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At College of Southern Idaho (2025-26): Played in all 34 games with three starts in her debut collegiate season with the Golden Eagles’ program … helped lead CSI to a 29-5 overall record, a Scenic West Conference and Region 18 championship, and to the quarterfinal round of the 2026 NJCAA National Championship Tournament … averaged 6.8 points on 47.5 percent shooting and 3.2 rebounds per game … scored in double figures in six of those outings, highlighted by a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting with nine rebounds in a home rout of Colorado Northwestern CC (1/22/26) …. posted her first collegiate double-double in her second career game, scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 from the floor with a career-best 10 boards in a home triumph over Central Wyoming (11/1/25) … made the Dean’s List. 
 
Before College: Earned two varsity letters in basketball at Perry High School, where she helped lead the Pumas to a 2024 Arizona 6A state runner-up finish … averaged 14.0 points on nearly 54 percent shooting and 5.0 rebounds during her senior campaign on her way to all-District and all-Region Defensive Player of the Year honors … was a four time all-district and all-region selection at both PHS and Casteel HS … finished her two-year stint at PHS with a career 11.1 ppg average.
 
Club Basketball: Played for the Arizona Fire (2024), West Coast Elite (2023) and Arizona Elite (2022) club teams.

More on Maci: Born in Mesa, Arizona … parents are Timothy and Jennie Hess … Maci has an identical twin sister … most memorable sports moment was cutting down the nets after leading CSI to a conference title … favorite team is the Phoenix Suns … favorite player is Devin Booker … favorite band is Fleetwood Mac … favorite movie is “Hunger Games” … favorite food is sushi … currently majoring in psychology.
 
Why Maci chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because I love what the coaching staff is trying to accomplish with this program and I wanted to be a part of it. I also love being outdoors and the red rocks of southern Utah!”