Elsa Godwin

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Elsa Godwin at Sacramento State - 10/24/19

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Elsa Godwin vs. Eastern Washington - 10/3/19

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Elsa Godwin, Missy Huddleston vs. Eastern Washington - 10/3/19

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Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.
High School:
Sentinel H.S.

2021 (Senior): Heart of the Grizzly Award winner, voted on by coaching staff... Academic All-Big Sky Conference for the third time... Played in all 27 matches, including 101 of 102 sets on the season... Started 19 matches at either outside hitter or defensive specialist, taking on a variety of roles... Ranked third on the team with 23 service aces (0.23 per set) while also ranking among the team leaders with 223 digs (2.21 per set, third); and 101 kills (1.00 per set, sixth)... Totaled 360 serves (second on the team) and a .922 serve percentage (third), and a .937 serve-receive percentage (second) on 511 targets... Was in double figures for kills three times and digs on nine occasions... Recorded the fourth double-double of her career vs. Eastern Michigan (Aug. 28), with 14 kills and 10 digs, in addition to three blocks and a service ace... Was in double figures for kills in three consecutive matches (Aug. 28-Sept. 1)... Totaled a career-high 16 kills on .375 hitting in a home win over Seattle (Sept. 1), also notching a season-most four blocks... She recorded five kills (.556 hitting) and three blocks over the final two sets after Montana fell behind 2-1... Delivered 11 kills and three aces vs. College of Charleston (Aug. 29), including nine kills through the first two sets and points on four straight plays during an 8-0 Griz run during Set 2... Hit .438 vs. California Baptist (Sept. 3, with seven kills and zero errors... Recorded nine kills, three aces, three blocks and a career-high 19 digs in a five-set win over Green Bay (Sept. 10)... Had a service ace in 13 different matches, including multiple aces seven times... Finished with three aces vs. North Dakota (Sept. 11), as Montana won the UND Classic title... During the third set vs. the Fighting Hawks, she served during a 9-0 run to help turn a 21-15 deficit into a 24-21 lead and win... In a five-set win at Montana State (Oct. 26), racked up 12 digs, in addition to zero receiving errors on 21 targets... Finished her three-year career with 71 matches played (56 starts), and accumulating 527 digs, 319 kills, 76 blocks and 73 service aces.

Spring 2021 (Junior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Started 13 of 16 matches at outside hitter, once again leading Montana for service aces… Totaled 18 aces during the shortened season (0.27 per set)… Ranked second on the team with a .945 serve percentage… Became a strong force on defense, totaling 157 digs (2.38 per set, third on the team)… Recorded 50 kills (0.76 per set, fifth), 17 blocks (0.26 per set, fifth) and a .921 serve-receive percentage (fourth)… Led Montana for service aces six times, blocking twice and digs once… Served up an ace in 10 different matches, starting the season with two aces in each of the first three contests (Jan. 24-31)… Totaled four aces at Eastern Washington (Feb. 21), to go along with seven kills and 10 digs… Recorded 10 kills vs. Montana State (Feb. 14), also adding 11 digs for her third career double-double… Was in double figures for digs eight times, posting a season-high 17 in a five-set win over Idaho (Feb. 28)… Also added an ace and career-high-tying five blocks in the victory.

2019 (Sophomore): Farmers State Bank Invitational all-tournament team… Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in 101 of Montana’s 112 sets, seeing action in 28 matches and earning 24 starts at outside hitter… Started Montana’s final 15 matches… Ranked fourth on the team with 168 kills (1.66 per set)… Led the Grizzlies with 32 service aces and a .949 serve-receive percentage… During Big Sky play, averaged 0.40 service aces per set, which ranked fourth among all league players… Added 158 digs (1.56 per set, sixth on the team) and 39 blocks (0.39 per set, sixth)… Led Montana for kills four times, hitting percentage in four matches, blocking on three occasions and service aces a team-high nine times… Seven times was in double figures for kills, including three times in the final five matches of the season (Nov. 14-28)… During the final two weeks of the regular season, she averaged 2.41 kills per set at a .236 clip, also adding nine service aces… Had 11 kills on .429 hitting vs. Idaho State (Oct. 17), also chipping in with 12 digs for her first double-double… Earned a kill on match point at Montana State (Oct. 29), sealing a four-set road win... Recorded a season-high 13 kills at Sacramento State (Oct. 24)… Had a service ace in 14 different matches, including multiple aces nine times… Recorded a career-high five aces in a three-set win over Eastern Washington (Oct. 3), and followed that up with four aces and a season-high 14 digs the following night vs. Idaho (Oct. 4)… During a three-match span from Sept. 26-Oct. 4, she recorded 12 aces (1.33 per set)… Her five aces vs. Eastern Washington were tied for the most by a Big Sky athlete in a three-set match in 2019… Had at least one ace in each of Montana’s final five regular-season matches… Recorded seven or more digs 11 times, including two double-doubles… Made her collegiate debut vs. Pacific (Aug. 30), Montana’s second match of the season, and played in every match from that point forward.

2018 (Freshman): Redshirted during her first season at Montana... Was named to the University of Montana Dean's List, including a 4.0 grade-point average in her first semester.

Career Highs
Kills: 16, vs. Seattle (Sept. 1, 2021)
Attacks: 38, two times
Hitting Percentage: .438 (7-0-16), vs. California Baptist (Sept. 3, 2021)
Assists: 4, vs. Green Bay (Sept. 10, 2021)
Service Aces: 5, vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 3, 2019)
Digs: 19, vs. Green Bay (Sept. 10, 2021)
Blocks: 5, two times
Points: 18.0, vs. Seattle (Sept. 1, 2021)

High School: Is a 2018 graduate of Sentinel High School in Missoula… Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, helping the Spartans to three conference titles and back-to-back state championships (2016, 2017)… Was named Montana’s 2016 Gatorade Player of the Year… Earned three all-state honors and three first-team all-conference nods… Earned team MVP recognition as a junior and was named team captain as a senior… Also lettered one year in track & field… Played club volleyball for the Montana Volleyball Academy, where she was coached by her college coach, Allison Lawrence… Played high school and club volleyball with former Griz teammate Sarina Moreno... Was a member of the National Honor Society and was named academic all-state all four years of high school.

Personal: Born and raised in Missoula… Parents are Michael and Kirsten Godwin… Has an older sister, Lauren, and a younger brother, Clay… Uncle, Clay Crippen, was a golfer at New Mexico… Cousins Kelsie Crippen (Montana), Sadie Crippen (Montana) and Maggie Crippen (North Dakota State) also golfed collegiately… Earned her bachelor's degree in management in May 2021.