Makaya Middleton

Photo by: Samford Athletics

Photo by: Molly Johnson/The Citadel

Class:
Senior
Position:
OPP
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Litchfield Park, Ariz.
High School:
Millennium

2021: Started all 25 matches, playing in 94 sets…finished with 183 kills, 61 digs and 37 total blocks…opened season with five total blocks against Idaho State…registered season-high 18 kills against Northern Illinois…finished with double-digit kills in six matches…had six kills and six digs in victory over UNC Greensboro in SoCon Tournament…finished season with six kills against Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament.

2020-21: Appeared in 19 matches, playing in 72 sets…finished season with 118 kills, 62 digs and 25 total blocks…posted 11 kills in the final match of the fall against Mercer…added four blocks in the victory over the College of Charleston…registered first double-double of the season against Chattanooga with 13 kills and 11 digs…followed it up with season-best 15 digs against UNCG…ended season with 12 kills and four blocks against Samford.

2019: Appeared in 28 matches, making 22 starts and playing in 104 sets...finished the year third on the team with 203 kills, an average of 1.95 kills per set...tallied 9 service aces on the year...finished the season with 43 total blocks...posted 122 digs on the year, averaging 1.17 digs per set...recorded a season-high 16 kills against Wofford.