2017 Volleyball Roster
Patterson, Makena
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 10
Makena Patterson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Xavier College Prep
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
Bio
HONORS
2019
- Pepperdine All-Tournament Team
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/16)
- AVCA South All-Region Team
- AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- AD Academic Honor Roll
2017
- Best Blocker, Texas A&M Invitational
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
| Category | Career High |
| Kills | 15 at LSU (9/30/18) |
| Attempts | 32 at Oklahoma (9/14/18) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | *.909 [10-0-11] at Mississippi State (11/22/17) --all-time school record (10-14 attempts) |
| Assists | 3 vs. Arkansas (11/8/19) |
| Aces | 2 (five times) |
| Digs | 7 at Pepperdine (9/7/19) |
| Solo Blocks | 2 (three times) |
| Assisted Blocks | 9 vs. Texas State (9/24/19) |
| Total Blocks | 9 vs. Texas State (9/12/19); at Tennessee (9/24/19); vs. No. 14 Florida (10/13/19); vs. Rice (12/6/19) |
| Points | 16.5 vs. UTRGV (9/1319) |
TEXAS A&M RECORDS
2019 SEASON RECORDS
-7th in Blocks per set (1.39)
-5th in Block Assists (136)
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA SEASON RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-12th in Hitting Percentage (.310)
-3rd in Total Blocks (152)
-2nd in Blocks per set (1.39)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
-10th in Hitting Percentage (.298)
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-5th in Hitting Percentage (.298)
-6th in Total Blocks (252)
-5th in Solo Blocks (30)
-6th in Block Assists (222)
-3rd in Blocks per set (1.06)
2019 (JUNIOR)
Played and started in 29 matches, seeing action in 109 sets...Averaged 1.39 blocks per set...Led the team in solo blocks (16), block assists (136) and total blocks (152)...Finished fifth on the team in kills (197)...Recorded double-digit kills five times, while leading the team in kills in two matches...Led the Aggies in blocks in 24 matches...Recorded a block in every match...Finished first in the SEC in blocks per set and total blocks...Ranked 15th nationally in blocks per set and 20th nationally in total blocks...Made her season debut against California Baptist (Sept. 6)… Had her first double-digit kill performance of the season at Pepperdine after finishing with 12 (Sept. 7)...Set a career-high nine blocks and tallied nine kills in the Aggies' home opener vs. Texas State (Sept. 12)...Hit .391 with 12 kills and seven blocks vs. UTRGV (Sept. 13)...Tallied 11 kills (.320) and five blocks vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 17)...Awarded SEC Defensive Player of the Week after a stellar week with 28 kills and finishing with a 2.00 block per set average...Tied her career-high nine blocks at Tennessee (Sept. 29)...Put down seven kills vs. Arkansas (Oct. 4) to hit a .667 mark…Helped the Aggies defense to a season-high 16 blocks against No. 14 Florida, tying her career-high with one solo block and eight block assists (Oct. 13)...Tallied 10 kills on a .368 mark finishing with seven blocks at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)… Collected 5 blocks against Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Recorded six kills and three blocks at No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 1)...Had six kills, two service aces and four blocks vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged nine kills, eight blocks and three assists vs. Arkansas (Nov. 10)...Had three kills and four blocks at LSU (Nov. 10)...Amassed nine kills with a .471 clip vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Registered seven kills and eight blocks vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Had five kills and eight blocks at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Led A&M with 12 kills on a .385 mark and seven blocks at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Logged five kills and six blocks vs. St. John's (Dec. 5)...Had six kills and nine blocks vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Had seven kills and two blocks at No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Started 19 of 23 matches played…Led A&M and was seventh in the SEC with a .344 hitting efficiency in conference matches only…Also led the Aggies with a .313 hitting efficiency in all matches…Was second on the team with 65 total blocks and 0.76 blocks per set for the full season…Ranked second on the team with 43 total blocks and 0.76 blocks per set in SEC matches only…Took match-high honors with a then career-high 13 kills while hitting at a .478 clip in the SEC-opening victory against Arkansas (Sept. 19)…Two matches later, broke her career high with 15 kills while hitting .414 in the victory at LSU…Posted double-figure kills six times…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in 11 matches…Averaged 1.99 kills, 0.76 blocks and 2.48 points per set for the full season. Appeared in 16 of 18 SEC matches, averaging 2.12 kills, 0.77 blocks and 2.60 points per set in conference matches only.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Started 10 matches, including her career debut in the season opener against Sam Houston State…Played in 17 of 25 matches overall, missing several midseason matches due to a shoulder injury…Set a school record for hitting percentage (with 10-14 attempts) at Mississippi State, coming off the bench in the second set and finishing the match hitting .909 with a career-high 10 kills without an error in 11 attempts…Hit .221 for the full season, averaging 1.23 kills and 1.71 points per set…Also averaged 0.81 blocks per set in all matches…Led or tied for the team lead in total blocks in five matches…Was named Best Blocker at the season-opening Texas A&M Invitational.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year varsity member and three-year starter at middle blocker for coach Renee Lamar-Bryant at Xavier College Preparatory…Helped lead the Gators to four conference titles as well as four top-four finishes in the state tournament…As a senior, was named to the Under Armour All-American first team and also was a PrepVolleyball.com All-American…Was selected to VolleyballMag.com Girls High School All-American second team…Was a PrepVolleyball.com National Senior Player of the Year finalist and also was No. 97 in the website’s Senior Aces, a list of the top recruits in the nation…Tabbed the AZCentral.com Big Schools Girls Volleyball Athlete of the Year and also was named first-team All-Arizona…Earned all-state second team honors as a junior after leading Xavier to a state runner-up finish…Received all-state honorable mention as a sophomore…Most memorable moment in athletics is playing in the AVCA/Under Armour All-American match.
