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Makayla Dennis
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Bryan, Ohio
  • High School:
    Bryan
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    .071
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    2.83

Bio

Junior (2015):  Played in all 30 matches and 114 sets ... Recorded two kills ... Had 12 assists and 33 service aces on the offensive side ... Two season-high games with four service aces against Grove City and Earlham College ... Was second on the team in digs with 323 on the year and averaged 2.83 digs per set. 

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.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 30 9
Sets 114 35
Kills 2 1
Kills per set 0.02 0.03
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 14 2
Hitting Percentage .071 .500
Assists 12 5
Assists per set 0.11 0.14
Service Aces 33 9
Service Errors 26 8
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.26
Receptions 116 28
Reception Errors 14 4
Digs 323 78
Digs per set 2.83 2.23
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 35.0 10.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started 7 -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 2 .000 1 3.0
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 2 -.500 0 1.0
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 1 2.0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 4.0
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 1.0
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 3.0
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 0 3.0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 4.0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 8 1
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 3 1 17 1
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 22 1
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 - 0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 2 0 1
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 0 0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 2
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 18 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 - 1
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 - 0
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 - 0
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 0 0
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 1
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 3 1 0 0
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 16 1
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 - 0
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 0 1
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 4 0
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 8 1
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 1 2 0 1
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 0 0
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 23 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 25 78 1 0.01 0 2 .500 0 0.00 22.0 0.3
2014-15 30 81 3 0.04 4 35 -.029 18 0.22 31.5 0.4
2015-16 30 114 2 0.02 1 14 .071 12 0.11 35.0 0.3
2016-17 25 94 8 0.09 6 48 .042 58 0.62 32.0 0.3
Total 110 367 14 0.04 11 99 .030 88 0.24 120.5 0.3

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 25 78 47 0.60 0 0 0 0.00
2014-15 30 81 139 1.72 0 1 1 0.01
2015-16 30 114 323 2.83 0 0 0 0.00
2016-17 25 94 538 5.72 0 0 0 0.00
Total 110 367 1047 2.85 0 1 1 0.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2013-14 25 78 21 0.27 1 0
2014-15 30 81 28 0.35 43 12
2015-16 30 114 33 0.29 116 14
2016-17 25 94 24 0.26 330 25
Total 110 367 106 0.29 490 51

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 30 114 2 0.02 1 14 .071 12 0.11 35.0 0.3
Conference 9 35 1 0.03 0 2 .500 5 0.14 10.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 29 1 0.03 0 3 .333 3 0.10 10.0 0.3
Away 10 36 1 0.03 0 4 .250 3 0.08 9.0 0.3
Neutral 13 49 0 0.00 1 7 -.143 6 0.12 16.0 0.3
Result                      
Wins 11 44 1 0.02 0 3 .333 3 0.07 20.0 0.5
Losses 19 70 1 0.01 1 11 .000 9 0.13 15.0 0.2
Month                      
September 18 66 0 0.00 1 11 -.091 6 0.09 18.0 0.3
October 10 40 2 0.05 0 3 .667 5 0.13 13.0 0.3
November 2 8 0 0.00 0 0 - 1 0.13 4.0 0.5

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 30 114 323 2.83 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 35 78 2.23 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 29 89 3.07 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 36 100 2.78 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 13 49 134 2.73 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 11 44 118 2.68 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 19 70 205 2.93 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
September 18 66 205 3.11 0 0 0 0.00
October 10 40 102 2.55 0 0 0 0.00
November 2 8 16 2.00 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 30 114 33 0.29 116 14
Conference 9 35 9 0.26 28 4
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 29 9 0.31 0 2
Away 10 36 8 0.22 54 3
Neutral 13 49 16 0.33 62 9
Result            
Wins 11 44 19 0.43 12 3
Losses 19 70 14 0.20 104 11
Month            
September 18 66 18 0.27 65 9
October 10 40 11 0.28 28 4
November 2 8 4 0.50 23 1

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