Eastern Michigan Athletics
2023 Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Mackenzie Blackwell
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Eligibility Remaining (Years):
- 4
- Hometown:
- North Beach, Md.
- High School:
- Northern
Bio
2024 US Lacrosse Magazine Super Sophomore (Top Second-Year Stars to Watch in NCAA DI Lacrosse)
2023 MAC Freshman of the Year
2023 All-MAC Second Team
2024 All-MAC First Team
EMU: One of the top players in program history… Enters her junior campaign as a two-time All-MAC selection, including a first-teamer in 2024… Nearing the century mark in several statistical categories, including needing five points and 12 goals to reach 100 for her career in both categories… Coming off a season in which she ranked 29th in NCAA Division I with 5.88 draw controls per game and 40th in scoring with 3.06 goals per game… 2024: Named to the All-MAC First Team for the first time in her career after earning second-team honors one year prior… Played and started in all 16 games… Led the team with 54 points and 49 goals while adding five assists… Her 3.06 goals per game average was third in the MAC and ranked 40th nationally while her 3.38 points per game ranked fourth in the league… Added a single-season-record 94 draw controls for an average of 5.88 per game, which led the MAC and ranked 29th nationally… Offensively, scored at least one goal in 14 games with 10 games of three or more goals… Rang up nine goals in the win at Delaware State (Feb. 28), which tied for the second-most in a single game in the NCAA in 2024… Added six against Butler (March 15) and five against Kent State (March 31)… Scored four game-winning goals, the most in a single season for the program… Tallied the winners in back-to-back games twice, including at Howard (Feb. 25) and DSU (Feb. 28) and then against at Akron (March 24) and home against KSU (March 31) in MAC play… Opened the year with two goals at No. 7 Notre Dame (Feb. 9) to start a streak of 11 consecutive games scoring at least one goal… In the circle, recorded 10+ draw controls in four games, including a school-record 16 at Youngstown State (April 21), a total that tied for the 25th-most in a game nationally in 2024… Broke her own school record early in the year with 12 at Duquesne (Feb. 15) and nearly tied that mark with 11 at Detroit Mercy (April 7)… Named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week March 26 following the program’s first road win in MAC play, an 11-10 win at Akron (March 24) where she scored four goals, including the winner, while adding nine draw controls… Overall, broke eight single-season EMU records in 2024, including goals (49), hat tricks (10), game-winning goals (4), woman-up goals scored (14), points (54), shots (89), shots on goal (72), and draw controls (94)… Earned Academic All-MAC accolades… 2023: Led the team in scoring with 41 points on 39 goals and two assists… Also was the team’s leader in draw controls with 83 while adding 18 ground balls and eight caused turnovers… Exited the program’s inaugural season as one of the top players in the league as she was named the 2023 MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC Second Team… Set numerous single game school records, including goals (6 vs. Central Michigan, April 5), free-position goals in a MAC game (2 vs. CMU, April 5), woman-up goals in a single game and in a MAC game (3 at Youngstown State, April 8), draw controls in a single game and in a MAC game (10 at YSU), shots (14 at Xavier, March 12), and shots on goal (9 at XU)… Recorded one goal and one assist for two points in the inaugural game against Niagara (Feb. 16) to become the first player in program history to recorded multiple points in a single game… Became the first EMU player to record four-plus goals in a single game with four scored at Xavier, March 12… Finished the year holding several single-season records, including goals (39), hat tricks (7), woman-up goals scored (8), points (41), shots (88), shots on goal (70), and draw controls (83)… Averaged 5.19 draw controls per game, which ranked second in the MAC and 37th nationally… also ranked fifth in the MAC in goals per game (2.44) and eighth in shots (5.50)… Recorded at least one goal in 13-of-16 games with multiple goals scored in 12 games and three-or-more goals tallied in seven contests… Tallied at least five draw controls in nine games… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Northern High School and played under Head Coach John Davis... Four-time letterwinner as a member of the Patriots... Played club lacrosse for Uproar 2022 Elite under Head Coach Mark Mozier... Was a two-sport athlete at NHS where she played field hockey in addition to lacrosse... Named to the MD Metro Team 2, UA 150 Team, U.S. Lacrosse, and National School Girls Champion in 2019… Named to the MD Metro Team 1, UA All-American DC Highlight Team, and UA All-American Watchlist in 2021 and 2022… Also collected awards in 2019, 2021, and 2022 for the Patriot Award All American, SMAC Player of the Year in 2022, SMAC and Regional Champion, three-time Captain, Leading scorer in points, and SMAC Watchlist... PERSONAL: Full Name: Mackenzie Rae Blackwell... Daughter of Tim and Amanda Blackwell... Has one sister, Haley and one brother, Cruz… Major: Marketing with a minor in Sports Management.
