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STARKVILLE, MS - August 05, 2023 - Mississippi State Setter Alexa Fortin (#6) during 2023-2024 Volleyball Production Day at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

Alexa Fortin Goede

Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
High School/Previous School:
North Gwinnett HS (Georgia)
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.

2023 (Graduate – Mississippi State)
Played in 75 sets in 23 matches while earning a start in 13 of those matches … Dished out 325 assists, recording 4.33 assists per set for the second most assists on the team … Registered three double-doubles on the season … Finished fifth on the team with 126 digs … Handed out 15 or more assists on 11 occasions … Dished out 24 assists and 10 digs versus Western Michigan (Sept. 8) … Earned a career-high 29 assists at Kennesaw State (Sept. 9). … Totaled 10 assists and 10 digs against Lipscomb (Sept. 14) … Collected 22 assists and 10 digs against Abilene Christian (Sept. 16).

2022 (Senior – Georgia)
Appeared in all 120 sets in 31 matches, joining libero Bailey Cox as the only Bulldogs to play in all 120 sets … Graduated in December with undergrad degree in Sport Management … Handed out 1,438 assists, registering 4.41 assists per set in a 6-2 offense … Recorded six double-doubles on the season … Finished second on the team with 29 aces … Career-high 27 assists came against Iona (9/9) … Handed out 20 or more assists 10 times … Put up a career-best 18 digs against Arkansas (11/6) … Career-best three aces came in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 8 Towson (12/1).

2021 (Junior – Georgia)
Made an appearance in 22 sets in nine matches … Came in as a designated server in back-to-back matches at UCF (9/11) and NC State (9/16) … Aced the Knights twice, tying a career-best while putting up six digs in the match … Also had an ace against No. 22 Florida (9/29) … Member of 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Sophomore – Georgia)
Appeared in two matches … Recorded a double-double in NCAA debut at #5 Florida (11/21), recording 20 assists and 15 digs … Also added two aces against the Gators … Member of 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman – Georgia)
Redshirted … Member of J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll … Member of First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Club
Played all four years for North Gwinnett High School … The setter ran an offense that earned her all-state honors three seasons and all-area and all-county accolades all four seasons … Dished out 3,548 total assists (8.5 per set) in her career while serving up 280 aces and picking up 827 digs … Also recorded 547 kills in her career … During her career, North Gwinnett went 153-32 in four seasons … Following her senior season in 2018, Fortin was named a Third Team Under Armour All-American … Played club volleyball for A5 Volleyball.

Personal
Born on October 30, 2000 ... Her husband, Ryland Christopher Goede, plays football at Mississippi State ... Daughter of Debi and Troy Fortin … Has two older brothers, Troy and Cade, and a younger sister, Skylar … Brother Cade is a quarterback at Arkansas … Cousin Turner Fortin played football at Georgia in 2017 … Uncle Roman Fortin played 10 years in the NFL … Majoring in Sport Management.