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Makayla Dennis
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Bryan, Ohio
  • High School:
    Bryan
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    0.04
  • h %
    -.029
  • a/s
    0.22
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • 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.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 30 9
Sets 81 30
Kills 3 0
Kills per set 0.04 0.00
Errors 4 1
Total Attacks 35 3
Hitting Percentage -.029 -.333
Assists 18 7
Assists per set 0.22 0.23
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 sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 1 3 1 2 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 - 2 1 3 - 0
Aug 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 14 1
Aug 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 1 3 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 0 0 2 0
Sep 7 vs. Webster W, 3-1 - 3 1 0 - 0
Sep 9 Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 12 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 2 0
Sep 13 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 13 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 - 2 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 0 0 1 0
Sep 26 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 3
Sep 27 vs. Geneva L, 3-1 - 4 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 0 0 5 0
Oct 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 6 0
Oct 4 vs. Ohio Christian W, 3-1 - 3 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 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 0 1 1 1
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0 - 2 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

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 81 3 0.04 4 35 -.029 18 0.22 31.5 0.4
Conference 9 30 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 7 0.23 9.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 9 28 0 0.00 2 4 -.500 5 0.18 9.0 0.3
Away 9 24 0 0.00 0 3 .000 3 0.13 5.0 0.2
Neutral 12 29 3 0.10 2 28 .036 10 0.34 17.5 0.6
Result                      
Wins 18 50 2 0.04 3 25 -.040 13 0.26 20.5 0.4
Losses 12 31 1 0.03 1 10 .000 5 0.16 11.0 0.4
Month                      
August 4 10 1 0.10 2 13 -.077 4 0.40 5.5 0.6
September 15 34 2 0.06 1 19 .053 6 0.18 11.0 0.3
October 9 30 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 8 0.27 11.0 0.4
November 2 7 0 0.00 0 0 - 0 0.00 4.0 0.6

Splits Stats - Defense

  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

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 30 81 28 0.35 43 12
Conference 9 30 9 0.30 7 6
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 28 9 0.32 3 4
Away 9 24 5 0.21 28 4
Neutral 12 29 14 0.48 12 4
Result            
Wins 18 50 18 0.36 15 9
Losses 12 31 10 0.32 28 3
Month            
August 4 10 4 0.40 14 1
September 15 34 9 0.26 16 5
October 9 30 11 0.37 13 6
November 2 7 4 0.57 - 0

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