| Height: | 5-8 |
| Year: | Fr |
| Hometown: | Blue Springs, Mo. |
| High School: | Blue Springs |
| Position: | DS |
Outlook
Makenzie Griffel is an intense but composed ball control player who can attack from the back row ... Played as an outside hitter in high school and club volleyball ... Will look to get playing time this season as a defensive specialist ... Has an aggressive serve and an attack that will win points.
Freshman Year 2019
Played in 35 matches and 121 sets .. Finished third on the team with 284 digs and a 2.34 digs-per-set average … Also finished second with 45 service aces, which tied for 12th in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference … Tallied 72 kills and an attack percentage of .134 … Topped double figures in digs nine times … Got 10 digs and a season-high four aces in a 3-0 win over Saint Mary JV in the second match of the season (8-23-19) … Had 12 digs in a 3-1 win over Lincoln Land (9-6-19) … Established season highs for digs with 17 and kills with five in a 3-2 win at Palm Beach State (10-12-19) … Followed with 13 digs in a 3-1 win later in the day over Pasco-Hernando State (10-12-19) … Tallied 15 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 19-ranked Kirkwood (10-26-19) … Had 15 digs and three aces in a 3-0 win over No. 7 ranked Cowley in the semifinals of the District A Tournament semifinals (11-9-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point aveage of 4.0.
High School
Was a two-year starter for coaches Dave MacLean and Mallori Perry … Graduated 2019 … As a senior earned honorable mention All-Suburban Kansas City Gold Conference and Examiner All-Area … Also selected honorable All-District … Tallied 185 digs and a school record 38 aces her senior year … Averaged 2.4 digs per set … Also set a new school record for serving percentage … Helped the Jaguars a 29-7 record, a district championship and a Missouri Class 4 state quarterfinals appearance as a senior, and to a 23-8 record and a conference title her junior year … Played club volleyball for Summit coached by Erin Wilson for three years, Invasion coached by Tara Dye and Diana Blackburn for three years and Extreme Mavs coached by Blackburn for two years … National Honor Society member and earned Academic All-State in 2017.
Personal
Born Makenzie Jordan Griffel on April 18, 2001, in Independence, Mo. … Nickname is Kenzie … Daughter of Kevin and Angie Griffel … Has two brothers, Ryan and Will … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Avila University and Graceland University … Favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese and chicken salads … Favorite fast food restaurant is Sonic … Favorite restaurant is Applebee’s … Favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy, New Girl and The Office … Favorite movies are Bird Box and The Longest Ride … Favorite sports movie is The Blind Side … Favorite book is The Fault of Our Stars … Favorite music entertainer is Sam Hunt … Favorite athletes are Kerri Walsh Jennings, Patrick Mahomes and Michael Jordan … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Oklahoma Sooners … Best player she has played against is Ray-Pec standout Janae Thurston … Her best athletic moment was earning the starting Libero position … A famous alumnus from her school is 2008 American Idol winner David Cook.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 26 | Indian Hills Community College | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 30 | at Cowley County Community College | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 6 | Central Methodist JV | |
| Nov 9 | vs. Cowley County Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 9 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 35 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 121 | 35 | ||
| Kills | 72 | 15 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.60 | 0.43 | ||
| Errors | 37 | 11 | ||
| Total Attacks | 261 | 74 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .134 | .054 | ||
| Assists | 26 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.21 | 0.20 | ||
| Service Aces | 45 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 37 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.37 | 0.20 | ||
| Receptions | 62 | 38 | ||
| Reception Errors | 35 | 8 | ||
| Digs | 284 | 75 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.35 | 2.14 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 6 | 1 | ||
| Block Total | 7 | 1 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.06 | 0.03 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 121.0 | 22.5 | ||
| Points per set | 1.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Matches started | 12 | 3 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | at Park University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Ottawa University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | vs. Brookhaven College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. University of Saint Mary JV | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Aug 24 | at Central Community College-Columbus | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 28 | Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 4 | Neosho County Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. McHenry County College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Illinois Central College | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 11 | at Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | Des Moines Area Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 18 | Hesston College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 25 | at Cloud County Community College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 27 | North Platte Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 27 | Central Methodist University JV | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 28 | Baker University JV | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 28 | Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Labette Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | .231 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ellsworth Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Waubonsee Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Metropolitan Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 34 | .147 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Rochester Community and Technical College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .267 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 9 | Fort Scott Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | .120 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 11 | vs. St. Thomas University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 12 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .067 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Pasco-Hernando State College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 16 | at Allen County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 23 | Coffeyville Community College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -.167 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 26 | Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 26 | Indian Hills Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 30 | at Cowley County Community College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 6 | Central Methodist JV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 9 | vs. Cowley County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 9 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 35 | 121 | 72 | 0.60 | 37 | 261 | .134 | 26 | 0.21 | 45 | 0.37 | 62 | 35 | 284 | 2.35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.06 | 121.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 108 | 13 | 0.12 | 10 | 76 | .039 | 89 | 0.82 | 45 | 0.42 | 591 | 19 | 521 | 4.82 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 58.5 | 0.5 |
| Total | 64 | 229 | 85 | 0.37 | 47 | 337 | .113 | 115 | 0.50 | 90 | 0.39 | 653 | 54 | 805 | 3.52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.03 | 179.5 | 0.8 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 121 | 72 | 0.60 | 37 | 261 | .134 | 26 | 0.21 | 45 | 0.37 | 62 | 35 | 284 | 2.35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.06 | 121.0 | 1.0 |
| Conference | 10 | 35 | 15 | 0.43 | 11 | 74 | .054 | 7 | 0.20 | 7 | 0.20 | 38 | 8 | 75 | 2.14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 22.5 | 0.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 13 | 44 | 9 | 0.20 | 9 | 49 | .000 | 8 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.34 | 0 | 12 | 91 | 2.07 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 24.5 | 0.6 |
| Away | 8 | 30 | 21 | 0.70 | 16 | 92 | .054 | 5 | 0.17 | 10 | 0.33 | 38 | 10 | 70 | 2.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 | 32.0 | 1.1 |
| Neutral | 14 | 47 | 42 | 0.89 | 12 | 120 | .250 | 13 | 0.28 | 20 | 0.43 | 24 | 13 | 123 | 2.62 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.09 | 64.5 | 1.4 |
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| Wins | 25 | 83 | 49 | 0.59 | 19 | 169 | .178 | 18 | 0.22 | 34 | 0.41 | 62 | 24 | 199 | 2.40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.06 | 86.0 | 1.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 38 | 23 | 0.61 | 18 | 92 | .054 | 8 | 0.21 | 11 | 0.29 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 2.24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.05 | 35.0 | 0.9 |
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| August | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 11 | .182 | 3 | 0.18 | 9 | 0.53 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 0.6 |
| September | 14 | 46 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 10 | .000 | 9 | 0.20 | 17 | 0.37 | 21 | 10 | 87 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.4 |
| October | 14 | 52 | 57 | 1.10 | 28 | 202 | .144 | 13 | 0.25 | 13 | 0.25 | 41 | 16 | 142 | 2.73 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.10 | 73.0 | 1.4 |
| November | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 7 | 38 | .105 | 1 | 0.17 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 18.0 | 3.0 |
