2012 Women's Rugby Roster
Biography
2012: Madison saw action in seven contests, as she led the squad with 29 total trys for 145 points... also led her team with nine assisted tackles and 32 runs over 20-yards... finished second in assists with 11... broke nearly all her career single-game marks over the course of the season, including setting a single-game mark for trys and points in a game with 10 trys and 50 points at Kansas State... also had 12 runs over 20-yards in that same rout.
2011: Playing in all ten games, Madison had a nice freshman campaign as she ranked as one of the top offensive and defensive players... scored a pair of trys as EIU blanked Purdue in the season finale... recorded 14 solo tackles and three assisted stops versus Minnesota and Quinnipiac, respectively... also had a couple of key runs in the same rout of the Boilermarkers... earned at least one steal-at-tackle in six contests, including the final game of an NCAA DI series with Quinnipiac... her 46 total solo stops already earn her a Top 25 single-season rank in the EIU record books.
HS: Earned nine letters for coaches Todd Volkert and Lori Brown at Sherrard HS in Milan... four-time letterwinner in track, while she earned three and two in volleyball and basketball, respectively.
PERSONAL: Planning on majoring in business while at EIU... credits all of her uncles and her parents for having the biggest influence on her sports career, "because they were all outstanding athletes themselves"... No. 1 sports highlight was her senior season in volleyball when Sherrard won regionals... daughter of Terry & Nicole Kissner.
FUN FACTS: 'Maddi' enjoys playing volleyball in addition to rugby... currently riding around campus in a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix... can't go anywhere without her cellphone.
Historical Player Information
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2012Sophomore
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