Mailinh Godschall

September 10, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Volleyball team wins 0-0 against the Utah Valley Wolverines in the Morgan’s Message game.

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Mailinh Godschall poses during photo day in front of a white screen

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Position:
DS/L
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.

Honors: ACC All-Academic Team (2024)... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024)... CSC Academic All-District (2025)

2025: Saw action in 31 matches… Led Duke with 451 digs, while she led the conference for the majority of the season with a 4.03 average digs per set… Recorded 20 or more digs in seven matches… Ranked fourth on the team with 138 assists and third with 30 aces… Posted a season-high 28 digs at Mississippi State (9/10)… Served three aces twice — at Georgia (9/5) and against Louisville (10/24)… Distributed a career-best 10 assists against Virginia... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

2024: Appeared in 30 matches … Led the team with 461 total digs … Posted a team second-best 83 assists while adding 33 service aces and 33 total points … Earned her career-high 37 digs against Georgia Tech (11/1) and became the fifth Blue Devil in program history to post 37 digs in a match ... Posted career-highs of five points and five aces in her first collegiate match against Colegate (8/30) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists against Clemson (11/3) ... Earned 20 or more digs in seven matches … Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

Prior to Duke: Comes to Durham as a 5-7 libero/defensive specialist from Ellicott City, Md., where she attended Centennial High School and competed for Metro Volleyball Club ... In 2023, she was named Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year and All-County Player of the Year in addition to her first team Washington Post All-Metro honor ... Her high school team captured the 2A state championship as she was named a captain for both her junior and senior seasons ... She has excelled as a valued member of her club team and in 2023, she was named first team All-DMV by Prep Dig and was ranked as the No. 1 libero in the DMV area ... She has competed in multiple Girls Junior National Championships and was an Under Armour All-American Camp Series nominee in 2022 and 2023 ... Outside of volleyball, she was a member of her high school's National Honor Society where she assisted in volunteer events to help develop leadership and make an impact in the community ... She was also one of four founding members for Helping Hands for the Homeless Hearts, a non-profit organization that gives donations to the homeless several times a year.