Grace College Athletics

2023 JUNIOR - Was a steady contributor to Grace’s backline, appearing in all 35 matches … served up 23 aces to rank fifth on the team … was third on the squad in digs with 347 on the season … averaging 2.8 digs per set … had four aces and eight digs against St. Francis (Ill.) … produced 18 matches with at least 10 digs … had 21 digs in a match twice, including the second match of the year and the second-to-last match of the year … had 21 digs to help lead Grace over Ozarks in the NCCAA national semifinals … had 17 digs and an ace in three sets against Rochester in the season opener … had 16 digs and two aces against Spring Arbor … produced 13 digs in the NCCAA national championship victory over Mid-America Christian.

2022 SOPHOMORE - Recorded 161 digs and 8 service aces while appearing in 29 matches for Grace… had kills in back-to-back games against Lawerence Tech and Siena Heights… racked up 18 digs against IUK… had services aces in three straight games… had three assists in a three-set win against Spring Arbor… earned NCCAA Scholar Athlete status.

2021 FRESHMAN - Recorded 36 digs to go along with 9 assists and 12 service aces … contributed 2 service aces in a win over Goshen … provided a season high 7 digs against Spring Arbor. 

PREP - Averaged 16.4 digs per match as a senior captain at Davie County (N.C.)... named Defensive Player of the Year and All-Conference for the Central Piedmont Conference… won regular season and conference tournament championships for the conference… named to the AVCA Phenom List in 2019… Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List in 2019 and 2020… helped her 16U club team win the AAU Greensboro Super Regional Tournament

QUOTES: “I love the fact that Grace is a Christian College and all the classes are taught with a Biblical worldview! After seeing the campus in person and talking to Coach Katie and Coach Sara, I instantly fell in love and knew this was the place for me!”



GET TO KNOW McKENZIE 

Major: Mathematics and Computing
Dream job: Accountant
Favorite movie: Zootopia
Favorite band: One Direction and The Surfaces
Something interesting about me: I have 12 pairs of converse 
Favorite TV show: Stranger Things 
Life verse: Jeremiah 29:11
Best thing about Grace Volleyball: The welcoming environment and how united we are 
If I didn’t play my sport I’d play … Track and Field
Why I chose Grace: The Christian environment and the people are amazing