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Jersey Number 1
Lina Govoni
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Joliet, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet West
EMU 2026-2027: Will join the program as a freshman in the fall of 2026.
HIGH SCHOOL: Will graduate from Joliet West High School in the spring of 2026…Participated in the Tiger's volleyball program as a setter under head coach Christopher Lincoln…Named team captain for two years and helped her team to Southwest Prairie Conference Championships in 2025 and 2023, and three IHSA Regional Championships from 2023-25…Awarded IVCA All-State First Team IVCA Academic All-State First Team in 2025 among numerous other prestigious awards throughout her high-school career…A 2025 AVCA Best and Brightest Award Recipient, Govoni finished her senior year with 354 assists (4.3 per set), 198 digs (2.4 per set), and 233 kills (2.80 per set) off a .405 hitting percentage, the 11th-best in the state of Illinois in 2025 …Also recorded 52 blocks (0.6 per set)…At the club level, Govoni also participated in the Sports Performance Volleyball Club and earned a 17 Club Division AAU National Championship where she earned MVP honors.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Lina Teresa Govoni…Daughter of Don Govoni and Mary Penosky…Her mother, Mary, played volleyball at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was also a setter…Major: Economics with the goal of starting a career as a teacher or professor.
HIGH SCHOOL: Will graduate from Joliet West High School in the spring of 2026…Participated in the Tiger's volleyball program as a setter under head coach Christopher Lincoln…Named team captain for two years and helped her team to Southwest Prairie Conference Championships in 2025 and 2023, and three IHSA Regional Championships from 2023-25…Awarded IVCA All-State First Team IVCA Academic All-State First Team in 2025 among numerous other prestigious awards throughout her high-school career…A 2025 AVCA Best and Brightest Award Recipient, Govoni finished her senior year with 354 assists (4.3 per set), 198 digs (2.4 per set), and 233 kills (2.80 per set) off a .405 hitting percentage, the 11th-best in the state of Illinois in 2025 …Also recorded 52 blocks (0.6 per set)…At the club level, Govoni also participated in the Sports Performance Volleyball Club and earned a 17 Club Division AAU National Championship where she earned MVP honors.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Lina Teresa Govoni…Daughter of Don Govoni and Mary Penosky…Her mother, Mary, played volleyball at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was also a setter…Major: Economics with the goal of starting a career as a teacher or professor.
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