2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Gates, Madeleine

Jersey Number 16
Madeleine Gates
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- La Jolla HS
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
2017
Gates was named an AVCAย Second Team All-American, a VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA Pacific South All-Region First Team and All-Pac-12 Conference First Team ... led the Bruins with 1.19 blocks per set and a .338 hitting percentage, and was third with 2.82 kills per set ... ranked seventh among Pac-12 players in bps and hitting ... posted 15 double-figure kills matches, 15 contests with at least five blocks and 11 games with at least a .400 hitting percentage ... had six kills in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at #3 Florida (Dec. 8) ...ย recorded 13 kills and three blocks against #21 Cal Poly in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 2) and six kills and three block solos in two sets versus Austin Peay in the NCAA First Round (Dec. 1) ... had 10 kills at #13 USC (Nov. 25) and 13 kills at Oregon State (Nov. 22) ... posted a career-best 22 kills at #4 Stanford on Nov. 16, hitting .462 ... had eight kills and only one error in 22 attempts (.318) with seven blocks at California (Nov. 19) ... had 13 kills and just one error in 24 attempts (.500) with five blocks against #15 Utah (Nov. 10) ... posted 10 kills and one miscue in 17 swings (.529) versus #25 Colorado on Nov. 9 with seven blocks, including three solos ... was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after helping the Bruins to a pair of wins against Arizona and Arizona State ... had five blocks, 11 kills and just one error in 21 attempts (.476) versus the Sun Devils on Nov. 4 ... posted eight blocks, 13 kills and a .478 percentage against the Wildcats on Nov. 3 ... recorded 11 kills at #14 Washington on Oct. 29, hitting .500 with just one error in 20 swings ... had 16 kills and six blocks at Washington State (Oct. 27) ... had 10 kills at Colorado on Oct. 21 and seven kills and five blocks at #12 Utah (Oct. 20) ... recorded seven kills and five blocks against #3 Stanford on Oct. 13 ... had 15 kills and hit .462 at Arizona State (Oct. 6) ... posted eight kills at Arizona on Oct. 4 ... notched seven kills and four blocks against Washington State (Oct. 1) and nine kills versus #6 Washington (Sept. 29) ... had 17 kills and no hitting errors in 29 attempts for a .586 hitting percentage against #8 Oregon (Sept. 22), adding six blocks ... posted 11 kills and five blocks versus #21 USC on Sept. 20, hitting .400 ... tallied nine kills and hit .438 against Loyola Marymount on Sept. 13, adding five blocks and three digs ... had seven kills in both matches at #12 Nebraska, producing seven blocks and four digs on Sept. 8 and three blocks on Sept. 9 ... had nine kills and seven blocks at New Mexico State on Sept. 1 ... was named to the Texaco Rainbow Wahine Invite All-Tourney Team after recording 33 kills, a .329 hitting percentage, 20 blocks and five digs ... had 16 kills and hit .342 with three blocks at #20 Hawaiโi (Aug. 27) ... posted eight kills and seven blocks versus Marquette on Aug. 26 ... recorded nine kills and just one error in 16 attempts (.500) against #22 San Diego on Aug. 25, adding a career-best 10 blocks ... was named Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2016
Had 24 kills (1.09 kps), 16 blocks (0.73 bps) and seven digs (0.32 dps) in 12 matches and 22 sets ... posted two kills and one block in one set against Murray State (Dec. 2) ... had two kills in one set at California on Nov. 10 ... notched four kills against Arizona (Oct. 9) ... had two kills, two blocks and her first ace at #20 Colorado on Oct. 2 ... posted two kills and two blocks against UC Irvine (Sept. 9) ... had 12 kills, six blocks and five digs in three matches at the LMU Invitational ... recorded six kills, five digs and four blocks at #21 Loyola Marymount (Aug. 27) ... had three kills against both Niagara (Aug. 26) and Illinois State (Aug. 27).
