Eastern Michigan Athletics
Blackwell Selected to Play in IWLCA Senior All-Star Game
5/28/2026 12:18:00 PM | Lacrosse
Game is set for Saturday, May 30, in Sparks, Md.
IWLCA Release and Game Rosters
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) -- The IWLCA announced the rosters for its 2026 Senior All-Star games for Division I, II, and III, May 27, with Eastern Michigan University's Mackenzie Blackwell earning a spot in the annual game featuring the top seniors from around the nation. The game will see Blackwell and the Blue All-Stars take on the White All-Stars on Tierney Field at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md., at 12:30 p.m.
Blackwell is the first player from Eastern Michigan selected to compete in the event featuring 44 players from across the country competing in one final collegiate competition. The Blue All-Stars will be coached by Tim McCormack, the head coach at Johns Hopkins University, while the White All-Stars will be led by Lauren Skellchock from Mount St. Mary's University.
Blackwell recently completed a stellar four-year career with the Eagles and did her part in helping build the program from the ground up as she was part of the first full class to play for the program. She established numerous program records and departed the program with six single-game, eight season, and nine career records with most coming in scoring categories. For her career, she finished with the EMU record with 194 goals, 40 hat tricks, six game-winning goals, 30 free-position scores, 42 woman-up goals, 226 points, 418 shots, 304 shots on goal, and 260 draw controls. On the single-season ledgers, she set the standard in goals (59), hat tricks (13), game-winning goals (four), woman-up goals (14), points (66), shots (132), shots on goal (86), and draw controls (94).
Blackwell was a frequent award winner as well. She started her career being named the 2023 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year before earning 2025 MAC Attacker of the Year. A four-time All-MAC selection, including second team as a freshman and first team over her final three seasons, Blackwell was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on five occasions and earned MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week once, the first in program history in both categories. She recently earned her degree from Eastern Michigan in marketing.
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) -- The IWLCA announced the rosters for its 2026 Senior All-Star games for Division I, II, and III, May 27, with Eastern Michigan University's Mackenzie Blackwell earning a spot in the annual game featuring the top seniors from around the nation. The game will see Blackwell and the Blue All-Stars take on the White All-Stars on Tierney Field at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md., at 12:30 p.m.
Blackwell is the first player from Eastern Michigan selected to compete in the event featuring 44 players from across the country competing in one final collegiate competition. The Blue All-Stars will be coached by Tim McCormack, the head coach at Johns Hopkins University, while the White All-Stars will be led by Lauren Skellchock from Mount St. Mary's University.
Blackwell recently completed a stellar four-year career with the Eagles and did her part in helping build the program from the ground up as she was part of the first full class to play for the program. She established numerous program records and departed the program with six single-game, eight season, and nine career records with most coming in scoring categories. For her career, she finished with the EMU record with 194 goals, 40 hat tricks, six game-winning goals, 30 free-position scores, 42 woman-up goals, 226 points, 418 shots, 304 shots on goal, and 260 draw controls. On the single-season ledgers, she set the standard in goals (59), hat tricks (13), game-winning goals (four), woman-up goals (14), points (66), shots (132), shots on goal (86), and draw controls (94).
Blackwell was a frequent award winner as well. She started her career being named the 2023 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year before earning 2025 MAC Attacker of the Year. A four-time All-MAC selection, including second team as a freshman and first team over her final three seasons, Blackwell was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on five occasions and earned MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week once, the first in program history in both categories. She recently earned her degree from Eastern Michigan in marketing.
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