Sam Macks
3 Sam Macks
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Oak Park, Calif.
  • High School:
    Oak Park HS
  • Position:
    MH
  • Major:
    Biology
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    1.34
  • h %
    .370
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.81
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    0.51

Bio

As a Senior: AVCA all-South Region…AVCA honorable mention All-American…NCAA South Regional all-tournament team… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Was third in the nation in hitting percentage (.442)…Ranked second in SSC in hitting percentage and third in blocks…Tallied 193 kills in 105 sets with 104 blocks on the year… Notched seven blocks and 10 kills against Southwest Minnesota (9/11)… Swung double-digit kills three times throughout her senior campaign…Also had 10 kills versus Florida Southern (9/22) and Lynn (10/1)…Had a kill in all 35 matches…Had three service aces at Barry (10/8)…Credited with multiple blocks in 28 matches, including all six NCAA tournament contests…Tallied six blocks versus Barry (11/13)…Also turned in five blocks in matches with Lynn (10/1), Nova Southeastern (10/9), West Alabama (10/16), Florida Southern (10/30), and Lynn (11/19)…Notched nine kills, one ace and two blocks in NCAA South Regional Final win over West Florida (11/20).

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Played in 33 matches, earning a start in 29…Credited with a kill in all 33 matches, including a season-high seven versus Eckerd (10/6)…Opened the season with three service aces against Lock Haven (8/27)…Also notched three service aces at Nova Southeastern (9/20)…Second on the team with 64 blocks…Had multiple blocks on 19 occasions…Posted a season best five blocks versus Eckerd (10/6)…Tallied four total blocks in five matches, including NCAA South regional semifinal win over Eckerd (11/20)…Also earned three blocks in South Region championship match against Saint Leo (11/21)…Had at least one block in all four NCAA tournament contests.

As a Sophomore: All-SSC honorable mention...NCAA South Regional all-tournament team...SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Started all 32 matches and was second on team with 115 sets played...Recorded double-digit kills in four matches...Totaled a season-high 11 kills against Florida Tech (10/4)...Registered a career-high .909 hitting percentage along with 10 kills against Florida Southern (9/17)...Had at least two kills in every match and finished fourth on the team with 189...Finished the season second in hitting percentage with a .428 mark...Tallied a service ace in seven matches including season-high three against Clarion (9/12)...Had at least one dig in 25 matches and a season-high six versus Florida Tech...Notched at least one block in 29 matches and led the team with 96...Set a career-high in blocks with seven in regular season against Florida Southern.

As a Freshman: Saw action in seven matches, earning one start...Recorded a season-high three kills against Barry (10/12) in first collegiate start...Also registered first career block...Had two kills versus Saginaw Valley State (8/31) and Montevallo (10/20)...Served an ace against Montevallo...Registered a dig in matches with Alabama-Huntsville (9/9) and Barry.

High School: Led Tri-Valley League in blocks while playing for Patrick Quinn at Oak Park High School...Also sixth in the league in kills...Was 27th in kills in the all-CIF Southern Section and 13th in blocks...Tri-Valley League honorable mention selection in 2006 and second-team performer in 2007...Played for Point West Volleyball 18-1’s club team, where they won the Junior Olympic invitational in 2006...Also helped club team to 13th place finish in 2007 Las Vegas Tournament, sixth place at 2007 Farwestern National Qualifier and third in the 2006 Northeastern Qualifier...Qualified for nationals in 2006...Captured two Junior Olympic titles...Was also a member of the honor roll.

