Lonica McKinney was born in Manitoba and lived there until she was 10. She then moved to Kelowna, BC where she played on the high school team and the BC Provincial Team. She went onto play collegiately at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. She has represented Canada in the NextGen system and played at the Junior World Cup in 2022. She was selected to the senior women’s national training squad in 2023.