By Sean Mickey
Junior guard Mckenna Maycock is striving to lead the St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team to new heights.
Maycock, a lifelong southern tier resident attending Randolph high school in Randolph, New York, had always been familiar with St. Bonaventure and their athletics.
“I had gone to the Bonaventure camps for 5 years in a row, so I knew it by then,” Maycock said.
After her experiences as an athlete nearby, and attending Bonaventure basketball camps, becoming a Bonnie was an easy choice.
“I accepted it right away,” Maycock said. “I love the school and it’s really close to my family. It was really the perfect fit.”
The 2016-17 season was anything but extraordinary for the Brown and White, winning only nine games.
Coming off a disappointing season, Maycock knew that to help improve the team she needed to put in extra work in the off season.
“I tried to expand my game and get better at shooting from the outside,” Maycock said. “I think the biggest thing I have to do is bring my leadership every day because if I work hard every day then everyone else will follow.”
Those sentiments have rang true thus far this season.
Maycock leads all Bonnies in scoring and rebounding with 14.6 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game, which almost doubles her totals from last year. She’s also shooting a team lead 58% from three, going 14-24 from behind the arc, compared to her 9-34 three point total last year.
Maycock’s coach, Jesse Fleming shared his sentiments.
“She’s one of two true upperclassmen on the roster, so I expect leadership out of her,” Fleming said. “I think she’s one of the best athletes in the conference and she has to show that. She has really put in the work and we expect a lot out of her on both sides of the floor.”
Coach Fleming, who enters his second year as coach of the Bonnies, has relied heavily on Maycock so far, logging 40 minutes in a win over Bucknell, where she went 8-11 from the field and a perfect 4-4 from three.
She followed up that performance Saturday with a double-double off 23 points and 12 boards against UMBC.
While she’s put together some solid performances, helping the Bonnies to a 4-3 record in non-conference games, Maycock has her eye set on conference play.
“It’s just a lot of fun,” Maycock said. “I’m really excited to get revenge for some of the games I think we should have won last year. I’m just ready.”
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