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Jersey Number 11
Terra McGowan
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mission Viejo HS
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
Bio
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023)
- NFCA First-Team All-American (C)
- Diamond Sports National Catcher of the Year
- First-Team All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (4/24)
NFCA first team All-American at catcher ... Named the second Diamond Sports National Catcher of the Year in program history (Gwen Svekis, 2018) ... Became the 10th first team All-American in program history and the fourth to do so at catcher fourth catcher joining Jenn Poore (2004), Alexa Peterson (2013) and Svekis ... Played and started 54 games ... Hit .315 with career highs in home runs (12), RBI (50), runs (47) and walks (22) to lead the team ... Was seventh in the Pac-12 in homers and RBI ... Also ranked fourth in the league in runs ... Had nine doubles and a .588 slugging percentage ... Defensively, ranked second in the Pac-12 after throwing out 13 would-be base stealers ... Also picked off three runners ... Had a career-best 12 game hitting streak from April 14 to May 6; During that span, hit .444 (16-of-36) with 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 12 RBI ... Threw out three runners and picked off another at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Feb. 9-12) ... Tremendous weekend at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 17-19) where she hit .571 (10-of-18) with a double, 2 homers and 10 RBI, and slugged .944 ... Opened the tournament with a 2-for-3 day versus Utah Valley (Feb. 17) ... Tied her career high with 5 RBI against LMU (Feb. 18), going 3-for-4 with a home run ... Capped tournament with another 3-for-4 day versus UC Riverside (Feb. 19) with a homer, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in 5 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 24-26) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI vs. No. 3 Florida (Feb. 25) ... Also went 2-4 with a homer against No. 24 Missouri (Feb. 25) ... Homered in three straight games March 3-4 versus Cal Poly, San Jose State and LMU ... Went 5-for-7 the last three games of the Judi Garman Classic (Mar. 2-4) with 3 home runs, a double and 5 RBI ... Went 8-for-15 (.583) with 7 RBI on the Washington/Seattle U. trip (Mar. 10-13) ... Was 2-for-4 with a grand slam at Washington (Mar. 11) ... Followed that with a 3-for-4 day that included a pair of doubles against the Huskies (Mar. 3/12) ... Was 2-for-3 at Seattle (Mar. 13) ... Claimed the top spot for catchers in D1 Softball’s Week 5 Player Power Rankings (Mar. 14) ... Went 3-for-8 (.375) with 2 home runs, a double and 4 RBI in the UCLA series (Mar. 24-26) ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 RBI in the 3-0 win vs. No. 3 UCLA (Mar. 24) ... Drove in three runs in the Oregon State series (Apr. 1-2) ... Was named an NFCA top performer and the Pac-12 player of the week after hitting .750 (6-of-8) with 2 doubles, a home run and 6 RBI in the Arizona series (Apr. 21-23) ... Slugged 1.325 against the Wildcats ... Hit .455 (5-for-11) on the Pacific/California trip (Apr. 27-30) with 5 RBI ... Went 3-for 3 and scored 3 runs in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional final versus Arkansas (May 21)... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team
Earned first team All-Pac-12 honors for the first time in her carer despite missing 22 games in the first half of the season after taking a foul tip off her throwing hand Feb. 18 at Baylor ... Also named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and the NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team ... Led the team in hitting with a .375 average ... Is the first catcher to lead the Ducks in hitting since 2005 (T.J. Eadus) ... Had eight doubles in 88 at-bats, averaging one every 11 trips to the plate ... Made only one error on the season for a .994 fielding percentage and threw out 6-of-18 (.333) base stealers ... Got off to a hot start hitting .571 (8-of-14) with five RBI in her first four games before being injured ... Included in that was a career-best four hits and three doubles with four RBI at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11) ... Had five consecutive two-hit games versus Arizona State and Arizona (April 9-16) ... Went 10-of-17 (.588) in that span with two home runs and five RBI and also scored five runs ... at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 20-22): Made major contributions to both of Oregon's wins against Wichita State ... Had the walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth of the Ducks' 10-2 run-rule victory (May 20) ... Went 2-for-2 with two walks and scored a career-best four runs in the second game versus the Shockers (May 21).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021)
- Second Team All-Pac-12
- NFCA Second Team All-Pacific Region
