Austin Peay State University Athletics

Career Recap: Austin Peay

As a junior in 2024:

• Appeared in two matches off the bench where she logged 17 minutes.
• Made her season debut in a 14-minute performance at Murray State (Aug. 29).

As a sophomore in 2023:

• Earned five starts across 12 appearances, logging 512 minutes on the defensive line.
• Went the distance for the first of two times in her APSU debut against UT Martin in the season opener, Aug. 17.
• Fired her first shot as a Governor at North Dakota State, Aug. 25.

Career Recap: Western Michigan (Freshman)
Played in 13 matches for the Broncos in 2022, making four starts and logging 729 minutes on the defensive line... Went the distance four times… Earned her first-career start against Eastern Michigan, in which she tallied her first-career shot, shot on goal and 90-minute performance.

Career Recap: O’Fallon Township High School
Standout at O’Fallon under head coach Justin Judiscak… Earned Second Team All-Southwestern Conference Honors during her junior and senior seasons… Helped lead OTHS to regional championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022… Also helped lead the Panthers to their first Illinois High School Association 3A State Championship during her junior season… Academically, was an OTHS Scholar-Athlete all four years of high school, served as the National Honor Society President, was an Illinois State Scholar, was named the St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar-Athlete of the Year and an All-Section Academic Award winner as a senior… Played for the club St. Louis Scott Gallagher WPSL Summer Team and head coach Maddi Moon… Earned ECNL Midwest Player Development Program selection in 2018 and ECNL Midwest Conference Selection Program selection in 2019 while with her club team.

Personal
Mackenzie Lee James is the daughter of Neil and Gina James… Has one sibling: Kylie, who was a member of Southern Methodist’s rowing team from 2018-20… Her mother, Gina, played college softball and volleyball at McKendree from 1991-95 and her father, Neil, played baseball at McKendree from 1990-94… Born Jan. 21… Majoring in kinesiology.