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Jersey Number 6
Sadie McAda
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Texas
- High School:
- Pleasanton HS
Indoor Volleyball Career
2025 (Junior) Named to 2025 First Team All-Conference Team . . . Started in all 29 of Southern Miss’ matches on the year . . . Led the Golden Eagles with 387 kills for an average of 3.79 per set . . . Posted a new career-best .229 attack percentage . . . Also recorded 24 assists and 19 service aces . . . Defensively contributed 369 digs for an average of 3.62 per set and tallied 45 total blocks . . . Finished the season with a team–high of 433.5 points and 4.25 points per set . . . Her 3.50 kills per set and 3.96 points per set ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, in the Sun Belt during the regular season, while her 3.65 digs per set ranked among the conference’s top defensive marks for non-liberos.
2024 (Sophomore):Â Appeared in 110 sets while starting in all 29 of Southern Miss' matches on the year . . . Exploded for 371 kills on the year for an average of 3.37 per set . . . Also posted a new career-best attack percentage of .182 . . . Recorded 19 assists on the season alongside 15 service aces . . . On the defensive side of the net, averaged 3.42 digs per set for a total of 376 digs on the year . . . Tallied four solo blocks with 56 block assists for 60 total blocks . . . Her 419 points were the most of any player on the squad while her 3.81 points per set were second.
2023 (Freshman): Played in 52 sets across 17 matches for Southern Miss . . . Tallied 65 kills on a .133 hitting percentage . . . Also collected 138 digs averaging 2.65 per set and 11 blocks.
Beach Volleyball Career
2025 (Sophomore):Â Played in all 39 duals for the Golden Eagles, finishing with a team-best 22-17 record alongside her dual partner Laurel Dennis . . . Played all matches at the second pairing with Dennis . . . Collected wins over No. 6 Florida State, No .8 LSU, No. 17 FIU, No. 12 Florida Atlantic and (RV) Tulane over the course of the season . . . Posted a 4-5 record against Sun Belt Conference opponents . . . The duo's 22-17 record is the most wins in a single season by any pair in program history and moves the Dennis/McAda pairing a 38-37 career record, also the most wins by a pair in program history . . . The 22 wins at the second paring are the most wins at any flight in program history as well.
2024 (Freshman): Played in 36 matches in her beach volleyball debut season . . . Played the entire season with fellow freshman Laurel Dennis . . . Finished 10-10 at the second position, 1-1 at the third and 5-9 as the Golden Eagles’ top flight . . . When paired with Dennis, now owns the second-most wins at the second flight with 10 and is tied with Kellie Garraway and Taylor Pierce’s 10-win season in 2023 . . . As an individual, tied with Dennis for the sixth-most wins at the second flight.
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High School: Lettered in volleyball, basketball and golf at Pleasanton High School . . . Led the Eagles to a 43-3 record and 4A Region IV District 29 Championship in 2022 . . . Tallied 2,032 kills and 1,859 digs in career . . . Named District MVP and All-State in junior and senior year . . . Played in Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star games in junior and senior year . . . Played club volleyball for Alamo Volleyball and San Antonio Magic.
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Personal: Born on April 13, 2005, in Pleasanton, Texas . . . Parents Duncan and Sandra played on club volleyball teams at Texas Tech . . . Studying kinesiology with a minor in business.
2025 (Junior) Named to 2025 First Team All-Conference Team . . . Started in all 29 of Southern Miss’ matches on the year . . . Led the Golden Eagles with 387 kills for an average of 3.79 per set . . . Posted a new career-best .229 attack percentage . . . Also recorded 24 assists and 19 service aces . . . Defensively contributed 369 digs for an average of 3.62 per set and tallied 45 total blocks . . . Finished the season with a team–high of 433.5 points and 4.25 points per set . . . Her 3.50 kills per set and 3.96 points per set ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, in the Sun Belt during the regular season, while her 3.65 digs per set ranked among the conference’s top defensive marks for non-liberos.
2024 (Sophomore):Â Appeared in 110 sets while starting in all 29 of Southern Miss' matches on the year . . . Exploded for 371 kills on the year for an average of 3.37 per set . . . Also posted a new career-best attack percentage of .182 . . . Recorded 19 assists on the season alongside 15 service aces . . . On the defensive side of the net, averaged 3.42 digs per set for a total of 376 digs on the year . . . Tallied four solo blocks with 56 block assists for 60 total blocks . . . Her 419 points were the most of any player on the squad while her 3.81 points per set were second.
2023 (Freshman): Played in 52 sets across 17 matches for Southern Miss . . . Tallied 65 kills on a .133 hitting percentage . . . Also collected 138 digs averaging 2.65 per set and 11 blocks.
Beach Volleyball Career
2025 (Sophomore):Â Played in all 39 duals for the Golden Eagles, finishing with a team-best 22-17 record alongside her dual partner Laurel Dennis . . . Played all matches at the second pairing with Dennis . . . Collected wins over No. 6 Florida State, No .8 LSU, No. 17 FIU, No. 12 Florida Atlantic and (RV) Tulane over the course of the season . . . Posted a 4-5 record against Sun Belt Conference opponents . . . The duo's 22-17 record is the most wins in a single season by any pair in program history and moves the Dennis/McAda pairing a 38-37 career record, also the most wins by a pair in program history . . . The 22 wins at the second paring are the most wins at any flight in program history as well.
2024 (Freshman): Played in 36 matches in her beach volleyball debut season . . . Played the entire season with fellow freshman Laurel Dennis . . . Finished 10-10 at the second position, 1-1 at the third and 5-9 as the Golden Eagles’ top flight . . . When paired with Dennis, now owns the second-most wins at the second flight with 10 and is tied with Kellie Garraway and Taylor Pierce’s 10-win season in 2023 . . . As an individual, tied with Dennis for the sixth-most wins at the second flight.
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High School: Lettered in volleyball, basketball and golf at Pleasanton High School . . . Led the Eagles to a 43-3 record and 4A Region IV District 29 Championship in 2022 . . . Tallied 2,032 kills and 1,859 digs in career . . . Named District MVP and All-State in junior and senior year . . . Played in Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star games in junior and senior year . . . Played club volleyball for Alamo Volleyball and San Antonio Magic.
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Personal: Born on April 13, 2005, in Pleasanton, Texas . . . Parents Duncan and Sandra played on club volleyball teams at Texas Tech . . . Studying kinesiology with a minor in business.
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