Makenna Webster

Makenna Webster (born March 21, 2002) is an American dual sport college athlete, competing as an ice hockey forward and a field hockey forward for Ohio State. She previously played hockey for Wisconsin, where she was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2021 NCAA tournament. In the 2025 PWHL Draft, Webster was selected in the third round, seventeenth overall, by the New York Sirens.^[1]

Webster began her collegiate career for the University of Wisconsin during the 2020–21 season.^[2] During her freshman year, she recorded eight goals and five assists in 21 games. She helped Wisconsin win their sixth National Championship. She was subsequently named tournament Most Outstanding Player. During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded a career-high 23 goals and 30 assists in 38 games.^[2]

On May 26, 2022, Webster transferred to Ohio State.^[3] During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she recorded 15 goals and 24 assists in 31 games.^[4] During the 2023–24 season, in her senior year, she recorded 12 goals and 14 assists in 31 games. She helped Ohio State win their second national championship in program history, and was named to the All-Tournament team.^[5] During the 2024–25 season, as a graduate student, she recorded 12 goals and 23 assists in 30 games.

Because the University of Wisconsin does not have a field hockey team, Webster did not play collegiately until 2022, after transferring to Ohio State. She played all 19 games of her first season, and was the team's third-leading scorer, with six goals and three assists. In 2023, Webster totaled 47 points and had top 10 national rankings in points, goals scored (17), and assists (12). During the 2024 season, she led the team with 42 points. She became the 11th player to record 100 career points, doing so in just three seasons. She was subsequently named the Ohio State Athlete of the Year.^[6][7] Webster returned to the team in 2025, where she broke the Ohio State program record for most goals in a game, after scoring 6 goals against Kent State.^[8]

Webster was selected in the third round, seventeenth overall, by the New York Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft.^[1] She was included on the Sirens' 2025 training camp roster.^[9] Prior to the camp, Webster confirmed that she would not be playing with the team for the 2025–26 season, instead focusing on field hockey in the hopes of representing the U.S. for the 2028 Olympics. Sirens GM Pascal Daoust expressed support for her decision and clarified that Webster is planning to join the team in the future.^[10]

Webster represented the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she led the team in scoring with two goals and seven assists in five games and won a gold medal. She represented the United States at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded three goals and three assists in five games and won a silver medal. She again represented the United States at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded two assists in five games and won a gold medal.^[2] Webster also represented the United States in the 2022 and 2023 Collegiate Series tournaments.

Webster was a member of the U-17 Women’s Field Hockey National Team from 2018-19.^[11] In 2025, Webster was named to the U.S. Women's National Team.^[12]

Webster was born to Dave Webster and Sunny Hilliard, and has an older brother, McKade Webster. McKade played college ice hockey at Denver.^[2]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or ThePWHL.com