Madeleine Gates Explained

Madeleine Gates
Birth Date:	30 October 1998
Birth Place:	Laguna Hills, California
Country:	USA
Sport:	volleyball
Position:	Middle Blocker
Nationalteam2:	United States

Madeleine Randel Gates (born 30 October 1998, Laguna Hills, California) is an American volleyball player, currently playing center for Dresdner 1898.

Career

Madeleine Gates' volleyball career began in Californian school tournaments, playing for La Jolla High School.^{[1] [2]} After graduating, she played at the university level in the NCAA Division I, as part of UCLA Bruins from 2016 to 2018,^{[1] [3]} before moving to the Stanford Cardinal in 2019,^{[2] [4]} winning the national title; during her university career she received several individual awards.^[5]

In the 2020–21 season she signed her first professional contract in the German Bundesliga with Dresdner Sportclub 1898.^{[6] [7]}

Achievements

• NCAA Division I 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madeleine Gates - Women's Volleyball. UCLA.
2. Web site: Madeleine Gates - Women's Volleyball. Stanford University Athletics.
3. Web site: What’s Bruin: UCLA Women’s Volleyball Player Madeleine Gates Can Dunk. Joe. Piechowski. 28 July 2017. Bruins Nation.
4. Web site: Stanford eyes back-to-back NCAA titles. 27 August 2019. ESPN.com.
5. Web site: Five Stanford volleyball players named AVCA All-Region . PaloAltoOnline.com.
6. Web site: Madeleine Gates komplettiert den Mittelblock beim DSC. D. S. C.. Volleyball. DresdnerSportClub.de.
7. Web site: Besonderes Fotoshooting der DSC-Frauen . Saechsische.de.