Class of 2020 Independence libero Maddy Bilinovic is easily the state's top defensive player. She is a Penn State recruit:
A 5’5″ DS/L out of Cleveland, Ohio, Bilinovic helped lead Independence to a state semifinal appearance this past season. In total, they’ve gone 46-6 in her two seasons on varsity.
In those two years, Bilinovic has logged 955 total digs, 135 aces, 97 assists and just 25 reception errors compared to 1,028 service receptions.
On the club side, Bilinovic plays with the 16 Reaser team for Academy Volleyball Cleveland.
Penn State is coming off of a 33-2 season in which they were co-Big Ten champions at 19-1 in the conference and made it to the Final Four. They had seven defensive specialists on the roster in 2017 with all having sophomore or later classification – meaning they would graduate by the time 2020 rolls around.