Finished third on the team with a .308 batting average to go along with five homers and 26 RBIs … Also added six doubles and 24 runs scored … Second in the Pac-12 with 12 runners caught stealing … Named second-team All-Pac-12 and NFCA second-team All-Pacific Region … Hit .389 with runners in scoring position – 81 points higher than her overall season batting average … Delivered a pair of walk-off hits late in the season, once against Arizona on May 7, and another at Texas in an NCAA Regional … Went on an eight-game hitting streak from April 24-May 7, recording multiple hits in six of those games while hitting .480 over that stretch … at Fresno State (Feb. 21): Put Oregon on the board with a solo shot in the third inning of a 2-1 win … vs. Oregon State (March 13): Ended the game with an RBI double in the fifth inning of a 14-6 run-rule win … vs. Utah (March 20): Delivered a pair of clutch RBI singles in a 7-6 comeback victory … vs. Utah (March 21): Provided some key insurance runs in a 5-2 win with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning … vs. Stanford (Apr. 24): Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in a 7-4 win … at Arizona State (Apr. 30): Finished 2-for-5 while scoring the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of a 6-5 victory … vs. Arizona (May 7): Hit a towering walk-off two-run homer in the seventh inning on an 0-2 pitch to give Oregon a 2-1 win … at Texas (May 23): Went 3-for-5 and delivered a walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning to force a winner-take-all regional final against the Longhorns.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020)
Fourth on the team with a .375 batting average while hitting three home runs and driving in 22 runs … Finished third in the conference, 25th nationally and led the team with nine doubles … Second among Pac-12 freshmen with her .375 batting average and fifth among conference freshman with her 22 RBIs … Second on the team with 23 runs scored while going 6-for-6 in stolen bases … One of four Ducks with an OPS over 1.000 at 1.016 … Second on the team with nine multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit performances … Hit safely in 10 of the first 11 games, hitting .500 over that stretch … Drove in multiple runs four times … Started all 24 games, 22 at catcher and two in right field … Puerto Vallarta Challenge (Feb. 6-9): Started off collegiate career with a bang, going 8-for-19 (.421) with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs on the opening weekend of the season … vs. Utah Valley (Feb. 6): Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in collegiate debut, delivering the game-ending two-run double in the sixth inning of a run-rule win … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Drove in five runs, highlighted by a fourth-inning grand slam, finishing 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored … The five RBIs were a season-high for an Oregon player … vs. Dayton (Feb. 15): Hit second homer of the year, blasting a solo shot to get the Ducks on the board in the first inning … at Houston (Feb. 15): Drove in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning with a two-out double, finishing 2-for-4 with a run scored … vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 20): Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs, along with two runs … vs. Drake (Feb. 28): Turned in third three-hit game of the year, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored … vs. Loyola Marymount (March 7): Homered in first regular season at-bat in Jane Sanders Stadium, a first-inning solo shot to put the Ducks on the board … vs. Portland State (March 8): Scored a season-high three runs, going 2-for-2 with a walk.
FRESHMAN (2019)
Redshirted due to Pac-12 transfer rules.
BEFORE OREGON
Joined the Ducks as a true freshman for the 2019 season after spending the fall of 2018 at Arizona State ... The No. 20 ranked player on the 2018 FloSoftball Hot 100 list and No. 21 on the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11, 2022)
Runs: 4, vs. Wichita State (May 21, 2022)
RBIs: 5, 2x, last vs. LMU (Feb. 18, 2023)
Doubles: 3, at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11, 2022)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, 23x, last vs. Utah (May 6, 2023)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. UCLA (Mar. 1, 2021)
Hitting Streak: 12 games, Apr. 14-May 6, 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time all-league first team selection and a member of the all-Orange County team in 2016 after leading Mission Viejo High School to the CIF Championship ... Hit a whopping .540 with seven home runs as a senior for Mission Viejo ... Mission Viejo’s varsity offensive player of the year in 2017 ... Also starred for the OC Batbusters -Stith club team ... In addition to dominating on the field, she thrived in the classroom throughout her high school career ... Carried a 3.8 GPA and earned Scholar Athlete recognition from Mission Viejo following the 2017 season.
