Mackenzie Riccitelli
14 Mackenzie Riccitelli
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Boardman, Ohio
  • High School:
    Boardman
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Education and Mathematics
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    16.6
  • fg %
    40.0
  • 3pt %
    31.3
  • ft %
    84.3
  • reb/g
    4.8
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

2024-25: First Scot to be named NCAC Newcomer of the Year since Kym Wenz in 2006-07 and fourth overall … Also received third-team All-NCAC honors after leading the team in scoring as a first-year … Third in the conference with 16.6 points per game … Second on the squad with both 4.8 rebounds per contest and 2.6 assists per game … Team leader with 2.1 steals a night … Third on the team in both field goal percentage (.400) and three-point percentage (.313) among Scots who played 20 or more games … Scored in double figures for the first 15 games of collegiate career … Finished the season with double digit scoring efforts in 22 of 25 games … Went for 20 or more points nine times during the season … Landed in Wooster single-season record books in multiple places, including seventh in single season scoring (416 points), 10th in scoring average (16.6 points per game), sixth in three-pointers (45) and seventh in free-throw percentage (.843) … Free throw percentage also currently ranks first in career records … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Nov. 19 following double-double in win against Franciscan (Nov. 13) …  Scored a season-best 30 points against Hiram (Jan. 15) … Led the Scots with 22 points in win over Kenyon (Jan. 22) Almost had a second 30-point effort in the win vs. Heidelberg (Jan. 6) … Made collegiate debut with double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds against Carlow (Nov. 8) … Member of the fall semester AD Honor Roll.  

Prior to Wooster: Two-time all-state special mention at Boardman High School … Conference player of the year as a senior … Averaged 18.5 points per game and was a 1,000-point scorer … Coached by Jeff Hammerton … Also a member of the cross country and track and field teams.

Personal: Parents are Kara and Donald Riccitelli … Education and mathematics major and physical education minor. 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 14
Games started 25 14
Minutes 824 446
Minutes per game 33.0 31.9
FG 148-370 75-192
FG Pct 40.0 39.1
3PT 45-144 27-82
3PT Pct 31.3 32.9
FT 75-89 32-37
FT Pct 84.3 86.5
Off rebounds 21 8
Def rebounds 99 52
Total rebounds 120 60
Rebounds per game 4.8 4.3
Personal fouls 47 20
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 66 33
Turnovers 100 66
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.5
Steals 53 24
Blocks 7 5
Points 416 209
Points per game 16.6 14.9
Points per 40 min 20.2 18.7
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 35 5-18 27.8 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 36 9-16 56.3 0-3 0.0 5-6 83.3 23
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 35 6-15 40.0 1-3 33.3 9-12 75.0 22
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 37 4-14 28.6 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 28 3-8 37.5 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 33 4-16 25.0 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 10
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 27 3-14 21.4 1-4 25.0 8-8 100.0 15
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 36 10-18 55.6 4-9 44.4 3-4 75.0 27
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 32 8-15 53.3 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 20
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 38 5-17 29.4 2-9 22.2 5-5 100.0 17
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 36 9-22 40.9 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 21
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 30 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 38 11-21 52.4 1-5 20.0 6-9 66.7 29
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 30 6-9 66.7 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 16
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 33 11-15 73.3 6-8 75.0 2-2 100.0 30
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 31 4-14 28.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 35 8-18 44.4 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 22
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 30 3-9 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 32 7-14 50.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 20
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 32 3-13 23.1 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 28 5-14 35.7 2-6 33.3 5-6 83.3 17
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 33 7-19 36.8 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 32 8-20 40.0 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 19
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 34 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 7-7 100.0 14
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 33 2-13 15.4 1-7 14.3 6-8 75.0 11
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 35 1 11 12 1 3 0 0
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 36 2 7 9 4 2 2 0
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 35 2 12 14 4 2 4 0
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 37 1 2 3 2 3 2 0
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 28 0 3 3 1 5 3 0
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 33 1 4 5 2 2 2 1
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 27 1 1 2 0 3 2 0
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 36 3 2 5 7 4 2 0
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 32 0 4 4 3 3 4 0
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 38 2 1 3 2 5 1 0
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 36 1 3 4 5 1 6 0
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 30 0 4 4 2 3 1 0
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 38 0 1 1 4 3 3 2
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 30 0 4 4 2 7 2 0
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 33 1 2 3 1 0 1 1
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 31 0 2 2 1 5 0 0
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 35 0 5 5 3 3 3 0
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 30 0 1 1 1 6 2 0
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 32 0 2 2 1 6 2 1
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 32 0 3 3 2 2 1 1
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 28 2 1 3 6 11 3 0
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 33 1 8 9 3 8 1 0
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 32 3 5 8 2 8 3 0
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 34 0 8 8 6 1 2 1
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 33 0 3 3 1 4 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 4 0 0.3
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 2 0 2.0
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 2 0 2.0
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 3 0 0.7
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 2 0 0.2
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 3 0 0.0
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 3 0 1.8
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 4 0 0.4
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 1 0 5.0
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 1 0 0.7
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 1 0 1.3
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 1 0 -
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 1 0 0.2
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 2 0 0.2
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 0 0 0.2
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 1 0 1.0
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 2 0 0.5
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 1 0 0.4
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 3 0 0.3
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 1 0 6.0
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 2 0 0.3
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6
Total 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416
Total 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2
Total 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3
Total 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7
Total 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3
Total 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6
Conference 14 31.9 5.4-13.7 1.9-5.9 2.3-2.6 14.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 32.8 6.9-15.9 2.3-6.6 2.8-3.4 18.8
Away 11 33.2 4.7-13.4 1.2-4.6 3.3-3.8 13.9
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 5 35.6 7.4-16.0 1.4-5.0 5.8-7.2 22.0
Losses 20 32.3 5.5-14.5 1.9-6.0 2.3-2.6 15.3
Month            
November 5 34.2 5.4-14.2 1.4-4.6 3.4-4.4 15.6
December 6 33.7 6.5-17.0 2.0-7.2 3.3-3.5 18.3
January 7 32.4 6.7-13.4 2.4-5.6 1.7-2.1 17.6
February 7 32.0 5.0-14.7 1.3-5.6 3.7-4.4 15.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416
Conference 14 14 446 75-192 39.1 27-82 32.9 32-37 86.5 209
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 14 459 96-223 43.0 32-93 34.4 39-47 83.0 263
Away 11 11 365 52-147 35.4 13-51 25.5 36-42 85.7 153
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 5 5 178 37-80 46.3 7-25 28.0 29-36 80.6 110
Losses 20 20 646 111-290 38.3 38-119 31.9 46-53 86.8 306
Month                    
November 5 5 171 27-71 38.0 7-23 30.4 17-22 77.3 78
December 6 6 202 39-102 38.2 12-43 27.9 20-21 95.2 110
January 7 7 227 47-94 50.0 17-39 43.6 12-15 80.0 123
February 7 7 224 35-103 34.0 9-39 23.1 26-31 83.9 105

