8 Georgia McGovern
Georgia McGovern
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, England
  • High School:
    Taunton
  • Position:
    S
  • Major:
    Literature
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.14
  • h %
    .283
  • a/s
    6.88
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.42
  • d/s
    1.98

Bio



At CMS
2022 Season (Junior)
Second-Team AVCA All-American ... First-Team AVCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 24) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Played in all 31 matches ... One of two setters who led an offense that hit .315 as a team, far and away the best percentage in Division III (second-place was Northwestern at .276) ... CMS also led the nation in assists per set (13.87) and kills per set (14.73) ... Played all six rotations in one match (at Redlands) and had 34 assists and seven kills in a 3-0 win ... Had season-highs of 35 assists and 15 digs in the NCAA Regional Finals against Trinity ... Also had a double-double with 23 assists and 10 digs in the regional semifinals against UT Dallas ... Earned SCIAC Specialist of the Week after wins over Chapman, Caltech and Pomona-Pitzer, when she had a combined 12 aces (six against Chapman) ... Had 20 assists and 14 digs in a win over Cal Lutheran.  


2021 Season (Sophomore)

Honorable Mention AVCA All-American ... AVCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 5) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Started all 33 matches for the Athenas ... Totaled 861 assists (7.36 per set), to go along with 240 digs (2.05 per set) ... Named SCIAC Specialist of the Week after tallying 52 assists in her debut, a 3-1 win over UC Santa Cruz ... Split time in a 6-2 system the rest of the year with a high of 44 assists in a 3-2 win over Wartburg in the NCAA Regional Finals, when she also added a season-high 19 digs ... Nearly matched that with 18 digs (to go along with 20 assists) in the NCAA Quarterfinals against Berry ... Had 38 assists and 13 digs in the SCIAC Championship match against Chapman ... Also had a double-double with 31 assists and 12 digs in the SCIAC Semifinals against Cal Lutheran ... Had 37 assists and 12 digs in the regular season finale against Whittier. 

2020 Season (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ...
Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19. 

Prior to CMS
Competed for the England National Team, earning a spot with the senior national team at age 16 ... Had 55 appearances for England at all age groups against 18 different countries ... Earned Dream Team setter honors at the U19 Northern European International Championships ... Also competed with the Bristol Volleyball Club, the Taunton Volleyball Club, and the Sunshine Volleyball Club ... Helped her clubs reach the UK national finals for five straight years from 2015-19 ... Earned Regional MVP honors in 2018 ... Earned gold medal honors in the UK School Games in 2017 and 2018, when she served as a captain ... Academic honors included a History Prize, a Final Year English Literature Prize and a two-year academic scholarship recipient ... Coached volleyball to juniors ... Was a cellist in the school orchestra ... Editor of the high school English Journal ... Peer Mentor ... Volunteered with Amnesty International ... Also played on the varsity tennis team. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna ... Cousin Osgar O'Hoison played tennis for the Wisconsin Badgers ... Both parents were athletes at the University of London, where her mother played water polo and her father played rugby ... Lists Circe by Madeline Miller as her favorite book ... Jacinda Arden is the public figure she most admires ... Chose CMS for "the balance between academics and sport, and the amazing Roberts Pavilion!" 

Georgia McGovern posed shot

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 29 La Verne W, 3-0
Nov 3 La Verne W, 3-0
Nov 5 Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0
Nov 10 Fontbonne W, 3-0
Nov 11 Texas-Dallas W, 3-0
Nov 12 Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 16
Sets 99 49
Kills 14 9
Kills per set 0.14 0.18
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 46 26
Hitting Percentage .283 .346
Assists 681 361
Assists per set 6.88 7.37
Service Aces 42 19
Service Errors 24 7
Service Aces per set 0.42 0.39
Receptions 1 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 196 98
Digs per set 1.98 2.00
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 2
Points 56.0 28.0
Points per set 0.6 0.6
Matches started 22 12
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 24 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 2 Babson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 11 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 3 New York U. W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 25 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 Millikin W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 14 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 vs. Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 16 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 10 vs. Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 .000 28 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 at Emory W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 26 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 12 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 16 vs. Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 20 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 17 vs. Colorado College W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 22 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 20 at Whittier W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 20 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 23 Occidental W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 22 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 at La Verne W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 19 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 27 Redlands W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 24 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 30 at Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 Chapman W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 21 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 7 at Caltech W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 25 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 26 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 11 at Redlands W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 11 .636 34 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 7.0
Oct 14 Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 19 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 18 at Chapman W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 24 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 21 Caltech W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 23 4 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 22 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 22 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 25 Whittier W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 26 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 28 at Occidental W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 20 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 29 La Verne W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 La Verne W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 21 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 5 Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 24 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 10 Fontbonne W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 19 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 11 Texas-Dallas W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 23 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 12 Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 35 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 33 117 11 0.09 3 56 .143 861 7.36 50 0.43 9 0 240 2.05 0 2 2 0.02 62.0 0.5
2022-23 31 99 14 0.14 1 46 .283 681 6.88 42 0.42 1 0 196 1.98 0 0 0 0.00 56.0 0.6
2023-24 32 107 149 1.39 34 323 .356 1195 11.17 56 0.52 2 0 292 2.73 0 41 41 0.38 225.5 2.1
Total 96 323 174 0.54 38 425 .320 2737 8.47 148 0.46 12 0 728 2.25 0 43 43 0.13 343.5 1.1
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 31 99 14 0.14 1 46 .283 681 6.88 42 0.42 1 0 196 1.98 0 0 0 0.00 56.0 0.6
Conference 16 49 9 0.18 0 26 .346 361 7.37 19 0.39 0 0 98 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 17 53 6 0.11 1 21 .238 373 7.04 27 0.51 0 0 120 2.26 0 0 0 0.00 33.0 0.6
Away 9 29 7 0.24 0 19 .368 210 7.24 11 0.38 0 0 50 1.72 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.6
Neutral 5 17 1 0.06 0 6 .167 98 5.76 4 0.24 1 0 26 1.53 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.3
Result Wins 30 94 13 0.14 1 42 .286 646 6.87 41 0.44 1 0 181 1.93 0 0 0 0.00 54.0 0.6
Losses 1 5 1 0.20 0 4 .250 35 7.00 1 0.20 0 0 15 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.4
Month September 15 48 3 0.06 0 11 .273 303 6.31 22 0.46 1 0 89 1.85 0 0 0 0.00 25.0 0.5
October 11 34 8 0.24 0 24 .333 256 7.53 15 0.44 0 0 59 1.74 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.7
November 5 17 3 0.18 1 11 .182 122 7.18 5 0.29 0 0 48 2.82 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.5

