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Megan Knightly
2005 Captain
AS A JUNIOR (2004): Earned Horizon League "Defensive Player of the Year" honors after moving to the libero position for the 2004 campaign...served as the team's libero in all 28 matches...led the conference with her 4.51 digs per game average...that average was the highest single-season mark in Butler history...her 496 digs were the third-highest total in Butler single-season history...moved past the 1,000-dig plateau and just 79 digs shy of Butler's top ten career digs list...finished third on the team with 25 service aces...added 33 assists and one kill...registered 10+ digs in every match, pushing her double-figure streak to 30 matches...had 20+ digs nine times, including a career-high 30 Sept. 23 at Wright State...the 30 digs tied the fifth-best single-match total in Butler history.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Started all 32 of the Bulldogs' matches as an outside hitter in 2003...saw action in 124 of the team's 125 games...finished third on the team in digs (413, 3.33 dpg) and service aces (27) and fifth in kills (239, 1.93 kpg) and points (285)...posted double figures in digs on 21 occassions, including a career-high 25 against Wright State Oct. 3...recorded 20+ digs five times...recorded a career-high 18 kills against Youngstown State Nov. 7, one of seven times she had double-digit kills...had a career-high four service aces Nov. 8 vs. Cleveland State.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002): Butler's top newcomer and one of the team's best all-around players in 2002...named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team...appeared in 28 of the team's 35 matches, missing several matches due to a broken finger...her 2.95 digs per game ranked second on the team...averaged 1.61 kills per game...hit in double figures in kills on five occasions... tallied double figures in digs 17 times...posted four double-doubles on the season...recorded a season-high 20 digs in the Bulldogs' five-game win over Montana State...her 15 kills and five block assists against in-state rival Purdue were season-highs...averaged 0.21 blocks per game...tallied 22 assists and 14 aces on the season.
AT MOTHER McAULEY HIGH: Earned three varsity letters in volleyball...was named the Southtown Player of the Week in 2000 and 2001...Honorable mention selection for the Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Tribune...Glenbard East MVP...helped team capture the Illinois State Championship in 2000...Rich East MVP...member of the National Honor Society...'A' Honor Roll status all four years...served as a student ambassador...high school coach: Nancy Pedersen.
PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1984...daughter of Pat and Debbie Knightly...pharmacy major.
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