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2
Conference 14 446 31.9 6.7-17.2 2.4-7.4 32.9 2.9-3.3 18.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 459 32.8 8.4-19.4 2.8-8.1 34.4 3.4-4.1 22.9
Away 11 365 33.2 5.7-16.1 1.4-5.6 25.5 3.9-4.6 16.8
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 5 178 35.6 8.3-18.0 1.6-5.6 28.0 6.5-8.1 24.7
Losses 20 646 32.3 6.9-18.0 2.4-7.4 31.9 2.8-3.3 18.9
Month                
November 5 171 34.2 6.3-16.6 1.6-5.4 30.4 4.0-5.1 18.2
December 6 202 33.7 7.7-20.2 2.4-8.5 27.9 4.0-4.2 21.8
January 7 227 32.4 8.3-16.6 3.0-6.9 43.6 2.1-2.6 21.7
February 7 224 32.0 6.2-18.4 1.6-7.0 23.1 4.6-5.5 18.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3
Conference 14 0.6 3.7 4.3 2.4 4.7 1.7 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.7 4.1 2.4 0.4
Away 11 0.5 4.6 5.2 2.5 3.9 1.7 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.2 2.2 2.8 0.6
Losses 20 0.8 3.3 4.2 2.3 4.5 1.9 0.2
Month                
November 5 1.2 7.0 8.2 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.0
December 6 1.3 2.5 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 0.2
January 7 0.1 2.7 2.9 2.0 3.9 1.7 0.4
February 7 0.9 4.3 5.1 3.0 5.7 1.9 0.4

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7
Conference 14 14 8 52 60 33 66 24 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 14 15 48 63 38 57 34 5
Away 11 11 6 51 57 28 43 19 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 5 4 33 37 21 11 14 3
Losses 20 20 17 66 83 45 89 39 4
Month                  
November 5 5 6 35 41 12 15 11 0
December 6 6 8 15 23 19 18 17 1
January 7 7 1 19 20 14 27 12 3
February 7 7 6 30 36 21 40 13 3

