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Volleyball
at Mississippi State
2021 Volleyball Roster
Cole, Mackenzie
Jersey Number 3
Mackenzie Cole
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist / Libero
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oakdale, N.Y.
Bio
Honors: ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2021) ... All-ACC (2020, 2021) ... AVCA All-East Coast Region (2020, 2021) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
2021: Saw one of the most successful seasons as a Duke libero … Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, just the third player in Duke volleyball history to garner the award … Saw action in all 29 matches … Picked up 427 digs to tie for first in the conference with 4.19 digs per set … Spearheaded a Duke defense that ranked sixth in the ACC … Racked up 20 or more digs six times throughout the season and dished 93 assists, the most on the squad behind Duke's two setters … Her 40 aces this season were second most in the conference as Duke finished second in the ACC as a team … Cemented herself as one of Duke's top defensive specialists during her time as a Blue Devil and is ranked 30th on the NCAA active career leaders list with 1,664 career digs, sitting as the lone ACC member in the top 80 … Finished her career ranked fifth in program history in digs … Named AVCA All-East Coast Region … Earned All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors for her work in the classroom.
2020-21: Saw action in all 22 contests as Duke’s defensive mainstay … Racked up a whopping 396 digs for a 4.60 digs/set average … Became the 24th Blue Devil in program history to reach the 1,000-dig milestone in Duke’s win at VCU (Feb. 9) … Captured double-digit digs in all 22 matches … Accumulated 20+ digs six times that included a season-high 28 twice (North Carolina, Oct. 9 & Miami, March 19) … Dished 93 assists to rank third on the team … Added a team-leading 38 service aces that included a season-high of six twice … Ranked fourth in the ACC in service aces and was third in digs … Named to the All-ACC Team, AVCA All-East Coast Region and to the All-ACC Academic Team.
2019: Saw action in all of Duke’s 31 contests as a libero … Racked up 446 total digs … Had a 4.02 dig/set average to pace Duke’s defense … Dished 124 assists and led the team with 27 service aces … Collected double-digit digs in 25 matches … Picked up three 20+ dig contests and a season-high 28 in Duke’s five-set win over NC State … Named to the ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018: Played in all 28 contests in her first year as a Blue Devil … As a libero, picked up a team-leading 395 digs and a 3.66 dig-per-set average … Ranked eighth in the ACC in digs … Racked up a career-high 29 digs versus North Carolina … Registered eight games with 20+ digs … Ranked second on the team with 21 aces, including four versus Wake Forest … Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll
High School: Six-year varsity starter at Connetquot High School, playing in over 150 consecutive varsity matches ... Named the 2017 Gatorade New York State Player of the Year ... Earned Senior Ace distinction from PrepVolleyball ... Collected 2017 First Team Under Armour All-America honors ... Also picked up All-America accolades from PrepVolleyball and MaxPreps ... Led Connetquot to state championships as both a sophomore and a senior ... Led high school to a 39-1-2 season as a senior ... Totaled 333 kills while hitting .296 and contributing 74 aces and 292 digs as a senior ... Made the USA Volleyball Youth National Training team in both 2016 and 2017 ... A four-time USA Volleyball A1 High Performance selection ... Earned five all-county selections and four county MVP honors ... Named League II Player of the Year four times ... Also named all-state and All-Long Island four straight years.
Personal: Born Mackenzie Mae Cole on May 3, 2000 in Stony Brook, N.Y. ... Daughter of Rick and Brooke Cole ... Has one older sister (Taylor) and one younger brother (Trey) ... Father is the athletic director at Hofstra ... Sister plays volleyball at Iona ... Brother plays volleyball at Pepperdine ... Uncles George Dunn and Richie Dunn played soccer at Duke.
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