McKenna Dale

Class:
Senior
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Storrs, Conn.
High School:
Edwin O. Smith

2020-21: Earned Academic All-Ivy honors … Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Played in all 27 games; made 19 starts … During Ivy League play only, ranked third in the conference in points per game (17.0), second in 3-point percentage (.385), third in 3-pointers per game (2.9), first in free throw percentage (.851), and fifth in blocks per game (1.5) … Overall, stood 11^th in the league in points per game (13.4), sixth in 3-point percentage (.339), sixth in 3-pointers per game (2.1), and sixth in blocks per game (1.0) … Scored over 20 points five times and scored in double figures 18 times … Notched three double-doubles … Earned Ocean State Tip-Off All-Tournament Team honors … Averaged 26.9 minutes, 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game … Shot 39.0 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from 3-point distance, and 84.8 percent on free throws … Increased production to 31.4 minutes, 17.0 points, and 6.1 rebounds per game during Ivy League play; shot 42.0 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from downtown, and 85.1 percent from the free throw line … Approached a triple-double with 21 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds vs. Penn (Feb. 14) … Scored a career-high 28 points and made a career-best seven 3-pointers alongside nine rebounds vs. Dartmouth (Mar. 7) … Posted 27 points on 10-of-22 field goals and 5-of-13 treys at Penn (Feb. 29) … Totaled 25 points, six rebounds, five assists, five blocks, and four steals vs. Cornell (Feb. 22) … Tallied 26 points and 11 rebounds at Dartmouth (Feb. 7) … Posted first collegiate double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds at Florida International (Dec. 29).

2018-19: Missed the season due to injury.

2017-18: Played in 18 games with two starts … Averaged 12.1 minutes, 3.9 points, and 1.6 rebounds per game … Shot 40.3 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from 3-point distance … Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Johnson & Wales (Jan. 5); made 4-of-8 3-pointers … Netted nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from behind the arc at Penn (Mar. 3) … Posted nine points on 4-of-6 shooting at Princeton (Mar. 2) … Notched seven points vs. Boston University (Dec. 22) … Missed the beginning of the season due to injury … Volunteered in Nairobi, Kenya with the non-profit organization Play BOLD from May 18-26.

Before Brown: Garnered Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, Hartford Courant Player of the Year, and New Haven Register Player of the Year honors as a senior … Earned All-State honors in 2016 and 2017 … Gained All-Conference honors four times … Finished her career as E.O. Smith’s all-time leading scorer – male or female – with 1,792 career points … Netted 560 points (20.0 per game) as a junior and 506 points (23.1 per game) as a senior … Totaled 747 rebounds, 264 steals, and 162 blocks over career … Gained Team MVP honors three times … Played for head coach Mary Roickle … Competed on the AAU level for Connecticut Cobras … Played for the New Zealand U18 National Team … Also competed in swimming for head coach Scott James … Earned All-America honors in the 50 freestyle as a junior and senior … Won state titles in the 50 free and 100 free in 2016 and 2017, setting a state record in the 50 free … National Honor Society member.

Personal: McKenna is the daughter of Kathleen and Darren Dale … Has one older sister, Siobhan, and two younger siblings, Kaleigh and Hunter … Holds dual citizenship between the United States and New Zealand … Born on June 16, 1999 … Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations concentrator.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it will be an amazing academic and athletic experience. Along with this, I fell in love with the town and campus when I first visited. I also really liked the coaches and the players that I met, and the welcoming environment that they created.”

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28, vs. Dartmouth (3/7/20)
Rebounds: 12, at Florida International (12/29/19)
Assists: 10, vs. Penn (2/14/20)
Steals: 4, 2x, last vs. Cornell (2/22/20)
Blocks: 5, vs. Cornell (2/22/20)