Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year returning letterwinner....Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore....Shot 40 percent from the field....Promising first year cut short....Played in six games as a freshman before suffering season-ending injury....Gained valuable experience....A combo guard, who has played some point, but is really more of a shooting guard....A pure shooter....Will be looked to stretch our opponent’s defense with her three-point shooting range....Has a high basketball IQ....While not a flashy player, she certainly fills up the stat sheet....Baptist Collegiate Ministries....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2018-19, 2019-20.....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2018 (fall), 2019 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Macy Nicole Passmore in Gainesville, Ga.
• Graduate of West Hall High School, where she played under the direction of head coach Bryan Richerson
• As a senior, averaged 13.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game, while shooting 31 percent from beyond the three-point arc
• Earned North GACA first-team All-State honors for the second year in a row
• Garnered first-team All-Region accolades for the third time
• Was selected to play in the 2017 Northeast Georgia All-Star Game
• 2-time Region 7AAA Scholar Athlete
• Ended her career with 1,067 points
• Helped lead the Lady Spartans to consecutive region titles in 2016 and 2017 as well as an Elite Eight appearance in the state tournament as a junior and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2017 with a 23-6 record (including 10-0 in region play)
• Garnered her team’s Miss Basketball Award on two occasions
• Received the 2017 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Female Athlete of the Year
• Named her school’s Business Program Student of the Year as a junior
• Nickname is Mace

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Pop-star 
• Favorite Superhero: Spider-Man
• Favorite Athlete: Maya Moore
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Flash  
• Favorite Food: My Mom’s Spaghetti 
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Panama City Beach, FL
• Instagram Account: @macynotmacie
• Your Motivation Music: Andy Mineo 
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The scenery and my teammates   
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Going to the movies and FMU sporting events 
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Make it to the Conference Championship 
• Why you first chose your sport: I enjoyed playing basketball over other sports
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: You have to do more than what’s mandatory even if no one notices
• Interesting Notes: Every six years, my birthday falls on Thanksgiving