Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus RV Dayton on September 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs RV Dayton
South Dakota State University Athletics
2017 Volleyball Roster
Hennen, Makenzie
Jersey Number 3
Makenzie Hennen
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jordan, Minn.
Bio
Honors:
2019: Started all 28 matches and played in 107 sets … led the team in kills (345), kills per set (3.22) and attack attempts (1,188)... ranked second with 22 service aces and third in digs (292) and digs per set (2.73) … posted 20-plus kills in two matches and 10-plus kills on 21 occasions … became the 12th Jackrabbit all-time to reach 1,000 kills on Nov. 21 against Denver … registered 13 double-doubles … was seventh in the Summit League in kills per set … tied her career-best of 24 kills against Milwaukee (9/20) … hit 55.6 percent in the win over Prairie View (9/7) with 17 kills and only two errors … posted a season-high 18 digs against Memphis (8/30) … registered 15 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and two service aces vs. Louisiana Monroe (9/6).
2018: Started all 29 matches and played in 104 sets ... named to the Owls Classic, Drake Invitational and Jackrabbits Invitational all-tournament teams ... led team in kills (340), kills per set (3.27) and attack attempts (1,098) … second in service aces (13), digs (281), digs per set (2.70) and solo blocks (7) … finished season ranked third overall in kills per set in The Summit League … recorded two 20-kill matches and 18 10-kill matches …  logged career highs in kills (24) and digs (22) in win over Oral Roberts (11/4) … posted 13 double-doubles … recorded 10-or-more digs in 14 matches ... logged three-or-more service aces in three matches … tied a career high with four block assists and had ninth double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs vs. North Dakota State (10/28) ... posted personal bests in attack attempts (67) and block assists (4) in win over Eastern Illinois (9/8) ... logged 22 kills and a career-best five service aces in win over UMass Lowell (9/7).
2017: Started 21 of 22 matches, playing in 61 sets ... missing final six matches with an illness ... second on the team in kills per set (2.34) ... recorded 10-or-more kills in six matches ... registered career highs in kills (17) and attack attempts (48) while tying a personal best with a pair of set assists vs. CSU Bakersfield (9/1) ... hit .200-or-higher five times ... averaged 2.00 digs per set, collecting 10-or-more digs in three matches ... registered a career-high 17 digs vs. Appalachian State (9/8) and added 14 kills for second double-double of the season ... tied a career high with 17 digs, set a season best with a pair of service aces and added 10 kills for third double-double at Western Illinois (10/6) ... registered first career double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs against CSU Bakersfield ... named to the Hampton Inn Jackrabbits Invitational All-Tournament team (9/2) ... posted a season-best two block assists vs. Fort Wayne (10/14) ... tied a season high with two set assists at UIC (9/13).
2016: Played in 28 matches, starting the last 25 ... competed in 101 sets ... second on the team in kills (228) and kills per set (2.26) ... led all freshmen in The Summit League in kills and kills per set ... logged 10-or-more kills in 10 matches ... hit .200-or-higher in eight matches ... collected 10-or-more digs in four outings ... averaged 1.38 digs per match ... led the team in solo blocks (7) and was fourth in total blocks (36) ... recorded a personal-best 14 digs at Omaha (11/4) ... collected 13 digs and tied a personal best with 2 set assists vs. North Dakota State (10/11) ... registered a personal-best four service aces vs. IUPUI?(9/23) and vs. Western Illinois (11/5) ... posted career highs in kills (16) and attack attempts (41) vs. North Dakota (9/14) ... named to the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic All-Tournament team (9/10-11) after averaging 3.33 kills per set, logging 11 kills vs. Duquesne (9/9) and adding 10 kills against Valparaiso (9/10) ... posted personal bests in block assists and total blocks at Drake (8/30) and vs. UTEP (9/3).
Before SDSU: Four-year letterwinner for Jordan High School ... registered 274 kills, 23 service aces, 280 digs, 34 solo blocks and 41 block assists as a senior ... earned all-state honors while helping the Jaguars rank sixth in the state in Class AA with a 21-10 overall record and reach the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2015 ... named honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference while averaging 3.7 kills per set and hitting .245 as a junior ... helped the Jordan to a 21-11 record, a share of the Minnesota River Conference championship with a 6-1 record, and a trip to the Class 2A Section 2 north subsection championship game in 2014 .... competed at setter as a sophomore, collecting 885 set assists en route to all-conference honors ... played club for the Northern Lights Juniors, winning the 2014 AAU National Tournament and finishing third in 2015.
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1997 in Jordan, Minnesota ... daughter of Scott and Karen Hennen ... has two brothers, Brandon and Ian ... majoring in human development and family studies (pre-OT).
