Russ Rose Then (2009): “Megan has the potential to set a little bit and be a back row player. She played well in Brazil. Megan will receive some opportunities to show if she can make bigger contributions.”
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.”
2009 Season (Sophomore): 2009 National Champion … Academic All-Big Ten … saw action in 22 matches and 28 sets as a serving and defensive specialist … recorded one dig each against Miami (Ohio) (8/28) and No. 20 Saint Louis (8/29) … posted one dig vs. Pittsburgh (9/5) … had an ace and one dig vs. Loyola (Md.) (9/11) … set a career-high with two aces vs. Saint Francis (9/19) … had one dig vs. Michigan State (11/27) … registered an ace vs. Hawaii in the NCAA National Semifinal (12/17).
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.