2019 Volleyball Roster
Donovan, Meghan
Jersey Number 22
Meghan Donovan
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Villa Duchesne HS
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
Bio
2019: Started all 30 matches at setter... Earned All-SEC and AVCA All-Southeast Region Team honors... Named SEC Setter of the Week twice... Named to the SEC Community Service Team... Finished third in the SEC with 11.35 assists per set... Handed out 11.34 assists per set in SEC play... Recored 14 double-doubles including 11 in SEC play... Finished career with 4,918 assits, ranking third all time and most in the modern rally scoring era... Recorded 1,000th career dig against Missouri (11/10), becoming the 14th member of Georgia's Double Grand Club... Recorded a season-best 54 assists in the upset of #12 Kentucky (10/11)... Also recorded six kills, one shy of tying a career best at #12 Kentucky... Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship… Serves as a representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2018: Appeared in all 29 matches, playing in all 115 sets in 2018… Capped her junior season as the SEC leader in total assists with 1,273 while also tallying 55 kills, 30 aces, 247 digs and 64 blocks… Her 11.07 assists/set ranked second in the SEC and 28th in the nation… Dished out a career-high 62 assists at Auburn (10/3)…. Recorded her 3,000th-career assist against Ole Miss (9/28)… Picked up SEC Setter of the Week honors four times… Recorded 12 double-doubles and earned double-digit digs in 13 matches… Picked up a career-best five aces against Texas A&M (10/14)… Recorded new career-best marks of 19 digs twice… Named the UCI/Adidas Invitational MVP… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team… Will enter her senior season ranked seventh all-time with 3,647 assists… Earned a spot on the USA College National Team - Anaheim Roster over the summer… Named a member of the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
2017: Finished her sophomore campaign with 1,270 assists along with 66 kills, 298 digs, 58 blocks and 18 service aces… Three-time SEC Setter of the Week… Moved to eighth all-time in assists (2,374) at Georgia with 1270 assists on the season as a sophomore… Named an honorable mention to the 2017 AVCA All-Southeast Region Team… Dished out the third-most assists per set (10.95) of SEC setters, guiding the Bulldogs to their fourth-place ranking in hitting percentage (.243) in the conference… Tallied her 2,000th assist against Missouri on Oct. 29 at Stegeman Coliseum… Paced the Bulldogs in assists in all 34 matches this season… Led the team in double-doubles with 12, 10 of which came in conference play… Registered 13 double-digit dig matches… Posted 100 assists/week during non-conference play… Registered a career-high 56 assists against Tennessee… Recorded a personal-best in digs with 19 at Alabama… Named the Benson Hospitality Tournament MVP after passing out 115 assists… Named a member of the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2016: Played and started in all 31 matches and 112 sets as primary setter… Finished year with 1,104 assists along with 114 kills, 221 digs, 69 blocks and 15 aces… Hit team-best .312 on the year… Ranked top 100 in NCAA and eighth in SEC with 9.86 assists per sets while top 90 in nation in total assists… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week as well as being named to all four non-conference all-tournament teams… Ranked second in kills, third in blocks and fifth in digs among SEC’s primary setters… Totaled nine double-doubles, 11th most in the SEC, as three came in conference action against South Carolina (44 assists, 11 digs), at LSU (52 assists, 12 digs) and versus Arkansas (49 assists, 10 digs)… Put up personal-best 56 assists in five-set match against Texas A&M while also tabbing 50 or more assists in two other matches, versus Alabama (52) and at LSU (52)… Hit .545 against Ole Miss with six kills on 11 swings and no attack errors… Had career-high 14 digs against Georgia Tech and South Alabama… Posted season-high nine blocks and four aces at Arkansas… Attended USA Volleyball’s Women’s National Team Open tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in February… Named to SEC First-Year and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School/Club: Became the all-time leader in the state of Missouri with 3,468 career assists in her four years at Villa Duchesne High School… Named an AVCA Under Armour Third-Team All-American while also garnering All-State honors each of her four seasons… Named an All-American by other organizations while selected to the Top 100 Senior Aces… Led the Saints to a state title in 2015 after taking second in 2014 and falling to the eventual state champs in sectionals the two years before that… Played with Rockwood Thunder the past three seasons, winning the National Division at USAV National Championship during the 2013-14 season while finishing fifth in the Open Division the following year.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Mary Noel Donovan… Has a twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Molly… Born on June 2… Mom played basketball at Missouri from 1981-1985 and was an All-Big 8 selection… Majoring in Real Estate at Georgia.
