Russ Rose Then (2008): “Megan is the sleeper of this incoming class. She is quick and may end up being our fastest player on pursuit. I like the fact that she is a confident, high-energy individual who is very similar to her mother, who I coached a number of years ago. I don’t know what role or position she’s going to be in, but I know she’s going to be in the back row and I’m optimistic that she is going to get some playing time her freshman year, as she has a great nose for the ball.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Megan was a talented player whose mother was a coach and who played volleyball for me earlier at Penn State. You could tell that she was the daughter of a coach. She had a good feel for the game, both tactically and reading the game well and making adjustments. She was on our National Championship teams in 2008, 2009, and 2010. After she graduated, she received an advanced degree and played in England. She was an assistant coach at several college programs in the United States, and now is the head coach at George Mason University.”
2008 Season (Freshman): 2008 National Champion … saw action in 16 matches as a serving and defensive specialist … recorded her first collegiate dig against Long Island (9/5) at Rec Hall … tallied first collegiate ace against Yale (9/19) … had one ace and one dig against Iowa (11/1).
Before Penn State: Four-year volleyball and one-year soccer letterwinner at Langley High School in McLean, Va. … three-year team captain in volleyball for the Saxons … finished with a scholastic record of 78-12 … helped squad to the 2004 and 2007 district championship, the 2007 regional championship and the state finals … soccer team also captured the 2005 district championship … two-time district Player of the Year, First Team All-State and Northern Region Player of the Year … twice named the Player of the Year by the Washington Post … four-time all-district … two-time Langley HS volleyball Most Valuable Player … member of the NOVA Hokuleas (1999-07) and VA Elite (2008) volleyball programs … four-time scholar athlete.