2025 Women's Water Polo Roster

Kyle Rodden
Kyle Rodden
Kyle Rodden
Kyle Rodden
Kyle Rodden
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16 Emily McKenzie

  • Class Senior
  • Position Utility
  • Highschool New Trier
  • Hometown Wilmette, Ill.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Goals Assists Points Shots ED Steals Blocks Sprints Won
2022 30 5 35 67 30 8 5 0
2023 50 12 62 124 35 24 6 0
2024 64 7 71 146 21 25 19 0
2025 37 24 61 108 11 18 20 0
Total 181 48 229 445 97 75 50 0
 
2025: Appeared in 28 games for the ‘Cats, accounting for 61 points along the way, scoring 37 goals and adding 24 assists … Ended her career at 10th in program history for career goals (177) and eighth for career shots (445) … Posted nine points against Siena on Feb. 15 to tie for the second-most points in a single game, scoring six goals and tallying three assists … Her 20 blocks were third-most in a single season, putting her in the top five in back-to-back seasons.

2024: Started in all 32 contests in her junior season and finished second on the team with 64 goals and had seven assists… Attempted 146 shots while picking up 25 steals and 21 exclusions drawn. Her 19 field blocks is the third most in a single season in program history… Tied her career-high of five goals in the win over Salem on March 9.
 
2023: Scored 62 points in her 31 games played … Netted 50 goals on 124 shot attempts and added on 12 assists … Grabbed 24 steals with six blocks, drawing 35 exclusions along the way … Posted 12 outings with at least two goals scored … Netted a season-high five goals in the 18-8 win over Mercyhurst on Feb. 4, also adding an assist that day for a season-best six points … Tallied three assists in the March 4 win over Occidental.
 
2022: Made a splash in her debut season with Villanova, scoring 35 points … Netted 30 goals with five assists … Attempted 67 shots, scoring at a .448 clip … Had the fourth-most exclusions drawn on the year with 30 … Tallied eight steals and five blocks … Had 12 multi-goal games on the year … Scored a hat trick in back-to-back games to open the Convergence Tournament against Cal State Northridge and Chapman.
 
New Trier High School: Earned four varsity letters in water polo and also competed for her school’s swimming team, earning three varsity letters … Named New Trier Rookie of the Year in 2018 and earned Defensive MVP status from her sophomore through senior campaigns … Named an Academic All-American and was on the Honor Roll all four years.
 
Personal: Born 02/26/03 in Wilmette, Ill. … One of four children of Michael and Linda McKenzie … Chose Villanova because of the sense of community and school spirit along with a strong academic program … Plans to pursue a degree in science.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Freshman

    Center D / Utility
    16
  • 16

    2023Sophomore

    Center D / Utility
    16
  • 16

    2024Junior

    Center
    16
  • 16

    2025Senior

    Utility
    16