Russ Rose Then (2015): “Megan is coming off a season where she didn’t receive recognition from the conference, yet she was the most outstanding player at the final four. She’s been a terrific player for us since she came as a freshman. We haven’t had that many players who have started all four years and she’ll be starting her senior year as a person who can be added to that list. Her leadership will be critical to our success this season.”
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.”
2015 Season (Senior)Highlights and Awards: Des Moines Regional All-Tournament team … AVCA All-Northeast Region … All Big-Ten … Preseason All-Big Ten … Penn State Classic MVP … B1G/Pac-12 Challenge All-Tournament team … Golden Dome Invite MVP.
Season Recap: Played in 30 of 34 matches (all starts) and 101 of 115 sets … missed 4 Big Ten matches due to an injury … finished 2nd on the team with 3.04 kills/set … ranked 2nd on the team with 3.03 digs/set … closed out her career as one of 8 Nittany Lions all-time to eclipse the 1,000 career kill/1,000 career digs mark … recorded a double-double with a match-high 16 kills and 13 digs against Villanova (8/29) … tallied a double-double with 11 kills on .400 hitting and 13 digs against No. 2 Stanford (9/5) … led the team with 14 kills and 15 digs for a double-double at Notre Dame (9/12) … posted 10 kills and 14 digs against No. 16 Wisconsin (9/23) … led the team with 22 kills against No.21 Minnesota (9/26), adding 13 digs … led the offense with 16 kills, a season-high 22 digs and a career-high 8 blocks against No. 4 Nebraska (10/2) …tallied 12 kills and 13 digs against Iowa (10/3) … led the offense with 18 kills along with a team-high 19 digs at No. 13 Illinois (10/9) … logged a career-high 23 digs and 14 kills at Northwestern (10/10) … posted 10 digs and 9 kills against No. 11 Ohio State (10/30) … led the team with 14 kills at No. 4 Minnesota (11/14) … posted 11 kills on .375 hitting against Maryland (11/21), adding 5 digs and 2 blocks … had 9 digs on the road at No. 4 Nebraska (11/28).
NCAA Tournament: Tallied 10 digs, 7 kills and 5 blocks in the NCAA 1st round match against Howard (12/4) … recorded a team-high 15 digs in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/5) … recorded 9 kills and 9 digs in the NCAA regional semifinal match against Hawaii (12/11).
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.
