HIGH SCHOOL
Named to All-Conference team three times while earning All-County First Team honors junior year under the direction of Rick Iacono...Named to the Second Team All-State team junior year as well, while leading team to Sectional Championship...Four-year letterwinner and team captain...Led team in doubles, hits and on-base percentage junior year...Inducted to the Athletic Honors Society junior year...Played club ball for New Jersey Breakers coached by Joe Salvatore.
PERSONAL
Mackenzie Liss was born November 30, 1992 in Mountainside, N.J. to Debbie and John Liss...Has one sister, Morgan, who competes in gymnastics at James Madison...Father, John, graduated from Penn State.
QUOTING LISS ON PENN STATE
'I have always wanted to attend Penn State for it[apos]s academic excellence and after meeting the coaches and team, I didn[apos]t want to play softball anywhere else. My dad also graduated from Penn State, and keeping the tradition alive was very important to me. As soon as I stepped on campus two years ago, I knew it was the place for me.'
QUOTING PETRINI ON LISS
'Mackenzie comes to us from a very successful summer travel program and a family of Penn Staters. She is another member of the long line of success stories we have from our summer camps. Mackenzie has a very smooth swing and raw power at the plate. As she continues to develop defensively, we will look to her to contribute to the lineup. Mackenzie bleeds blue and white and we expect that energy to only continue to grow in a Nittany Lion uniform.'