2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Smith, Mackenzie
Meet Head Women's Soccer Coach Gary Higgins
Friday, December 20
EmpowHER - NC State Women's Soccer's Book Club
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Women's Soccer
Tuesday, February 06
2023 NC State Women's Soccer Season Recap
Monday, December 11
Jersey Number 2
Mackenzie Smith
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Leicester, England
- Major:
- Psychology
- Club Team (Former School):
- Leicester City FC
Bio
As a Junior (2025):
- Has started all eight of the Pack's contests this season, going the full 90 in six of those outings
- Earned a start on the back line in first game back at NC State in season opener against James Madison (Aug. 14)
- Appeared in 16 games with 11 starts
- Tied for the team lead with four assists
- Ended the season with 872 minutes played, seeing 90+ minutes of action in four games
- Helped ECU become the AAC Tournament Champion by being able to play multiple positions on the field
- Made 11 appearances and five starts in first collegiate season
- Led all NC State freshmen and tied for the team lead with three assists
- Recorded an assist against Rutgers (Aug. 24), Colorado (Aug. 31) and Denver (Sept. 3)
- Logged 623 minutes and played the full 90 minutes four times, including in NC State’s 2-1 win at Charlotte (Aug. 20).
- One of the 2023 international recruits, coming from Leicester City in England’s WSL
- Represented England at the Youth National Team levels, including at the U19 UEFA qualifying second round in Switzerland