News Mentions

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November 29, 2022

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Brenna Bell, Jenna Holmes, Georgia McGovern Earn All-America Honors

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November 15, 2022

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Dream Season Ends for CMS Volleyball in Five-Set Heartbreaker to Trinity

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November 13, 2022

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Third-Set Comeback Gives CMS Volleyball Dramatic Sweep of UT Dallas

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November 12, 2022

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Holmes Named West Region Player of Year, CMS Volleyball Places Six on All-Region Teams

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November 11, 2022

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November 7, 2022

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November 2, 2022

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October 31, 2022

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Summer Ellis Takes SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors for CMS Volleyball

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October 31, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Stays Perfect, Clinches Outright SCIAC Title, with Sweep at Occidental

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October 29, 2022

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Georgia McGovern Earns SCIAC Specialist of the Week Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Georgia McGovern of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team was named the SCIAC Specialist of the Week for events through...

October 24, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Drops First Set, Roars Back to Defeat Pomona-Pitzer

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October 22, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Remains Perfect, Closes in on SCIAC Regular Season Title

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October 21, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Fights off Two Set Points for 11th Straight SCIAC Sweep

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October 18, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Remains Perfect, Sweeps Cal Lutheran in Three

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October 14, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Defeats 40th Straight SCIAC Opponent, Sweeps Redlands 3-0

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October 11, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Rolls to Quick Three-Set Win at Caltech

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October 7, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Earns Another SCIAC Sweep, Topples Chapman in Three

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October 4, 2022

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CMS Women's Volleyball Storms Past Cal Lutheran in Battle of SCIAC Unbeatens

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September 30, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Picks Up Another SCIAC Sweep, Takes Down Redlands 3-0

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September 27, 2022

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Top-ranked CMS Volleyball Holds Off La Verne to Remain Undefeated

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September 24, 2022

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Bell Leads No. 1 CMS Volleyball to SCIAC Sweep of Occidental

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September 23, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Fights Off Whittier for 3-0 Sweep in SCIAC Opener

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September 20, 2022

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Top-Ranked Volleyball Improves to 10-0 with 3-1 win over Colorado College

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September 17, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Picks up Two More Sweeps, Improves to 9-0

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September 16, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Remains Unbeaten with 3-1 Wins over Trinity, Emory

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September 10, 2022

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Top-Ranked CMS Volleyball Earns Impressive Sweep of No. 7 Johns Hopkins

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September 9, 2022

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Second-Ranked CMS Volleyball Sweeps UC Santa Cruz, Babson on Opening Day

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team fought off an early challenge in its opening match, and then...

September 3, 2022

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No. 2 CMS Volleyball Sweeps No. 7 NYU, Millikin to Finish 4-0 Weekend

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, dominated five of the six sets on its way to sweeps of...

September 3, 2022

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CMS Volleyball Earns No. 2 National Ranking in Preseason AVCA Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team was ranked No. 2 in the nation in a preseason NCAA Division III poll released today...

August 19, 2022

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CMS Picked to Repeat as SCIAC Volleyball Champions

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Photos

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  • UC Santa Cruz vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • UC Santa Cruz vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Babson vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Babson vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Redlands vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Chapman vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Chapman vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Pomona-Pitzer vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Pomona-Pitzer vs. Claremont-M-S
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  • Texas-Dallas vs. Claremont-M-S
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