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17 Mackenzie Benham
Mackenzie Benham
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Marshall, Mich.
  • High School:
    Marshall
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    20
  • k/s
    3.17
  • h %
    .127
  • a/s
    0.23
  • b/s
    0.31
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    3.03

Bio

Junior (2020-21): Played in 17 matches and 53 sets ... Recorded a team-leading 156 kills ... Finished fourth in the HCAC in kills and kills-per-set (2.98) ... Added 142 digs, 15 total blocks, and 16 service aces ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic and All-Sportsmanship Teams.

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in 29 matches and 111 sets ... Finished second on the team in kills with 306 ... Recorded 251 digs (2.26 digs per set) ... Added 23 blocks ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2018-19): Played in 21 matches and 51 sets ... Tallied 95 kills (1.86 kills per set) ... Earned a hitting percentage of .208, third-highest amongst team members with 50 or more attacks ... Added 14 assists (.27 assists per set) ... Earned three service aces ... Contributed 84 digs (1.65 digs per set) ... Had 10 blocks during the season (2 solo and 8 assisted). 

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and softball at Marshall ... Second Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, and All-Region ... Two-year team captain ... Earned Academic All-Conference and All-Region honors.

Personal: Daughter of Ramona and Dave Benham ... Majoring in sport management and business administration 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 22 11
Sets 79 40
Kills 246 129
Kills per set 3.11 3.23
Errors 127 61
Total Attacks 963 474
Hitting Percentage .124 .143
Assists 17 8
Assists per set 0.22 0.20
Service Aces 21 10
Service Errors 16 5
Service Aces per set 0.27 0.25
Receptions 489 281
Reception Errors 22 11
Digs 231 121
Digs per set 2.92 3.02
Block Solo 10 9
Block Assist 15 6
Block Total 25 15
Blocks per set 0.32 0.38
Block Errors 4 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 284.5 151.0
Points per set 3.6 3.8
Matches started 18 10

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 5 7 30 -.067 1 5.0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 11 7 39 .103 0 11.5
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 4 6 5 30 .033 1 7.0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 13 3 39 .256 1 14.5
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 12 6 46 .130 1 14.5
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 12 9 49 .061 0 15.0
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 30 .033 0 4.5
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 10 6 65 .062 1 14.0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 48 .104 2 11.0
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 1 4 12 6 52 .115 1 14.0
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 11 3 33 .242 2 13.5
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 11 8 56 .054 1 15.0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 6 50 .120 1 13.0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 10 6 39 .103 0 12.5
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 30 .167 0 12.0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 22 9 61 .213 1 22.5
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 11 4 40 .175 1 11.0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 12 3 40 .225 1 13.0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 22 5 69 .246 1 24.0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 8 31 .032 0 10.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 15 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 20 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 20 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 11 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 22 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 13 1
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 14 1
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 6 1
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 14 1
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 26 0
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 34 0
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 33 5
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 19 1
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 23 1
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 15 0
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 35 2
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 40 2
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 17 1
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 23 0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 11 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 15 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 27 1
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 36 3
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 18 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 21 51 95 1.86 26 331 .208 14 0.27 104.0 2.0
2019-20 29 111 306 2.76 130 1151 .153 14 0.13 325.0 2.9
2020-21 17 53 156 2.94 61 542 .175 9 0.17 182.5 3.4
2021-22 20 71 225 3.17 114 877 .127 16 0.23 257.5 3.6
Total 87 286 782 2.73 331 2901 .155 53 0.19 869.0 3.0

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 21 51 84 1.65 2 8 10 0.20
2019-20 29 111 251 2.26 5 18 23 0.21
2020-21 17 53 142 2.68 6 9 15 0.28
2021-22 20 71 215 3.03 7 15 22 0.31
Total 87 286 692 2.42 20 50 70 0.24

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2018-19 21 51 3 0.06 164 15
2019-20 29 111 5 0.05 545 36
2020-21 17 53 16 0.30 187 11
2021-22 20 71 18 0.25 426 20
Total 87 286 42 0.15 1322 82