LA JOLLA HIGH SCHOOL
Gates was a two-sport athlete at La Jolla High School in San Diego ... played middle blocker on the women's varsity volleyball team for four seasons and center on the women's basketball squad for two years ... earned Under Armour Second Team All-America accolades as a senior, averaging over three kills and one block per set with a hitting percentage over .500 ... helped the Vikings reach the semifinals of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Championship in 2015 ... was valedictorian of her graduating class ... was named the LJHS Female Student-Athlete of the Year by the High School Sports Association ... named PrepVolleyball Senior Ace #26 and was selected to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 ... was named First Team All-League and First Team All-CIF, as well as San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic, All-Academic team captain and PrepVolleyball First Team All-Academic... played club with Coast Volleyball under coaches Luis Cuatok, Davis Ransom, JJ Van Niel and Ozhan Bahrambeygui ... her 17-Open team was first at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier, third at the SoCal Qualifier and 14th at the Junior Olympics ... was named to the PrepVolleyball Dream Team for the Pacific Northwest and SoCal Qualifiers ... her 18-Open team placed fifth at Junior Olympics and third at AAUs.
PERSONAL
Born Madeleine Randel Gates in Laguna Hills, Calif. ... parents are Amy Randel and Michael Gates, who played volleyball and basketball at Brown University... has a younger brother, Nathaniel ... chose to attend UCLA because she wanted to go somewhere with top notch volleyball and academics ... says the reasons she plays volleyball are because it is fun and it is a great way to channel her competitiveness ... thing she likes the most about volleyball is the team aspect, as every player is important in every point of the game ... favorites include the movie "Shawshank Redemption," singer George Ezra and the television show "Friends" ... athlete she most admires is USA Volleyball middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo ... hobbies include watching movies, going to the beach, eating and reading ... planning on majoring in applied math and minoring in Spanish.
Gates was named an AVCAย Second Team All-American, a VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA Pacific South All-Region First Team and All-Pac-12 Conference First Team ... led the Bruins with 1.19 blocks per set and a .338 hitting percentage, and was third with 2.82 kills per set ... ranked seventh among Pac-12 players in bps and hitting ... posted 15 double-figure kills matches, 15 contests with at least five blocks and 11 games with at least a .400 hitting percentage ... had six kills in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at #3 Florida (Dec. 8) ...ย recorded 13 kills and three blocks against #21 Cal Poly in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 2) and six kills and three block solos in two sets versus Austin Peay in the NCAA First Round (Dec. 1) ... had 10 kills at #13 USC (Nov. 25) and 13 kills at Oregon State (Nov. 22) ... posted a career-best 22 kills at #4 Stanford on Nov. 16, hitting .462 ... had eight kills and only one error in 22 attempts (.318) with seven blocks at California (Nov. 19) ... had 13 kills and just one error in 24 attempts (.500) with five blocks against #15 Utah (Nov. 10) ... posted 10 kills and one miscue in 17 swings (.529) versus #25 Colorado on Nov. 9 with seven blocks, including three solos ... was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after helping the Bruins to a pair of wins against Arizona and Arizona State ... had five blocks, 11 kills and just one error in 21 attempts (.476) versus the Sun Devils on Nov. 4 ... posted eight blocks, 13 kills and a .478 percentage against the Wildcats on Nov. 3 ... recorded 11 kills at #14 Washington on Oct. 29, hitting .500 with just one error in 20 swings ... had 16 kills and six blocks at Washington State (Oct. 27) ... had 10 kills at Colorado on Oct. 21 and seven kills and five blocks at #12 Utah (Oct. 20) ... recorded seven kills and five blocks against #3 Stanford on Oct. 13 ... had 15 kills and hit .462 at Arizona State (Oct. 6) ... posted eight kills at Arizona on Oct. 4 ... notched seven kills and four blocks against Washington State (Oct. 1) and nine kills versus #6 Washington (Sept. 29) ... had 17 kills and no hitting errors in 29 attempts for a .586 hitting percentage against #8 Oregon (Sept. 22), adding six blocks ... posted 11 kills and five blocks versus #21 USC on Sept. 20, hitting .400 ... tallied nine kills and hit .438 against Loyola Marymount on Sept. 13, adding five blocks and three digs ... had seven kills in both matches at #12 Nebraska, producing seven blocks and four digs on Sept. 8 and three blocks on Sept. 9 ... had nine kills and seven blocks at New Mexico State on Sept. 1 ... was named to the Texaco Rainbow Wahine Invite All-Tourney Team after recording 33 kills, a .329 hitting percentage, 20 blocks and five digs ... had 16 kills and hit .342 with three blocks at #20 Hawaiโi (Aug. 27) ... posted eight kills and seven blocks versus Marquette on Aug. 26 ... recorded nine kills and just one error in 16 attempts (.500) against #22 San Diego on Aug. 25, adding a career-best 10 blocks ... was named Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2016
Had 24 kills (1.09 kps), 16 blocks (0.73 bps) and seven digs (0.32 dps) in 12 matches and 22 sets ... posted two kills and one block in one set against Murray State (Dec. 2) ... had two kills in one set at California on Nov. 10 ... notched four kills against Arizona (Oct. 9) ... had two kills, two blocks and her first ace at #20 Colorado on Oct. 2 ... posted two kills and two blocks against UC Irvine (Sept. 9) ... had 12 kills, six blocks and five digs in three matches at the LMU Invitational ... recorded six kills, five digs and four blocks at #21 Loyola Marymount (Aug. 27) ... had three kills against both Niagara (Aug. 26) and Illinois State (Aug. 27).
LA JOLLA HIGH SCHOOL
Gates was a two-sport athlete at La Jolla High School in San Diego ... played middle blocker on the women's varsity volleyball team for four seasons and center on the women's basketball squad for two years ... earned Under Armour Second Team All-America accolades as a senior, averaging over three kills and one block per set with a hitting percentage over .500 ... helped the Vikings reach the semifinals of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division Championship in 2015 ... was valedictorian of her graduating class ... was named the LJHS Female Student-Athlete of the Year by the High School Sports Association ... named PrepVolleyball Senior Ace #26 and was selected to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 ... was named First Team All-League and First Team All-CIF, as well as San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic, All-Academic team captain and PrepVolleyball First Team All-Academic... played club with Coast Volleyball under coaches Luis Cuatok, Davis Ransom, JJ Van Niel and Ozhan Bahrambeygui ... her 17-Open team was first at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier, third at the SoCal Qualifier and 14th at the Junior Olympics ... was named to the PrepVolleyball Dream Team for the Pacific Northwest and SoCal Qualifiers ... her 18-Open team placed fifth at Junior Olympics and third at AAUs.
PERSONAL
Born Madeleine Randel Gates in Laguna Hills, Calif. ... parents are Amy Randel and Michael Gates, who played volleyball and basketball at Brown University... has a younger brother, Nathaniel ... chose to attend UCLA because she wanted to go somewhere with top notch volleyball and academics ... says the reasons she plays volleyball are because it is fun and it is a great way to channel her competitiveness ... thing she likes the most about volleyball is the team aspect, as every player is important in every point of the game ... favorites include the movie "Shawshank Redemption," singer George Ezra and the television show "Friends" ... athlete she most admires is USA Volleyball middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo ... hobbies include watching movies, going to the beach, eating and reading ... planning on majoring in applied math and minoring in Spanish.
Madeleine Gates'ย Match Highs
KILLS | 22, at Stanford (11/16/17) |
TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 41, at Washington State (10/27/17) |
HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .636 (7-0-11), at Hawai'i (9/6/15) |
SERVICE ACES | 1, at Colorado (10/2/16) |
DIGS | 5, at Loyola Marymount (8/27/16) |
BLOCK SOLOS | 3, Three Times (last vs. Austin Peay, 12/1/17) |
BLOCK ASSISTS | 8, vs. San Diego (8/25/17) |
TOTAL BLOCKS | 10 (2-8), vs. San Diego (8/25/17) |
POINTS | 24.0, at Stanford (11/16/17) |
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Oregon (Nov. 29, 2024)
Friday, November 29
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Iowa (Nov. 27, 2024)
Thursday, November 28
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16, 2024)
Saturday, November 16
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Washington (Nov. 13, 2024)
Wednesday, November 13