University of Georgia Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Makena Lim
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Margaret's Episcopal School
- Hometown:
- Ladera Ranch, Calif.
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Career Honors & Awards
• CSC Academic All-District: 2025
• Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll: 2024
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll: 2023-24
2025
Named to CSC Academic All-District Team… Started 25 matches as the libero, playing in 93 sets… Led the team with 315 digs and 3.39 digs per set… Dished out 117 assists, the most for a non-setter… Recorded 16 aces on the season… Finished the season with three double-doubles, 17 double-digit dig matches, and two of 20 or more digs… Served up five aces against Troy (8/30), tying for fourth-most all-time in a three-set match at Georgia and the most in three sets since Sept. 1, 2018 (Anna Kate Karstens)… Recorded first-career double-digit dig performance against Texas Tech (9/4) with 15 digs… Also served three aces against the Red Raiders… Put up a career-high 24 digs, the first 20-dig match of her career against Presbyterian (9/12)… Posted the first double-double of her career, dishing out 12 assists with 24 digs against PC (9/12)… Put up 19 digs and dished out 11 assists versus Mississippi State (10/19) for her second double-double… Recorded her second 20-dig match of the season at Missouri (10/26) with 20 digs… Her third double-double came against LSU (11/12) with 11 assists and 14 digs.
2024
Did not play while rehabbing from an injury… Member of SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023
Did not appear in game action… Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Club
Started on varsity all four years for the St. Margaret's Episcopal School Tartan in San Juan Capistrano, California… In 2022, Lim received recognition as an Under Armour ranked national player and earned spots on the Prepdig PVL Standout Liberos list and JVA West Coast Top Liberos list… She was also an Under Armour All-American attendee in both 2021 and 2022… Earned second team San Juan league in 2019… Received invitations to the 2018 USA National Select High Performance Training Program and 2019 USA National A2 High Performance Training Program… Competed in track and field her first two years of high school… Off the court, she was a member of peer counseling and a Board Member of R-twelve nonprofit volunteer organization… Was a four-year Head of School honors student… Played for A4 Volleyball for eight years as a starting libero, guiding her teams to Gold JVA West Coast Cup Club Division 12U, Silver SCVA Las Vegas Classic 14U, Silver SCVA Las Vegas Classic 17U, and 16U and 17U top 10 finish in Southern California.
Personal
Daughter of Liza and Michael Lim… Born April 4, 2005… She has two sisters, Alexa and Kaya… Majoring in Biology.
• CSC Academic All-District: 2025
• Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll: 2024
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll: 2023-24
2025
Named to CSC Academic All-District Team… Started 25 matches as the libero, playing in 93 sets… Led the team with 315 digs and 3.39 digs per set… Dished out 117 assists, the most for a non-setter… Recorded 16 aces on the season… Finished the season with three double-doubles, 17 double-digit dig matches, and two of 20 or more digs… Served up five aces against Troy (8/30), tying for fourth-most all-time in a three-set match at Georgia and the most in three sets since Sept. 1, 2018 (Anna Kate Karstens)… Recorded first-career double-digit dig performance against Texas Tech (9/4) with 15 digs… Also served three aces against the Red Raiders… Put up a career-high 24 digs, the first 20-dig match of her career against Presbyterian (9/12)… Posted the first double-double of her career, dishing out 12 assists with 24 digs against PC (9/12)… Put up 19 digs and dished out 11 assists versus Mississippi State (10/19) for her second double-double… Recorded her second 20-dig match of the season at Missouri (10/26) with 20 digs… Her third double-double came against LSU (11/12) with 11 assists and 14 digs.
2024
Did not play while rehabbing from an injury… Member of SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023
Did not appear in game action… Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Club
Started on varsity all four years for the St. Margaret's Episcopal School Tartan in San Juan Capistrano, California… In 2022, Lim received recognition as an Under Armour ranked national player and earned spots on the Prepdig PVL Standout Liberos list and JVA West Coast Top Liberos list… She was also an Under Armour All-American attendee in both 2021 and 2022… Earned second team San Juan league in 2019… Received invitations to the 2018 USA National Select High Performance Training Program and 2019 USA National A2 High Performance Training Program… Competed in track and field her first two years of high school… Off the court, she was a member of peer counseling and a Board Member of R-twelve nonprofit volunteer organization… Was a four-year Head of School honors student… Played for A4 Volleyball for eight years as a starting libero, guiding her teams to Gold JVA West Coast Cup Club Division 12U, Silver SCVA Las Vegas Classic 14U, Silver SCVA Las Vegas Classic 17U, and 16U and 17U top 10 finish in Southern California.
Personal
Daughter of Liza and Michael Lim… Born April 4, 2005… She has two sisters, Alexa and Kaya… Majoring in Biology.
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