2021: Made 46 starts at third base in her final season ... Hit .250 (6-for-24) with a .762 OPS after working her way into the lineup at the end of the season ... Scored four runs in five starts over the opening weekend (2/26-2/28) ... Stole a base and scored a run against Indiana (3/11) ... Pinch ran, stole a base and scored a run to help defeat Wisconsin (3/28) ... Singled and walked against Purdue (5/8) ... Crushed her first home-run of the season, collected four hits, and reached base in all four games of a series win against Nebraska (5/14-5/16) ... Ripped a three-run double to help defeat Miami (OH) in a regional game (5/22).
2020: Started all 23 games of the shortened season at third base … Tied for the team-lead with 30 fielding assists and committed just three errors at the hot corner … Collected a career high three RBI and and doubled in a win over Portland State (2/9) ... Walked twice and scored a run in a win over Long Beach State (2/22) ... Singled and scored a run to help defeat North Texas (2/28).
2019: Started all 60 games for the Wildcats at third base ... Recorded 52 putouts on the season and posted a .963 fielding percentage while committing just two errors during Big Ten play ... Provided a myriad of web gems in the hot corner, including turning double plays in wins over Notre Dame and Purdue ... Scored on a wild pitch to help spark a comeback and defeat Idaho State (2/10) ... Stole a base in consecutive victories over Indiana (3/16) and Rutgers (3/23) ... Exploded for two home runs and career-bests with two runs and two RBI against DePaul (3/27) ... Scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner versus Nebraska (4/5) ... Walked twice, stole a base, and scored two runs in a win over Michigan State (4/27) ... Made the final out of the game at third base to secure Northwestern's first NCAA Regional title since 2008 in a 4-3 win over Louisville (5/19).
2018: Started every game at third base ... A tremendous and athletic defender, made just 11 miscues in her final 53 games at the hot corner after debuting with four errors in her first four-career games ... In her very first collegiate at-bat, nearly hit a home run against No. 7 Arizona with a flyout to the wall in left field ... Doubled against San Diego State (2/9) for her first-career hit ... In the seventh inning against SDSU with the winning run on third, two outs and the bases loaded, made an incredible grab of a ground ball that took a terrible hop, wheeled and tagged the runner heading to third to send the game to extra innings ... Scored twice in the ACC/B1G Challenge opener against Louisville (2/16) ... Was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs in a 3-1 win against N.C. State (2/17) ... Finished 2-for-3 in a rematch victory against SDSU (2/23) ... Doubled, scored, had an RBI and a steal in a win against St. John’s (2/25) ... Was 1-for-1 with a walk against No. 1 Washington (3/2) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in a win over Nebraska (4/1) ... Walked, stole a base, drove in a run, scored a run and dropped down two sacrifices in an all-around stat-filled day during a run-rule win over No. 22 Ohio State (4/15) ... Smashed her first-career home run during a massive seven-run, seventh-inning comeback in an 8-7 win at Rutgers (4/22) ... Flexed into the lineup to run against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament, stealing a base and scoring a run ... Flexed in to run and scored again in the NCAA Regional championship game against No. 7 Georgia (5/20).
Career Highs:
At-Bats.........................................4, vs. Toledo (3/16/19)
Hits...................................2 (4x), vs. Nebraska (5/14/21)
Runs........................2 (5x), vs. Michigan State (4/27/19)
RBI.....................................3, vs. Portland State (2/9/20)
Doubles......................1 (3x), vs. Portland State (2/9/20)
Triples.......................................................................N/A
Home Runs.................................2, vs. DePaul (3/27/19)
Total Bases.................................8, vs. DePaul (3/27/19)
Walks..................2 (4x), vs. Long Beach State (2/22/20)
Stolen Bases.....................1 (9x), vs. Minnesota (4/9/21)
High School: Two-time all-state, three-time all-area and three-time all-conference … Hit .441 as a freshman with eight home runs and 33 RBIs … Recorded an OPS of 1.031 during her sophomore season, scoring 31 runs and knocking in 26 … Hit .462 with a 1.223 OPS during a stellar junior campaign, recording 30 runs and 30 RBIs … Led her team to a 29-3 record and a Sectional championship in 2015 … Squad went 28-2 with a conference title in 2016 … Has played four years of club with the Beverly Bandits, winning the 18u PGF Shootout 2016 Championship and the 16u Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2015 … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born MacKenzie Jacqueline Dunlap … Daughter of Jonathan and Jennifer Dunlap … Brother, Jerzy, is in the United States Navy … Played on the same club team as fellow Northwestern Class of 2021 members Rachel Lewis and Kenna Wilkey … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State … Major is Communication Studies.
