Lilley committed to play for the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...

as a freshman in high school, attributing her early interest from attending Kentucky volleyball camps since middle school.

Career

College

Lilley is considered to be the most accomplished volleyball player in Kentucky history. She was a four time All-American, led Kentucky to 4 straight SEC titles, as well as the school's first ever NCAA championship in women's volleyball during her senior season. The win was also the SEC's first NCAA title in women's volleyball. Lilley had 53 assists in the championship match and notched a career high 19 digs. Lilley was named the 2020 NCAA Division I Player of the Year and the NCAA championship most outstanding player. In July 2021, she was named SEC Conference Female Athlete of the Year, the first volleyball player in SEC history to earn the award.

Professional clubs

* SC Potsdam (2021–2022) * Béziers Volley ( fr)

USA National Team

While still in college, Lilley made her U.S. national team debut at the

2019 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2019 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 18th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Trujillo and Chiclayo, Peru from 6 to 14 July. Eleven teams will compete in the tournament. United States won the title ...

, earning a gold medal with the team.

Awards and honors

Clubs

* 2021–2022

German Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

– Silver medal, with SC Potsdam. * 2021–2022

German Cup The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...

– Bronze medal, with SC Potsdam.

International

*2019 Pan-American Cup, Gold Medal with the U.S. National Team.

College

2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament The 2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on April 14, 2021, and concluded on April 24 at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was announced on April 4, 2021. Typically held in the fall, this edi ...

, , NCAA Champions * AVCA National Player of the Year (2020) *NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2020) * SEC Player of the Year (2020) *SEC Female Athlete of the Year (2021) *AVCA First Team All-American (2020) *

Honda Sports Award The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...

winner in volleyball (2020) *AVCA Second Team All-American (2017, 2018, 2019) *All-Big 12 First Team (2018, 2019, 2020) *Volleyball Magazine Second Team All-American (2019) *

2021 ESPY Awards The 2021 ESPY Awards were the 29th annual ceremony of the ESPY Award, held on July 10, 2021 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City and broadcast on ABC. Actor Anthony Mackie served as the host. The awards aired on ESPN and ESPN2 on July 11, ...

Best Female NCAA Athlete Finalist. *SEC Freshman of the Year (2017)

External links

Kentucky Profile
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References

1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Overland Park, Kansas American women's volleyball players Setters (volleyball) Kentucky Wildcats women's volleyball players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in France American expatriate sportspeople in France {{Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year navbox