MacKenzi Welsh

Class:
Senior
Position:
S
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Plainfield East

Updated through 2019 season

Senior (2019)
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• AVCA All-North Region
• All-Big Ten First Team
• 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• Named MVP of the Michigan Invitational
• 2019 floor captain
• Started all 32 matches for the Wolverines
• Finished her career with 5,223 assists, third in Michigan history
• Orchestrated the offense to a program record .265 attack percentage
• Averaged 11.03 assists per set and 2.20 digs per set
• Recorded nine matches of 50-or-more assists
• Divvied out 35-or-more assists 24 times during the season
• Added seven matches of double-digit digs
• Set a new career-high in kills with eight against No. 7 Minnesota (Oct. 25)
• Had a season-high 59 assists at Notre Dame (Sept. 18)
• Tied a career-best with four aces against Oakland (Aug. 30)
• Registered a double-double of 31 assists and 17 digs against No. 7 Minnesota (Oct. 25)
• Collected 45 assists and 16 digs in a win over No. 21 Illinois (Nov. 9)
• Turned aside four blocks in a road sweep of Ohio State (Oct. 6)
• Notched a career-best 106 kills (0.90 kills per set)
• Finished the season with a .314 attack percentage, 24 service aces and 48 total blocks

Junior (2018)
• 2018 Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Conference Setter of the Week (Nov. 26)
• Big Ten Conference Co-Setter of the Week (Oct. 8)
• Big Ten Conference Setter of the Week (Aug. 27)
• Named to the Michigan Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Named to the War Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team
• Started 33 of 34 matches for the Wolverines
• Averaged 10.66 assists per set and 2.43 digs per set
• Posted 11 assist-dig double-doubles with one 20-plus dig effort
• Tied her career-high with seven kills at a .778 clip in an NCAA Second Round victory at Pittsburgh (Dec. 1)
• Posted a career-high 22 digs to go with 34 assists at Indiana (Oct. 31)
• Tied her career-high with seven kills on seven swings through five sets at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Guided Michigan to a season-high .435 hitting percentage in a sweep of Purdue (Oct. 5)
• Recorded a season-high 60 assists to go with 10 digs in a 3-1 victory at Iowa (Sept. 23)
• Posted a double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs in a loss at Nebraska (Sept. 21)
• Tied her career-high with seven kills in a 3-1 win at Notre Dame (Sept. 16)
• Led Michigan with four blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Notre Dame (Sept. 14)

Sophomore (2017)
• 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
• Named to the Michigan Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Led the Wolverines with 1,263 assists on the year and started all but one match
• Finished the season with ten assist-dig double-doubles
• Tied her season-high with 61 assists in a five set win over Illinois (Nov. 11)
• Tallied 61 assists in a five-set heartbreaker at Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Registered a career-high seven kills in five sets against Northwestern (Nov. 10)
• Recorded 52 assists in a win over Green Bay (Sept. 2)
• Totaled five kills against Green Bay (Sept. 2) and Cincinnati (Sept. 16)
• Recorded a season-high four service aces in a 3-1 win at Rutgers (Oct. 13)
• Picked up a season-high 15 digs in 3-1 win at Ohio State (Oct. 22)
• Totaled 46 assists and four blocks in a four-set win over No. 15 Purdue (Nov. 18)
• Led Michigan with three blocks against No. 25 Colorado State (Sept. 8)
• Registered a season-high five blocks in wins over Idaho State (Sept. 8) and Cincinnati (Sept. 16)
• Picked up 11 digs in a victory over New Hampshire (Sept. 2) for her first double-double of the season
• Totaled 41 assists and 12 digs for a double-double against Ball State (Sept. 10)
• Guided Michigan to a season-high .415 team hitting percentage against Green Bay (Sept. 2)

Freshman (2016)
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 17)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14)
• Collegiate debut: August 26 vs. Saint Louis
• Named to the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team
• Led the team in assists in all 35 matches, averaging 10.61 assists per set
• Recorded 13 assist-dig double-doubles
• Totaled a .750 hit percentage to go with 35 assists and four blocks against American (Dec. 1)
• Tallied a career-high 73 assists in a five-set heartbreaker to No. 2 Minnesota (Nov. 20)
• Recorded 67 assists with 13 digs in a five-set victory over No. 9 Penn State (Oct. 22)
• Rallied for a season-high five kills and 49 assists with 11 digs vs. No. 1-ranked Wisconsin (Oct. 15)
• Recorded 53 assists and a season-high 19 digs in a five set loss at Pitt (Sep. 10)
• Tallied a season-high four service aces against Colgate (Sep. 17)
• Recorded a season-high four block assists against Northern Iowa (Aug. 27) and Coastal Carolina (Sep. 10)
• Finished the year with 85 kills at a .368 attack percentage

Prep
• Plainfield East High School (2016)
• Four-year varsity letterwinner
• Four-year team captain
• Guided Plainfield East to three straight IHSA Regional berths
• Three-time Voyager Media All-Area Team selection
• Three-time Herald News All-Area Team honoree
• Four-time Southwest Prairie All-Conference Team selection
• Named to the Prep Volleyball 100 Aces (2015)
• Named to the Volleyball Magazine 25 Underclassmen to Watch list (2014)
• Earned All-State Special Mention during her sophomore and junior seasons
• Prep Volleyball National Freshman of the Year finalist, Sophomore Elite Honorable Mention, and a Top 50 Junior
• Selected to the Under Armour All-America Second Team
• HP USA A1 team selection in 2014 and 2015

International
• Competed with the USA Volleyball Women’s Junior National Team for the Pan Am Cup in the summer of 2017
• Competed with the Women’s Junior National Team for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 World Championship

Club
• Sports Performance Volleyball Club
• Helped propel her teams to AAU National Championships in 2013 and 2015
• Open AAU All-American
• Open AAU Premier All-Star
• HP USA A1 team selection in 2014 and 2015

Personal
• MacKenzi Anne Welsh
• Daughter of Tom and Judy Welsh
• Born Feb. 19, 1998
• Brother wrestled for Central Michigan for three years