Personal: Earned a Biology Fellowship in 2010...Member of the UT Honors Program...Serves as a mentor as Just Elementary School...Serves as the President of the Environmental Protection Coalition...Volunteered at the Agoura Hills Animal Shelter and Landmark Glacier National Park...Helped fix trails in Montana...Served as an intern with dolphins in The Bahamas in the summer of 2008...Older brother is on the track and field team at UC-San Diego, where he throws the javelin...Related to James Carville...Daughter of Jon and Julie Macks...Has two brothers, Daniel and Ricky...Marine science and biology major, chemistry and environmental science minor...Birthdate: 3/7/89.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 10 at Eckerd W, 3-2
Nov 14 Barry W, 3-0
Nov 19 Albany State W, 3-0
Nov 20 Eckerd W, 3-0
Nov 21 Saint Leo W, 3-0
Dec 3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino L, 3-1
  Overall Conference
Matches 33 15
Sets 79 33
Kills 106 48
Kills per set 1.34 1.45
Errors 28 9
Total Attacks 211 89
Total Attacks per set 2.67 2.70
Hitting Percentage .370 .438
Assists 10 6
Assists per set 0.13 0.18
Service Aces 9 5
Service Errors 12 6
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.15
Receptions 7 3
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 40 15
Digs per set 0.51 0.45
Block Solo 13 5
Block Assist 51 28
Block Total 64 33
Blocks per set 0.81 1.00
Block Errors 13 5
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 153.5 72.0
Points per set 1.9 2.2
Matches started 29 12

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 27 Lock Haven W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 6 .500 0 7.5
Aug 28 Wheeling W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 8 .250 1 4.0
Aug 29 Georgian Court W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Sep 4 vs. Northwest Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 7 .286 0 6.0
Sep 4 vs. Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 4 .250 0 3.0
Sep 5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-1 1 3 2 0 4 .500 0 2.0
Sep 5 vs. West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 9 .556 0 7.0
Sep 11 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 4 .500 0 2.0
Sep 11 at West Florida W, 3-1 1 1 1 1 7 .000 0 2.5
Sep 12 vs. Arkansas Tech W, 3-0 1 2 5 3 10 .200 0 7.0
Sep 19 at Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 3 1 7 .286 1 4.0
Sep 20 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 7 .286 0 7.0
Sep 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 10 .400 0 8.0
Sep 26 Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 2 6.0
Sep 30 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 8 .500 0 6.5
Oct 3 Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 2 1 3 .333 0 2.0
Oct 6 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 2 7 0 9 .778 0 10.0
Oct 9 at Barry W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 6 .500 0 5.5
Oct 10 Bentley W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 7 .429 0 5.0
Oct 16 West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 8 .125 0 5.0
Oct 17 Arkansas-Monticello W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 11 .545 1 6.5
Oct 17 North Alabama W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 1 2.0
Oct 23 Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 3 1.000 1 3.5
Oct 24 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 7 .286 1 2.5
Oct 28 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 2 3 2 8 .125 1 3.0
Oct 30 Rollins W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 .000 0 2.0
Nov 4 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Nov 10 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 3 3 0 4 .750 0 5.0
Nov 14 Barry W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 3 .667 0 5.0
Nov 19 Albany State W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 13 .231 1 7.5
Nov 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 6 .167 0 6.5
Nov 21 Saint Leo W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 7 .429 0 4.5
Dec 3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino L, 3-1 1 3 2 2 7 .000 0 2.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 27 Lock Haven W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 28 Wheeling W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 29 Georgian Court W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Northwest Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 0
Sep 4 vs. Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 11 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 at West Florida W, 3-1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 12 vs. Arkansas Tech W, 3-0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 19 at Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 20 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 26 Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 1 4 0
Sep 30 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 3 Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 0 5 0
Oct 9 at Barry W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 10 Bentley W, 3-0 1 2 0 1 2 1 3 0
Oct 16 West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 17 Arkansas-Monticello W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 17 North Alabama W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 23 Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 28 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Rollins W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 0
Nov 4 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 14 Barry W, 3-0 - 2 0 2 2 1 4 0
Nov 19 Albany State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 1 2 4 0
Nov 21 Saint Leo W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Dec 3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino L, 3-1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 27 Lock Haven W, 3-0 1 3 14 3 0 0 0
Aug 28 Wheeling W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 Georgian Court W, 3-0 1 1 5 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Northwest Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 1 1 0
Sep 4 vs. Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 5 vs. West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 at West Florida W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Arkansas Tech W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
Sep 19 at Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 4 16 3 0 2 0
Sep 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 26 Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 2 10 1 0 1 1
Oct 3 Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 6 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 3 0 0
Oct 9 at Barry W, 3-0 1 2 8 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 Bentley W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 West Florida W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 Arkansas-Monticello W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 1 1
Oct 17 North Alabama W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Lynn W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0
Oct 28 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Rollins W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 3 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Barry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 Albany State W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 2 1 0
Nov 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 0
Nov 21 Saint Leo W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino L, 3-1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2007-08 8 11 7 0.64 3 16 1.45 .250 0 0.00 9.0 0.8
2008-09 32 115 189 1.64 46 334 2.90 .428 6 0.05 255.0 2.2
2009-10 33 79 106 1.34 28 211 2.67 .370 10 0.13 153.5 1.9
2010-11 35 105 193 1.84 34 360 3.43 .442 11 0.10 270.0 2.6
Total 108 310 495 1.60 111 921 2.97 .417 27 0.09 687.5 2.2

