Madison Nitta

Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mira Costa
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.

2011: Saw action in 22 matches and 57 sets … Posted 52 digs and a .934 serve receive percentage in her role as defensive specialist … Had an ace in a home win over Kent State … Tied her career-high with eight digs in that match against Kent State.

2010: Played in 16 matches, posting five starts as a defensive specialist … Named team's Most Improved Player ... Recorded nine aces in 135 serve attempts and had 57 digs on the season … Had four aces against rival Toledo and followed that up with two more a week later against Buffalo … Had a season-high eight digs on two occasions, reaching that total at home against Ohio and on the road at Miami … Had at least five digs in three other matches.

2009: Played in 12 matches, seeing action in 17 sets on the season…Had 17 digs and a .938 serve receive percentage in limited action…Had a career-high five digs in a loss to Northern Iowa and posted four in the season opener against Loyola…Also had three digs in the team’s MAC Tournament quarterfinal match against Miami (Ohio) ... Received the Coach's Award.

2008: Played in 10 matches … Tallied five digs on the season … Recorded her first career dig at Florida State on Aug. 30 in her debut as a Falcon … Had a career high two digs against Buffalo Nov. 14.

High School: Graduated from Mira Costa High School … Member of National Charity League/Debutante, Christian Club, Yearbook and Interact Club ... Named team's most inspirational player and a scholar athlete.

Personal: Full name is Madison Aiko Nitta … Daughter of Jeffrey Nitta and Kimberly Endres-Nitta … Born June 29, 1990 … Majoring in sport marketing … Has a younger brother … Plays on the USA National Women’s Deaf team and helped the squad to a first place finish at the 2011 Friendship Games in Washington, D.C. ... Also earned a bronze flight championship with the USA Deaf team at the US Open in Dallas ... Played club volleyball for Team Complete Athlete … Won a silver medal at the Invitational Junior Olympics in 2005.

Season  SP-MP     K    K/S    E    TA    Pct    A   A/S   SA  SA/S   SE  DIG   D/S  RE   BS   BA   TB   B/S  BE BHE Points Pts/S
2008..  11-10     0   0.00    0     0   .000    0  0.00    0  0.00    2    5  0.45   2    0    0    0  0.00   0   0    0.0  0.00 
2009..  17-12     0   0.00    0     0   .000    3  0.18    1  0.06    1   17  1.00   1    0    0    0  0.00   0   0    1.0  0.06 
2010..  45-16     0   0.00    1     1 -1.000    8  0.18    9  0.20   14   57  1.27   9    0    0    0  0.00   0   0    9.0  0.20 
TOTAL.  73-38     0   0.00    1     1 -1.000   11  0.15   10  0.14   17   79  1.08  12    0    0    0  0.00   0   0   10.0  0.14