2016 Women's Volleyball Roster
Mackenzie Kitchel
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Center Grove / Cincinnati
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
Kitchel's Career Stats:
CAREER | 2016 MBM | 2015 MBM | 2014 MBM | 2013 MBM
End of Career Notes:
• Graduated from Ball State in the Summer of 2015 with a degree in communications
• Played in 102 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Saw action in 312 of a possible 485 sets over her career
• Three-time Academic All-Mid-American Conference Selection (2014, 2015 & 2016)
• MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, 2015)
• Smashed a career-high 18 kills vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 14, 2015)
• Logged double-digit kills in 20 career matches
• Hit a career-best .588 (12-2-17) vs. Bowling Green (Oct. 24, 2015)
• Collected a career-high 16 digs vs. South Dakota (Sept. 3, 2016)
• Earned double-digit digs in two career matches
• Posted a career-high five total blocks in three matches
• Scored a career-high three solo blocks in two matches
2016 (R-Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... played in 26 matches, earning eight starts ... saw action in 79 of a possible 126 sets ... blasted a season-high 13 kills in BSU's five-set win over Appalachian State (Sept. 10) ... scored 10 kills at Omaha (Sept. 2) ... registered at least five kills in 16 matches, while scoring at least one kill in 22 ... collected a career-best 16 digs vs. South Dakota (Set. 3) ... tallied at least one dig in 18 outings, while securing five-or-more three times ... hit a season-best .500 (9-0-18) at Central Michigan (Oct. 29), while hitting .250-or-better five times on the year ... served up a career-best two service aces in versus Northern Kentucky (Sept. 9) ... finished the regular season by tying her career high with five total blocks (one solo and four assists) versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 12) ... credited with 35 total blocks on the year, including 11 solo blocks ... recorded at least one block in 17 matches ... Preseason All-MAC West Division.
2015 (R-Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC … played in 24 matches, earning 14 starts, while battling injury much of the year … missed the first seven matches while recovering from injury, while missing two more during league play … saw action in 82 of a possible 124 sets … blasted a career-high 18 kills versus Central Michigan (Nov. 14), while also tying career-highs with three solo blocks and five total blocks … scored 16 kills versus Morehead State (Sept. 12) … tallied double-digit kills in nine total matches, while producing at least five kills in 17 matches … recorded a season-high 11 digs at Toledo (Sept. 29) … finished the season with 70 digs, including three-or-more on 14 occasions … was named the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career after averaging 4.00 kills and hitting .413 (24-5-46) in Ball State’s wins over Miami (Oct. 23) and Bowling Green (Oct. 24) ... smashed a match-high 12 kills against both the RedHawks and the Falcons, while finishing the match versus BGSU with a career-high .588 (12-2-17) attack percentage ... her .413 attack percentage for the weekend was the best two-match average of her career … finished the season with 29 total blocks, including at least one block in 13 matches … served up her first career ace versus Notre Dame (Sept. 18), while adding her second in the MAC Tournament versus Buffalo (Nov. 19).
2014 (R-So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … played in 28 matches, earning seven starts … saw action in 85 of a possible 119 sets … recorded double-digits kills in four matches, including a season-high 15 at IPFW (Sept. 17) … earned 14 kills the next time out versus East Tennessee State (Sept. 19), while also hitting a season-best .375 (14-2-32) … earned at least one kill in 23 matches … earned a season-high five digs versus both Miami (Fla.) (Sept. 13) and Kent State (Oct. 18) … finished the season with 36 digs … recorded 25 total blocks on the year, including eight solo and 17 assists … posted a season-best three total blocks at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 3) … recorded at least one block in 15 matches … VCU Invitational All-Tournament Team.
2013 (R-Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 24 matches, earning five starts, to help Ball State claim a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division title … played in 66 of a possible 116 sets … suffered a season-ending injury in the first set versus Bowling Green (Oct. 25) … smashed double digit kills in five matches … posted a season-best 17 kills versus IUPUI (Sept. 17) … collected 14 kills versus Western Illinois (Sept. 13) and at Ohio (Oct. 19) … also hit a season-best .379 (14-3-29) and logged career-bests of three solo blocks and five total blocks in the match versus WIU … recorded at least on kill in 21 matches … tallied at least one block in 15 matches.
CINCINNATI:
2012 (RS): Sat out the season as a redshirt.
PREP CAREER: Earned four letters in volleyball at Center Grove High School for coaches Deb McClurg (2008-10) and Julie Hammill (2011) … helped guide the Trojans to a 14-14 overall record her senior season by blasting 399 kills for a 4.11 kills-per-set average … also hit .295 as a senior, while posting 237 digs, 53 service aces and 52 total blocks … named to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association First Team All-State squad as a senior, while also earning ICGSA Senior All-State honors ... named South Player of the Year and Johnson County Player of the Year her junior year ... named ICGSA First Team All-State and Junior All-Star her junior year ... also a member of the varsity track team in 2009 and 2010 in the high jumping event … played Junior Olympic volleyball for Team Indiana … helped the squad place third at the AAU National Championship in 2009.
PERSONAL: Graduated from Ball State in the summer of 2015 with a degree in communications … currently working on her master’s in emerging media design and development … born April 1, 1994 in West Chester, Ohio … daughter of Ted and Kristi Kitchel … has two brothers, Tyler and Scott … her father Ted was a basketball player at Indiana … her mother Kristi was a member of the diving team at UNLV … full name is Mackenzie Dalyn Kitchel.
