2024
-LEC Goalie Of the Week for April 7
-Appeared in 16 of 17 matches… had 132 saves on 384 shots faced with a save percentage of .434 and a goals against average of 12.05
Transferred to Eastern in the fall of 2021 after one year as the starting goalie and Division I University of Lowell... appeared in all 12 matches with eight starts in the spring of 2021 at Lowell, where the team was 4-8 overall, 3-6 in America East... had a 2-5 record with a 13.61 goals-against average and .378 save percentage in 528 minutes and 30 seconds... defeated Central Connecticut off the bench for her first win Feb. 28 at Central, making six saves and allowing five goals in 36 minutes a 21-11 victory... as a starter playing all 60 minutes, defeated the University of Hartford, 19-12, at home March 20, making three saves... in 55 minutes off the bench in the season-finale on May 1, made a season-high 12 saves at home against the University of Vermont in a non-decision in a 12-10 loss...
High School: Four-year starter in goal in lacrosse and two-year starter in field hockey...also attended Cheshire Academy for her first two years... all-area and all-conference in lacrosse as a senior... as a junior in lacrosse, recorded a program season record of 100+ saves... two-time area Athlete-of-the-Week in lacrosse... two-year field hockey captain... two-year honor roll selection...
Other: Participated with Team Connecticut in lacrosse...
PERSONAL: born
Mackenzie L. Brown January 8, 2002…
Parents: Dawn and Eric…
Major: Psychology…
Career plans: Behavior Analysis
… Residence: Southington, CT…
MACKENZIE...REVEALED
Favorite leisure-time activity: Hiking with my dog/ cooking and baking
Most difficult aspect of college: Finding time for myself in all the chaos that is life
Something that you hope that you will live to see: My brothers get married and have kids/ less expensive Healthcare for everyone
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Mushrooms or clams
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Understanding the emotional well-being on your teammates on and off the field and knowing how to support them through it
Sport requiring the most strength: Any sport requires the most mental strength we’re capable of
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Choose myself over everything
Your favorite moment of all time: My mom surprised my brothers and I with our lab rescue, Marley
Most embarrassing moment: Don’t take a laxative and then take your dog for a run in light-colored leggings.
Biggest crisis facing the world: Kids in my generation not appreciating how good we have it and how grateful we should be for the life we were given
Your greatest thrill in sports: The feeling of being a team, the excitement we give each other after every challenge we conquer
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Cameras to capture life’s beautiful moments.
Most influential person in the world: My parents
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Being a parent (hardest)
World’s most recognizable person: My grandmas
Superstitions: I don’t believe in superstitions
Pet peeve: When someone’s driving right on top of the line in the road, interrupting people talking, strangers judging other strangers
Biggest waste of money: Electric vehicles, magazines about celebrities
Best advice you’ve ever received:
I was always taught to follow the beat of my own drum. When you start to feel like things should have been better this year, remember the mountains and valleys that got you here. They are not accidents, and those moments weren’t in vain. You are not the same. You have grown and you are growing. You are breathing, and you are living. You are wrapped in endless, boundless, grace. And things will and forever get better. There is more to you than yesterday
What makes you unique:? My personality/ being a triplet
Where’s your favorite place on earth?: Home/grandma’s house/ New Hampshire
What matters most to you?: Seeing my brothers and parents happy and healthy
Who is the one person to whom you can confide?: My dog