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3
Conference 14 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.0 5.9 2.2 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.3 4.2 5.5 3.3 5.0 3.0 0.4
Away 11 0.7 5.6 6.2 3.1 4.7 2.1 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 0.9 7.4 8.3 4.7 2.5 3.1 0.7
Losses 20 1.1 4.1 5.1 2.8 5.5 2.4 0.2
Month                
November 5 1.4 8.2 9.6 2.8 3.5 2.6 0.0
December 6 1.6 3.0 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 0.2
January 7 0.2 3.3 3.5 2.5 4.8 2.1 0.5
February 7 1.1 5.4 6.4 3.8 7.1 2.3 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Mackenzie Riccitelli
Riccitelli Named NCAC Newcomer of the Year

First-year becomes first Scot to win award since 2006-07

Anna Hardink
Scots Wrap Up Season At DePauw

Scots trailed by one after first quarter

Ella Biondi
Scots Sweep Series Versus Kenyon

Biondi scores 19 as Riccitelli moves into record book after 71-60 win

Ella Dean
14th-Ranked Bishops Too Much For Scots 

Riccitelli leads Wooster with 19 points, eight rebounds

Mackenzie Riccitelli
First Quarter Run A Highlight for Scots

Riccitelli scores 15 in loss to Hiram

Ellery Kloek
Scots Fall to Big Red at Home

Riccitelli, Kloek score in double figures for Wooster

Erica Beaty
Scoring Drought Dooms Wooster on the Road

Oberlin scores 22 straight to pull away from Scots

Ellery Kloek
Riccitelli Scores 20 as Scots Battle Tigers

Women's basketball falls to Wittenberg 90-45

Ella Biondi
Scots Wrap Up First Half of NCAC Schedule

Biondi shoots 5 of 5 from the floor, leads Wooster scorers with 10 points

Ace Sturdivant
Scots Down Owls For First NCAC Win

Sturdivant, Riccitelli combine for 47 points in 66-57 victory

Lynx Lander
Scots Face Tough Test at 18th-Ranked Ohio Weselyan

Bishops defeat Wooster in NCAC play

Mackenzie Riccitelli
Riccitelli Scores 30, Another Career-High

Scots held one-point halftime lead in loss to Hiram

Kylie Parsons
Women Return to NCAC Play

Parsons scores career-high off bench in 75-53 loss

Mackenzie Riccitelli
Scots Win Behind Career-High from Riccitelli

First-year scores 29 as Scots defeat Heidelberg 73-64

Ella Dean
Dean Scores 22 in First Game of 2025

Scots get hot in first quarter but fall to Wittenberg 83-55

Ella Dean
Riccitelli, Sturdivant Each Score 21 in Loss

Wooster falls to Earllham 71-63

Ace Sturdivant
Three Score in Double Figures in Loss at Alma

Wooster falls to Alma, 63-52, after holding halftime lead

Erica Beaty
Wooster Comeback Not Enough Versus Hornets

Beaty scores career high, Riccitelli adds 20 points

Emily Webb and Mackenzie Riccitelli
Riccitelli Hits Career-Marks in Loss to Miami Hamilton

First-year scores 27 points with seven assists and five rebounds

Mackenzie Riccitelli
Wooster Shows Improvement Versus Ranked Tartans

Scots fall to 23rd-ranked Carnegie Mellon 69-43

Ellery Kloek
Kloek Scores 13 in NCAC Opener

Wooster battles Oberlin in 64-52 loss

Ace Sturdivant
Scots Battle Undefeated Capital

Wooster falls 75-48 at home

Mackenzie Riccitelli - NCAC Athlete of the Week
Riccitelli Earns First Athlete of the Week Nod

First-year led Scots to win with double-double last week

Ace Sturdivant
Wooster Stays Close But Can’t Overcome Poor Second Quarter

Scots fall to Waynesburg 59-55

Ella Biondi
Scots Fight Back, Hold On for Second Win

Riccitelli and Biondi record double-doubles to lead way in 71-64 win

Erica Beaty
Scots, Besancon Earn First Victory in Nan Nichols Finale 

Sturdivant, Riccitelli score career-highs

Ace Sturdivant
Youth on Display in Women’s Home Opener

Fourth quarter comeback falls short

Upward Trajectory Continues to be Goal for Women's Basketball
Upward Trajectory Continues to be Goal for Women's Basketball

Scots look for improvement with new coach at helm