2026: McGowan opened the season with 10 digs in the 3-1 victory over St. John Fisher (9/1)...Recorded four digs in the sweep against Berry (9/5)...Tallied six digs against Tufts (9/6)...Contributed eight digs in the sweep over Scranton (9/6)...Notched a season-high 19 digs and two assists against Carnegie Mellon (9/11)...Made an appearance in the sweep over Babson (9/12)...Recorded 11 digs and two assists in the 3-1 victory over MIT (9/18)...Tallied seven digs, three assists, and one service ace in the sweep against Wentworth (9/19)...Contributed 15 digs, two assists, and one ace against NYU (9/19)...Recorded seven digs, three assists, and one ace in the sweep over Bard (9/25)...Tallied 11 digs, five assists, and one ace in the 3-1 victory over Union (9/26)...Contributed eight digs, two assists, and two aces in the sweep against Buffalo State (9/26)...Recorded seven digs and two assists in the sweep over RIT (9/30)...Tallied two digs in the victory over Skidmore (10/3)...Made an appearance in the sweep against Kean (10/9)...Recorded three digs and one assist in the sweep over William Paterson (10/10)...Made an appearance in the sweep against William Smith (10/14)...Appeared in the sweep over Hartwick (10/21)...Recorded one dig and two assists in the sweep against Clarkson (10/24)...Contributed one dig and one service ace in the 3-1 victory over Cortland (10/28)...Made an appearance in the victory over Lycoming (11/6)...Tallied four digs in the 3-1 victory over Juniata (11/7)...Finished the regular season with two digs and one assist in the sweep against Wittenberg (11/7).
2025: Recorded seven digs in the 3-1 victory over John Hopkins (9/12)...Totaled six digs and one assist in the four-set game against Carnegie Mellon (9/13)...Had five digs in the 3-1 victory over Clarkson (9/28)... Recorded a career high 13 digs and 1 kill in win over Cortland (9/27)... Had 2 digs against William Paterson (10/25)... Totaled 3 digs against Randolph-Macon (11/8).
2024: Made her collegiate debut by registering eight digs in Ithaca's sweep over Rivier (8/31)...Recorded two digs in the Bombers conference opener sweep against Clarkson (9/27)...Recorded three digs in sweep over Vassar (10/12)...Appeared in eight matches including 10 sets during her first year on campus and finished with 15 digs, two assists and a kill. |
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High School: A 2024 graduate of Bayport Blue Point High School, Renee excelled as a dual-sport athlete in both volleyball and softball. In volleyball, she was named the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year and made the 2023 All-Long Island First Team. She was also one of the Top 50 players in Long Island and earned spots on the 2023 All-County Tournament Team and 2023 All-Classification. She served as the 2022/3 18’s Team Captain and was named to the 2022 All-State Third Team. Additionally, she earned the titles of 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, 2022 All-County Tournament Team MVP, and 2022 All-Classification. Her team was the 2022 Suffolk County and League Champions. In 2021, she earned All-League honors, and her team was League Champions, a title they also held in 2020. In softball, she made the 2024 All-Long Island Second Team and the 2024 All-State Fifth Team. She was one of the Top 100 Players in Long Island in 2024 and made the 2023 Top 100 Players of Long Island. Her team was the 2023 Long Island Champions. She was also recognized on the 2022 All-County Team and the 2022 All County Tournament Team.
Personal: A Physical Therapy major, Renee is the daughter of Tami and Jason McGowan. Her older brother, Trey, plays baseball at SUNY Oswego. She also has four younger siblings, Jayde, Abby, Laney, and Stella.
