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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)
  • Became the 10th player in program history to register 500 career blocks
  • Finished her career ranked sixth in school history in hitting percentage (.385), eighth in total blocks (506) and tied for ninth in blocks per set (1.28)
  • Two-time CSC Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

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

  • All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 33 matches at middle blocker
  • Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 20th nationally with 1.33 blocks per set
  • 160 total blocks ranked 14th nationally
  • Career-high 12 kills at UCLA (Nov. 17)
  • Recorded her 500th career block in a win over No. 18 Arizona State (Dec. 7) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal

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
  • Season-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
  • Season-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
Statistic Career High Opponent Date
Kills 12 at UCLA Nov. 17, 2023
Attempts 21 vs. Penn State Sept. 11, 2021
Hitting Percentage 1.000 (6-0-6) vs. USC Oct. 23, 2022
Assists 3 at California Feb. 12, 2021
Service Aces 2 vs. Penn State Sept. 11, 2021
Digs 7 vs. Penn State Sept. 11, 2021
Blocks 14.0 vs. UCLA Sept. 26, 2021
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