University of Delaware Athletics
2017 Field Hockey Roster

MacKenzie Meyer
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Egg Harbor Township
- Hometown:
- Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- Major:
- Health Behavior Science
AT DELAWARE
· Two-time letter winner for the Blue Hens that graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in health behavior science
· Passionate about the game
· Solid contributor to the program
2017 SEASON
· CAA All-Tournament Team
· Team Most Improved Player
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Played in 19 out 20 games and started 16 for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
· Tallied two defensive saves - first career defensive save against Dartmouth (Sept. 1) and second against No. 6 Penn State (Nov. 11) in the NCAA Tournament
2016 SEASON
· Started four of 14 games as Delaware collected the program's first-ever NCAA Division I national title while registering a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage
· Saw first-career start in 8-2 win over Columbia (Sept. 16)
· Did not tally any statistics as the Blue Hens captured their fourth straight CAA title
· Team Spirit/Sportsmanship Award
· CAA Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEASON
· Did not see any playing time for the three-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
· CAA Academic Honor Roll.
2014 SEASON
· Appeared in 12 games in her first season with the CAA Champion Blue Hens
· Recorded five shots on the year with one shot on goal
· Played first career game at No. 12 Stanford (Aug. 29)
· Posted season-high two shots at Villanova (Sept. 19) and at James Madison (Oct. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL
· Four-time First Team All-Conference honoree at Egg Harbor Township High School
· Finished career with 50 goals and 55 assists
· Led team and was 11th in the state of New Jersey with 36 goals and 17 assists as a senior
· Guided the Eagles to three conference division championships and one conference championship while earning three Atlantic City Press First Team Elite accolades
· Assisted on the winning goal and scored the insurance goal as the Eagles defeated rival Ocean City High School for the first time in 16 years
· Played for head coaches Nicole Perone and Jen Costa
· Was also a starter for the lacrosse team
· Member of the South Jersey Edge club team, which won the USA Field Hockey Festival twice and participated in the Disney Showcase twice
· Varsity scholar involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Operation Beautiful, Renaissance, FCCLA and was a church youth group/nursery volunteer.
PERSONAL
· MacKenzie Jean Meyer
· Born April 4, 1996 in Pomona, N.J.
· Daughter of Della Adams-Meyer and Jeff Meyer
· Mother was a volleyball and track and field student-athlete at Glassboro State while father wrested at GSC
· Has one older brother, Zack, who is a senior third baseman for the baseball team at Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
· Majoring in health behavior science with a minor in mental and physical disabilities
· Has goals of becoming a speech therapist
· Nickname is ‘Mack’
· Lists favorite sports teams as the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Steelers
· Enjoys writing, reading and working with animals
· Fell in love with the University of Delaware after attending a field hockey clinic during her sophomore year of high school and knew that she wanted to attend and play for the Blue Hens at that moment
· Loves One Direction, especially Harry Styles
· In process of finishing writing her second novel
CAREER HIGHS
Points: n/a
Goals: n/a
Assists: n/a
Shots: 2 – 2x, last at James Madison (10/3/14)
SOG: 1 at Villanova (9/19/14)
CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PS-Att. | DSv | Cnr |
2014 | 12/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | DNP | |||||||||
2016 | 14/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 19/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 |
TOTAL | 45/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 |
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