Macy Blackburn

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Macy Blackburn
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Blackburn with Texas Tech in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-07) April 7, 2003 (age 21) [1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Right back
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders 56 (5)
International career‡
2019 United States U-17 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 17, 2019

Macy Blackburn (born April 7, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as an right back. She played college soccer for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, where she was named first-team All-American in her senior season.

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Early life and college career

Blackburn grew up in the Dallas–Fort Worth city of Keller, Texas, the younger of two daughters born to Ryan and Bianca Blackburn, all of whom graduated from Texas Tech University. [2] She played club soccer for Solar SC, which she helped lead to the USYS under-14 national championship in 2016, ECNL national title game in 2017, and USSDA under-17 national title in 2019. [1] She committed to Texas Tech in eighth grade. She graduated from Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth. [3]

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Blackburn played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2021 to 2024. She led the team with 9 assists in 19 games in her freshman season, earning Big 12 Conference all-freshman honors. She missed most of her sophomore year after dislocating her right kneecap three games into the season. She returned to contribute a career-high 11 assists and 2 goals in 15 games in her junior season, being named first-team All-Big 12 and third-team All-American. However, she tore her ACL in her right knee and missed the last eight games of the year, sitting out as Texas Tech clinched their first Big 12 regular-season title in program history and reached the third round of the NCAA tournament. [1] [2] In her senior season, she led the team with 10 assists and added 2 goals in 19 games, being named first-team All-American, first-team All-Big 12, and the Big 12 Defender of the Year. She helped win one round in her only NCAA tournament. [4] [5] During her senior season, she passed Taylor Lytle's 27-assist mark and finished her career as the program record holder with 33 assists in 56 games. [1] [2]

International career

Blackburn was called up to the United States youth national team at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, appearing in two friendlies with the under-17s in 2019. [6] [7]

Honors and awards

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Macy Blackburn". Texas Tech Red Raiders . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Giese, Nathan (September 23, 2024). "How Macy Blackburn became Texas Tech soccer's record-setting gold standard". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Silva Jr., Carlos (August 12, 2022). "Blackburn looking for positive start as Texas Tech hosts Troy in home season opener". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Jaushlin, Urijah (December 5, 2024). "Texas Tech's Macy Blackburn named as MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist". KLBK-TV . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Giese, Taylor (November 16, 2024). "Texas Tech soccer gets sweet home finale in NCAA Tournament-opening win over LSU". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Macy Blackburn". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Macy Blackburn at Soccerway
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