PERSONAL
From an athletic family, her mom, Carlette, swam at Arizona State and her dad, the late Steve Patterson, played basketball for legendary coach John Wooden at UCLA, where he won three national championships before playing in the NBA for the Bulls and Cavaliers from 1970-75…Began playing volleyball when she was 9 years old…Only official recruiting visit was to Texas A&M…Chose to attend A&M because she has family that lives nearby and she had a couple family members who attended Texas A&M…She also chose A&M because she loved the history and all the traditions, as well as the culture of the school and how the team is like family…Wears No. 10 because that also was her mom’s number…Hobbies include listening to music, taking pictures/videos, and traveling…Is active in FCA…Volunteered at Sports Fest 2018, where she played and taught the sport of volleyball to young kids…Also volunteered at The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community...Taught basic volleyball skills to the Brookwood Community group and gave them a tour of Reed Arena…A member of the AD's Aacdemic Honor Roll in 2018 and 2019...Is majoring in psychology…Career ambition is to be a sport psychologist.
PATTERSON UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: psychology
- Favorite quote: “Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practices and the coaches who have pushed you...is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back...Play for her.”—Mia Hamm
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Kerry Walsh
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: purple heart
- Favorite type of music: indie/alternative
- Favorite food: pizza
- Favorite binge watching TV show: Game of Thrones
- Favorite book: Big Little Lies
- Favorite movie: Bohemian Rhapsody
- Favorite Disney character: Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
- Favorite animal: Giraffe
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: being with my teammates
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: badminton
- Favorite thing about A&M: the traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Mr. Brightside
- Favorite place to vacation: Turks and Caicos
- My nickname is: Kena
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: consistent
- One word to describe me away from the court: gemini (lol)
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: my mom
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Under Armour All-American
- The person I would most like to meet: Paul Klein
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Kate Bosworth
- The most famous athlete I have met: Tony Hawk
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Daniel Radcliffe
- The song title that best describes me: lovely (Billie Eilish and Khalid)
- Best pump-up song: Powerglide
- Musical instruments that I play: harmonica
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: teacher
- Early bird or night owl: night owl
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: America’s Next Top Model
- I can’t believe I watch this show: Yummy Mummies
- Few people know that I: lwas a vegetarian for 18 years
- My best non-athletic talent: video making
- My most prized possession: my computer becuase it has all of my photos and videos on it
- My most annoying habit: saying “like” too much
- My pet peeves: when people are on their phones during movies
- If I had a million dollars, I would: travel the world
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- See all of the 7 wonders of the world
- Skydiving
- Go to a music festival
- Being at A&M has taught me: how to live on my own
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Enjoy it! It goes so fast!
- After I graduate, I plan to: play volleyball overseas
- My dream job is: sport psychologist
- I am most thankful for: my friends and family
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Treyaunna Rush
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Mallory Talbert
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Haley Slocum
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Hollann Hans
- Teammate most likely to become president:Camille Conner
- America’s Got Talent: Hollann Hans
- America’s Next Top Model: Mallory Talbert
- American Ninja Warrior: Haley Slocum
- The Amazing Race: Camille Conner
- The Apprentice: Lauren Davis
- Big Brother: Madison Bowser
- Dancing with the Stars: Treyaunna Rush
- Fear Factor: Morgan Davis
- Fixer Upper: Samantha Sanders
- Jeopardy: Allison Fields
- Impractical Jokers: Mallory Talbert
- Lip Sync Battle: Morgan Davis
- Pawn Stars: Taylor Voss
- The Price is Right: Allison Fields
- Project Runway: London Austin-Roark
- Shark Tank: Karly Basham
- Survivor: Haley Slocum
- Top Chef: CiCi Hecht
- The Voice: Hollann Hans
- Wheel of Fortune: Madison Bowser
- World of Dance: Camila Gomez
Highlights: Texas A&M vs TCU
Wednesday, September 10
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
