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2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

2 Meghan Ballou

  • Position Middle Blocker/Right Side
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eden, N.Y.
  • Highschool Eden
  • Major Physician Assistant

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
3-TIME ALL-ECC
3-TIME ECC WEEKLY HONOREE (1-TIME PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 1-TIME DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 1-TIME ROOKIE OF THE WEEK)
1-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 114 matches and 384 sets ... totaled 912 kills, 498 digs and 164 blocks.


AS A SENIOR (2019-20): First Team All-ECC ... ECC Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 16-22 ... Daemen Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team ... appeared in 23 matches and 81 sets ... totaled 162 kills (2.00 kills/set) and was one of four players on the team to average at least 2.0 kills per set ... led Daemen attackers with a .302 hitting percentage, ranking third among the ECC leaders ... first Daemen attacker with at least a .300 hitting percentage since teammate Courtney Bernard did so in 2016 ... also totaled 47 blocks - one shy of her career-high - and finished eighth in the ECC for blocks per set (0.58) ... hit .455 with five kills and five blocks in a 3-0 win over Davis & Elkins on Sept. 14 ... totaled 24 kills, 10 blocks and seven digs in wins over Wilmington (Sept. 20), Glenville State and Lock Haven (Sept. 21) as part of the Daemen Volleyball Classic ... totaled six kills vs. Molloy and eight kills vs. Pace on Sept. 29 without committing a hitting error ... totaled 11 kills in a three-set win over Mercy on Oct. 4 ... hit .636, finishing with seven kills in 11 attempts while adding four digs and three blocks vs. Queens on Oct. 5 ... recorded double figure kills in back-to-back matches, totaling 10 vs. Molloy on Oct. 25 and a season-high 12 vs. Queens on Nov. 2 ... hit .444 with nine kills in 18 attempts in the final home match of her career vs. Le Moyne on Nov. 13 ... recipient of the team's Wildcat Award.


AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Second Team All-ECC ... ECC Player of the Week for Sept. 10-16 ... appeared in 31 of the team's 32 matches, and totaled 103 sets played ... led team and ranked sixth in the ECC with 268 total kills ... also ranked second on team and eighth in the ECC in kills per set (2.60) ... also registered 40 blocks, and her 13 solo blocks ranked ninth in the ECC ... added 149 digs (1.45 digs/set) ... recorded five double-doubles ... had 13 matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 17 in a five-set loss to Urbana (9/14) and four-set win over LIU Post (9/22).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Second Team All-ECC ... Academic All-District ... appeared in all 27 matches and totaled 99 sets played ... led team and ranked seventh in the ECC with 304 kills ... was also one of just six players in the ECC to average better than 3.0 kills per set, ranking fifth (3.07) ... also totaled 251 digs, ranking second on the team ... recorded 10+ kills in 17 matches, 10+ digs in 14 matches and 11 double-doubles ... posted career-highs of 19 kills and 20 digs in a four-set victory over Pace (9/30).

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): ECC Rookie of the Week for Oct. 3-9 ... appeared in all 33 matches and totaled 101 sets played ... totaled 178 kills (fifth on team) and a team-high 48 blocks (16th in ECC) ... made her collegiate debut on Sept. 2 vs. West Chester ... recorded a season-high 14 kills in a five-set victory over LIU Post (10/29) ... recorded double-figure kills in ECC tournament matches vs. LIU Post (11) and NYIT (13). 

AT EDEN HIGH SCHOOL: Racked up numerous honors throughout her four-year varsity career, including a selection to the All-WNY Second Team and two selections to the All-State Tournament Team ... helped the Eden Red Raiders win four consecutive state championships ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated with High Honors Regents.

PERSONAL: Born Meghan Marie Ballou on June 15, 1998 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... daughter of Chris and Jean Ballou ... has three sisters - Emalee, Ashley and Kailey who was a Daemen volleyball teammate from 2016-18 ... hobbies include playing volleyball and basketball, and reading ... Physician Assistant major. 


CAREER HIGHS
Stats # Opponent Date
Kills 19 vs. Pace Sept. 30, 2017
Kill Attempts 61 @ California (Pa.) Sept. 9, 2017
Hitting % (10+ attempts) .636 vs. Queens Oct. 5, 2019
Assists 3 vs. Mercy Oct. 6, 2018
Service Aces 4 @ Bridgeport  Oct. 9, 2016
Digs 20 vs. Pace Sept. 30, 2017
Total Blocks 6 vs. Le Moyne (neutral site) Sept. 8, 2018


SPECIALTY STATS
Matches With... 2016 2017 2018 2019 CAREER
10+ Kills 6 17 13 4 40
10+ Assists 0 0 0 0 0
10+ Digs 0 14 6 0 20
Double-Doubles 0 11 5 0 16
5+ Service Aces 0 0 0 0 0
5+ Blocks 0 0 1 1 2
.300+ Hitting % 9 5 8 13 35


DOUBLE-DOUBLES (16)
Date Opponent Stats
Sept. 1, 2017 vs. Ursuline 14 kills, 14 digs
Sept. 1, 2017 vs. Clarion 10 Kills, 12 digs
Sept. 9, 2017 @ California (Pa.) 16 Kills, 14 digs
Sept. 16, 2017 vs. Adelphi 15 kills, 10 digs
Sept. 23, 2017 vs. Bridgeport 17 kills, 13 digs
Sept. 30, 2017 vs. Pace 19 kills, 20 digs
Oct. 7, 2017 @ NYIT 17 kills, 15 digs
Oct. 14, 2017 vs. Queens 11 kills, 14 digs
Oct. 28, 2017 vs. American International 16 kills, 19 digs
Nov. 4, 2017 vs. NYIT 15 kills, 10 digs
Nov. 12, 2017 @ Molloy 12 kills, 11 digs
Sept. 21, 2018 vs. NYIT 11 kills, 12 digs
Sept. 22, 2018 vs. LIU Post 17 kills, 11 digs
Sept. 29, 2018 @ Molloy 12 kills, 13 digs
Oct. 12, 2018 @ Roberts Wesleyan 11 kills, 16 digs
Oct. 21, 2018 @ NYIT 10 kills, 13 digs
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

    Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Middle Blocker/Right Side
    6'0"
    2