Russ Rose Then (2012): “Megan comes in a one of the nation’s top recruits and is an all-skills player. She has the ability to serve, pass, attack and block. She’s going to be in the mix and might be a multi purpose player who is asked to do a lot things based on the needs of the team.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Megan was a terrific, well-rounded player when she came to Penn State. When she came in, she could have played left side, right side, or set. She was a really important player for us because she could pass, and attack, and she was a very good blocker. Megan was durable and always played hard and well with others. She had all the skills. She was with the US national team and playing professionally as an outside hitter, and then she transitioned and was the starting libero on the national team. She’s married now with a child and still playing pro ball. I was always a big fan of Megan.”
2012 (Freshman): Highlights and Awards: AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year … Honorable Mention AVCA Mideast Region … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (11/26) … Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team.
Season Recap: Appeared in all 36 matches (35 starts) at outside hitter and 120 0f 125 sets … was 4th on the team in kills with 240, averaging 2.00 kills/set … had 4 double-digit kills matches … posted at least 2 kills in 35 matches … posted 3 double-doubles … was 4th on the team in digs with 237, averaging 1.98 digs/set … was 4th on the team in blocks with 101, averaging 0.84 blocks/set … made her collegiate debut vs. Morehead State (8/24) … had 6 kills and 8 digs vs. Stanford (8/31) … had 8 kills in 15 errorless swings vs. Texas (9/1) … posted 9 kills and was 3rd on the team with 14 digs vs. Oregon State (9/8) … recorded 10 kills and 15 digs vs. Iowa (9/22) … had 8 kills and 15 digs vs. Wisconsin (9/28) had 9 kills and 12 digs at Illinois (10/6) … posted 11 digs against Indiana (10/13) … recorded 13 kills and 8 blocks at Michigan (10/20) … tallied 11 kills and 10 digs at Nebraska (10/28) … registered 9 kills, 6 digs and 4 blocks vs. Wisconsin (11/4) … had 5 blocks, including 3 solo, vs. Northwestern (11/10) … tallied 7 kills on .545 hitting at Indiana (11/16).
NCAA Tournament: Had 5 kills and 4 digs vs. Binghamton (11/30) … had 6 kills, 9 digs and 4 blocks vs. Kentucky (12/7) … had 11 kills and 10 digs vs. Minnesota (12/8) … posted 12 digs and 8 blocks vs. Oregon (12/13) in Semifinals match.
Before Penn State: Four year letterwinner and 2-year captain at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio … was a 4-time 1st team All-Area, All-District, GGCL and 3-time first team All-Ohio State honoree … was a 3-time GGCL and District II Player of the Year … led her team to the Final Four State Championship her freshman,junior and senior seasons … was a First Team Under Armour All-American and PrepVolleyball High School All-American … was named to the JVDA National All-Tournament Team and helped her team with the 2009 JVDA National Championship … was a PrepVolleyball Frosh 59, Sophomore 79, Top 50 Recruits Class of 2012 and Senior Ace … Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 … No. 4 recruit in the nation … earned a spot on the USAV Women’s Junior National A2 Team … named Best Hitter and earned a spot on the USAV High Performance Championship All-Tournament Team … also lettered in basketball … Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year … earned First Honors with Distinction all 4 years.
