High School: Three-year varsity starter ... First-Team all-league as a sophomore ... Vice captain of No. 3 team in the nation ... Second on the team in goals as a sophomore ... Club: Played club for Real So Cal ... 2011 ODP pool ... Leader on club team that came in 8th in ECNL.

Personal: Parents are Jill and Bradford Howe ... Has two younger siblings, Lochryn and Marshall ... Chose Northwestern for its top-notch academics, Big Ten program and its proximity to Chicago ... Four-year varsity letterwinner on high school track team ... Has competed in many sports including basketball, volleyball, swimming and field hockey ... Anticipated major is economics or political science.

Coach Moynihan: "Mackenzie is a strong, athletic individual with a great competitive edge. She has played all of the wide positions and her versatility and athleticism will be great assets for Northwestern. She has good energy and gets up and down the field very well. She is also capable of generating good service into the box from wide positions and getting behind the opposing defense."