2023 MAC Freshman of the Year
2023 All-MAC Second Team
2024 All-MAC First Team
EMU: One of the top players in program history… Enters her junior campaign as a two-time All-MAC selection, including a first-teamer in 2024… Nearing the century mark in several statistical categories, including needing five points and 12 goals to reach 100 for her career in both categories… Coming off a season in which she ranked 29th in NCAA Division I with 5.88 draw controls per game and 40th in scoring with 3.06 goals per game… 2024: Named to the All-MAC First Team for the first time in her career after earning second-team honors one year prior… Played and started in all 16 games… Led the team with 54 points and 49 goals while adding five assists… Her 3.06 goals per game average was third in the MAC and ranked 40th nationally while her 3.38 points per game ranked fourth in the league… Added a single-season-record 94 draw controls for an average of 5.88 per game, which led the MAC and ranked 29th nationally… Offensively, scored at least one goal in 14 games with 10 games of three or more goals… Rang up nine goals in the win at Delaware State (Feb. 28), which tied for the second-most in a single game in the NCAA in 2024… Added six against Butler (March 15) and five against Kent State (March 31)… Scored four game-winning goals, the most in a single season for the program… Tallied the winners in back-to-back games twice, including at Howard (Feb. 25) and DSU (Feb. 28) and then against at Akron (March 24) and home against KSU (March 31) in MAC play… Opened the year with two goals at No. 7 Notre Dame (Feb. 9) to start a streak of 11 consecutive games scoring at least one goal… In the circle, recorded 10+ draw controls in four games, including a school-record 16 at Youngstown State (April 21), a total that tied for the 25th-most in a game nationally in 2024… Broke her own school record early in the year with 12 at Duquesne (Feb. 15) and nearly tied that mark with 11 at Detroit Mercy (April 7)… Named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week March 26 following the program’s first road win in MAC play, an 11-10 win at Akron (March 24) where she scored four goals, including the winner, while adding nine draw controls… Overall, broke eight single-season EMU records in 2024, including goals (49), hat tricks (10), game-winning goals (4), woman-up goals scored (14), points (54), shots (89), shots on goal (72), and draw controls (94)… Earned Academic All-MAC accolades… 2023: Led the team in scoring with 41 points on 39 goals and two assists… Also was the team’s leader in draw controls with 83 while adding 18 ground balls and eight caused turnovers… Exited the program’s inaugural season as one of the top players in the league as she was named the 2023 MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC Second Team… Set numerous single game school records, including goals (6 vs. Central Michigan, April 5), free-position goals in a MAC game (2 vs. CMU, April 5), woman-up goals in a single game and in a MAC game (3 at Youngstown State, April 8), draw controls in a single game and in a MAC game (10 at YSU), shots (14 at Xavier, March 12), and shots on goal (9 at XU)… Recorded one goal and one assist for two points in the inaugural game against Niagara (Feb. 16) to become the first player in program history to recorded multiple points in a single game… Became the first EMU player to record four-plus goals in a single game with four scored at Xavier, March 12… Finished the year holding several single-season records, including goals (39), hat tricks (7), woman-up goals scored (8), points (41), shots (88), shots on goal (70), and draw controls (83)… Averaged 5.19 draw controls per game, which ranked second in the MAC and 37th nationally… also ranked fifth in the MAC in goals per game (2.44) and eighth in shots (5.50)… Recorded at least one goal in 13-of-16 games with multiple goals scored in 12 games and three-or-more goals tallied in seven contests… Tallied at least five draw controls in nine games… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Northern High School and played under Head Coach John Davis... Four-time letterwinner as a member of the Patriots... Played club lacrosse for Uproar 2022 Elite under Head Coach Mark Mozier... Was a two-sport athlete at NHS where she played field hockey in addition to lacrosse... Named to the MD Metro Team 2, UA 150 Team, U.S. Lacrosse, and National School Girls Champion in 2019… Named to the MD Metro Team 1, UA All-American DC Highlight Team, and UA All-American Watchlist in 2021 and 2022… Also collected awards in 2019, 2021, and 2022 for the Patriot Award All American, SMAC Player of the Year in 2022, SMAC and Regional Champion, three-time Captain, Leading scorer in points, and SMAC Watchlist... PERSONAL: Full Name: Mackenzie Rae Blackwell... Daughter of Tim and Amanda Blackwell... Has one sister, Haley and one brother, Cruz… Major: Marketing with a minor in Sports Management.
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