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Volleyball: Maddie Smith is spark plug of UW bench

In the Badgers 2015 recruiting class it’s easy to find high school All-Americans and highly ranked players, but one new face knows that though she isn’t a part of the current rotation, she can help impact the team in a variety of ways.

Maddie Smith, a freshman walk-on from St. Germain, Wisconsin is not only a future Badger standout but a character the team relies on to help get them through their midseason lulls.

“She reminds of Olaf in Frozen,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said. “When he is sitting there and singing about summer, that is Maddie Smith.