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 20 71 225 3.17 114 877 .127 16 0.23 257.5 3.6
Conference 9 32 108 3.38 48 388 .155 7 0.22 124.0 3.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 8 29 99 3.41 49 360 .139 6 0.21 110.5 3.8
Away 8 28 89 3.18 40 334 .147 9 0.32 102.0 3.6
Neutral 4 14 37 2.64 25 183 .066 1 0.07 45.0 3.2
Result                      
Wins 4 17 54 3.18 30 221 .109 3 0.18 63.0 3.7
Losses 16 54 171 3.17 84 656 .133 13 0.24 194.5 3.6
Month                      
September 10 35 95 2.71 57 428 .089 8 0.23 111.0 3.2
October 10 36 130 3.61 57 449 .163 8 0.22 146.5 4.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 20 71 215 3.03 7 15 22 0.31
Conference 9 32 105 3.28 6 6 12 0.38
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 29 77 2.66 3 3 6 0.21
Away 8 28 95 3.39 3 6 9 0.32
Neutral 4 14 43 3.07 1 6 7 0.50
Result                
Wins 4 17 42 2.47 2 6 8 0.47
Losses 16 54 173 3.20 5 9 14 0.26
Month                
September 10 35 104 2.97 1 8 9 0.26
October 10 36 111 3.08 6 7 13 0.36

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 20 71 18 0.25 426 20
Conference 9 32 7 0.22 218 9
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 8 29 7 0.24 166 4
Away 8 28 7 0.25 160 9
Neutral 4 14 4 0.29 100 7
Result            
Wins 4 17 4 0.24 84 4
Losses 16 54 14 0.26 342 16
Month            
September 10 35 11 0.31 197 11
October 10 36 7 0.19 229 9

News Mentions

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Umbdenstock named head volleyball coach

The Defiance College Athletic Department has announced that Nick Umbdenstock has been named the new head coach of the volleyball program.

January 4, 2022

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Benham and King named Honorable Mention All-HCAC

Defiance senior outsider hitter Mackenzie Benham (Marshall, Mich./Marshall) and senior defensive specialist Tre'Ana King (Toledo,...

November 2, 2021

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Volleyball celebrates Senior Day against Franklin

The Defiance volleyball team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday evening against Franklin. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Grizzlies in the end, 3-0.

October 30, 2021

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Volleyball falls in five-set thriller to rival Bluffton

The Defiance volleyball team fell in a five-set thriller to rival Bluffton in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night,...

October 27, 2021

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Volleyball slips in tight match with Mount St. Joseph

The Defiance volleyball team slipped in a tight battle with Mount St. Joseph in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday...

October 23, 2021

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Volleyball suffers home loss to Earlham

The Defiance volleyball team suffered a home loss to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Earlham on Wednesday night, 3-0.

October 20, 2021

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Volleyball goes 1-1 in Saturday doubleheader

The Defiance volleyball team went 1-1 on Saturday falling to Transylvania in HCAC action, 3-0, then coming back and defeating Adrian, 3-1.

October 16, 2021

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Volleyball stumbles in road contest with Manchester

The Defiance volleyball team stumbled to HCAC for Manchester in a road contest on Wednesday night, 3-0.

October 13, 2021

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Volleyball slips in home contest against Hanover

The Defiance volleyball team slipped to HCAC opponent Hanover in a home contest on Saturday afternoon, 3-1.

October 9, 2021

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Volleyball wins five-set thriller against Anderson

The Defiance volleyball team defeated HCAC foe Anderson in a five-set thriller on Wednesday night, 3-2.

October 6, 2021

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Volleyball slips in HCAC opener vs. Rose-Hulman

The Defiance volleyball team slipped in their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener against Rose-Hulman on the road on Saturday...

October 2, 2021

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Volleyball falls in home opener against Wilmington

The Defiance volleyball team fell in their home opener against non-conference foe Wilmington on Saturday afternoon, 3-1.

September 26, 2021

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Volleyball splits on Day 2 of Bishop Invitational

The Defiance volleyball team split their final two matches of the Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets...

September 18, 2021

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Volleyball drops first two games at Bishop Invitational

The Defiance volleyball team dropped their first two games at the Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Invitational on Friday evening. The Yellow Jackets fell to...

September 17, 2021

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Volleyball falls in road contest with #8 Ohio Northern

The Defiance volleyball team fell on the road against #8 Ohio Northern on Wednesday night, 3-1.

September 16, 2021

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Volleyball stumbles on the road against Wilmington

The Defiance volleyball team stumbled on the road against Wilmington on Monday night, 3-0.

September 6, 2021

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Volleyball splits at DePauw Invitational

The Defiance volleyball team went 1-1 at the DePauw Invitational, defeating Anderson 3-1 and then falling to DePauw 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.

September 4, 2021

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Volleyball falls to Heidelberg in season opener

The Defiance volleyball team was defeated by Heidelberg in three sets in the first game of the 2021 season.

September 1, 2021

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Volleyball set for start of 2021 fall season

The Defiance volleyball team are set to start the 2021 fall season. The Yellow Jackets get the season underway at Heidelberg on Wednesday,...

August 29, 2021

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Volleyball picked eighth in HCAC preseason poll

The Defiance College volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) volleyball season....

August 25, 2021

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