University of Evansville Athletics

Major: Biology
 
2021 –

• NFCA All-Region Team
• All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team (third time in career)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team (third time)
• Set UE single-season batting mark at .418 – was just the second player in program history to hit over .400 in a season – also set Evansville season mark for on-base percentage at .566 (previous record was .511)
• Two walks in season finale against Loyola saw her secure new program record with 98 in her career
• Wrapped up her career second in career slugging percentage and on-base percentage and third in batting and total home runs
• Gould’s on-base total was 11^th in the nation while her average finished 46^th in the NCAA
• Named MVC Player of the Week on March 22 after reaching base 83.3% of the time versus Loyola while hitting a pair of home runs
• Was a perfect 4-4 with a home runs, two runs scored and a career-best six RBI versus Alabama State
• Added four more RBI and a 2-3 day at the plate in second game at Bellarmine
• Posted another 4-RBI day in second contests against Loyola
• Tallied a 4-4 effort in second contests against Indiana State where she had a home run, stolen base and three runs
• Led UE in on-base, batting, runs (38), hits (51), home runs (11), total bases (93), slugging (.762), walks (35) and hit by pitch (8)
• Converted 11 of her 16 stolen base tries
• Home run tally was tied for third in the MVC while her 38 runs was fourth

2020: Two-time All-MVC First Team player finished the 2020 season batting .216...named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team…tied for second on the team with 15 runs scored while reaching base with 11 walks…had four home runs and 13 RBI…belted first home run against Butler before hitting second one on 2/9 in win over Green Bay while tying season mark with two RBI…scored twice and walked twice at South Alabama…after starting the season 5-for-38 from the plate, finished by going 13 out of 31 (.419)…had a 6-game hit streak between 2/28 and 3/7 where she batted .476, going 10-for-21…hit home runs in games against North Alabama and Northwestern State…went 7-for-13 at the Blues City Classic…scored season mark of three runs while going 2-4 with a triple in win over Big Ten foe Illinois…in final game against Purdue Fort Wayne, was 1-2 with 2 RBI, 2 runs and a walk.

2019: Named to the All-MVC First Team for second time in her career...named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team…earned a spot on the 2019 All-Tournament Team at the MVC Championship…MVC Player of the Week on April 22…led UE batting .306 while starting all 49 games…had 10 home runs, 31 RBI, 30 runs and 35 walks, all team bests…was 7-10 in stolen base tries…had a 12-game hit streak in April…opened the year with a home run against Purdue Fort Wayne…added a 2-2 game with two RBI against Butler…walked three times in win over Green Bay…had six RBI in 4-game sweep at Southern…added a home run with three RBI and two runs in finale of series in Baton Rouge…homered for the fifth time against Siena, went 2-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a walk…12-game hit streak began on April 6; hit .515 (17-for-33) over that span…added four RBI in series final at MSU…posted three RBI and her 10^th homer in opener against Valpo.

2018: Named the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year…earned NFCA All-Region honors…picked up a nod on the 2018 All-MVC First Team…batted .377 on the season, tied for 5th in the MVC…led the MVC with 13 doubles…earned Newcomer and Player of the Week recognition on 3/26 as she went 6-7 against UNI with five runs, two doubles, a home run and a walk…started all 49 games, splitting time at catcher and in the outfield…debuted by going 3-4 with a home run, double and two runs scored against Samford…had 18 multi-hit games…against national power Georgia, she went 2-3 with a double…in second MVC games, went 3-4 with a double against eventual league champion Drake…finished series against Bulldogs by going 5-9…went 6-7 with five runs scored versus UNI…picked up three hits in game one at Indiana State…notched three hits in four at-bats in home game against Sycamores…in doubleheader at Bradley, was 4-8 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Prior to UE: A native of Mt. Carmel, Ill., Gould played for Mt. Carmel High School where she was named the 2017 Mt. Carmel Softball Player of the Year…as a senior, she batted .612 while getting on base 68.3% of the time while slugging 1.403; also notched 43 runs and 41 RBI…earned a spot on the 2017 Illinois Coaches Association Softball Class 2A All-State First Team…hit a school record 10 doubles in 2017…was named to the Class 2A All-State Second Team as a junior in 2016.