The 6-foot senior middle hitter and right-side hitter led the Blue Eagles to a 29-1 record and the Non-Public Group A state title this past season. Talmadge recorded 323 kills and 51 blocks, posting a .619 kill percentage and a.567 hitting percentage. A MaxPreps.com First Team All-American selection and the NJ.com Player of the Year, she put down a career-high 19 kills in IHA’s 2-1 win over Paul VI High in the state final.
Talmadge has maintained a 3.71 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at Bryant College in Rhode Island this fall.
Talmadge has volunteered locally as a peer tutor and received her school’s National Honor Society Award for Character based upon the above-and-beyond execution of her peer-tutoring duties. The president of the IHA Black Student Union, she has volunteered locally as a youth volleyball coach.
