10 Willa McGough
Willa McGough
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    2024
  • Hometown:
    Plainfield, N.H.
  • High School:
    Kimball Union Academy
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Neuroscience
  • gp
    15
  • p
    14
  • g
    11
  • a
    3

Bio

2023:
  • Started in 15 games as a junior
  • Registered 14 points on the season, with 11 goals and three assists
  • Scored a hat-trick in a win over Clark on Apr. 8
  • Won a team-leading 44 draw controls and grabbed 24 ground balls
2022:
  • Appeared in 14 games and made 10 starts as a sophomore
  • Finished the season with 11 points on 10 goals and one assist 
  • Caused eight turnovers and collected 33 ground balls on the season
  • Had a career high four points with three goals and one assist on Apr. 23 against Mount Holyoke.
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Kimball Union Academy, graduated in 2020
  • Was a two-sport athlete in soccer and alpine skiing
  • Helped guide Girls Varsity Soccer team to a Class C NEPSAC Championship as a freshman in 2016
  • Helped guide the alpine ski team to third place in the Lakes Region Giant Slalom Championship, and second place in the Lakes Region Slalom Championship
  • Was captain of the alpine ski team during her senior year
  • Was named a Lakes Region All-Star in soccer during her senior year
Personal:
  • Daughter of Kate Whybrow and David McGough
  • Mother, Kate Whybrow, rowed Crew at Williams College
  • Born in Geneva, N.Y.
  • Currently lives in Plainfield, N.H.
  • Two siblings, Chase and Gavin
  • Has dairy and beef cows, goats, chickens, and dogs
Why Wellesley:
  • Chose Wellesley because she loved the culture and the team was so welcoming during her visits. There are many opportunities she will be able to embrace at Wellesley through study abroad programs, the location, research opportunities, and being able to play soccer

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 8 Clark W, 16-2
Apr 12 at Emerson W, 16-14
Apr 15 Babson L, 24-0
Apr 19 Springfield L, 17-4
Apr 22 at Mount Holyoke W, 10-6
Apr 26 MIT L, 23-2
  Overall Conf
Games 15 9
Points 14 11
Goals 11 10
Assists 3 1
Shots 25 17
Shooting percentage 44.0 58.8
Shots on goal 19 13
Shots on goal percentage 76.0 76.5
Free position goals-shots 3-6 3-4
Ground balls 24 11
Draw controls 44 26
Turnovers 42 27
Caused turnovers 10 7
Fouls 15 6
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 17-2 0 0 0 0-1 0 2 3 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 8 at Curry W, 11-5 0 2 2 0-0 2 4 2 0 3 0.0 1 33.3 2 - 0 0
Mar 11 at New England Col. W, 14-5 0 0 0 0-0 4 4 3 1 2 0.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 15 Salve Regina L, 17-3 0 0 0 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Mar 18 at Smith L, 16-5 2 1 3 1-2 2 3 1 0 3 66.7 2 66.7 0 - 0 0
Mar 22 Bridgewater St. L, 15-8 1 0 1 0-1 3 4 2 1 2 50.0 2 100.0 3 - 0 0
Mar 25 at Wheaton L, 23-6 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 5 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Mar 29 at Southern Me. L, 17-4 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 1 Coast Guard L, 15-1 1 0 1 0-0 1 4 5 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 2 - 0 0
Apr 5 Worcester St. L, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Clark W, 16-2 3 0 3 2-2 0 6 2 2 4 75.0 4 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 12 at Emerson W, 16-14 2 0 2 0-0 1 6 2 0 5 40.0 3 60.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 15 Babson L, 24-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 3 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Apr 19 Springfield L, 17-4 1 0 1 0-0 3 2 3 3 2 50.0 1 50.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 22 at Mount Holyoke W, 10-6 1 0 1 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 26 MIT L, 23-2 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 4 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 2 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2021-22 14 10 10 1 11 4-10 33 18 36 8 29 34.5 23 79.3 14 - 0 0
2022-23 15 15 11 3 14 3-6 24 44 42 10 25 44.0 19 76.0 15 - 0 0
2023-24 11 11 9 3 12 3-5 12 10 23 6 16 56.3 15 93.8 12 - 0 0
Total 40 36 30 7 37 10-21 69 72 101 24 70 42.9 57 81.4 41 - 0 0
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 15 15 11 3 14 3-6 24 44 42 10 25 44.0 19 76.0 15 - 0 0
Conference 9 9 10 1 11 3-4 11 26 27 7 17 58.8 13 76.5 6 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 6 0 6 2-4 11 22 24 7 11 54.5 10 90.9 12 - 0 0
Away 7 7 5 3 8 1-2 13 22 18 3 14 35.7 9 64.3 3 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 5 6 2 8 2-2 8 21 11 5 15 40.0 11 73.3 2 - 0 0
Losses 10 10 5 1 6 1-4 16 23 31 5 10 50.0 8 80.0 13 - 0 0
Month February 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 0 2 3 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 1 - 0 0
March 7 7 3 3 6 1-3 17 21 18 3 10 30.0 7 70.0 9 - 0 0
April 7 7 8 0 8 2-2 7 21 21 7 14 57.1 11 78.6 5 - 0 0