Emma McGovern
3 Emma McGovern
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Long Beach, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Long Beach
  • Position:
    OH

Bio

2021 (Junior): Played in all 32 matches and 118 sets for the Bulldogs... Third on the team with 283 kills and 2.41 kills per set... Also had 23 service aces and 47 total blocks... Set career highs in kills, assists, blocks, and total points... Set single game career highs with four service aces (Holy Cross, 9/4) and 17 digs (Sacred Heart, 11/20) and tied career highs with 18 kills (Sacred Heart, 9/24) and five blocks (Quinnipiac, 8/28)... Posted double-digit kills 14 times, and multiple aces in a match six times.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Named First Team All-NEC … Appeared in 10 matches and 39 sets during the condensed 2021 spring season … Averaged 3.15 kills per set … Produced a career-high 18 kills against LIU off a hitting percentage of .250 … Matched her career-best of five blocks on two occasions against Central Connecticut and LIU … Led the team in kills in seven of Bryant’s 11 matches and tallied double-figure kills in all but two matches … Posted her best hitting percentage of .480 (15-3-25) against Merrimack.

2019 (Freshman): Earned NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Appeared in 31 of 32 matches and 101 sets on the year … Ranked third on the team in kills per set (2.28) and digs per set (2.14) … Added 0.35 blocks per set and 17 aces … Two-time Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week (9/3, 9/9) … Nine matches of 10+ kills … Tallied double-digit digs 10 times on the year, including each of her last six matches … Four double-doubles on the year … All four double-doubles and nine of 10 double-digit kill performances came in NEC play … Raised the kills average to 2.53 per set in conference matches … Season-best 17 kills to help Bryant to a five-set win at St. Francis Brooklyn … Season-high 15 digs at Rhode Island … Recorded a season-best five blocks in the win at Long Island … Season-high three aces vs. Akron and Providence … Earned all-tournament honors at the Hampton Inn-vitational, averaging 2.89 kills and 2.22 digs per set while hitting .288 in a 2-1 weekend.

Before Bryant
Played her high school volleyball at Long Beach (N.Y.) High School … Newsday first-team All-Long Island selection in 2018 … All-state honoree in 2018 … Second-team All-LI in 2017 … Helped Long Beach to its first Class AA state championship in 2018 in the program's first undefeated season … Nassau Class AA county champions and LIC Class AA finalists in 2017 … Her brother, Matt, runs cross country and track & field at Bryant … Plays her club volleyball for Sportime VBC.

Personal
Daughter of Claire and Thomas McGovern ... Has two brothers, Thomas and Matthew ... Matthew ran cross country and track at Bryant from 2015-19 ... Intends to major in biology.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 18, 2x, last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/24/21
Assists: 2, 2x, last at Rhode Island, 9/21/19
Aces: 4, vs. Holy Cross, 9/4/21
Digs: 17, vs. Sacred Heart, 11/20/21
Blocks: 5, 4x, last vs. Quinnipiac, 8/28/21

Player Profile

News Mentions

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Bryant Volleyball Season in Review

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women?s volleyball team enjoyed another successful campaign in the fall of 2021, culminating in the first Northeast...

December 17, 2021

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Bryant Falls to SHU in NEC Finals

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to Sacred Heart in the NEC championship game on Saturday in the Chace Center. ...

November 20, 2021

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Bulldogs Sweep SFU, Advance to NEC Finals

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team advanced to the NEC championship game with a 3-0 sweep of Saint Francis. The Bulldogs...

November 19, 2021

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Volleyball Defeats CCSU in Regular Season Finale

NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team closed out the regular season with a reverse sweep win over Central Connecticut, taking...

November 13, 2021

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Volleyball's Win Streak Snapped by SHU

FAIRFIELD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team lost for the first time in over a month with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart...

November 12, 2021

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Volleyball Uses Reverse Sweep to Clinch Playoff Spot

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team overcame a 2-0 deficit against St. Francis Brooklyn to win their eighth straight match...

November 5, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps SFU, Extends Conference Lead

LORETTO, PA- The Bryant women’s volleyball team won their seventh straight game and extended their lead in the NEC with a 3-0 sweep of Saint...

