Amanda Gough was an outstanding three sport athlete with the Golden Eagles as a 4-year starting setter in volleyball, 2-year starting shortstop in softball and 2-year guard in basketball. In the Fall of 2008 she helped Clarion volleyball to a 16-15 overall record contributing 795 assists, 70 kills, 42 service aces, 215 digs and 39 blocks. In 2009 the Golden Eagles were NCAA D-II Atlantic Regional Qualifiers, notched a 26-10 overall record and a 15-4 mark in the PSAC-West (2nd place). Gough posted 1205 assists (10th in s single season), 334 digs, 72 kills, 23 aces and 77 total blocks. She was voted to the 2nd team PSAC-West. The 2010 season was – in a word – awesome. Clarion posted a school record 32-5 overall mark, went 17-2 in winning the West and won the PSAC Title with a 3-1 win over Edinboro. Gough had 45 set assists, 13 digs and 6 kills in the title win. Clarion then won the Atlantic Regional title defeating Cal 3-0 with Amanda getting 39 assists and 5 digs in the finale. Clarion lost a hard fought match to Dowling in the NCAA Elite 8, but not before posting a record setting season under coach Jennifer Herron. Gough had 1153 assists, 288 digs, 91 kills, 22 aces and 52 blocks. She was named to the PSAC-West First Team and AVCA All-Region. In 2011 Clarion was 19-13 overall, 14-5 in the PSAC-West and again qualified for the NCAA Atlantic Regionals. Gough finished her senior year with 1045 assists, 282 digs, 74 kills, 11 aces and 57 blocks and was named First Team PSAC-West and AVCA All-Atlantic Region. Gough finished second at Clarion in career assists with 4,198, 13th in digs with 1,119 and 19th in blocks with 225. In 2012 she started her college softball career hitting .311 (28 of 90) with 4 doubles, 2 hr’s, 8 rbi’s and 12 runs scored. In 2013 she hit .357 (30 of 84 – 7th at Clarion), 9 doubles (7th at Clarion), 1 triple, 2 hr’s, 15 rbi’s and 14 runs scored. Her .560 slugging was 5th best of all-time and she was a First Team PSAC Central selection. She was a career .333 hitter (58 of 174), .489 slugging, 26 runs, 23 rbi’s, 13 doubles and 4 hr’s. She also played guard on the 2012 & 2013 basketball teams under “Gie” Parsons. A 2008 grad of Chesterton High (Indiana) she was the 2008 Female Athlete of the Year. Employed at the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, she currently resides in Chesterton with her two children Mattilyn and Ronan.