- NFCA First-Team All-American (C)
- Diamond Sports National Catcher of the Year
- First-Team All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (4/24)
NFCA first team All-American at catcher ... Named the second Diamond Sports National Catcher of the Year in program history (Gwen Svekis, 2018) ... Became the 10th first team All-American in program history and the fourth to do so at catcher fourth catcher joining Jenn Poore (2004), Alexa Peterson (2013) and Svekis ... Played and started 54 games ... Hit .315 with career highs in home runs (12), RBI (50), runs (47) and walks (22) to lead the team ... Was seventh in the Pac-12 in homers and RBI ... Also ranked fourth in the league in runs ... Had nine doubles and a .588 slugging percentage ... Defensively, ranked second in the Pac-12 after throwing out 13 would-be base stealers ... Also picked off three runners ... Had a career-best 12 game hitting streak from April 14 to May 6; During that span, hit .444 (16-of-36) with 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 12 RBI ... Threw out three runners and picked off another at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Feb. 9-12) ... Tremendous weekend at the Campbell/Cartier Classic (Feb. 17-19) where she hit .571 (10-of-18) with a double, 2 homers and 10 RBI, and slugged .944 ... Opened the tournament with a 2-for-3 day versus Utah Valley (Feb. 17) ... Tied her career high with 5 RBI against LMU (Feb. 18), going 3-for-4 with a home run ... Capped tournament with another 3-for-4 day versus UC Riverside (Feb. 19) with a homer, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in 5 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 24-26) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI vs. No. 3 Florida (Feb. 25) ... Also went 2-4 with a homer against No. 24 Missouri (Feb. 25) ... Homered in three straight games March 3-4 versus Cal Poly, San Jose State and LMU ... Went 5-for-7 the last three games of the Judi Garman Classic (Mar. 2-4) with 3 home runs, a double and 5 RBI ... Went 8-for-15 (.583) with 7 RBI on the Washington/Seattle U. trip (Mar. 10-13) ... Was 2-for-4 with a grand slam at Washington (Mar. 11) ... Followed that with a 3-for-4 day that included a pair of doubles against the Huskies (Mar. 3/12) ... Was 2-for-3 at Seattle (Mar. 13) ... Claimed the top spot for catchers in D1 Softball’s Week 5 Player Power Rankings (Mar. 14) ... Went 3-for-8 (.375) with 2 home runs, a double and 4 RBI in the UCLA series (Mar. 24-26) ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 RBI in the 3-0 win vs. No. 3 UCLA (Mar. 24) ... Drove in three runs in the Oregon State series (Apr. 1-2) ... Was named an NFCA top performer and the Pac-12 player of the week after hitting .750 (6-of-8) with 2 doubles, a home run and 6 RBI in the Arizona series (Apr. 21-23) ... Slugged 1.325 against the Wildcats ... Hit .455 (5-for-11) on the Pacific/California trip (Apr. 27-30) with 5 RBI ... Went 3-for 3 and scored 3 runs in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional final versus Arkansas (May 21)... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team
Earned first team All-Pac-12 honors for the first time in her carer despite missing 22 games in the first half of the season after taking a foul tip off her throwing hand Feb. 18 at Baylor ... Also named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and the NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team ... Led the team in hitting with a .375 average ... Is the first catcher to lead the Ducks in hitting since 2005 (T.J. Eadus) ... Had eight doubles in 88 at-bats, averaging one every 11 trips to the plate ... Made only one error on the season for a .994 fielding percentage and threw out 6-of-18 (.333) base stealers ... Got off to a hot start hitting .571 (8-of-14) with five RBI in her first four games before being injured ... Included in that was a career-best four hits and three doubles with four RBI at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11) ... Had five consecutive two-hit games versus Arizona State and Arizona (April 9-16) ... Went 10-of-17 (.588) in that span with two home runs and five RBI and also scored five runs ... at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 20-22): Made major contributions to both of Oregon's wins against Wichita State ... Had the walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth of the Ducks' 10-2 run-rule victory (May 20) ... Went 2-for-2 with two walks and scored a career-best four runs in the second game versus the Shockers (May 21).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021)
- Second Team All-Pac-12
- NFCA Second Team All-Pacific Region
