25 Makinnley Smart
Makinnley Smart
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Hardin, Texas
  • Position:
    RS/OH
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Hardin HS
  • Previous College:
    Wharton County JC
  • m
    16
  • k/s
    2.60
  • h %
    .302
  • a/s
    0.06
  • b/s
    0.77
  • sa/s
    0.02
  • d/s
    0.43

Bio

2026: Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall Semester 2026.

2024: First player in program history to be named AVCA Honorable Mention NorthCentral Region...selected to the CAC All-Tournament Team...picked first team all-CAC along with Brantlie Price...selected as the CAC Attacker of the Week on August 26...named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall Semester 2024...shared in the team lead with 131 sets of action...one of three Pioneers to play in all 37 matches...led Pioneers with 314 kills (2.40 kills per set)...posted a .184 hitting percentage...second on the team with 57 blocks - 11 block solos and 46 block assists...her 46 block assists were second on the team...fourth on the team with 11 block solos...recorded double-digit kills on 16 occasions with a season-high 15 in the five-set win over Carolina (N.C.) on Sept. 10...had a hand on five block assists in the four-set win over Brenau (Aug. 24)...twice had four block assists in matchups against Michigan-Dearborn (Aug. 31) and Haskell (Oct. 11)...recorded a hitting percentage over .400 on three occasions with a season-bestt .538 against Haskell (Oct. 12). ...named to Athletic Director's Honor roll (Spring Semester 2025)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 25 Bryan (TN) W, 3-1
Oct 28 at CIU (SC) L, 3-0
Oct 31 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 3-0
Nov 1 at Brenau (GA) L, 3-0
Nov 8 Columbia (SC) W, 3-0
Nov 13 vs. Bluefield (VA) L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 16 14
Sets 53 46
Kills 138 121
Kills per set 2.60 2.63
Errors 43 37
Total Attacks 315 273
Total Attacks per set 5.94 5.93
Hitting Percentage .302 .308
Assists 3 3
Assists per set 0.06 0.07
Service Total Attempts 2 2
Service Aces 1 1
Service Errors 1 1
Service Aces per set 0.02 0.02
Receptions 4 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 23 20
Digs per set 0.43 0.43
Block Solo 12 7
Block Assist 29 27
Block Total 41 34
Blocks per set 0.77 0.74
Block Errors 2 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 165.5 142.5
Points per set 3.1 3.1
Matches started 11 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 9 Alumni   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Campbellsville (KY) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 vs. Indiana Southeast L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Goshen (IN) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 at Lindsey Wilson L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Dickinson State (ND) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Northwestern L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Governors State W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Bismarck State (ND) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Johnson & Wales (NC) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 vs. Livingstone College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Carolina (N.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Reinhardt (GA) L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 30 .233 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Sep 20 Brenau (GA) L, 3-0 1 3 13 4 31 .290 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 23 CIU (SC) L, 3-1 1 4 7 8 25 -.040 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 24 Bob Jones University W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 20 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 27 at Columbia (SC) L, 3-2 1 5 6 1 19 .263 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 10.0
Sep 30 at Montreat (NC) W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 24 .375 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 15.5
Oct 1 at Bob Jones University W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 22 .318 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 0 6 0 14.5
Oct 3 Union Commonwealth W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 20 .550 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Oct 4 Johnson (TN) L, 3-0 1 3 11 4 26 .269 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Oct 7 at Truett McConnell W, 3-1 1 4 12 1 25 .440 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 13.0
Oct 10 at Milligan (TN) L, 3-2 - 5 11 2 20 .450 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 14.0
Oct 14 Montreat (NC) W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 11 .364 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 8.0
Oct 17 at Pikeville (KY) L, 3-0 - 3 8 4 19 .211 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 10.0
Oct 18 at Bluefield (VA) W, 3-0 - 3 7 2 19 .263 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Oct 21 Truett McConnell W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 4 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 24 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Bryan (TN) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at CIU (SC) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Brenau (GA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Columbia (SC) W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 13 vs. Bluefield (VA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2024-25 37 131 314 2.40 167 801 .184 17 0.13 5 0.04 36 3 76 0.58 11 46 57 0.44 353.0 2.7
2025-26 16 53 138 2.60 43 315 .302 3 0.06 1 0.02 4 0 23 0.43 12 29 41 0.77 165.5 3.1
Total 53 184 452 2.46 210 1116 .217 20 0.11 6 0.03 40 3 99 0.54 23 75 98 0.53 518.5 2.8
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 16 53 138 2.60 43 315 .302 3 0.06 1 0.02 4 0 23 0.43 12 29 41 0.77 165.5 3.1
Conference 14 46 121 2.63 37 273 .308 3 0.07 1 0.02 3 0 20 0.43 7 27 34 0.74 142.5 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 26 72 2.77 27 167 .269 1 0.04 1 0.04 0 0 10 0.38 1 12 13 0.50 80.0 3.1
Away 7 27 66 2.44 16 148 .338 2 0.07 0 0.00 4 0 13 0.48 11 17 28 1.04 85.5 3.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 9 26 70 2.69 15 145 .379 2 0.08 1 0.04 3 0 16 0.62 6 18 24 0.92 86.0 3.3
Losses 7 27 68 2.52 28 170 .235 1 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 7 0.26 6 11 17 0.63 79.5 2.9
Month September 6 22 59 2.68 26 149 .221 2 0.09 0 0.00 2 0 8 0.36 4 9 13 0.59 67.5 3.1
October 9 30 79 2.63 17 166 .373 1 0.03 0 0.00 2 0 15 0.50 8 20 28 0.93 97.0 3.2
November 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 - 0 0.00 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1.0

Photos

Makinnley Smart action photo 1
  • Montreat (NC) vs. Spartanburg Methodist
Makinnley Smart action photo 2
  • Montreat (NC) vs. Spartanburg Methodist
Makinnley Smart action photo 3

SENIOR DAY / Photo by Alan Taylor

  • Columbia (SC) vs. Spartanburg Methodist
Makinnley Smart action photo 4

Makinnley Smart / Photo by Savannah Evans

  • Columbia (SC) vs. Spartanburg Methodist