2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Kuchmaner, Makenzie
vs
South Carolina
Sep 10 (Wed)
6pm
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Coaches Discuss Gear and Uniforms
Monday, September 08
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Advice for a First Year Head Coach
Thursday, August 28
Pack Volleyball Then & Now, Player Recruiting
Tuesday, August 12
Pack Volleyball Then & Now, Recruiting for Coaches
Monday, August 11
Jersey Number 9
Makenzie Kuchmaner
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, N.C.
- High School:
- Marvin Ridge
- Height:
- 5-8
Bio
2018 - Redshirt Junior Season
2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season
High School / Prep Career
- Saw action in all 28 matches and 110 sets
- Led the ACC with 4.83Â digs/set against conference opponents and ranked second with a season average of 4.69 digs/set
- Had a team-best 516 total digs on the season and ranked third with 17 service aces
- Recorded a personal-best 32 digs in a pair of wins over Notre Dame
- Notched 10 or more digs in 24 of 28 matches played in, including 12 with 20 or more digs
- Dished out a career-high nine assists and three service aces against Wright State
- Recorded a kill against Pitt
2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season
- Appeared in 25 matches, starting nine of those contests
- Played a total of 79 sets
- Collected 195 digs, averaging 2.47 digs per set
- Tallied a career-best 26 digs in the Puerto Rico Clasico versus Auburn
- Also logged 20 or more digs versus No. 8 Kansas and Oregon State in the Wolfpack’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory
- Handed out 35 assists on the year with a season-high six against Auburn and Missouri State
- Charted three service aces with two in NC State’s 3-0 win against Cincinnati
- Recorded a kill at Wake Forest
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- Redshirted the season and did not see actionÂ
- Joined the softball team as a dual-sport athlete in January
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- Appeared in 27 matches in her freshman season for the Wolfpack, earning the start in five of those contests
- Played in 74 of the team’s 119 sets on the year
- Finished the season with 107 digs, an average of 1.45 per set
- Also collected 17 assists and six service aces
- Started the first match of her NC State career in the season opener against NC Central
- Tallied a season-high 10 digs against the Eagles in her first action of the season
- Charted two service aces in the Wolfpack’s 3-1 win against JacksonvilleÂ
High School / Prep Career
- Attended Marvin Ridge High School and played for head coach Brook Hammers
- Member of the Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club where she competed for head coach Brian Rosen
- Named the Union County Player of the Year and conference MVP as a senior in 2014
- Collected all-conference honors as a senior, junior and sophomore
- Selected to the all-county super team in 2013 and 2014
- Tabbed a First Team All-Charlotte Observer selection as a senior and junior
- Earned defensive player of the year accolades in each of her four seasons at Marvin Ridge
- Claimed MVP honors at the Capitol Hill Classic held in Washington, D.C. in 2013
- Also a standout student, collecting AAU Academic All-America honors as well as numerous academic bars
- Member of the National Honors Society, Interact Club and Spirit Club
- Comes from an athletic family as her father Vic played collegiate baseball, mother Susan ran track in college, brother Zach is an outfielder at UNCG and brother Jake is a pitcher at East Carolina Â
- Her brother Victor also attends NC State