2018 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Mackeviciute, Gintare
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Jersey Number 22
Gintare Mackeviciute
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jonava, Lithuania
- Previous School:
- Lindsey Wilson College
Bio
2019: Registered All-Ohio Valley Conference second team accolades as she was one of just three Skyhawks to start in all 32 matches…Posted a team-high attack percentage of .290, which ranked eighth in the OVC…Upped her hitting percentage to .337 in OVC play, the fourth-best mark in the league…Dialed up 275 kills (2.35 per set), 101 blocks (0.86 per set), 26 digs and 11 assists over 117 sets…Reached double-figures in the kill column on 11 different occasions (nine times against OVC rivals) – leading the team in that category in eight matches…Season-high of 17 kills came on Oct. 29 against Southeast Missouri…Hit a season-best .733 (11 kills against zero errors) in 15 swings against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 22…Generated at least three blocks in 18 different matches, including a career-best nine swats at Southern Illinois on Sept. 17…Earned all-tournament honors at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30-31) and the Billiken Invitational (Sept. 13-14)...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: Started in all 25 of her matches played, seeing action in 98 sets…Ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in attack percentage (.291, fifth) and blocks (0.94 per set, eighth)…Her 1.10 blocks per set average in league play was the fourth-best mark in the conference while her .273 hitting percentage against OVC opposition was a team-high…Posted 204 kills (2.08 per set), reaching the double-figure plateau in seven different matches…Dialed up a career-high 20 kills (on a .400 attack percentage) against Southern Illinois on Aug. 25…Hit over .400 in nine different matches, including a 17-kill, two-error masterpiece in 30 attempts (.500) against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 2…Accumulated at least four blocks in 15 different matches, with her season-high of eight swats coming against Florida A&M on Sept. 2…Tallied a career-best five digs in only three sets against Belmont on Oct. 20…All four of her service aces came in the first three matches of the season, including a pair of aces against Southern Illinois on Aug. 25...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Lindsey Wilson College, the 2017 NAIA national champion based out of Columbia, Ky....Saw time in 31 matches over two seasons under head coach Andy Cavins at LWC, posting 68 kills on a .297 attack percentage while adding 34 blocks for the Blue Raiders, who tallied a remarkable 70-2 record and a 27-1 Mid-South Conference mark in her two-year tenure...Hit .390 with 42 kills and 18 blocks over 37 sets in 2017, a year where Lindsey Wilson went 35-0 on its way to the school’s first-ever national title...It was the first undefeated season in the NAIA ranks since 2014 as the Blue Raiders lost only five sets all season...Hit .400 or better in 11 of her 20 matches while also chipping in six multi-block performances...Best match of the season came on Sept. 2 against Union (Ky.), as she slammed down a season-best eight kills on a .636 attack percentage to go along with a season-high three blocks...As a freshman, she accumulated a career-high nine kills (with just two errors) against Grand View on Oct. 7, 2016...Also dialed up six multi-block outings out of her 11 matches played, including a career-best four swats in only three sets against Masters on Oct. 8...Prepped at Jonava Senamiescio Gymnasium in Lithuania, where she was a member of the women’s senior national team...Took part in the European Championship with her under-18 team and senior team while also winning a pair of national championships at the club level.
PERSONAL: Born on March 15, 1998...Daughter of Egdija and Danius Mackeviciai...Has one sibling, Eimantas...Majoring in health and human performance.
2018: Started in all 25 of her matches played, seeing action in 98 sets…Ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in attack percentage (.291, fifth) and blocks (0.94 per set, eighth)…Her 1.10 blocks per set average in league play was the fourth-best mark in the conference while her .273 hitting percentage against OVC opposition was a team-high…Posted 204 kills (2.08 per set), reaching the double-figure plateau in seven different matches…Dialed up a career-high 20 kills (on a .400 attack percentage) against Southern Illinois on Aug. 25…Hit over .400 in nine different matches, including a 17-kill, two-error masterpiece in 30 attempts (.500) against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 2…Accumulated at least four blocks in 15 different matches, with her season-high of eight swats coming against Florida A&M on Sept. 2…Tallied a career-best five digs in only three sets against Belmont on Oct. 20…All four of her service aces came in the first three matches of the season, including a pair of aces against Southern Illinois on Aug. 25...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Lindsey Wilson College, the 2017 NAIA national champion based out of Columbia, Ky....Saw time in 31 matches over two seasons under head coach Andy Cavins at LWC, posting 68 kills on a .297 attack percentage while adding 34 blocks for the Blue Raiders, who tallied a remarkable 70-2 record and a 27-1 Mid-South Conference mark in her two-year tenure...Hit .390 with 42 kills and 18 blocks over 37 sets in 2017, a year where Lindsey Wilson went 35-0 on its way to the school’s first-ever national title...It was the first undefeated season in the NAIA ranks since 2014 as the Blue Raiders lost only five sets all season...Hit .400 or better in 11 of her 20 matches while also chipping in six multi-block performances...Best match of the season came on Sept. 2 against Union (Ky.), as she slammed down a season-best eight kills on a .636 attack percentage to go along with a season-high three blocks...As a freshman, she accumulated a career-high nine kills (with just two errors) against Grand View on Oct. 7, 2016...Also dialed up six multi-block outings out of her 11 matches played, including a career-best four swats in only three sets against Masters on Oct. 8...Prepped at Jonava Senamiescio Gymnasium in Lithuania, where she was a member of the women’s senior national team...Took part in the European Championship with her under-18 team and senior team while also winning a pair of national championships at the club level.
PERSONAL: Born on March 15, 1998...Daughter of Egdija and Danius Mackeviciai...Has one sibling, Eimantas...Majoring in health and human performance.
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