2007 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Megan Lukasek
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Notre Dame HS
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, MO
2007 (SENIOR):
Solid defensive standout set to begin her third full season as Mississippi State’s primary libero...Paced MSU in digs in each of her first three seasons...Enters her senior campaign with a team career-best 1,053 in 290 games played, 10th-most career digs in school history...One of four St. Louis-area prep standouts on the MSU squad and one of three remaining members of MSU’s top 50-ranked 2003-04 recruiting class.
2006 (JUNIOR):
Played in 20 matches and 70 of MSU’s 103 games as a junior...Moved into MSU’s starting libero role after missing the first seven matches rehabbing a back injury...Led Mississippi State with 295 digs and ranked eighth in the SEC with a 3.69 digs-per-game average...Became the 13th MSU player to reach 1,000 digs in a career...Drew her lone start and made her seasonal debut against Louisiana-Monroe (9/8)...Returned to her libero role against Troy (9/9)...Reached double figures in digs in 16 matches and recorded team-leading digs totals in 11 matches...Established a career-high and team season-high with 25 digs in a home match against Tennessee (9/24)...Also surpassed the 20-dig mark with 22 in wins at South Carolina (10/15) and again against Alabama (10/22)...Credited with six of MSU’s top eight digs totals...Matched a career-high with five service aces in MSU’s season-ending straight-sets win over Arkansas (11/19) Earned a berth on the 2006 SEC Volleyball Academic Honor Roll.
2005 (SOPHOMORE):
Mississippi State’s starting libero in all 27 matches...One of four Bulldogs to play in all 99 games in 2005...For the second consecutive season led the MSU defense in digs with 395, averaging 3.99 per game...Ranked seventh in the SEC in both total and per-game average digs...Paced the Bulldogs in digs in 19 of 27 matches...Matched a career-high with 24 digs at Louisiana State (10/14)...reached the 20-dig mark in five matches and piled up 18 or better digs 15 times...In league play ranked fifth with 258 total digs and fourth in per-game average (4.37 DPG)...Ranked second on the team with 38 service aces, tying for the fifth-most in the SEC...Served up a career-best five aces against Virginia (9/10) in the Marriott Flyer Invitational at Dayton, Ohio, and a home schedule-ending win over Louisiana State (11/6).
2004 (FRESHMAN):
Worked her way into a starting role as MSU’s primary libero...One of five Bulldogs and two freshmen to play in all 30 matches...Also played in a team-leading 107 games...Paced the Bulldog defense with 363 digs...Averaged 3.27 digs per game, seventh-best average in the Southeastern Conference...Made her collegiate debut against Northwestern State (9/3) in the Hibernia Bank Classic in Lafayette, La....Contributed five digs and three service aces in the season-opening match...Reached double figures in 18 matches and played in all 16 SEC matches, averaging 3.88 digs per game...Registered a team season-high 24 digs on the road against Kentucky (10/15/04).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year starter as an outside hitter and libero at St. Louis’ Notre Dame High School...Served as team captain for two seasons on coach Debbie Nichollerat’s NDHS team...Established school single-season records with 266 kills and 282 digs as a senior in 2003... Also led the Rebels in kills and digs in both 2002 and 2001...Three-time all-district and all-conference standout...Concluded her career with 825 kills, 982 digs and 124 service aces in four seasons at NDHS...Member of coach Brielle Killip’s four-time Gateway Regional Championship St. Louis CYC club volleyball team that captured the 2002 16’s Club Division National Championship.
PERSONAL:
Born Megan Elizabeth Lukasek on January 28, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo....Daughter of Kevin and Laurie Lukasek of St. Louis, Mo....Majoring in food science, nutrition & health promotion.
