2024:
- Appeared in 11 matches, starting seven
- Recorded two goals, including the game winner against Stony Brook on Sept. 5
2023:
- Appeared in nine games, started six games
2022:
- Appeared and started in 13 games
- First career goal was a game-winner against Columbia
- As a defender, contributed to the team breaking the program record for consecutive shutouts and tying the program record for shutouts in a season
- All-Ivy Honorable Mention
Notes:
- Transferred from TCU
- 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
- Appeared in 18 games and started four last fall
- Tied for fourth on the squad with 1,347 minutes in 2020
- Was on the field for all but 17 minutes in TCU's three NCAA Tournament games in 2020.
High School: Played two seasons of varsity soccer at Rancho Bernardo High School… Named the Most Valuable Defensive Player as a sophomore.
Club: Played club soccer with San Diego Surf… Starter for the Surf DA Girls U18/19 squad that was undefeated in 2020… Scored four goals during regular season play and one in the DA Cup… Tied for fourth in goal scoring from her center back position… Club team was a finalist in the 2018 ECNL playoffs… Participated with the US Soccer U-20 Team in the summer of 2021.
Personal: Daughter of Marlon Akins and Nicol Hodges… Older sister Nia ran track at Penn
… Two-time Silver Star recipient for achievements in academics in high school… TCU Honors College Dean’s List in 2020-21.
Favorite Sports Team: USWNT, Miami Dolphins, Golden State Warriors
Favorite Athlete: Sydney Leroux, Serena Williams
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Movie: Moonlight & Silver Linings Playbook
Favorite Artist or Song: Me and Your Mama by Childish Gambino
Game Day Superstition: Hopping four times before the referee blows the whistle
Biggest Inspiration: My sister, Nia
Why Yale? “Why wouldn’t I select Yale? Yale is the perfect fit for me academically and athletically, and it’s full of driven, brilliant people. It felt like home the second I stepped foot on campus to meet my future teammates and peers. Their Film and Media Studies program is also one of the best in the country with versatile, complex courses. I look forward to thriving at a school that supports and challenges me to succeed while having fun learning.”
Martinez on Akins: “Marz comes into our program as a very decorated collegiate player already. After being awarded the Big-12 Freshman of the Year Award in spring of 2021, Marz knows what it takes to win at a high level. With deep NCAA tournament runs and championships on her resume, Marz will challenge her teammates, coaches, and everyone around her to raise the level of our program immediately.”
