Upper St. Clair High School Girls Volleyball - 2023

After a spirited victory against rival Mt. Lebanon Thursday night, our USC Panthers finished in a 3rd place tie with Canon Mac in Section 2. With the top 4 teams qualifying for the playoffs, the Panthers advance to the WPIAL playoffs after missing the post-season the past two years. The date/time/opponent will be announced soon. Congratulations to the team and coaches!

Our own Maddie LaPorte was named the AAAA Player of the week in the Libero position. The week saw matches against Bethel Park, Baldwin and Canon Mac. Maddie compiled 65 digs in the 3 matches, with a whopping 31 digs in a great win against Baldwin! She also added 10 assists, 1 ace and ZERO missed serves in 37 service attempts. Congratulations Maddie!

Class 4A Feature Athlete (Sept. 30)
Name: Georgia Madson
High School: Upper St. Clair
Grade: 12
Position: Outside Hitter

Background Info: Madson has played five years of volleyball, four of those as an outside hitter or right side hitter at the high school level. She competes currently as a six-rotation outside hitter for Upper St. Clair and serves as a co-captain on the team. She is a member of NHS and is a MYP certificate holder. While she focuses on volleyball by playing club in the offseason, she still participates in French club and UThon. She plans to study biology or health sciences in college in order to become a PA.

Quotes from Upper St. Clair coach Kim Manning: “Gigi excels at leading her team with a quiet confidence and persistent determination. She never lets bad plays frazzle her, and she continues to be a very coachable player. Having Gigi play all six rotations provides USC with a consistent steadying voice on the court throughout each match. She is a key factor in our success thus far this season, and I am excited to see how the rest of her senior year goes with USC.”

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Once again, we had a player recognized as AAAA Player of the Week. Malorie Glancy earned the honors this time. In matches against Canon Mac and Peters Twp, Malorie had 37 assists and 14 digs. She added 2 aces and recorded 1 kill! Way to go Malorie! In related news, USC has climbed to a #6 ranking in AAAA! Two section matches this week against Mt. Lebanon and Peters Twp. are Wednesday and Friday respectively. Make a note of the different days!

Our own Gigi Madson was named AAAA Player of the Week for the week ending 9/19. In matches against Moon Twp and Baldwin, Gigi racked up 29 kills with a .203 hitting percentage. Showing off her all around game, Gigi had 30 digs and 2 service aces as well. Congratulations Gigi!