LSU Gold
Position
Outside Hitter/right Side
Height
6'2
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Plano, Texas
High School
Plano West HS

2012 All-SEC Second Team
2012 All-Louisiana First Team
2011 All-SEC Second Team
2011 Louisiana Player of the Year
2011 All-Louisiana First Team
2011 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team
2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
2010 SEC Community Service Team
2010 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/ 11)
2010 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2012)
One of four Tigers to play in all 29 matches en route to All-SEC Second-Team and All-Louisiana First-Team accolades for the second straight season … Started 27 matches at outside hitter … One of 19 players in program history to surpass 1,000 career kills … Wrapped up her career with 1,110 kills, 202 digs and 134 total blocks … The 1,110 kills are tied for 15th all-time with former All-American Brittnee Cooper … Ripped a team-leading 389 kills at a 3.64 per set average … Racked up 10 or more kills on a team-high 21 occasions over her 29 appearances which included all 12 of LSU’s victories on the season … Her 3.64 kills per set average were eighth in the SEC … Raised her mark to 3.84 kills per set during SEC matches, fourth-highest among the league leaders … Teamed with Helen Boyle and Desiree Elliott for 74.4 percent of LSU’s kills during SEC matches … Blasted 12 kills on a .320 hitting percentage versus Cal Poly (Aug. 25) … Cranked 13 kills on a .345 hitting clip and added three blocks against Western Michigan (Sept. 8) … Opened up 11 straight matches with double figure kills (Sept. 16-Oct. 21) with an 18-spike performance on a .429 hitting ratio at South Carolina (Sept. 16) … Belted 20 kills during five-set victory at Mississippi State (Sept. 28) … Exploded for a career-best 26 kills to go along with season’s best six digs against Georgia (Oct. 3) … Connected for 15 kills on 29 errorless swings and a season-high .517 hitting percentage during the South Carolina match (Oct. 7) … Turned in solid all-around effort with 19 kills, five digs and four blocks versus Tennessee (Oct. 10) … Powered home 25 kills versus Alabama (Oct. 14) and Ole Miss (Nov. 4), a SEC season-high for a four-set match … Eclipsed 1,000 career kills with an 11-spike effort at Kentucky (Oct. 21) … Notched 18 kills and garnered a season’s best six blocks at Georgia (Nov. 9) … Smashed 13 kills on a .303 hitting clip at Tennessee (Nov. 18). 

JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
Garnered 28 appearances, including 26 starts at outside hitter … Played in 107 of LSU’s 114 sets … Claimed All-Louisiana First-Team, Louisiana Player of the Year and All-SEC Second-Team selections … Headlined team with 380 kills at a 3.55 per set average … Her 3.55 kills per set were sixth-best among the SEC leaders … Elevated her play to a 3.82 kills per set average, fourth-highest, in conference matches … Tabulated double digit kills in 20 of her 28 matches with 14 of those efforts coming in SEC play … Secured Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team honors (Aug. 26-27) to open season … Powered home 10 kills on 12 swings to claim a career-best .822 hitting percentage against Louisiana-Lafayette (Aug. 26) … Added 12 kills on a .611 hitting ratio versus Jacksonville State (Aug. 27) … Opened a stretch of seven straight matches with 10 or more kills (Sept. 9-30) with a 12-spike performance against Wake Forest (Sept. 9) … Slapped 15 kills to go along with a career-high seven blocks at Western Kentucky (Sept. 10) … Racked up 21 kills on a .383 hitting clip at Alabama (Sept. 18) to conclude SEC opening weekend … Secured 19 kills and three blocks during sweep of Mississippi State (Sept. 25) … Cranked 15 kills at South Carolina (Oct. 7) … Blasted 20 kills on a crisp .421 hitting percentage against Ole Miss (Oct. 21) … Tallied 16 kills and a career-high seven digs at Auburn (Nov. 4) … Fired in 21 kills and wiped away three match points with spikes at 14-12, 14-13 and 15-14 during the fifth set at Georgia (Nov. 6) … Racked up a career-best 23 kills, six digs and two blocks versus South Carolina (Nov. 13) … Turned in 12 kills and two blocks against Arkansas (Nov. 26) to allow LSU to secure its seventh straight SEC Western Division crown. 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010)
One of four players to see action in all 107 sets over LSU’s 30 matches en route to LSWA Honorable Mention selection … Earned start in final 11 matches of the season (Oct. 22-Dec. 3) … Ripped 283 kills at a 2.64 per set ratio to rank third on the team in both categories … Her .286 hitting percentage was fourth-best on the squad … Produced double digit kills 13 times, tied for third-highest on the team … 10 of her 13 double figure spike performances came during SEC action … Belted 11 kills on 18 swings for a .500 hitting percentage against Central Arkansas (Sept. 3) … Powered home a career-high 20 kills and added four digs versus New Mexico State (Sept. 11) to claim Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team honor … Ripped 13 kills on a .414 clip against Auburn (Sept. 18) to start SEC play … Strung together three consecutive double digit kills road efforts at Alabama (Sept. 24), Mississippi State (Sept. 26) and No. 2 Florida (Oct. 1) … Cranked 16 kills on 30 swings for a .433 ratio against No. 22 Tennessee (Oct. 10) … Secured first career SEC Offensive Player of the Week award (Oct. 11) … Broke into starting lineup and slapped 11 kills to go along with three blocks during five-set triumph at Georgia (Oct. 22) … Turned in complete effort sparked by 18 kills, three digs and three blocks against Ole Miss (Nov. 7) … Registered a career-high four blocks at Kentucky (Nov. 14) … Hammered home 10 kills on 20 swings without an attack error versus South Carolina (Nov. 19) … Tallied nine kills, four digs and three blocks against No. 1 Florida (Nov. 21).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Saw action in 42 sets over 20 matches … Totaled six of her seven starts during non-conference play … Chipped in six or more kills on five occasions … Knocked seven kills against No. 5 Stanford (Aug. 28) and Notre Dame (Aug. 30) at Shamrock Invitational … Recorded three blocks against Denver (Aug. 29) … Cranked a career-high eight kills against No. 6 Nebraska (Sept. 4) and Tulane (Sept. 5) at Tiger Classic … Connected for a career-high .636 hitting percentage against the Green Wave … Cranked six kills and six digs against Tennessee (Sept. 18) … Popped five kills against Georgia (Oct. 30).

HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Brittany Bridge at Plano West High School … Team qualified for UIL State Tournament for first time in school history during 2008 season … Tallied All-District 8-5A First Team and Dallas Morning News All-Area Second-Team selections … Member of PrepVolleyball.com’s Class of 2009 Top 50 recruits … Also listed in PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces Top 100 … Holds school record for most kills in a single-season … Played club volleyball for Dallas Skyline … Team earned second-place finish in the 2008 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships … Notched All-America honors for her performance at the tournament … Team finished in 10th place in the Open Division at Junior Nationals in July 2009 … Also named to the 2008 US Junior A2 Program.

PERSONAL
Full name is Madeline Claire Jones … Daughter of Jon and Rebecca Jones … Born on Feb. 6, 1991 … Has one brother Will (22) … Majoring in industrial engineering … Also recruited by Baylor, Florida State, Ole Miss, TCU, Utah and Virginia.

 

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