19 Willa McGough
Willa McGough
  • Height:
    5'5"
  • Year:
    2024
  • Hometown:
    Plainfield, N.H.
  • High School:
    Kimball Union Academy
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Neuroscience
  • Pronunciation:
    WILL-uh MICK-goff
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Bio

2024:
  • Started in 12 games as a senior
  • Scored nine goals with three assists
  • Collected 13 ground balls and won 12 draw controls
  • Recorded a hat-trick in a win over Mount Holyoke on Apr. 20
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:
  • Made collegiate debut on March 9 helping the Blue to a 16-5 win over Curry
  • 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 6 Emerson L, 17-15
Apr 10 Smith L, 20-5
Apr 13 at Springfield L, 26-5
Apr 17 at Coast Guard L, 23-3
Apr 20 Mount Holyoke W, 19-11
Apr 24 at Babson L, 25-1
  Overall Conf
Games 12 8
Points 12 8
Goals 9 8
Assists 3 0
Shots 16 13
Shooting percentage 56.3 61.5
Shots on goal 15 13
Shots on goal percentage 93.8 100.0
Free position goals-shots 3-5 3-4
Ground balls 13 9
Draw controls 12 11
Turnovers 27 15
Caused turnovers 7 6
Fouls 13 10
Yellow cards 3 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 24 at Merchant Marine L, 8-7 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Feb 28 at Gordon L, 10-9 0 1 1 0-1 2 0 6 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 2 at Worcester St. L, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Curry W, 18-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 9-7 1 0 1 0-0 2 1 2 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 16 Salve Regina L, 12-9 0 0 0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Mar 20 Nichols L, 11-10 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Mar 23 at Clark L, 14-10 2 0 2 0-0 3 1 4 2 3 66.7 3 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 30 at MIT L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Wheaton L, 17-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Emerson L, 17-15 2 0 2 1-2 2 4 2 1 5 40.0 5 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 10 Smith L, 20-5 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Apr 13 at Springfield L, 26-5 1 0 1 1-1 0 0 3 1 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 17 at Coast Guard L, 23-3 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Apr 20 Mount Holyoke W, 19-11 3 0 3 1-1 1 2 0 1 4 75.0 4 100.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 24 at Babson L, 25-1 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 4 1 0 - 0 - 1 - 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 12 12 9 3 12 3-5 13 12 27 7 16 56.3 15 93.8 13 - 0 0
Total 41 37 30 7 37 10-21 70 74 105 25 70 42.9 57 81.4 42 - 0 0
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 12 12 9 3 12 3-5 13 12 27 7 16 56.3 15 93.8 13 - 0 0
Conference 8 8 8 0 8 3-4 9 11 15 6 13 61.5 13 100.0 10 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 6 6 2 8 2-3 7 8 8 2 10 60.0 10 100.0 10 - 0 0
Away 6 6 3 1 4 1-2 6 4 19 5 6 50.0 5 83.3 3 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 2 4 0 4 1-1 3 3 2 1 5 80.0 5 100.0 2 - 0 0
Losses 10 10 5 3 8 2-4 10 9 25 6 11 45.5 10 90.9 11 - 0 0
Month February 2 2 0 1 1 0-1 2 0 8 1 2 0.0 1 50.0 0 - 0 0
March 4 4 3 2 5 0-0 6 3 9 2 4 75.0 4 100.0 6 - 0 0
April 6 6 6 0 6 3-4 5 9 10 4 10 60.0 10 100.0 7 - 0 0