Maddie Paulson

Photo by: Bill Barrett

Photo by: Bill Barrett

Photo by: Bill Barrett

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
West Bend West
Hometown:
Jackson, Wis.

2022: Played and started in all 17 games…Played 1283 minutes on the season… Tallied six shots with four on goal, with a 0.667 shot on goal percentage…In conference play registered three shots with one on target…Named OVC Defensive player of the week once…Had a season high shots and shots on goal with three against Southern Illinois (09/11)...Against Southern Indiana (10/20) notched one shot and one shot on goal…Registered one shot at home against Lindenwood (10/02) and at UT Martin (10/23).

2021
Appeared in 12 games with seven starts on defense… Totaled 614 minutes on the pitch … Posted an assist … Made first career start at Belmont (9/26), playing in a career-best 92 minutes over the two-overtime game … Had three-straight starts Aug. 26 to Oct. 3 during OVC play … Registered first career assist on Natalie Jackson’s goal against UT Martin (10/3) on a cross off a corner kick … Started in the final four games of the season including three 2021 OVC Championship Tournament contests … Played 84 minutes in the regular-season finale against Tennessee Tech (10/24) and 82 minutes in the 2021 OVC Championship Tournament opener against Morehead State (10/29).

2020
Played in nine games, as a true freshman … Competing in 100 minutes on the pitch … Made Redhawks debut against Jacksonville State (3/5) in the season opener … Saw a season-high 21 minutes of action at UT Martin (4/6) in the regular-season finale ... Recipient of the Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor for a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2020-21 academic year ... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2020-21 academic year.

Prep/Club
Played club with North Shore United for Sinisa Angelovski … Attended West Bend West HS … Named U.S. Army Reserve Athlete for West Bend West as a senior … Was a three-time Wisconsin State Champion with North Shore United as a sophomore, junior and senior … Was a two-time Midwest Regional Champion and National Qualifier … Finished third at Nationals as a junior … Was a two-time National League Winner with club … Was the top goal scorer with 21 goals as a freshman … Also, competed in Track & Field in high school … Named to the Wisconsin All-State Track team … Member of the Track and Field Conference and Regional Champions as a junior.

Personal
Born April 29, 2002 ... Daughter of Mark and Lisa Paulson … Has a twin sister and a younger sister … Studying Biology: Pre-Physician Assistant and a minor in Spanish for the Health Professions at SEMO.