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Career Accolades

  • NCAA champion (2019)
  • Three-time Pac-12 champion (2019, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 22, 2021, Nov. 28, 2022)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2022)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Redshirt Senior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions

  • All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention

As a Redshirt Junior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

  • All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention
  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 32 matches at middle blocker
  • Led the Pac-12 with a .427 hitting percentage
    • Ninth-best mark in a single season in program history (min. 200 attempts)
  • Fourth in the Pac-12 with 1.32 blocks per set
    • Ranked 28th nationally
  • Matched her career-high with 10 kills versus Arizona State (Nov. 17)
  • Hit a career-best 1.000 (6-0-6) versus USC (Oct. 23)
  • Averaged 1.60 kills on .487 hitting and 1.40 blocks per set in four NCAA Tournament matches

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021)

  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 22)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 30 matches at middle blocker
  • Averaged 1.24 kills on .351 hitting and 1.30 blocks per set
    • Blocks per set ranked second in the Pac-12 and 21st nationally
  • Career-bests 10 kills, seven digs and two aces in a win over No. 18 Penn State (Sept. 11)
  • Career-high 14 blocks versus No. 19 UCLA (Sept. 26)
    • Tied for the fifth-most in a single match in program history
  • Hit a season-best .727 (8-0-11) in a win versus Oregon State (Nov. 7)

As a Redshirt Freshman (2020-21)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 10 matches, playing in 40 sets
  • Averaged 1.65 kills and 1.00 blocks per set
    • Ranked seventh in the Pac-12, hitting .311
    • Ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in blocker per set
  • Recorded four or more blocks in six of 10 matches
  • Hit a season-best .500 (6-0-12) at Arizona (Feb. 7)
  • Season-high nine kills at Cal (Feb. 12) and at No. 9 Utah (March 5)
  • Season-best seven blocks at No. 9 Utah (March 7)

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • Played in four matches, appearing in seven sets
  • Made her collegiate debut at College of Charleston (Aug. 30), picking up a block assist
  • Season-highs of three kills and three blocks at No. 21 California (Sept. 26)
  • Received a medical redshirt following the season

USA Volleyball

  • Member of the U.S. Youth National Training Team (2016-17)

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2019 graduate of Lexington Catholic High School
  • Four-year letterwinner, captained her team as a senior
  • All-state first team as a senior (2018) and second team as a junior (2017)
  • Two-time all-district (2017-18)
  • Two-time all-city first team (2017-18), earned second team as a sophomore (2016)
  • 2018 Midway College - KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year
  • PrepVolleyball No. 10 Senior Ace and VolleyballMag.com Fab 50
  • AVCA/Under Armour High School All-American Second Team
  • School's career, single season and single match record holder for kills and blocks
  • KU Scholar-Athlete of the Month (April 2019)
  • Three-time AAU Academic All-American (2016-18)  
  • Played club for Lexington United

Personal 

  • Daughter of Dave and Cheryl Warren Vicini
    • Father played baseball at Alice Lloyd College
  • Has three older brothers, David Jr., Nick and Jake
    • David Jr. was a pitcher at Austin Peay State University, while Nick was a linebacker at Eastern Kentucky University
  • Full name is McKenna Louise Vicini  
Career Highs
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills10 (2X)last vs. Arizona StateNov. 17, 2022
Attempts21vs. Penn StateSept. 11, 2021
Hitting Percentage1.000 (6-0-6)vs. USCOct. 23, 2022
Assists3at CaliforniaFeb. 12, 2021
Service Aces2vs. Penn StateSept. 11, 2021
Digs7vs. Penn StateSept. 11, 2021
Blocks14vs. UCLASept. 26, 2021