Defensive specialist/libero Maddy Bilinovic has committed to Penn State as part of the class of 2020. A sophomore at Independence High School, Bilinovic also had interest from Alabama, Creighton, Georgia, Iowa State, Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers and USC according to Ohio Varsity.
Congrats to Maddy Bilinovic I’m committing to Penn State University! @mbilinovic is a 2020 DS on 16 Reaser and a sophomore at Independence HS! #AVCnation ❤️? pic.twitter.com/utgzl4Ru8L
— AVC Volleyball (@avcvolleyball) November 17, 2017
So excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Penn State University to continue my academic and volleyball career. Huge thank you to my family and coaches who have supported me through this process. We Are! #B1G ? pic.twitter.com/KIMO9EUnWS
— Maddy B (@mbilinovic) November 17, 2017
A 5’5″ DS/L out of Cleveland, Ohio, Bilinovic helped lead Independence to a state semifinal appearance this past season. In total, they’ve gone 46-6 in her two seasons on varsity.
In those two years, Bilinovic has logged 955 total digs, 135 aces, 97 assists and just 25 reception errors compared to 1,028 service receptions.
On the club side, Bilinovic plays with the 16 Reaser team for Academy Volleyball Cleveland.
Penn State is coming off of a 33-2 season in which they were co-Big Ten champions at 19-1 in the conference and made it to the Final Four. They had seven defensive specialists on the roster in 2017 with all having sophomore or later classification – meaning they would graduate by the time 2020 rolls around.
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