Russ Rose Then (2014): “Megan Courtney came in as one of the best all around players that we’ve had, and after a couple of years I still feel the same way about her. She’s a terrific all-around player who can play both the right or the left side position. She’s a good ball handler and an exceptional blocker with good vision. I’m not sure where she’ll end up this year, but I’m sure she’ll be in the mix in making a big contribution to 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.”
2014 Season (Junior)Highlights and Awards: 2014 National Champion … NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player … Academic All-Big Ten … Penn State Classic All Tournament Team … Preseason All-Big Ten.
Season Recap: Started all 39 matches and played in all 127 sets … finished 3rd on the team with 2.44 kills/set … ranked 2nd on the team in digs/set (2.34) … … opened the season with double-digit (12) kills against TCU (8/29) … had 18 kills at No. 2 Stanford (9/5) … finished 2nd on the team with 14 digs at No. 5 Wisconsin (9/24) … registered double-digit kills at No. 17 Minnesota (9/27) and at No. 8 Nebraska (10/3) … tallied a team-high 11 kills on 18 errorless swings at Iowa (10/4), adding a season-high 2 aces … led the team with 13 digs against No. 15 Illinois (10/11) … put down 10 kills on 25 errorless swings at Michigan (11/19), adding 10 digs and 5 blocks for a double-double.
NCAA Tournament: Had 11 kills in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/6) … picked up 13 digs in the NCAA Regional Final match against Wisconsin (12/13) … recorded a double-double with a career-high 23 kills and 16 digs in the NCAA National Semifinal match against Stanford (12/18), adding 5 blocks … totaled 11 kills, 14 digs and 5 blocks, including 2 solo stuffs, in the NCAA National Championship match against BYU (12/20).
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.
