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2007 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 31 matches and saw action in all 113 games ... 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 game ... both totals rank as the fifth-most for a single season in school history ... her 4.18 digs per game average was also tenth-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 games 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 games 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 games 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 games ... 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 games 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 games against Clemson (Oct. 12) ... notched a season-best five assists to go along with 20 digs in four games 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 games at Boston College (Oct. 28) ... after tallying 11 digs in three games against Florida State (Nov. 2), she moved to the outside against Miami (Nov. 3) and posted a season-high seven kills on 21 attempts ... she moved back to libero against Clemson (Nov. 8) and collected 12 digs in three games ... in a hard-fought five-game match against North Carolina (Nov. 14), she posted a season-best 29 digs and was a remarkable 41-for-41 in reception attempts ... dished out three assists and tallied 16 digs in a three-game 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 games 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
Majoring in business ... born Aug. 19, 1989 in St. Louis ... full name is Megan Marie Thornberry ... daughter of Rick and Teri Thornberry ... aunt played softball for the University of Missouri ... also recruited by Central Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma, Penn and Texas ... chose Wake Forest because of the strong academics and the volleyball program ... six high school and club teammates are currently playing Division I college volleyball.