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- 2018 All-Summit League Honorable Mention
- 2016 The Summit League All-Freshman Team
- 2016Â Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2019: Started all 28 matches and played in 107 sets … led the team in kills (345), kills per set (3.22) and attack attempts (1,188)... ranked second with 22 service aces and third in digs (292) and digs per set (2.73) … posted 20-plus kills in two matches and 10-plus kills on 21 occasions … became the 12th Jackrabbit all-time to reach 1,000 kills on Nov. 21 against Denver … registered 13 double-doubles … was seventh in the Summit League in kills per set … tied her career-best of 24 kills against Milwaukee (9/20) … hit 55.6 percent in the win over Prairie View (9/7) with 17 kills and only two errors … posted a season-high 18 digs against Memphis (8/30) … registered 15 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and two service aces vs. Louisiana Monroe (9/6).
2018: Started all 29 matches and played in 104 sets ... named to the Owls Classic, Drake Invitational and Jackrabbits Invitational all-tournament teams ... led team in kills (340), kills per set (3.27) and attack attempts (1,098) … second in service aces (13), digs (281), digs per set (2.70) and solo blocks (7) … finished season ranked third overall in kills per set in The Summit League … recorded two 20-kill matches and 18 10-kill matches …  logged career highs in kills (24) and digs (22) in win over Oral Roberts (11/4) … posted 13 double-doubles … recorded 10-or-more digs in 14 matches ... logged three-or-more service aces in three matches … tied a career high with four block assists and had ninth double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs vs. North Dakota State (10/28) ... posted personal bests in attack attempts (67) and block assists (4) in win over Eastern Illinois (9/8) ... logged 22 kills and a career-best five service aces in win over UMass Lowell (9/7).
2017: Started 21 of 22 matches, playing in 61 sets ... missing final six matches with an illness ... second on the team in kills per set (2.34) ... recorded 10-or-more kills in six matches ... registered career highs in kills (17) and attack attempts (48) while tying a personal best with a pair of set assists vs. CSU Bakersfield (9/1) ... hit .200-or-higher five times ... averaged 2.00 digs per set, collecting 10-or-more digs in three matches ... registered a career-high 17 digs vs. Appalachian State (9/8) and added 14 kills for second double-double of the season ... tied a career high with 17 digs, set a season best with a pair of service aces and added 10 kills for third double-double at Western Illinois (10/6) ... registered first career double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs against CSU Bakersfield ... named to the Hampton Inn Jackrabbits Invitational All-Tournament team (9/2) ... posted a season-best two block assists vs. Fort Wayne (10/14) ... tied a season high with two set assists at UIC (9/13).
2016: Played in 28 matches, starting the last 25 ... competed in 101 sets ... second on the team in kills (228) and kills per set (2.26) ... led all freshmen in The Summit League in kills and kills per set ... logged 10-or-more kills in 10 matches ... hit .200-or-higher in eight matches ... collected 10-or-more digs in four outings ... averaged 1.38 digs per match ... led the team in solo blocks (7) and was fourth in total blocks (36) ... recorded a personal-best 14 digs at Omaha (11/4) ... collected 13 digs and tied a personal best with 2 set assists vs. North Dakota State (10/11) ... registered a personal-best four service aces vs. IUPUI?(9/23) and vs. Western Illinois (11/5) ... posted career highs in kills (16) and attack attempts (41) vs. North Dakota (9/14) ... named to the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic All-Tournament team (9/10-11) after averaging 3.33 kills per set, logging 11 kills vs. Duquesne (9/9) and adding 10 kills against Valparaiso (9/10) ... posted personal bests in block assists and total blocks at Drake (8/30) and vs. UTEP (9/3).
Before SDSU: Four-year letterwinner for Jordan High School ... registered 274 kills, 23 service aces, 280 digs, 34 solo blocks and 41 block assists as a senior ... earned all-state honors while helping the Jaguars rank sixth in the state in Class AA with a 21-10 overall record and reach the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2015 ... named honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference while averaging 3.7 kills per set and hitting .245 as a junior ... helped the Jordan to a 21-11 record, a share of the Minnesota River Conference championship with a 6-1 record, and a trip to the Class 2A Section 2 north subsection championship game in 2014 .... competed at setter as a sophomore, collecting 885 set assists en route to all-conference honors ... played club for the Northern Lights Juniors, winning the 2014 AAU National Tournament and finishing third in 2015.
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1997 in Jordan, Minnesota ... daughter of Scott and Karen Hennen ... has two brothers, Brandon and Ian ... majoring in human development and family studies (pre-OT).
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