Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
2015 Big South Defensive Player of the Year
2015 All-Big South First Team
2015 Big South All-Academic Team
2014 All-Big South Second Team
2013 All-Big South Second Team

2016 (Senior)

• Named Big South Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
• Played in and started all 18 games on the season for the Chanticleers
• Tied for first on the team with 21 caused turnovers
• Scooped 23 ground balls and won nine draw controls
• Turned in seven multiple-ground ball games and six multiple-caused turnover games
• Tallied a season-high three caused turnovers and four ground balls versus Vermont
• Made the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2015 fall semester

2015 (Junior)

• Tabbed the Big South Defensive Player of Year, becoming the first Chanticleer to earn the distinction on either side of the ball
• Also named first-team All-Big South
• Played and started in all 17 games for a Coastal Carolina defense that ranked second in the Big South in goals-against average (9.77)
• Led the team with 23 caused turnovers, a new career-high
• Was second on the team with 30 ground balls and fourth with 17 draw controls, both career-highs
• Ranked tied for ninth in the Big South with 1.35 caused turnovers per game
• Recorded a career-high six ground balls and five caused turnovers versus High Point
• Also tallied a career-high nine draw controls against Gardner-Webb
• Her five caused turnovers and nine draw controls tied single-game program records while her six ground balls were tied for the second-most in a single game
• Turned in nine multiple-ground ball games and seven multiple-caused turnover games
• A Big South All-Academic team member
• Was named to the 2014-15 Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Made the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the Fall 2014 semester
• Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the Spring 2015 semester

2014 (Sophomore)

• Was named a second-team All-Big South defender for the second time in her Chanticleer career
• Played and started in all 17 games for the Chanticleers
• Was a vital piece of Coastal's backline that ranked third in the Big South in goals-against average
• Scooped 20 ground balls including a single-game high of four against Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the Big South Championship
• Won two draw controls and recorded seven caused turnovers
• Was named to the 2013-14 Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Made the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the Fall 2013 semester

2013 (Freshman)

• Named to the All-Big South second team
• Played and started in 15 games as a true freshman
• Played the entire season on defense, leading the Chanticleer backline with 22 ground balls while forcing eight turnovers in Coastal's end of the field
• Additionally, won seven draw controls
• Recorded a season-high three ground balls against Kennesaw State, American, Presbyterian, and Liberty
• Won a season-high two controls against Marquette and at Campbell
• Was named to the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Prior to Coastal Carolina

• Recorded 73 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers as a Montclair defender
• Received the Unsung Hero Award as a junior
• Awarded the Rookie of the year award as a sophomore
• Named the JV team MVP as a freshman

Personal

• Full name is Madeline Clare Ciardi
• Goes by Maddy
• Daughter of Brian and Lisa Ciardi
• Has four siblings - John, Olivia, Conor, and Aidan
• Majoring in marine science