Mackenzie Richards
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Simi Valley, CA
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- Position:
- Goalie
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- Year:
- Fr
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- High School:
- Royal
Bio
High School: Attended Royal High and played in Marmonte League under coach Devin Hurst. She was a four-year varsity player and was awarded MVP her freshman, sophomore and senior years. Also in her senior year, she was awarded most inspirational and goalie of the year. Throughout her four years at Royal, she made a total of 919 saves. In 2015, her team won CIF in Division 4, becoming the first Girls Water Polo team at Royal to earn the title of CIF champions. During her off-season, Mackenzie played for Los Angeles Water Polo Club from 2009 to 2011 and Simi Water Polo Club in 2012.
Personal: Mackenzie Richards was born on December 5, 1996 in Palmdale, Calif. Shortly after her birth, she moved to Simi Valley. Growing up, she wanted to accomplish everything that came her way, but one thing that was always questioned in her mind was how machines and cars worked and operated. In 6th grade, she began playing water polo and fell in love with the sport. Before tournaments, she has her music blasting to focus and to get her mind in the game. She is adventurous and enjoys seeing what the world has in store for her. In her free time, she loves to surf and skateboard. She is also a strong believer that hard work will pay off in the end.
News mentions
SBCC received top honors from the Western State Conference as goalie Mackenzie Richards was named Player of the Year in women’s water polo for the 2015 fall season and Chuckie Roth was the Coach of the Year.
SBCC stormed out to a 4-0 first-quarter lead on Friday afternoon but No. 2 San Diego Mesa chipped away and then dominated the final period in an 8-5 victory in the Southern Cal Regional women’s water polo tournament at Mt. San Antonio College.
Kendra Carr scored three goals and Nicole Cosares tallied two goals and five steals on Saturday as SBCC edged L.A. Valley 10-8 to win its second straight WSC women’s water polo championship.
Kendra Carr poured in five goals and SBCC played superior defense on Friday to beat Cuesta 9-4 in the WSC Women’s Water Polo Tournament semifinals at L.A. Valley College.
SBCC built halftime leads in all three women’s water polo games on Saturday in its Halloween Tournament at Santa Barbara High. The Vaqueros led Hancock 9-3 at the half and went on to capture the WSC morning contest 14-4.
SBCC fell behind Ventura 4-1 in the second quarter and trailed 5-4 entering the fourth on Wednesday at San Marcos High before rallying for a 9-7 women’s water polo triumph. The Vaqueros (14-12, 5-1 WSC) outscored the visitors 5-1 in the final quarter.
Six wasn’t enough for SBCC on Saturday as the Vaqueros dropped a pair of games on the final day of the Battle at the Beach women’s water polo tournament at Cerritos College. They lost a close 9-6 decision to San Diego Mesa in the morning and then fell to tournament host Long Beach, 13-6.
SBCC had a season-high 18 steals in Friday’s opener of the Battle at the Beach women’s water polo tournament and downed Grossmont 7-3 at Cerritos College. The Vaqueros (13-10) played defending state champion Fullerton (20-2) in the afternoon and dropped a 14-5 decision.
SBCC dropped a tight 10-8 game to powerhouse Mt. San Antonio on Saturday at the Ventura Tournament, then fell to defending state champ, Fullerton, 15-2.
Kendra Carr continued her offensive onslaught on Friday, scoring a season-high six goals in SBCC’s 7-6 women’s water polo win over Cypress and three more in a 15-3 rout of San Diego Miramar on the first day of the Ventura Tournament.
Kendra Carr poured in five goals for the second straight game and SBCC beat Cuesta 14-5 on Wednesday in a WSC women’s water polo game at San Marcos High.
SBCC built big first-half leads in a pair of women’s water polo games on Saturday at the Cuesta Rabobank Tournament, then held on for two victories.
Maddie Brooks scored on a breakaway to snap a 6-6 tie in the first overtime on Friday and SBCC went on to beat Orange Coast 8-6 on the first day of the Cuesta Rabobank Women’s Water Polo Tournament in San Luis Obispo.
It took two overtimes and sudden death to decide Wednesday’s WSC women’s water polo showdown between conference leaders SBCC and L.A. Valley. After being tied 10-10 at the end of regulation, the Monarchs scored in the first OT and then in sudden death to edge the defending WSC champions 12-11 at Valley’s pool.
SBCC lost two more games at the Mt. SAC Classic on Saturday but Coach Chuckie Roth says his team is improving. The Vaqueros were edged by Long Beach 8-6 and then lost to American River 10-4.
SBCC ran into a pair of women’s water polo powerhouses on Friday and dropped two games on the first day of the Mt. SAC Classic in Walnut.
Addison Seale collected five goals and three steals on Wednesday, leading SBCC to a 14-0 shutout of Santa Monica in the Vaqueros’ women’s water polo home opener at San Marcos High.
Addison Seale had three goals and three steals in her first game of the year on Wednesday and SBCC opened defense of its WSC women’s water polo title with an 8-3 win over Citrus in Glendora.
Kendra Carr scored six goals on Saturday as SBCC knocked off Fresno City 9-7 and Merced 16-12 to finish 3-1 in the Central Coast Invitational women’s water polo tourney at Cuesta.
Second halves made all the difference on Friday as SBCC opened its women’s water polo season in the Central Coast Invitational at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.