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2007-08 8 11 2 0.18 1 0 1 0.09
2008-09 32 115 55 0.48 16 80 96 0.83
2009-10 33 79 40 0.51 13 51 64 0.81
2010-11 35 105 84 0.80 20 84 104 0.99
Total 108 310 181 0.58 50 215 265 0.85

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2007-08 8 11 11 1 0.09 2 1 1
2008-09 32 115 360 10 0.09 26 11 2
2009-10 33 79 153 9 0.11 12 7 2
2010-11 35 105 335 15 0.14 23 6 1
Total 108 310 859 35 0.11 63 25 6

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 33 79 106 1.34 28 211 2.67 .370 10 0.13 153.5 1.9
Conference 15 33 48 1.45 9 89 2.70 .438 6 0.18 72.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 18 44 60 1.36 13 115 2.61 .409 8 0.18 87.0 2.0
Away 8 18 24 1.33 7 51 2.83 .333 2 0.11 37.0 2.1
Neutral 7 17 22 1.29 8 45 2.65 .311 0 0.00 29.5 1.7
Result                        
Wins 30 72 100 1.39 25 197 2.74 .381 10 0.14 147.0 2.0
Losses 3 7 6 0.86 3 14 2.00 .214 0 0.00 6.5 0.9
Month                        
August 3 9 8 0.89 2 15 1.67 .400 1 0.11 12.5 1.4
September 12 29 41 1.41 12 85 2.93 .341 3 0.10 61.0 2.1
October 11 23 36 1.57 7 69 3.00 .420 5 0.22 47.0 2.0
November 6 15 19 1.27 5 35 2.33 .400 1 0.07 30.5 2.0
December 1 3 2 0.67 2 7 2.33 .000 0 0.00 2.5 0.8

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 33 79 40 0.51 13 51 64 0.81
Conference 15 33 15 0.45 5 28 33 1.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 18 44 26 0.59 9 26 35 0.80
Away 8 18 7 0.39 2 14 16 0.89
Neutral 7 17 7 0.41 2 11 13 0.76
Result                
Wins 30 72 36 0.50 13 50 63 0.88
Losses 3 7 4 0.57 0 1 1 0.14
Month                
August 3 9 2 0.22 0 3 3 0.33
September 12 29 15 0.52 5 22 27 0.93
October 11 23 12 0.52 3 14 17 0.74
November 6 15 9 0.60 5 11 16 1.07
December 1 3 2 0.67 0 1 1 0.33

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 33 79 153 9 0.11 12 7 2
Conference 15 33 60 5 0.15 6 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 18 44 96 5 0.11 9 3 2
Away 8 18 29 4 0.22 1 2 0
Neutral 7 17 28 0 0.00 2 2 0
Result                
Wins 30 72 142 9 0.13 11 6 2
Losses 3 7 11 0 0.00 1 1 0
Month                
August 3 9 19 3 0.33 1 0 0
September 12 29 54 4 0.14 3 5 1
October 11 23 39 1 0.04 5 1 1
November 6 15 33 1 0.07 3 1 0
December 1 3 8 0 0.00 0 0 0