2025 Volleyball Roster

Ryan Luttrell
Libby Price
Jared McFarlane
Libby Price
Jared McFarlane
Jared McFarlane
Jared McFarlane
Jared McFarlane
Libby Price
Libby Price

19 Makenna Cox

19 Makenna Cox

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major:
    Mathematical Sciences
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Ill.
  • High School:
    Springfield Lutheran
  • Prev School:
    Missouri Western State

Summary

Biography

UIS:
2025 - Led the team in offense at 3.84 kills per set, fourth best in the GLVC. Was even better in the GLVC contests at 4.17 kills per set. Served 43 aces (0.47/set), tops on the team and third in the GLVC, helping the Stars finish second in the conference in aces. Third in the GLVC and team leader in points at 4.53 per set. Had a season-best 20 kills in the five-set win over Drury. Tallied 25.5 points in the four-set contest with Rockhurst. Second on the team in digs at 3.59 per set, including a career-high 24 in the road match at McKendree. Has 766 kills and 719 digs in her first two seasons as a Star. After just two seasons, ranked sixth on the all-time kills list and eighth on the digs chart. Has 75 blocks in two seasons, including 24 this season. Named to the Prairie Star Classic All-Tournament Team following a 17-kill, 22-dig performance in the Maryville match. Was the Jimmy John’s Athlete of the Month for October when she had 144 kills and a 4.24 kill/set average. She added 123 digs, 19 service aces, 19 assists and 17 blocks in the month, helping the team to a 5-4 mark, including winning four of the last five contests. Was also the GLVC Player of the Week for her performance in the Midwest Regional Crossover Tournament. Earned MRCT All-Tournament honors when she recorded 51 kills, hitting .314 in 11 sets. Added 29 digs, eight aces and six blocks, helping UIS to a 2-1 mark.  

2024- First-Team All-GLVC selection as a redshirt freshman ... recorded 433 kills, setting the UIS single-season record ... also set the UIS mark for points in a season at 490.5 ... added 27 assists, 381 digs, and 33 service aces ... finished 19th in the nation among D2 players at 4.21 kills per set and 17th in points per set at 4.67 ... third in the GLVC in kills per set (4.12) and points per set (4.67) ... recorded a season-high 26 kills against Cedarville (10/19) ... recorded a season-high 30 points against Emporia State (9/19) ... recorded a season-high 21 digs against Harding (9/21) ... named to the Midwest Regional Crossover and Hilltopper Classic all-tournament teams .. named the Jimmy John's UIS Athlete of the Month in September when she had 211 kills and 167 digs to help the Stars to a 9-4 start ...earned a Division 2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award based on her combined athletics and academic achievement ... selected for 2024-25 GLVC Academic All-Conference recognition.

Missouri Western:
2023 - Redshirted her first collegiate season. 

High School:
Led Springfield Lutheran to a 38-4 record as a senior, including an 8-0 mark in the Macoupin Sangamon Morgan (MSM) Conference ... the Crusaders won six playoff games advancing to the Illinois Class 1A state title match ... Lutheran had a 32-7 mark and 7-0 MSM record in 2021, advancing to the Illinois Class 1A state semifinals.
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