INDOOR
Career: Played in 120 matches and 433 sets ... Ranks ninth in school history with 1,095 career kills ... Ranks eighth in school history in block assists (246) and ninth in total blocks (260) ... 55 matches in double figure kills ... 25 matches with double figure digs ... 15 double-doubles ... Graduated with ASUN Honors.
2016: Named to the USF and UNC Asheville all-tournament teams ... ASUN Honor Roll ... Became the 11th player in school history to record 1000 kills ... Led the team in kills (306), kills-per-set (2.97), and attack percentage (.239) ... Also averaged 1.6 digs-per-set and 0.69 blocks-per-set ... Played in all 29 matches, making 28 starts ... 16 matches with double-digit kills ... Six matches with double-digit digs ... Four double-doubles ... Career-high 23 kills and a .388 attack percentage vs. Jacksonville on Oct. 15 ... Hit .560 vs. Alabama A&M and .529 vs. NJIT ...
2015: ASUN Honor Roll ... Played in all 29 matches with 27 starts ... Ranked second on team in kills (257) and third with a .200 attack percentage ... 14 matches with double-digit kills ... Three matches with double-digit digs ... Picked up a season-best 19 digs in a five-set thriller over Jacksonville (Oct. 30) ... 10 matches with an attack percentage of .250 or higher ... Notched a career-high attack percentage of .455 vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 14) and a career-high 8 blocks vs. Kennesaw State (Oct. 10).
2014: Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference ... Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Oct. 6) ... Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... ASUN Honor Roll ... Named to The Citadel Invitational all-tournament team ... Led team in kills (336) and aces (38) ... Ranked second in the conference in aces per set (0.35) and seventh in kills per set (3.05) ... Career-highs of 22 kills and 20 digs vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 3) ... First Hatter with 20K-20D double-double since 2005 ... Posted 20 matches with over 10 kills, 11 matches with over 10 digs, and nine double-doubles ... Collected five aces vs. The Citadel (Sept. 6) ... Tallied game-winning kills in fifth set vs. both McNeese State (Aug. 29) and UT Martin (Sept. 20), plus a game-winning kill vs. UNF (Oct. 4) in fourth set ... Registered 17 kills and a career-high 24 digs vs. Northern Kentucky in the A-Sun Championship (Nov. 20).
2013: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... Stetson Westin Classic All-Tournament team … Played in 33 matches, starting in 26 … Ranked fourth on the team in kills (196) and fourth in digs (177) … Earned 59 blocks and nine assists, while playing in 114 total sets … Recorded 10+ kills on five occasions, including a season high 14 vs. Providence (Sept. 7) … Had 10+ digs five times, including a season best 19 vs. UNF (Sept. 20) … Notched a season high five blocks on three occasions (Sept. 7) vs. Providence, (Sept. 13) vs. Southeastern La., and vs. Mercer (Sept. 27) … Recorded 20 aces throughout the year, including a season best four, vs. Savannah State (Sept. 6) .. Notched eight kills and three digs in vs. FGCU in the A-Sun Tournament (Nov. 21).
SAND
Career: Went 42-22 in just two seasons.
2016: Atlantic Sun Beach All-Academic Team ... ASUN Honor Roll ... Went 24-12 in dual matches, all at the 4 seed ... Recorded non-conference wins over #18 Tulane, #12 LSU, #19 South Carolina, and #10 Grand Canyon ... Went 7-1 in A-Sun play.
2015: Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team ... Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors ... Went 18-10 in dual matches, playing mostly with Kaylee Anderson at the No. 4 seed ... Went 6-2 in A-Sun matches ... Advanced to the semifinals in the gold bracket in the Fiesta Team Cup competition ... Earned a key 2-0 win over Mercer in the A-Sun Championship ... Picked up a critical 2-1 win over Georgia State in the AVCA Championship.
High School: Helped lead Whitewater to a 54-3 record and the Georgia Class 5A State Championship in 2012 ... Earned first team All-State and first team all-county honors ... Recorded 330 kills, 85 aces, and 68 blocks for the Wildcats ... Also earned all-area honors for the second straight year and was a Senior All-Star ... Helped guide the Tsunami Volleyball Club to a national championship at the USA Volleyball Junior National tournament in 2013 and a third-place finish at the USA Girls Championships in the 16 National division in 2011.
Personal: Madison Gay Akins was born Feb. 21, 1995 in Fayetteville, Ga. ... Daughter of Christi and Mike Akins ... Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in English.
