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2019 Women's Soccer Roster

Carol MacKay
Carol MacKay
Carol MacKay
Carol MacKay

6 Cheyenne Shorts

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Denver East H.S.
  • Hometown Denver, Colo.
  • Club Colorado Storm

Biography

Honors and Awards:
2019 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year...2019 All-West Region First Team...Summit League First Team (2018 and 2019)...Summit League All-Tournament Team (2018 and 2019)...Summit League All-Freshman Team (2016)...2019 Summit League Academic All-League Team

Career:
Played in 69 matches at centerback in her career, starting 68 of them and seeing 6360 minutes of action…Tallied seven career assists, including a career-high three in her senior season.

2019:
Played and started in all 20 matches, seeing a team-high 1882 minutes of action….Distributed assists in Denver wins against Texas, Purdue Fort Wayne and North Dakota... Captained a Denver defense that allowed just 11 shots on goal in league matches and finished the regular season fourth in the country in shots on goal allowed behind only Virginia, Stanford and Monmouth…Denver’s defense allowed just 42 shots on target in the regular season, half of the next closest team in the league.

2018:
Played and started in all 21 matches, seeing 1960 minutes of action after missing the second half of the season in her sophomore year…Tallied Summit League assists at Western Illinois and in the Summit League Semifinal against North Dakota State…Played on a Denver back four that kept 10 shutouts in 21 matches.

2017:
Played in Denver’s first 11 matches, starting 10 of them before suffering a season ending injury at UC Santa Barbara (9/24 - jaw)…Assisted the game-winner in Denver’s season-opening win against Air Force in the Colorado Cup (8/18)…Played 1006 minutes in her 11 appearances.

2016:
Played and started in 17 matches at centerback for the Pioneers, playing every minute for the Pioneers this season except for 77 against Oral Roberts in which she was sent off for denial of a goal scoring opportunity and the following match in which she served her suspension…Tallied her only assist in Denver’s win over Fort Wayne (Oct. 28)…Played centerback for a Denver defense that allowed the least amount of goals in Summit League play at four.

Before Denver:
Spent three seasons as a center back (2010-12) for the Colorado Olympic Development Program, including serving as captain in 2012…Participated in camps at the U.S. Training Centers in 2012 and 2013…Led the Colorado Storm to a seventh place national finish in 2013, while serving as captain in her first of four seasons in the role…Four-time First-Team All-Conference selection and team defensive MVP at Denver East, making the varsity team starting as a freshman in 2013.

Personal:
Born August 10, 1998 in Denver, Colo...Daughter of Laura...Has one sister, Allison...Chose Denver because of its perfect combination of academics and athletics, giving her the opportunity to pursue her degree in business, while getting to play with a coaching staff that she will click with right away…Following graduation from Denver’s business school, hopes to further her educations by going into law or getting her masters.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    Defender
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    Defender
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Defender
    5'9"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Defender
    5'9"
    6