Madeline Sanderson

Photo by: Marley Barboeisel/University of Montana

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Montana

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Lewis Palmer HS

2025 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Sky… appeared in all 28 matches, starting 11 of them… played in all 106 sets during the season… 245 digs to rank 4^th on the team… averaged 2.31 digs per set… had 21 assists and 18 service aces, tied for 3^rd most on the team… 490 service receipts with a .955 rec%... recorded double-digit digs in 9 matches on the season… season high 20 digs at Portland State (10/18) to help Montana win over the Vikings on the road for the first time since 2015… had 16 digs vs. Navy (8/30)… had 14 digs vs. Oakland in a four-set win (9/6)… back-to-back matches with 13+ digs against Northern Colorado (10/2) and Northern Arizona (10/4)… recorded 14 digs in a win over Weber State (10/25)… recorded 12 digs in a road win over Montana State (11/7)… season high 3 aces on two different occasions, at Sacramento State (10/16) and vs. Idaho (11/13)… four matches with multiple service aces… had a kill at Idaho (9/27).

Career Highs
Kills: 1, at Idaho (Sept. 27, 2025)
Attacks: 3, four times
Assists: 4, vs. Weber State (Oct. 25, 2025)
Aces: 3, twice
Digs: 20, at Portland State (Oct. 18, 2025)

High School: A 2025 graduate of Lewis Palmer HS… a four year varsity starter… two-time team captain in high school… First Team All-Conference and honorable mention All-State in 2023… Second Team All-Conference in 2022… named best defensive player in 2022 and 2023… Most Improve award as a freshman in 2021… team won conference championship in 2023 and 2024…played club volleyball for the Colorado Juniors… also played golf, qualifying for state in 2023-24… Three time All Honors recipient.

Personal: Parents are Jessica and Jason Sanderson… has a younger brother, Charlie… her dad Jason played football at Air Force… plans on majoring in Business Management.

Coach Lawrence on Sanderson: "She's extremely fast, extremely strong and athletic. She's one of those players like our freshman class that is relentless. Balls don't drop. She's also very joyous and a relentless teammate as well."