From day one, futsal has been part of our DNA at Bloomingdale Lightning FC — and Mekenzie Rogers is living proof of why. Mekenzie was part of the very beginning when we introduced futsal into our player development pathway. She started playing futsal at just 8 years old, learning to think faster, play smarter, and compete with confidence in tight spaces — skills that stayed with her every step of the way. That foundation helped propel her to incredible heights: competing at the NWSL level, earni