October 30, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps FDU For Sixth Straight Win

TEANECK, N.J.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team improved to 8-1 in NEC play with a 3-0 sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson. It was the Bulldogs&r...

October 29, 2021

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Volleyball Visits FDU, SFU This Weekend

TEANECK, N.J./LORETTO, PA- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will look to defend first place in the NEC this weekend as they continue their...

October 28, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps Merrimack, Wins 5th Straight

NORTH ANDOVER, MA- The Bryant women’s volleyball team continued their winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of Merrimack. They are now 7-1 in the...

October 22, 2021

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Volleyball Beats FDU, Sweeps Third Straight

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team won their third straight match with a 3-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. It was also...

October 15, 2021

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Volleyball Hosts FDU, SFU This Weekend

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team wraps up a four game homestand this weekend as they host Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint...

October 14, 2021

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Volleyball Defeats SFC to Win Fifth Straight

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the NEC with a 3-1 win over St. Francis Brooklyn. It was the...

October 1, 2021

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Volleyball Heads to NYC this Weekend

BROOKLYN, N.Y.- The Bryant women's volleyball team will make their first road trip in conference play this weekend, as they head to the big city...

September 30, 2021

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Volleyball Begins Conference Play at Home

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team opens conference play this weekend as they host Sacred Heart and Central Connecticut...

September 24, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps Sacred Heart

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team opened conference play with a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart. Match Information Bryant...

September 24, 2021

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Volleyball Visits Hartford at 6:00

EAST HARTFORD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team travels to Hartford this evening for their final tune-up before NEC play begins this...

September 21, 2021

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Volleyball Defeats Hartford, 3-1

WEST HARTFORD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team defeated Hartford on Tuesday by a score of 3-1, in their final tuneup before NEC play....

September 21, 2021

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Volleyball Splits Day 2 of UConn Tournament

STORRS, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team split their matches on the second day of the UConn Dog Pound Invitational. They fell to Yale,...

September 18, 2021

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Volleyball Falls to UConn to Open Weekend

STORRS, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell to UConn by a score of 3-0 in the opening match of the Dog Pound Invitational. Match...

September 17, 2021

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Volleyball Drops 3-1 Match with Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell to Fairfield, 3-1, in a non-conference match Tuesday. Match Information ...

September 14, 2021

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Volleyball Falls to Villanova in Boston

BOSTON, MASS.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell to Villanova in the final match of the Northeastern tournament, by a score of 3-0. ...

September 11, 2021

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Volleyball Heads to Northeastern Tournament

BOSTON, MASS.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will travel to Boston this weekend to take part in the Northeastern University Invitationa...

September 10, 2021

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Volleyball Splits Day 1 of NU Tournament

BOSTON, MASS.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team split their first two matches of the Northeastern tournament. They defeated Harvard, 3-0,...

September 10, 2021

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Volleyball Falls to Brown, 3-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell to Brown, 3-0, in a non-conference match Tuesday night. It was the second loss...

September 7, 2021

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Volleyball Splits Day 2 of Tournament

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team split their two matches on Saturday at the Bryant Invitational. They defeated Holy...

September 4, 2021

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Volleyball Set to Host Bryant Invitational

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will host three schools for the Bryant Invitational tournament this weekend. Brown,...

September 2, 2021

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Bulldogs sweep Art Carmichael Invitational

Match 1 Bryant 3, Quinnipiac 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18) Records: Bryant (2-0) | Quinnipiac (1-2) Location: Keaney Gymnasium (Kingston, R.I) ...

August 28, 2021

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Bryant Opens 2021 at URI Tournament

KINGSTON, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will travel to Kingston this weekend to take part in the URI tournament. They will be...

August 26, 2021

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2021 Women's Volleyball Season Preview

The Bryant University women’s volleyball team opens their season this weekend at the Rhode Island Tournament on URI’s campus in...

August 25, 2021

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Volleyball ranked third in NEC preseason poll

Somerset, N.J.- The Bryant University women’s volleyball team has been ranked third in the Northeast Conference preseason poll. The results...

August 12, 2021

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