Makayla Dennis
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Bryan, Ohio
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- Position:
- DS
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Bryan
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- Major:
- Psychology
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 0.04
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- h %
- -.029
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- a/s
- 0.22
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- b/s
- 0.01
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- sa/s
- 0.35
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- d/s
- 1.72
Bio
Sophomore (2014): Played in all 30 matches and 81 sets ... Had three kills ... Fourth on the team in digs with 139 and averaged 1.72 digs per set ... Recorded a season-best 12 digs on two ocassions ... Tallied 18 set assists ... Second on the team in service aces with 28 ... Had a season-high three aces in multiple matches ... Also had one block assist.
Freshman (2013): Appeared in 25 matches, with 78 sets played … Recorded one kill … Had two total attacks, with no attacking errors, finishing with a .500 attacking percentage ... Had 21 service aces ... Had 196 serve attempts with 31 service errors, a .842 serve percentage ... Recorded 47 digs, averaging 0.60 digs per set ... Scored 22 total points, averaging 0.28 points per set.
Prep: Earned three varsity letters at Bryan High for head coach Melanie Reinhart … Posted over 1,000 career assists … First-Team District Seven and First-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Kathy Dennis … Majoring in psychology.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 9 |
| Sets | 81 | 30 |
| Kills | 3 | 0 |
| Kills per set | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Errors | 4 | 1 |
| Total Attacks | 35 | 3 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.43 | 0.10 |
| Hitting Percentage | -.029 | -.333 |
| Assists | 18 | 7 |
| Assists per set | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| Service Total Attempts | 100 | 60 |
| Service Aces | 28 | 9 |
| Service Errors | 16 | 5 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.35 | 0.30 |
| Receptions | 43 | 7 |
| Reception Errors | 12 | 6 |
| Digs | 139 | 64 |
| Digs per set | 1.72 | 2.13 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 1 | 0 |
| Block Total | 1 | 0 |
| Blocks per set | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 31.5 | 9.0 |
| Points per set | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Matches started | 7 | 4 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Thiel | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aug 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Thomas More | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .000 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Illinois Col. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .167 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Sep 7 | Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Webster | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .125 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sep 9 | Heidelberg | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Concordia Chicago | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 12 | at DePauw | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Millikin | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Trine (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 26 | Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3.0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mount Union | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio Christian | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2.0 |
| Oct 8 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 19 | Hanover (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 26 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 29 | Bluffton | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 8 | Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 9 | Bluffton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Thiel | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Thomas More | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Illinois Col. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Webster | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Heidelberg | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Concordia Chicago | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at DePauw | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Millikin | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Trine (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mount Union | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio Christian | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Hanover (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | Bluffton | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Bluffton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Thiel | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Thomas More | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Illinois Col. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Webster | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Heidelberg | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Concordia Chicago | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at DePauw | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Millikin | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Trine (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Mount Union | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio Christian | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Hanover (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 2 |
| Oct 26 | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | Bluffton | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Franklin (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Bluffton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 25 | 78 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | .500 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.0 | 0.3 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 81 | 3 | 0.04 | 4 | 35 | 0.43 | -.029 | 18 | 0.22 | 31.5 | 0.4 |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 114 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 14 | 0.12 | .071 | 12 | 0.11 | 35.0 | 0.3 |
| 2016-17 | 25 | 94 | 8 | 0.09 | 6 | 48 | 0.51 | .042 | 58 | 0.62 | 32.0 | 0.3 |
| Total | 110 | 367 | 14 | 0.04 | 11 | 99 | 0.27 | .030 | 88 | 0.24 | 120.5 | 0.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 81 | 3 | 0.04 | 4 | 35 | 0.43 | -.029 | 18 | 0.22 | 31.5 | 0.4 |
| Conference | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | -.333 | 7 | 0.23 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 0.14 | -.500 | 5 | 0.18 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | .000 | 3 | 0.13 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Neutral | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 28 | 0.97 | .036 | 10 | 0.34 | 17.5 | 0.6 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 50 | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 25 | 0.50 | -.040 | 13 | 0.26 | 20.5 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 10 | 0.32 | .000 | 5 | 0.16 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 13 | 1.30 | -.077 | 4 | 0.40 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| September | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 19 | 0.56 | .053 | 6 | 0.18 | 11.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | -.333 | 8 | 0.27 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 81 | 139 | 1.72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Conference | 9 | 30 | 64 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 39 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 9 | 24 | 48 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 12 | 29 | 52 | 1.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 50 | 98 | 1.96 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Losses | 12 | 31 | 41 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 4 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| September | 15 | 34 | 47 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| October | 9 | 30 | 61 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 81 | 100 | 28 | 0.35 | 16 | 43 | 12 |
| Conference | 9 | 30 | 60 | 9 | 0.30 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 0.32 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Away | 9 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 0.21 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| Neutral | 12 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 0.48 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 50 | 63 | 18 | 0.36 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| Losses | 12 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 0.32 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| September | 15 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 0.26 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
| October | 9 | 30 | 74 | 11 | 0.37 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| November | 2 | 7 | - | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | - | 0 |
News mentions
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Yellow Jackets were not able to pullout the win as they fell to Bluffton University, 3-1, in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Finals.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College took down Franklin College in straight sets in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal matchup on Saturday afternoon.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – For the second straight year, Defiance College has won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team extended its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season winning streak to 16 matches after topping Hanover in four sets, 3-1.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Defiance College traveled to Franklin College for the biggest matchup of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference this season to date.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College volleyball team faced their toughest Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match so far this season, when they battled Manchester (Ind.) University and defeated the Spartans, 3-2.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – With its win over Earlham, Defiance College stays perfect in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Despite trailing in the first two sets, the Defiance College volleyball team rallied to beat Transylvania (Ky.) University, 3-0, in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener at the Karl H. Weaner Center.
ANGOLA, IND. – The Defiance College volleyball team finished with a 1-1 record in a tri-match against Alma (Mich.) College and Trine (Ind.) University in Angola, Ind.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance struggled to find its hitting power and fell to the Student Princes of Heidelberg, 3-0.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College volleyball team wrapped up the Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Invitational with a pair of 3-1 victories against Illinois Institute of Technology and Webster (Mo.) University in Terre Haute, Ind.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The first day of the Rose-Hulman Invitational brought one win and one loss for the Yellow Jackets.
ADA, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets had a rough second day at the Ohio Northern Invitational, dropping both matches.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Head Coach Brie Brenner will be aiming to win her second Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in as many years in the 2014 campaign.
