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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Darral Freund
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr

12 Mikayla McClinton

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School South
  • Hometown Raytown, Mo.

Biography

  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2023 All-RMAC second team
  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2022 D2CCA All-South Central Region second team
  • 2022 All-RMAC second team
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2022 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 17
  • 2022 Cougar Classic All-Tournament team
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2021 South Central Regional All-Tournament Team
  • 2021 All-RMAC honorable mention
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020-21 All-RMAC second team
  • 2020-21 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, March 29
  • 2020-21 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, March 15
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

Career: Among active Division II players, finished career ranked third (teammate Ember Canty was first) in career total blocks (442) and 20th in blocks per set (1.00). Was also 19th in matches (131). ... Finished career ranked fourth in program history in block assists (397), fifth in total blocks, eighth in hitting percentage (.314), 10th in blocks per set and tied for 23rd in solo blocks (45). Was also tied for sixth in matches and 10th in service attempts (1,426). ... In the rally-scoring era (since 2001), was ranked second in program history (behind teammate Ember Canty) in blocks per set, second in block assists and second in total blocks, tied for fifth in solo blocks.

2023: All-RMAC second team selection for the third time in four seasons. ... Fourth in the RMAC with 1.03 blocks per set and fourth with 114 total blocks, ranking 76th and 59th, respectively, in Division II. In league play, fifth in the RMAC with 1.07 blocks per set, and ninth with 46 total blocks. Would have ranked third in league play with .406 hitting percentage but was 15 attacks short of qualifying. ... Her 101 block assists tied for fifth-most in a season during the rally-scoring era in program history, while her 1.03 blocks per set and 114 total blocks tied for eighth. ... Excellent defensively in 3-1 win over RV Texas A&M-Kingsville in the South Central Regional first round, with eight blocks, including a season-best two solo blocks. ... Had four kills on .500 hitting and added four blocks in the 3-0 win over South Dakota Mines in the Nov. 17 RMAC Tournament semifinal. ... Outstanding with seven blocks (one solo) in 3-1 win at No. 12 Regis on Nov. 4. ... Turned in seven kills, four blocks, six digs and a service ace in a 3-1 win over No. 11 Colorado Mesa on Oct. 28. ... Had season bests of eight kills and three service aces Oct. 21 in the 3-1 loss at CSU Pueblo. ... Dominant in playing two sets of a 3-0 win over New Mexico Highlands on Oct. 6, with seven kills on .636 hitting and five block assists. ... Had six blocks (one solo) in a 3-1 win at Colorado Christian on Sept. 28. ... Dominated with 10 block assists, matching her career high, in a 3-1 win at No. 11 Colorado Mesa on Sept. 22. ... Had a season-high eight kills on .429 hitting in a 3-1 win over Chadron State on Sept. 16. ... Produced five kills on .500 hitting (no errors, 10 attacks) in a 3-0 win over No. 22 Western Washington on Sept. 9. ... Had five kills and five blocks in a 3-2 setback to No. 1 West Texas A&M on Sept. 8. ... Excellent throughout the opening weekend of the season at the Yotes Classic Showcase, hitting .480 (14 kills, two errors, 25 attacks) and 1.0 blocks per set as the Roadrunners went 3-1.

2022: Earned D2CCA All-South Central Region second team honors. ... All-RMAC second team selection for the second time in three seasons. ... Ranked third in the RMAC, and 73rd in Division II, with 1.02 blocks per set and tied for fourth in the RMAC and tied for 92nd nationally (with teammate Ember Canty) with 102 total blocks. ... In league play, led the RMAC with 1.25 blocks per set and was third with 70 total blocks. ... Led the team with 91 block assists, second with 11 solo blocks. ... Led all regular hitters on the team with .405 hitting percentage. ... Fifth on the team with 122 kills, and fifth among regulars with 1.22 kills per set. ... Fifth on the team with 17 service aces and fifth with 0.17 aces per set. ... Played in all 32 matches for a total of 100 sets. ... Hit an error-free .560 (14 kills, 25 attacks) and added eight block assists in three matches at the RMAC Tournament from Nov. 10-12, capped by eight kills on .667 hitting (12 attacks) in the 3-1 victory over No. 14 Regis in the championship match. ... Slammed a season-high nine kills on .571 hitting (one error, 14 attacks) in a 3-0 win over Fort Lewis on Oct. 29. ... Had six kills and six block assists in the 3-1 win at No. 18 Regis on Oct. 22. ... Earned third career RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honor after averaging a league-best 2.2 blocks per set (while also hitting a league-best .563) in wins over Adams State and New Mexico Highlands on Oct. 14 and 15. ... Produced five kills and six block assists in 3-2 win at No. 21 Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 8. ... Had five blocks assists in just two sets in the 3-0 win over Black Hills State on Oct. 1. ... Perfect with four kills on four swings in a 3-0 win at Westminster on Sept. 24. ... Had eight block assists (teammate Riley Anderson had one solo block and seven block assists) in a 3-0 win over UCCS on Sept. 16. The eight total blocks by each were the most by any MSU Denver player since McClinton had 10 block assists against Adams State on Sept. 21, 2019. Anderson, McClinton and Canty were three of the five players in the RMAC to have eight blocks in a three-set match in 2022. ... Put up five blocks (one solo) in 3-1 win at Fort Lewis on Sept. 10. ... Very consistent during four matches at the Colorado Premier Challenge, hitting .421 (23 kills, seven errors, 38 attacks) and averaging 0.86 blocks per set. ... Produced five kills on .625 hitting (no errors, eight attacks) in 3-1 loss to No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) on Sept. 3. ... Had season best of eight kills and six blocks in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Angelo State (Texas) on Sept. 2. ... Earned All-Tournament honors at season-opening Cougar Classic, with 10 kills on .350 hitting, 11 blocks and four service aces.

