AS A JUNIOR ... Altwies captained the 2014 squad ... Started in all 18 of her games played for the Saints ... Notched 13 goals and dished out 6 assists for 19 total points ... Connected on 2-5 of her free position tries ... Earned 36 groundballs and caused 22 turnovers ... Recorded three multi-goal games, scoring two goals on March 15th, April 5th and April 17th ... Represented the Saints on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team ... Received the lacrosse "Coaches' Appreciation" and "Academic Achievement" Awards at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards Night on April 26, 2014 ... Led the Saints to a program-record for wins in a season (15), to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship and to an NCAA Tournament appearance ... Represented the Women's Lacrosse Team on Emmanuel's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Will captain the team again in 2015 as a senior.
AS A SOPHOMORE ... Altwies started in all 13 of her games played for the Saints in 2013 ... Scored 21 goals and dished out 5 assists for 26 total points ... Went 8 for 12 on free position shots ... Recorded 22 groundballs and caused 11 turnovers on defense ... Took 49 total shots with 41 of them coming on-goal for an 83.7 shots-on-goal percentage ... Tallied six multi-goal games as a sophomore, including netting a season-high 4 goals to lead the Saints to a 13-7 win at Norwich on 4/3/13 ... Helped lead the Saints to aprogram-record 9-5 season ... Will captain the 2014 Emmanuel squad as a junior.
AS A FRESHMAN ... Altwies started in all 14 of her games played ... Was Emmanuel's 3rd leading scorer with a total of 38 points, coming off of 31 goals and 7 assists ... Connected on 3 of 5 free position goals ... Tallied 31 groundballs and caused 7 turnovers during her rookie season ... was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on March 19, 2012.
BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Altwies was a three-sport athlete at Southington High School (Southington, Conn.) ... Played four years of varsity soccer and lacrosse and two years of indoor track ... Started on her lacrosse team as a junior and a senior ... Captained the team as a senior ... Named All-Conference two years ... Was part of the school's record-setting 4x200m relay team.
(Pictured: Madison's dog "Cooper" sporting his EC gear)
Major: Biology
Career Aspirations: to be a pediatric physician's assistant
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite Book: Organic Chemistry 9th edition
Favorite Pre-game Meal: beans (brown)
Favorite Late-night Snack: chips & salsa
Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the science center
Best Class at Emmanuel: The Moving Body
Most Exciting Athletic Experience: that time we won the ship
Most Respected Professional Athlete: Sarah E. Wootten
