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2026 Volleyball Roster

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5 Madi Cowan

  • Position Outside Hitter/Libero
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Bowling Green, Ohio
  • High School Bowling Green
  • Twitter madicowan23
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Biography

AWARDS
MAAC All-Rookie Team (2025)
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 20 at UAlbany (9/6/25)
Digs: 12 vs Duquesne (8/29/25)
Assists: 2, 3x, last at Merrimack (10/4/25)
Blocks: 4 at Niagara (11/18/25)
Hitting Percentage: .277 vs. Quinnipiac (11/15/25)
2025 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named to All-MAAC Rookie Team
• Started all 30 matches
• Ranked second on the Griffs in total kills (284) and led the team in kills per set (2.56)
• Her 284 total kills are the fourth-most for a freshman in program history
• Recorded 18 kills in back-to-back matches against Merrimack (Nov. 14) and Quinnipiac (Nov. 15) to earn MAAC Rookie of the Week honors
• Good for double-digit kills 16 times, with 12 of those occasions coming in league play
• Had a season-high 12 digs in the season-opener against Duquesne (Aug. 29)
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Four-year letterwinner at Bowling Green High School
• A two-time First Team All-League (2023 and 2024), two-time First Team All-District (2023 and 2024), and Player of the Year District 7 Division III in 2024.
• Holds school record for career kills (1,170), recording 369 in her senior season.
• Notched 1,221 career digs while tallying 408 in her senior season.
• Played club volleyball at Premier Academy
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Kelly and Kirk Cowan
• Has one younger brother, Jordan
• Her father, Kirk, played basketball at Bowling Green State University followed by a pro career in Australia with the Knox Raiders
• Majoring in business

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2025Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2026Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'9"
    5