Finished third on the team with a .308 batting average to go along with five homers and 26 RBIs … Also added six doubles and 24 runs scored … Second in the Pac-12 with 12 runners caught stealing … Named second-team All-Pac-12 and NFCA second-team All-Pacific Region … Hit .389 with runners in scoring position – 81 points higher than her overall season batting average … Delivered a pair of walk-off hits late in the season, once against Arizona on May 7, and another at Texas in an NCAA Regional … Went on an eight-game hitting streak from April 24-May 7, recording multiple hits in six of those games while hitting .480 over that stretch … at Fresno State (Feb. 21): Put Oregon on the board with a solo shot in the third inning of a 2-1 win … vs. Oregon State (March 13): Ended the game with an RBI double in the fifth inning of a 14-6 run-rule win … vs. Utah (March 20): Delivered a pair of clutch RBI singles in a 7-6 comeback victory … vs. Utah (March 21): Provided some key insurance runs in a 5-2 win with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning … vs. Stanford (Apr. 24): Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in a 7-4 win … at Arizona State (Apr. 30): Finished 2-for-5 while scoring the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of a 6-5 victory … vs. Arizona (May 7): Hit a towering walk-off two-run homer in the seventh inning on an 0-2 pitch to give Oregon a 2-1 win … at Texas (May 23): Went 3-for-5 and delivered a walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning to force a winner-take-all regional final against the Longhorns.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020)
Fourth on the team with a .375 batting average while hitting three home runs and driving in 22 runs … Finished third in the conference, 25th nationally and led the team with nine doubles … Second among Pac-12 freshmen with her .375 batting average and fifth among conference freshman with her 22 RBIs … Second on the team with 23 runs scored while going 6-for-6 in stolen bases … One of four Ducks with an OPS over 1.000 at 1.016 … Second on the team with nine multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit performances … Hit safely in 10 of the first 11 games, hitting .500 over that stretch … Drove in multiple runs four times … Started all 24 games, 22 at catcher and two in right field … Puerto Vallarta Challenge (Feb. 6-9): Started off collegiate career with a bang, going 8-for-19 (.421) with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs on the opening weekend of the season … vs. Utah Valley (Feb. 6): Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in collegiate debut, delivering the game-ending two-run double in the sixth inning of a run-rule win … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Drove in five runs, highlighted by a fourth-inning grand slam, finishing 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored … The five RBIs were a season-high for an Oregon player … vs. Dayton (Feb. 15): Hit second homer of the year, blasting a solo shot to get the Ducks on the board in the first inning … at Houston (Feb. 15): Drove in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning with a two-out double, finishing 2-for-4 with a run scored … vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 20): Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs, along with two runs … vs. Drake (Feb. 28): Turned in third three-hit game of the year, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored … vs. Loyola Marymount (March 7): Homered in first regular season at-bat in Jane Sanders Stadium, a first-inning solo shot to put the Ducks on the board … vs. Portland State (March 8): Scored a season-high three runs, going 2-for-2 with a walk.
FRESHMAN (2019)
Redshirted due to Pac-12 transfer rules.
BEFORE OREGON
Joined the Ducks as a true freshman for the 2019 season after spending the fall of 2018 at Arizona State ... The No. 20 ranked player on the 2018 FloSoftball Hot 100 list and No. 21 on the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11, 2022)
Runs: 4, vs. Wichita State (May 21, 2022)
RBIs: 5, 2x, last vs. LMU (Feb. 18, 2023)
Doubles: 3, at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 11, 2022)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, 23x, last vs. Utah (May 6, 2023)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. UCLA (Mar. 1, 2021)
Hitting Streak: 12 games, Apr. 14-May 6, 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time all-league first team selection and a member of the all-Orange County team in 2016 after leading Mission Viejo High School to the CIF Championship ... Hit a whopping .540 with seven home runs as a senior for Mission Viejo ... Mission Viejo’s varsity offensive player of the year in 2017 ... Also starred for the OC Batbusters -Stith club team ... In addition to dominating on the field, she thrived in the classroom throughout her high school career ... Carried a 3.8 GPA and earned Scholar Athlete recognition from Mission Viejo following the 2017 season.
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