 While a sophomore at Georgia, McClain was selected for the team to represent the US at the 1985 World University Games, held in Kobe, Japan.McClain was the leading scorer in the first three games, including a 38-point output in the first game against the People's Republic of Korea, along with 13 rebounds.She would end up leading the team in scoring, with 17 points per game, rebounding, with almost eight per game and blocks with eleven.