| Megan Thornberry |
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Career Statistics
2008 (Sophomore)
One of three players to play in all 117 sets ... Led the team and set a single-season school-record with 550 digs ... Her 4.70 digs per set were also tops on the team and second-best in school history ... Was fourth in the ACC in both digs and digs per set ... Finished the season third on the team with 13 service aces as well as 39 assists and a .968 reception percentage ... Eclipsed the 20-dig mark 10 different times throughout the season and recorded double-digit digs in all but three matches ... Collected a total of 46 digs and dished out five assists in the season-opening Deacon Invitational (Aug. 29-30) ... Also did not record a reception error in 32 attempts on the weekend ... Had 21 digs and one assists against Louisville (Sept. 5) in the first match of the Adidas Classic ... Recorded her first kill of the season against Indiana (Sept. 5) to go along with eight digs and finished the tournament with 15 digs and one assist against Valparaiso (Sept. 6) ... Played a tremendous match against Western Michigan (Sept. 12) on the opening night of the Black & Gold Challenge ... Had two service aces, two assists and a staggering 29 digs in the five-set win over the Broncos ... Totaled 25 digs in the two three-set sweeps against East Carolina and Delaware the next day ... Had 21 digs in a win over Appalachian State (Sept. 19) on the first night of the Appalachian State Invitational ... Had 10 digs against Charlotte (Sept. 20) and 23 digs against NC A&T (Sept. 20) in the three-set sweep ... Opened ACC-play with 19 digs and just one reception error in 38 attempts against Florida State (Sept. 25) ... Had three assists, one kill and 19 digs in three-set sweep of Miami (Sept. 26) ... Had 26 digs and no reception errors in 27 attempts against Duke (Sept. 30) ... Tallied 11 digs and two service aces against NC State (Oct. 3) and nine digs one night later against eventual ACC champion North Carolina (Oct. 4) ... Had a total of 24 digs in two matches at Clemson (Oct. 10) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 11) ... Totaled 21 digs and one assist in each of the two matches against Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) and Virginia (Oct. 19) ... Had seven digs and one ace in a three-set win over Boston College (Oct. 24) and the tallied 15 digs in a three-set sweep of Maryland one night later ... Recorded 13 digs at Florida State (Oct. 31) ... Notched 16 digs, three assists, one kill and one ace in the Deacons' second sweep of Miami (Nov. 2) ... Recorded a career-high 30 digs to go along with one kill in a five-set setback to Georgia Tech (Nov. 7) ... Tied a career-high with five assists and also had 21 digs against Clemson (Nov. 8) ... Had a season-high three service aces and 17 digs in a thrilling four-set win at NC State (Nov. 12) and then tallied 17 digs and two assists against North Carolina (Nov. 16) ... Was a perfect 35-for-35 in reception attempts to go along with 16 digs in four sets against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20) ... Notched 22 digs and three assists against Virginia (Nov. 21) and closed the season with 24 digs and one assist at Duke (Nov. 25).
2007 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 31 matches and saw action in all 113 sets ... Played primarily at the libero position but also saw action on the outside ... Was named Wake's Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Finished the season with a team-high 472 digs and 4.18 digs per set ... Both totals rank as the fifth-most for a single season in school history ... Her 4.18 digs per set average was also 10th-best in the ACC ... Topped the team with 22 service aces and her .937 serving percentage was the second-highest on the squad ... Led the team with 722 reception attempts and was second on the team with a .945 reception percentage ... Finished third on the team with 36 assists ... Recorded double-digit digs in 23 matches ... Made collegiate debut with four kills in five sets against Pittsburgh (Aug. 31) at the Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic ... Turned in a strong serving performance against host Miami (OH) (Sept. 1), posting four aces and no errors on a season-high 30 attempts against the Red Hawks ... Played well at the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 7-8), tallying a combined five service aces and 48 digs in the three matches ... Recorded first double-digit dig performance against Dayton (Sept. 7) with 14 ... Posted three service aces against Radford (Sept. 8) and finished the weekend with a 22-dig performance against Jacksonville (Sept. 8) ... Notched 18 digs and a service ace in three sets against Rice (Sept. 14) in the opening match of the Univ. of Houston Tournament (Sept. 14-15) ... Collected two aces and had a .966 reception percentage (one error in 29 attempts) in three sets against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 15) ... Closed the weekend with 23 digs and one kill against Houston ... Made ACC debut against Duke (Sept. 18) and posted 14 digs in three sets ... Had a solid defensive night against Maryland (Sept. 22), committing no reception errors in 30 attempts and tallying six digs ... Started a streak of 12 straight double-digit dig performances with 16 in three sets at Miami (Sept. 28) ... Posted three assists and 15 digs at Florida State (Sept. 30) and was a perfect 30-for-30 in reception attempts against North Carolina (Oct. 4) ... Collected 21 digs against Duke (Oct. 9) and tied a season-high with 29 digs in four sets against Clemson (Oct. 12) ... Notched a season-best five assists to go along with 20 digs in four sets against Georgia Tech (Oct. 13) ... Had 14 digs and a pair of assists against Virginia (Oct. 19) and posted 19 digs and a service ace against Virginia Tech (Oct. 20) ... Totaled 12 digs and three assists against Maryland (Oct. 26) and collected 22 digs in five sets at Boston College (Oct. 28) ... After tallying 11 digs in three sets against Florida State (Nov. 2), she moved to the outside against Miami (Nov. 3) and posted a season-high seven kills on 21 attempts ... Posted a season-best 29 digs and was a remarakable 41-for-41 in reception attempts in a hard-fought five-set match against North Carolina (Nov. 14) ... Dished out three assists and tallied 16 digs in a three-set win over NC State (Nov. 16) ... Had 15 digs against Virginia Tech (Nov. 21) and finished the season with 21 digs and a service ace in five sets against Virginia (Nov. 23).
High School
Played with St. Louis CYC for 10 years ... Competed at the Junior Olympics each of the past eight years, finishing third in 2003 and 10th in 2007 ... Helped squad to Gateway Regional championships four times from 2001-07 ... Two-time all-state honoree at Visitation Academy ... Earned first team all-state honors in 2005 and 2006 ... Named first team all-region in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Four-time first team All-Metro Women's Athletic Association honoree ... Four-time first team all-district selection ... Chosen as a PrepVolleyball.com All-American in 2006 ... Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team in 2005 and 2006 ... Played AAU basketball for the St. Louis Crusaders from 1998-2003 ... Volunteered over 100 hours during her junior and senior years at the Central Catholic Grad School ... Selected as a National Student Leadership Council Representative for two years ... Member of SADD/TREND and the Duke TIP Program.
Personal
Considering a major in business ... Born Aug. 19, 1989 ... Full name is Megan Marie Thornberry ... Daughter of Rick and Teri Thornberry ... Aunt played softball for the Univ. of Missouri ... Also recruited by Central Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma, Penn and Texas ... Six high school and club teammates are currently playing Division I college volleyball.
