2024 Volleyball Roster
Smith, Makena
Jersey Number 9
Makena Smith
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Art History
- Hometown:
- Annapolis, Md.
Bio
2024 (SENIOR SEASON)
Played in all 29 matches while making 20 starts… Became fourth all-time in assists in program history (2,896)… Led the Mountain Hawks with 484 assists… Also reached 166 digs, 18 kills, nine service aces and eight block assists on the year… Reached 10+ assists 24 times, including 11 matches of 20+ assists and two matches with 30+ assists… Had four double-doubles on the season… Tallied 31 assists in season opener against Morgan State (8/30)… Tallied season-high 35 assists to go along with 12 digs, four kills and three block assists against Towson (8/31)… Recorded double-double of 23 assists and 13 digs against Bucknell (9/29)… Posted double-double of 24 assists and 13 digs in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over American (11/19)… Posted double-double of 16 assists and 14 digs in Patriot League Semifinal against Colgate (11/22)…
2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in 27 matches while starting in 17… Cherry & White Challenge All-Tournament Team… Surpassed 2,000 career assists against Lafayette (9/24)… Finished fifth in the Patriot League with 743 assists… Tallied 63 kills, 13 service aces, 182 digs and 61 blocks on the year… Recorded season-high 16 digs in win over LIU (8/25)… Registered 10+ digs nine times… Had ten games of 30+ assists, including four 40+ assist performances… Season-high 44 assists against Lafayette (9/24) and Navy (10/6)… Season-high six kills against Bucknell (11/6)… Season-high seven blocks in loss to Bucknell (9/22)…
2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Another solid season as the program's primary setter, starting in all 28 matches... led the team with 932 assists and was second on the team with 27 service aces... finished with the second-most digs (227) on the squad...finished the year with nine 40 or more assist matches, tallying a season-high 49 assists on two occasions, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9/13) and vs. American (11/5)...tallied seven assist-dig double-doubles on the season, registering a season-high 19 digs against Bucknell (10/22).
2021 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)
Solid first season as the program's primary setter, appearing in 27 matches and starting 24...led the team with 737 assists, ranking sixth in the Patriot League...led the team with 29 service aces, tied for the ninth most of Patriot League players...finished with the third-most digs (199) on the squad...finished the year with seven 40 or more assist matches, tallying a season-high 51 on two occasions, vs. Dartmouth (9/3) and vs. American (10/8)...tallied nine assist-dig double-doubles on the season, registering a season-high 19 digs twice.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Full of accolades and accomplishments both on the court and off, Smith comes to Lehigh from Annapolis, Maryland by way of Broadneck High School. In her freshman season in 2017, Smith was named a Second Team All-County selection by Capital Gazette as starting setter. In 2018, she earned First Team All-County honors from Capital Gazette and Anne Arundel County including First Team All-Metro from the Baltimore Sun. Smith was Broadneck’s captain as a sophomore, earning MVP honors and a spot on the AVCA Phenom list. Smith led her team to a Class 4A State Championship runner-up finish in 2019, receiving First Team All-County and First Team All-Metro honors for the second consecutive year. In 2021, she earned the four-year letter award. Smith finishes her high school career as Broadneck’s all-time leader in assists and blocks, including the single-season record holder for assists and blocks. In the classroom, she was a three-year member of the Student Athletic Leadership Council.
Played in all 29 matches while making 20 starts… Became fourth all-time in assists in program history (2,896)… Led the Mountain Hawks with 484 assists… Also reached 166 digs, 18 kills, nine service aces and eight block assists on the year… Reached 10+ assists 24 times, including 11 matches of 20+ assists and two matches with 30+ assists… Had four double-doubles on the season… Tallied 31 assists in season opener against Morgan State (8/30)… Tallied season-high 35 assists to go along with 12 digs, four kills and three block assists against Towson (8/31)… Recorded double-double of 23 assists and 13 digs against Bucknell (9/29)… Posted double-double of 24 assists and 13 digs in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over American (11/19)… Posted double-double of 16 assists and 14 digs in Patriot League Semifinal against Colgate (11/22)…
2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in 27 matches while starting in 17… Cherry & White Challenge All-Tournament Team… Surpassed 2,000 career assists against Lafayette (9/24)… Finished fifth in the Patriot League with 743 assists… Tallied 63 kills, 13 service aces, 182 digs and 61 blocks on the year… Recorded season-high 16 digs in win over LIU (8/25)… Registered 10+ digs nine times… Had ten games of 30+ assists, including four 40+ assist performances… Season-high 44 assists against Lafayette (9/24) and Navy (10/6)… Season-high six kills against Bucknell (11/6)… Season-high seven blocks in loss to Bucknell (9/22)…
2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Another solid season as the program's primary setter, starting in all 28 matches... led the team with 932 assists and was second on the team with 27 service aces... finished with the second-most digs (227) on the squad...finished the year with nine 40 or more assist matches, tallying a season-high 49 assists on two occasions, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9/13) and vs. American (11/5)...tallied seven assist-dig double-doubles on the season, registering a season-high 19 digs against Bucknell (10/22).
2021 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)
Solid first season as the program's primary setter, appearing in 27 matches and starting 24...led the team with 737 assists, ranking sixth in the Patriot League...led the team with 29 service aces, tied for the ninth most of Patriot League players...finished with the third-most digs (199) on the squad...finished the year with seven 40 or more assist matches, tallying a season-high 51 on two occasions, vs. Dartmouth (9/3) and vs. American (10/8)...tallied nine assist-dig double-doubles on the season, registering a season-high 19 digs twice.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Full of accolades and accomplishments both on the court and off, Smith comes to Lehigh from Annapolis, Maryland by way of Broadneck High School. In her freshman season in 2017, Smith was named a Second Team All-County selection by Capital Gazette as starting setter. In 2018, she earned First Team All-County honors from Capital Gazette and Anne Arundel County including First Team All-Metro from the Baltimore Sun. Smith was Broadneck’s captain as a sophomore, earning MVP honors and a spot on the AVCA Phenom list. Smith led her team to a Class 4A State Championship runner-up finish in 2019, receiving First Team All-County and First Team All-Metro honors for the second consecutive year. In 2021, she earned the four-year letter award. Smith finishes her high school career as Broadneck’s all-time leader in assists and blocks, including the single-season record holder for assists and blocks. In the classroom, she was a three-year member of the Student Athletic Leadership Council.
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