Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

As a Maverick: Mackley is the 2011-12 captain... Played in all 36 games last season...Mackley recorded 2-2--4 and 44 shots in 2010-11…Mackley has four career goals in her career at MSU, three of which came against SCSU. 2010-11: Last season finished with a career-high 1-3--4 on the season with her last assist coming against the Golden Gophers on November 14, in a 1-1 tie and her lone goal coming on the Mavericks February 7 game against the St. Cloud State Huskies. 2008-09: Saw action in 35 games for the Mavericks earning 1-1--2...Played the last 15 games on defense after starting the year as a forward... Earned her first collegiate point with a third-period goal in the 4-1 victory against SCSU Feb. 7... Tallied her first-career assist on Christina Lee’s game-winning goal Feb. 28 at SCSU.

The Mackley File:  Four-year starter at forward and defense at Burnsville High School...Helped the Blaze to a section championship and a state consolation championship her junior season...Named All-Lake Conference her senior and junior years, while earning all-conference honorable mention her sophomore and freshman seasons...All-state honorable mention her senior, junior and sophomore years...All-state tournament team her junior year...A captain for her senior campaign, set the playing time record for the team in a season...Led the team in scoring her freshman and sophomore seasons where the Blaze were section runners-up...Is an honor roll student...Received the Athena Award for being the top high school female athlete in Burnsville...Sister Brittany Mackley played four seasons for the Mavericks from 2004-2008...Full name is Ariel Nicole Mackley…Daughter of Clarence and Icy Mackley…Born December 19, 1989…A proposed communication disorders major.