2018: Appeared in all 29 matches, playing in all 115 sets in 2018… Capped her junior season as the SEC leader in total assists with 1,273 while also tallying 55 kills, 30 aces, 247 digs and 64 blocks… Her 11.07 assists/set ranked second in the SEC and 28th in the nation… Dished out a career-high 62 assists at Auburn (10/3)…. Recorded her 3,000th-career assist against Ole Miss (9/28)… Picked up SEC Setter of the Week honors four times… Recorded 12 double-doubles and earned double-digit digs in 13 matches… Picked up a career-best five aces against Texas A&M (10/14)… Recorded new career-best marks of 19 digs twice… Named the UCI/Adidas Invitational MVP… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team… Will enter her senior season ranked seventh all-time with 3,647 assists… Earned a spot on the USA College National Team - Anaheim Roster over the summer… Named a member of the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
2017: Finished her sophomore campaign with 1,270 assists along with 66 kills, 298 digs, 58 blocks and 18 service aces… Three-time SEC Setter of the Week… Moved to eighth all-time in assists (2,374) at Georgia with 1270 assists on the season as a sophomore… Named an honorable mention to the 2017 AVCA All-Southeast Region Team… Dished out the third-most assists per set (10.95) of SEC setters, guiding the Bulldogs to their fourth-place ranking in hitting percentage (.243) in the conference… Tallied her 2,000th assist against Missouri on Oct. 29 at Stegeman Coliseum… Paced the Bulldogs in assists in all 34 matches this season… Led the team in double-doubles with 12, 10 of which came in conference play… Registered 13 double-digit dig matches… Posted 100 assists/week during non-conference play… Registered a career-high 56 assists against Tennessee… Recorded a personal-best in digs with 19 at Alabama… Named the Benson Hospitality Tournament MVP after passing out 115 assists… Named a member of the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2016: Played and started in all 31 matches and 112 sets as primary setter… Finished year with 1,104 assists along with 114 kills, 221 digs, 69 blocks and 15 aces… Hit team-best .312 on the year… Ranked top 100 in NCAA and eighth in SEC with 9.86 assists per sets while top 90 in nation in total assists… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week as well as being named to all four non-conference all-tournament teams… Ranked second in kills, third in blocks and fifth in digs among SEC’s primary setters… Totaled nine double-doubles, 11th most in the SEC, as three came in conference action against South Carolina (44 assists, 11 digs), at LSU (52 assists, 12 digs) and versus Arkansas (49 assists, 10 digs)… Put up personal-best 56 assists in five-set match against Texas A&M while also tabbing 50 or more assists in two other matches, versus Alabama (52) and at LSU (52)… Hit .545 against Ole Miss with six kills on 11 swings and no attack errors… Had career-high 14 digs against Georgia Tech and South Alabama… Posted season-high nine blocks and four aces at Arkansas… Attended USA Volleyball’s Women’s National Team Open tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in February… Named to SEC First-Year and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School/Club: Became the all-time leader in the state of Missouri with 3,468 career assists in her four years at Villa Duchesne High School… Named an AVCA Under Armour Third-Team All-American while also garnering All-State honors each of her four seasons… Named an All-American by other organizations while selected to the Top 100 Senior Aces… Led the Saints to a state title in 2015 after taking second in 2014 and falling to the eventual state champs in sectionals the two years before that… Played with Rockwood Thunder the past three seasons, winning the National Division at USAV National Championship during the 2013-14 season while finishing fifth in the Open Division the following year.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Mary Noel Donovan… Has a twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Molly… Born on June 2… Mom played basketball at Missouri from 1981-1985 and was an All-Big 8 selection… Majoring in Real Estate at Georgia.
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