Missouri State

2014-15 Season (Sophomore)
Played at No. 2 and No. 3 singles for the Bears ... Won in MSU singles debut at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championship over Illinois State's Donna Haycock in straight sets (Oct. 3) ... Defeated IUPUI's Abbey Neff 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles for first spring win in the Bears' first victory of the season ... Helped clinch MSU's first home victory at Cooper Tennis Complex in a third-set tiebreaker over South Dakota State's Florencia Magni (Feb. 21) ... Won her next two consecutive matches in straight sets at No. 3 singles versus Creighton and Nebraska-Omaha ... Had a total of four doubles wins on the season, two with teammate Rebecca McIsaac ... Opened fall schedule by going undefeated in singles at Cooper Tennis Complex in exhibition Invite hosted by Drury University ... Won all three doubles matches following day at Cooper alongside McIsaac ... Participated with two other Bears at the ITA Central Regional Championships during the fall ... Longest appearance among MSU players by taking on Kansas' Caroline Henderson and Arkansas' Flavia Araujo.

Background
A product of Springfield Kickapoo, Rozell comes to Missouri State after spending two seasons at the University of Montana ... After redshirting in 2012-13, Rozell took the court for the Grizzlies during the fall slate in 2013 ... Notched a 2-6 record as a redshirt freshman, which included a 6-3, 6-1 singles victory over Weber State's Annika Karlsen and a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jessica Stokes from Cal State Stanislaus ... Teamed up with her older sister, Carlee, to win the 2009 Missouri Class 2 state doubles title ... Was a member of Kickapoo's state runner-up team in 2008 and played on two conference and district championship teams ... Was ranked in the top 20 in the ITA Missouri Valley district.

Personal
Mackenzie Marie Rozell was born on June 14, 1994 in Springfield, Mo. ... Daughter of Brad and Jennifer Rozell ... Her mother played volleyball at Missouri State from 1981-1985 ... Her father, Brad, and aunt, Elizabeth, also attended MSU ... Elizabeth Rozell is now a professor at Missouri State ... Majoring in actuarial mathematics ... Was an ITA Scholar-Athlete pick as a freshman at Montana ... Lists her biggest sports thrill as winning the 2009 Missouri Class 2 state doubles title with her sister.