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2020 Volleyball

1 Megan Kuper

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Olathe, Kan.

Biography

Career Awards:

  • LUV All-Tournament Team (2018)
  • Cactus Classic All-Tournament Team (2018)
  • 2nd Team All-ASUN (2019)
  • All-ASUN First Team (2021)
  • All-South Region Team (2021)

2021 (SENIOR)

  • Appeared and started in all 20 matches
  • Lead the team with 611 attacks, putting down a team high 229 kills (3.32/set)
  • Posted 15 10+ kill performances with a season-high 16 kills against Middle Tenn. (1/24)
  • Recorded team-best 272.5 points on the season for a leading 3.95 points/set
  • Logged eight double-doubles, finishing the season with two back to back
  • Registered 41 blocks for the season with a career-high 6 against FGCU (4/03)
  • Third overall in the ASUN for kills, total attacks, and points
  • Twice logged season-high 14 kills against Bellarmine
  • Was second for the Bison in digs with 173 (2.51/set)
  • Fifth in the ASUN for service aces with 23

2019 (JUNIOR)

  • Named 2nd Team All-ASUN
  • Dealing with injury at the beginning of the year, she saw action in 19 matches and made seven starts
  • Slammed 191 kills for a team-leading 2.94 kills per set average
  • Totaled 229.5 total points (.5 behind the team leader) and averaged a Bisons best 3.53 per set
  • Finished second on the team with 22 aces, but her 0.34 aces per set was tops
  • Also added 171 digs (2.63/set) and 32.0 blocks (0.49/set)
  • Registered a team-high 11 matches with double-digit kills, including a career-high 22 on 59 swings (.271) against Stetson (10/27)
  • Six times she went over .300 hitting, her best coming against Kennesaw State with 14 kills and only one error on 21 swings (.619)
  • Eight outings with two or more aces and seven with three or more blocks
  • Six double-doubles, including four-straight to end the season
  • Set a career high with 17 digs against Stetson on two occasions


2018 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Played in all 30 matches with 26 starts on the outside
  • Finished second on the team and ninth in the ASUN with 290 kills (2.69/set) while hitting .243 on the year
  • Added 216 digs (2.00/set), 47 blocks (0.44/set)
  • Led the team with 35 service aces - the fifth most in the conference - and topped the list of ASUN players in league competition with 29 aces
  • Totaled a career-high 21 kills in a five-set win on the road at Liberty (10/5)
  • Her 349.5 total points on the year was the eighth most in the conference
  • Collected seven double-doubles
  • Set career high with 15 digs in road matches at Kennesaw State and NJIT
  • Notched four aces in a match three different times (North Alabama 2x, Liberty)


2017 (FRESHMAN)

  • Saw action in 27 matches at outside hitter where she swung .144 and recorded 71.5 points on the season
  • Totaled 47 kills (0.89/set), 27 digs (0.51/set) and 21 total blocks (0.40/set)
  • Tied for fourth on the team with 14 service aces, including a season high three versus Jacksonville (10/7)
  • Registered a season-high eight kills, a .533 hitting percentage and 5.0 blocks against NJIT (10/13)
  • Notched a season high five digs on the road against #3 Florida, while also chipping in seven kills


HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered four years in volleyball at Olathe Northwest High School under head coach Barry Lenth where she was named an All-American by PrepVolleyball
  • Helped lead the Ravens to a Kansas 6A State Championship in 2016 as a member of the All-Tournament team
  • Named team captain as a junior
  • Selected First Team All-League in 2016, Second Team All-League in 2015 and Honorable Mention All-League in 2014
  • Competed in the MOKAN (Missouri-Kansas) All-Star match
  • Honor Roll in 2014-15


CLUB

  • Helped KC Power to the 18 Open Division title at the 2017 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championship while also earning Open All-Tournament honors
  • Led her team to wins in the President’s Day tournament as well as the JVA and Show Me qualifiers
  • Voted team captain every year since 14’s


PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Jennifer and Chip Kuper
  • Has one sister - Taylor
  • Her dad played football at the University of Iowa
  • Also recruited by Arkansas, Kansas State, UCF, Appalachian State and Central Missouri
  • Favorite musician is The Weeknd
  • Favorite professional athlete is Eric Hosmer
  • Favorite television show is New Girl

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