2021: All-RMAC honorable mention. ... Ranked fifth in the RMAC and 105th in Division II with 99 total blocks, and was sixth in the RMAC and 115th nationally with 0.94 blocks per set. ... In addition to ranking second on the team in blocks and blocks per set, was also sixth in service aces (20) while averaging 0.19 per set. ... Was error-free in hitting during three matches at the South Central Regional, compiling 13 kills on 31 swings for a .419 hitting percentage, and had 16 blocks (two solo) for an average of 1.33 per set to earn all-tournament honors. ... Slammed six kills with no errors in 15 attacks and had four blocks (one solo) in a 3-2 loss to West Texas A&M in the South Central Regional final on Dec. 4. ... Had a season-high seven blocks while matching her season best of six block assists in a 3-1 win over No. 11 Angelo State (Texas) in the South Central Regional semifinal on Dec. 3. Also had four kills on .400 hitting. ... Averaged 1.14 blocks per set over last nine matches from Oct. 16 through Nov. 12. ... Matched a career-high with four service aces and added five blocks and four kills in No. 2 MSU Denver’s 3-2 victory over No. 6 Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 16. ... Came up big in 3-1 win at No. 24 Colorado Mesa on Sept. 16 with seven kills and a season-high six blocks. ... Had five block assists in a sweep of No. 10 Central Missouri and hit 444 (five kills) in a sweep of No. 10 Central Missouri to help MSU Denver go 4-0 and win the tournament. ... Averaged 1.3 kills and 0.67 blocks per set as MSU Denver went 2-2 at season-opening Western Washington Invitational. ... Had eight kills on .438 hitting and added two blocks in a 3-2 loss to 14th-ranked host Western Washington on Sept. 4.

2020-21: All-RMAC second team selection. ... Ranked fourth in the RMAC and 39th in Division II with 55 total blocks, and was seventh in the RMAC and 88th in Division II with 0.96 blocks per set. Finished 11th in the RMAC with 18 service aces. ... Second on the team in blocks and blocks per set. ... Hitting percentage of .350 was third on the team among players with at least 15 attacks. ... Third on the team with 18 service aces, and fourth among regular rotation players with 0.32 aces per set. ... Fifth on the team with 79 kills. ... Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on March 29 after putting down a season-high seven kills while adding seven blocks in a 3-1 win at co-No. 21 Regis on March 26. Also had 11 kills and five service aces. ... Earned first career RMAC Defensive Player of the Week award on March 15 after averaging 1.14 blocks per set in wins over Chadron State and No. 21 Regis. ... Had a career-high four service aces while hitting .455 (five kills, no errors, 11 attacks) and adding five blocks in a 3-0 win over Chadron State on March 11. ... Hit a perfect 1.000 with five kills in five swings in a 3-0 win over Colorado Christian on Feb. 20. ... Had six kills on .417 hitting as MSU Denver rolled to a 3-1 win over returning national runners-up Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 13. ... Dominant in 3-1 win over No. 19 Colorado School of Mines on Jan. 24, with eight block assists and three service aces.

2019: Starting middle blocker missed about six weeks with injury late in the season. ... Ranked seventh in the RMAC and 55th nationally with 1.11 blocks per set, before no longer qualifying due to lack of matches played late in the season. ... Second on the team with 1.04 blocks per set and third with 72 blocks. ... Compiled a .282 hitting percentage, third on the team among players with at least 175 attacks, while placing sixth among regulars with 1.01 kills per set and sixth among all players with 70 kills. .... Had nine blocks assists (1.29 per set) in wins over Dixie State and Westminster, weekend of Oct. 18-19. ... Dominant with career highs of 13 kills and 10 blocks in win over Adams State on Sept. 21. ... In weekend wins over Fort Lewis and Adams State on Sept. 20 and 21, hit .517 (17 kills, two errors, 29 attacks). ... Twice posted eight total blocks during the Colorado Premier Challenge, against No. 9 Tarleton State (Texas) and in an MSU Denver defeat of No. 1 Tampa. ... Led the Colorado Premier Challenge with 23 total blocks and was sixth with 1.28 blocks per set. ... Hit .556 with five kills against No. 13 Barry (Fla.) at the Colorado Premier Challenge. ... Had a strong opening weekend to start her MSU Denver career, hitting .410 while averaging 1.5 kills and 1.2 blocks per set and helping the Roadrunners start 4-0. ... Recorded seven kills and six blocks in the season-opening, four-set win over Western Oregon.

High School: A 2019 graduate of Raytown South High School in Raytown, Mo….Selected to the Greater Kansas City Suburban all-conference second team during her last three years with the Cardinals of the Class 4 District 14 League…Was a Greater Kansas City Suburban All-Conference honorable mention as a freshman…Coached by Willie Griffin...Earned membership to the National Honor Society…Made the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years.

Club: Played for the Kansas City Power club team.

Personal: Born Mikayla Ashay Aza McClinton...Birthday is April 21...Daughter of Jonathan and Dawn McClinton...Has a sister (Jayla) and brother (Osiris)...Majoring in social work.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2020Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2022Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2023Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    12