2020: Started all 23 games of the shortened season at third base … Tied for the team-lead with 30 fielding assists and committed just three errors at the hot corner … Collected a career high three RBI and and doubled in a win over Portland State (2/9) ... Walked twice and scored a run in a win over Long Beach State (2/22) ... Singled and scored a run to help defeat North Texas (2/28).
2019: Started all 60 games for the Wildcats at third base ... Recorded 52 putouts on the season and posted a .963 fielding percentage while committing just two errors during Big Ten play ... Provided a myriad of web gems in the hot corner, including turning double plays in wins over Notre Dame and Purdue ... Scored on a wild pitch to help spark a comeback and defeat Idaho State (2/10) ... Stole a base in consecutive victories over Indiana (3/16) and Rutgers (3/23) ... Exploded for two home runs and career-bests with two runs and two RBI against DePaul (3/27) ... Scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner versus Nebraska (4/5) ... Walked twice, stole a base, and scored two runs in a win over Michigan State (4/27) ... Made the final out of the game at third base to secure Northwestern's first NCAA Regional title since 2008 in a 4-3 win over Louisville (5/19).
2018: Started every game at third base ... A tremendous and athletic defender, made just 11 miscues in her final 53 games at the hot corner after debuting with four errors in her first four-career games ... In her very first collegiate at-bat, nearly hit a home run against No. 7 Arizona with a flyout to the wall in left field ... Doubled against San Diego State (2/9) for her first-career hit ... In the seventh inning against SDSU with the winning run on third, two outs and the bases loaded, made an incredible grab of a ground ball that took a terrible hop, wheeled and tagged the runner heading to third to send the game to extra innings ... Scored twice in the ACC/B1G Challenge opener against Louisville (2/16) ... Was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs in a 3-1 win against N.C. State (2/17) ... Finished 2-for-3 in a rematch victory against SDSU (2/23) ... Doubled, scored, had an RBI and a steal in a win against St. John’s (2/25) ... Was 1-for-1 with a walk against No. 1 Washington (3/2) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in a win over Nebraska (4/1) ... Walked, stole a base, drove in a run, scored a run and dropped down two sacrifices in an all-around stat-filled day during a run-rule win over No. 22 Ohio State (4/15) ... Smashed her first-career home run during a massive seven-run, seventh-inning comeback in an 8-7 win at Rutgers (4/22) ... Flexed into the lineup to run against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament, stealing a base and scoring a run ... Flexed in to run and scored again in the NCAA Regional championship game against No. 7 Georgia (5/20).
Career Highs:
At-Bats.........................................4, vs. Toledo (3/16/19)
Hits...................................2 (4x), vs. Nebraska (5/14/21)
Runs........................2 (5x), vs. Michigan State (4/27/19)
RBI.....................................3, vs. Portland State (2/9/20)
Doubles......................1 (3x), vs. Portland State (2/9/20)
Triples.......................................................................N/A
Home Runs.................................2, vs. DePaul (3/27/19)
Total Bases.................................8, vs. DePaul (3/27/19)
Walks..................2 (4x), vs. Long Beach State (2/22/20)
Stolen Bases.....................1 (9x), vs. Minnesota (4/9/21)
High School: Two-time all-state, three-time all-area and three-time all-conference … Hit .441 as a freshman with eight home runs and 33 RBIs … Recorded an OPS of 1.031 during her sophomore season, scoring 31 runs and knocking in 26 … Hit .462 with a 1.223 OPS during a stellar junior campaign, recording 30 runs and 30 RBIs … Led her team to a 29-3 record and a Sectional championship in 2015 … Squad went 28-2 with a conference title in 2016 … Has played four years of club with the Beverly Bandits, winning the 18u PGF Shootout 2016 Championship and the 16u Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2015 … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born MacKenzie Jacqueline Dunlap … Daughter of Jonathan and Jennifer Dunlap … Brother, Jerzy, is in the United States Navy … Played on the same club team as fellow Northwestern Class of 2021 members Rachel Lewis and Kenna Wilkey … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State … Major is Communication Studies.