2008:Played in all 25 matches...led team in aces (29) and digs (311, 3.31 per set), 2nd in kills (250,3.21 per set) and points (291, 3.10 per set), 4th in attack percentage (.155), and 5th in blocks (22)...ranked 7th in aces (.31) and 10th in digs per set (3.31), kills per set (3.15), and points per set (3.59) amongst the GNAC leaders statistically...
notched 11 double-doubles (Kills, Digs)...hit .462 hitting percentage on Nov. 1 against SMU with 10 kills, 25 attempts, and zero errors ...matched career high of four aces on Nov. 1 against SMU...recorded season-high game 17 of 38 kills for a .342 hitting percentage and 23 digs at SPU on Oct. 25...notched 21 digs in win against then ranked #3 WWU on Oct. 11...recorded a double-double (11 kills, 18 digs) against NDNU on Sept. 13...had a career-high of four aces on Sept. 5 against St. Cloud State...had a double-double (13 kills, 17 digs) against #13 UCM on Aug. 30...earned GNAC academic All-
conference team...earned GNAC All-Conference Honorable Mention...currently ranked 6th in kills (842) and 6th in digs (949) for the Nanook Career Records...earned the 2008 Team Best Defensive Player Award.
2007:Played in 96 of the 101 games...led the team in kills (936) and kills per game (3.50) for the second straight season...ranked ninth overall in GNAC and eighth in GNAC games for kills...team season-high of 24 kills on Sept. 29 at Seattle Pacific...third on the team in attack percentage (.178)...ranked 23rd overall in GNAC hitting percentage...tied in first on the team with 33 aces...ranked 11 overall in GNAC for aces...first on the team in digs per game (3.44)...ranked 10th in GNAC games and 17th overall in GNAC for digs...season-high of 21 digs on Aug. 25 at Hawaii Hilo...sixth in blocks per game (0.30)...notched 19 double-doubles, including a stretch of nine consecutive such performances...ranked 11th overall in GNAC leaders for points...named team Most Valuable Player...earned GNAC All-Conference honorable mention.
2006:Led the team in kills, averaging 3.05 per game...second on the team in digs, averaging 3.67 per game...earned a career-high 27 digs on October 7 against Western Oregon...set season-high of 20 kills on October 31 against Northwest Nazarene University...earned All-Tournament honors at the Auto-Service Company Nanook Classic Tournament...tied record of nine service aces in the Nanook Classic...Co-Freshman of the Year and member of GNAC first team...Named team MVP.
Prior to Alaska:Member of three Class 4A State Championship volleyball teams at MHS and has also been rostered on three District and Regional Championship teams...captain for two years at MHS...was named to Northwest Invitational Tournament all-tournament team...named Most Valuable Player in the Greater Spokane Leauge in 2005...also participated in basketball, track and field, and softball.
Personal:Daughter of Stan and Laurie Thigpen...siblings Dan, Emily, and Ben...rides horses and enjoys all sports.
Coach Shoemaker says:[quote]Megan Thigpen is the first Volleyball High School All-American to ever select Alaska for her college home. She is a fierce competitor, talented athlete, and leadership comes naturally to her. We have no concerns about her size as a middle. She will more than overcome what she may lack in height with the size of her 'heart[apos]. Remember: It[apos]s not the size of the dog in the fight; it[apos]s the size of the fight in the dog![quote]
