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2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Ortman, Makenzie
Jersey Number 25
Makenzie Ortman
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Southview
- Hometown:
- Sylvania, Ohio
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2023-24 academic year: 2
2023
2022
2021
2020(-21)
2019
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
2023
- A 2023 team captain
- Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
- Also named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second-straight year
- Was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in her career
- Played in all 18 matches, making 17 starts
- Drew the start and played 59 minutes of the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Came off the bench at Cincinnati, playing 52 of the 90 minutes
- Returned to the starting lineup for the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago, and remained there for the rest of the season
- Played 55 minutes of the shutout win against Loyola
- Saw 56 minutes of action in the win at Detroit Mercy, and played 54 minutes at nationally-ranked Pitt
- Played 73 minutes vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Saw 68 minutes of action in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Played 82 minutes vs. Western Michigan
- Played 67 minutes of BGSU's third-straight shutout, this time against Akron
- Was on the field for 60 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio
- Played 71 minutes of the win at Miami and 67 minutes of the victory vs. Eastern Michigan
- Started the Kent State match, playing 31 minutes
- Played all 90 minutes of the Buffalo match, as BGSU posted a shutout on the road
- Played 50 minutes of the win over Central Michigan
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of BGSU's 2-1 win at Ball State
- Saw 77 minutes of action in the Falcons' shutout win vs. Northern Illinois
- Played 80 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio, with one shot attempt
- In that match, volleyed a corner kick out of the air, but her hard shot went just over the bar
2022
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Also made the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in all 19 matches, making 12 starts, and had an assist
- Started nine of the 11 MAC matches
- Made her return to the pitch, coming off the bench to play 48 minutes vs. Michigan State in the season opener
- Saw 25 minutes of action in the Cincinnati match
- Played 22 minutes at nationally-ranked Tennessee
- Started and played 50 minutes of the Senior Day shutout win over Detroit Mercy
- Played 28 minutes as BGSU dominated the midfield in a 3-0 win at Valparaiso
- Saw 41 minutes of time, the highest total among BG's substitutes, at Xavier
- Played 32 minutes vs. Toledo, with a pair of shot attempts
- Saw 35 minutes of action at Western Michigan, hitting the post with a second-half shot
- Started the match at CMU, playing 57 minutes of that shutout win
- Drew the start and played 74 minutes vs. Ball State
- Started at Akron as well, playing 59 minutes and picking up an assist
- Played 56 minutes in BGSU's second-straight 4-0 win, this time vs. preseason MAC favorite Ohio
- Saw 71 minutes of action at Kent State
- Played 76 minutes as the Falcons kept a clean sheet vs. league-leading Buffalo
- Saw 70 minutes on the pitch as BGSU earned a fourth shutout in five matches, with a 1-0 win over Miami
- Played 52 minutes of BG's 7-1 annihilation of Eastern Michigan
- Was on the field for 65 minutes of the win at Northern Illinois
- Again played 65 minutes as the Falcons posted a shutout win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals
- Played 93 minutes of the semifinal-round matchup vs. Ball State
2021
- Did not see match action due to injury
2020(-21)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Was named BGSU's Most Improved Player
- Played in all eight matches, starting the final six
- Had one point on the season
- Was on the pitch for at least 74 minutes of each of the final six contests, including every second of the NCAA Championships first-round match
- Had three assists in the Falcons' scrimmage win over Saginaw Valley
- Came off the bench to play 34 minutes in the regular-season opener, a 3-0 win at Akron
- Played 42 minutes in the home opener, a 1-0 OT victory over Ohio
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of BGSU's 2-0 win over Miami at Cochrane Stadium
- Had an assist against Kent State, playing 74 minutes of that 5-0 home win
- Started and played 77 minutes of the 3-0 road win vs. Ohio
- Drew the start and played 84 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Played all 110 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss, and had one shot attempt
2019
- Played in 14 matches, making seven starts
- Had three points on a goal and an assist
- Played in five MAC regular-season matches, starting a pair
- Played in five of the first six matches of the season, before missing over a month due to injury
- Returned and played in the final nine matches of the season, including all three MAC Tournament matches and the NCAA Championships contest
- Started each of the last six matches of the year
- Made her BGSU debut in the Xavier match, playing eight minutes off the bench in the second half of a one-goal game
- Then, played 52 minutes of the home opener, a 2-0 win over Valparaiso
- Had a shot attempt vs. the Crusaders
- Came off the bench to play 43 minutes vs. Dayton, and had two shots in that double-OT win
- Saw time at Michigan as well, playing 26 minutes
- Made her first collegiate start at Michigan State, but was forced to come off after only 15 minutes due to an injury
- After missing over a month due to the injury, returned for the Miami match at Cochrane Stadium, and played 36 minutes of that 3-0 win
- Had a shot attempt vs. the RedHawks
- Also fired a shot vs. Ball State two days later, playing 40 minutes vs. the Cardinals
- Played 52 minutes, the highest total of BGSU's players off of the bench, in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois
- Had two shot attempts vs. the Huskies
- Drew the start and played 71 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Western Michigan that clinched a tie for the MAC regular-season title
- Had a pair of shot attempts in that win
- Was in the starting lineup four days later, playing 67 minutes in BG's 3-1 win at Toledo
- Had a shot on goal vs. the Rockets, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright
- Was an integral part of the win at both ends of the field as BGSU downed Central Michigan, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Played 75 minutes and had a three-point afternoon
- Scored her first goal as a Falcon, knocking home a shot off of a BG corner kick to give the Falcons a 3 -0 lead in the 71st minute
- Five minutes later, had her first collegiate assist, heading another corner kick toward goal, where Lynsey Spotts flicked it to Kennedy White for an easy finish
- Tied for game honors with three shot attempts and two shots on goal
- Drew the start and played 88-plus minutes of the semifinal-round win over Buffalo
- Played 86 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan, with a shot attempt
- Started the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, playing 73 minutes
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned three letters at Southview H.S. (’19) for coach Majd Ali
- A three-time All-Northern Lakes League selection
- Was named to the All-NLL First Team in 2016 after scoring 24 goals and registering 19 assists for the Cougars
- Named to the All-Northwest Ohio and NWOSSCA Division I teams in that 2016 campaign
- Missed her senior season due to injury
- Named to the Honor Roll in each quarter of her high-school tenure
PERSONAL
- Born in Sylvania, Ohio
- Daughter of Steve and Sheila Ortman
- The youngest of four children
- Has two sisters, Lacee and Chandler, and a brother, Chase
- Has played club ball for Pacesetter SC
- Favorite athlete is Carli Lloyd
- Lists Danny Fisher (Pacesetter) as her biggest influence
- A construction management and technology major at BGSU
Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Taylor Green Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Emma Stransky Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Off The Pitch: Chris Fox (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
