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:
- So
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- High School:
- Royal
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- gp
- 32
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- gs
- 31
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- qtr
- 107
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- ga
- 162
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- sv
- 212
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.
2015: Starting goalie for WSC champion Vaqueros and named Player of the Year in Western State Conference. She also earned All-Regional and first-team All-American honors after allowing just 5.4 goals in conference for the Vaqueros, who finished 8-1 in WSC play and 20-13 overall. Averaged 13.5 saves in four playoff games.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 32 | 7 |
| Games started | 31 | 7 |
| Quarters | 107 | 21 |
| Goals against | 162 | 25 |
| Saves | 212 | 52 |
| Save pct | 56.7 | 67.5 |
| Wins | 29 | 7 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Ties | 0 | 0 |
| Win pct | 93.5 | 100.0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | qtr | ga | sv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Fresno | W, 15-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Diablo Valley | W, 14-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Merced | W, 19-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Cerritos | W, 13-7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Sep 14 | at Ventura | W, 13-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sep 21 | Citrus | W, 11-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Palomar | W, 11-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | at Mt. San Antonio | W, 12-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Grossmont | W, 11-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Fullerton | W, 19-9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Sep 30 | at Cuesta | W, 11-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Golden West | W, 9-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Long Beach | W, 11-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Riverside | W, 14-12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | LA Valley | W, 20-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Oct 7 | vs. American River | W, 20-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Fullerton | W, 13-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | vs. Allan Hancock | W, 19-10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Saddleback | W, 12-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Orange Coast | W, 11-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Fullerton | W, 12-9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Riverside | L, 10-7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Oct 28 | Southwestern | W, 19-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Allan Hancock | W, 12-7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | Saddleback | W, 9-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Oct 29 | LA Pierce | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 3 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 11-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 3 | vs. Citrus | W, 21-7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Ventura | W, 15-8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Mt. San Antonio | W, 11-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Golden West | W, 10-9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Riverside | W, 10-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sierra | W, 17-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Riverside | L, 9-8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | qtr | ga | sv | sv% | win | loss | tie | win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 32 | 31 | 107 | 162 | 212 | 56.7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 93.5 |
| Total | 32 | 31 | 107 | 162 | 212 | 56.7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 93.5 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | qtr | ga | sv | sv% | win | loss | tie | win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 32 | 31 | 107 | 162 | 212 | 56.7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 93.5 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 52 | 67.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 70.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Neutral | 24 | 23 | 84 | 139 | 161 | 53.7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 30 | 29 | 95 | 143 | 193 | 57.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| September | 12 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 64 | 59.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| October | 13 | 12 | 41 | 70 | 90 | 56.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 |
| November | 7 | 7 | 29 | 49 | 58 | 54.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
News mentions
Mackenzie Richards, a two-time All-American goalie on SBCC’s highly successful women’s water polo team, has accepted a scholarship to play for Fresno State in the 2017-18 season.
SBCC’s Addison Seale has been named WSC Player of the Year and All-American in women’s water polo. Five Vaqueros received All-American honors and 10 were named to the All-WSC team.
Mary Myers scored with 10 seconds left in the first overtime to lift No. 2 Riverside to a 9-8 overtime win over SBCC in the CCCAA State women’s water polo championship game.
SBCC took a 7-2 halftime lead on Friday morning and scored seven goals in the final period to beat Sierra 17-7 in the CCCAA State women’s water polo semifinals at Las Positas College in Livermore.
SBCC scored 10 goals in each game on Saturday at Golden West College to capture its first Southern Cal Regional women's water polo title in Huntington Beach.
SBCC has been seeded No. 1 for the Southern Cal Regional women’s water polo tournament. The WSC champion Vaqueros were also selected No. 1 in the first state poll conducted by KAP7 International.
SBCC jumped ahead 8-4 at the half and went on to defeat Ventura 15-8 on Saturday to claim its third straight WSC women’s water polo championship at Cuesta College.
SBCC won two games on Thursday to advance to the championship game in the WSC Women’s Water Polo Tournament at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo. The top-seeded Vaqueros beat No. 8 Santa Monica 11-4 and No. 5 Citrus 21-7.
SBCC topped Saddleback 9-5 and L.A. Pierce 13-4 on Saturday on the final day of the Halloween women's water polo tournament at Santa Barbara High.
Kendra Carr scored seven goals on Friday and SBCC cruised past Southwestern 19-4 and Hancock 12-7 on the first day of the Vaqueros’ Halloween women’s water polo tournament at Santa Barbara High.
SBCC topped a pair of Orange Empire Conference teams to win Pool A on Friday in the 19th annual Battle at the Beach women's water polo tournament at Cerritos College.
Reagan Mroz scored a season-high four goals in a 13-4 win over Santa Monica and Victoria Bruno earned her first two wins in the cage on Saturday as unbeaten SBCC completed a 4-0 run in the Ventura women's water polo tournament.
SBCC racked up 33 goals and two more wins on Friday on the first day of the Ventura women’s water polo tournament at the Ventura Aquatic Center. The Vaqueros (16-0) topped American River 20-6 and Fullerton 13-6.
On the fifth day of the month, Halie Johnson scored five goals and SBCC tallied a season-high 20 in a 20-5 women's water polo win over L.A. Valley on Wednesday at San Marcos High.
SBCC built an 8-3 halftime lead on Friday afternoon on the way to a 9-4 women's water polo victory over Golden West in a battle of undefeated teams at the Cuesta Rabobank Tournament.
SBCC posted two more wins on Saturday in the Mt. SAC Classic women’s water polo tourney, extending the best start in school history to 10-0. The Vaqueros went 4-0 in the two-day, round robin event in Walnut.
Kendra Carr chalked up four goals and three steals in each game on Friday as SBCC claimed a pair of victories at the Mt. SAC Classic women’s water polo tournament in Walnut. The unbeaten Vaqueros (8-0) routed Palomar 11-2 and Mt. SAC 12-4.
Ivanna Bilaver and Halie Johnson scored four goals apiece on Wednesday, leading SBCC to an 11-4 women’s water polo win over Citrus in its home opener at San Marcos High.
SBCC built a commanding 9-2 halftime lead and went on to beat Ventura 13-6 on Wednesday in a WSC women’s water polo opener at the Ventura Aquatic Center.
SBCC stormed out to big leads in both of its women’s water polo games on Saturday on the final day of the Central Coast Invitational at Cuesta. The Vaqueros walloped Merced 19-2 and beat Cerritos 13-7 to complete a 4-0 run in the two-day, season-opening tourney in San Luis Obispo.
Halie Johnson and Kendra Carr scored nine goals apiece in two games on Friday as SBCC opened its women’s water polo season with a pair of routs in the Central Coast Invitational at Cuesta College. The Vaqueros (2-0) beat Fresno City 15-3 and Diablo Valley 14-2.