2019 (W) Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 10
Megan Sharkey
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bettendorf, Iowa
- High School:
- Bettendorf
Bio
Awards & Honors
2017 ECU Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017-18 Dean’s List
2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018-19 Dean’s List
2019: Senior at Creighton
• Did not play in 2019 due to injury.
2018: Junior at Creighton
• Played in 16 matches and 27 sets as CU’s back-up setter, averaging 2.48 assists and 0.63 digs per set.
• Called on to serve 42 times, including an ace on Nov. 16 vs. Providence.
• Made her fall debut with the Bluejays on Aug. 24 vs. Northern Iowa, finishing with nine assists and a dig.
• Helped lead the comeback in a win vs. Iowa State on Sept. 7, finishing with 10 assists and five digs.
• Collected seven assists in sweep vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 15).
• Posted 12 assists in 3-0 sweep over DePaul (Sept. 21).
• Owned season-bests with 14 assists and seven digs at Butler (Sept. 28).
• Dished five assists while playing in each set of 3-0 win at DePaul (Oct. 27).
• Transferred to Creighton in January of 2018 after being the starting setter during the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Rutgers.
• Helped set Creighton to a win over Wisconsin in the spring.
2017: Sophomore at Rutgers
• Played two seasons at Rutgers, which is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is a part of Big Ten Conference.
• Started all 29 matches she played in, averaging 7.78 assists, 1.48 digs, 0.35 kills and 0.26 aces per set.
• Posted a pair of double-doubles, doing it against both William & Mary (30 assists, 11 digs) and Indiana (42 assists, 10 digs).
• Named to ECU Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 9.09 assists per set to go with seven kills and no hitting errors.
• Served up a career-high four aces vs. Buffalo (Sept. 2).
• Assisted on four blocks in win over Siena in home-opener (Aug. 30).
• Produced 45 assists in four-set match vs. Seton Hall (Sept. 2).
• Finished with 24 assists, four digs and an ace vs. Nebraska (Sept. 23).
• Recorded a career-high 51 assists in a four-set win vs. Penn (Sept. 15).
• Reached 1,000 career assists at Ohio State (Oct. 7).
2016: Freshman at Rutgers
• Started 31-of-33 matches, averaging 4.83 assists, 1.20 digs, 0.19 kills and 0.14 service aces per set.
• Made her collegiate debut with 14 assists, three digs and two aces vs. St. John’s (Aug. 26).
• Posted 23 assists at Maryland, adding a career-high 13 digs (Nov. 13).
• Owned a season-high 29 assists while posting her first career block at Iowa (Nov. 16).
• Turned in double-doubles against Yale, New Hampshire and Maryland.
Bettendorf High School
• A four-year varsity starter who helped her team to state titles in 2012 and 2013 before runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2015.
• Two-time All-Tournament Team member at state (2014, 2015).
• Won conference titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
• Named a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American Top 150, and an Andi Collins Award Finalist in 2015.
• Earned Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention in 2015.
• Graduated with school records for career assists (2,842), aces (199) and sets played (378), as well as single-season marks for assists (962), assists per set (9.9), aces (68) and hitting percentage (.549).
• Led the Mississippi Athletic Conference in aces and assists in both 2014 (957 and 68) and 2015 (962 and 65).
• Two-time state tournament leader for Class 5A with 118 assists and eight aces in 2014 and 129 assists and eight aces in 2015.
• Named to the Iowa Elite Team in 2015.
• An honor roll student who was a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Academic Achievement Award (2012-15).
Personal
• Daughter of Brian and Elizabeth Sharkey.
• Has one sister, Emily.
• Health administration and policy major with a public health minor.
• Nickname is Shark.
• Has worn No. 10 since her freshman year of high school.
• Best volleyball memory was last year’s trip to Europe.
• Spent the 2019 summer as a camp counselor.
• Dream vacation destination is Greece.
• Chose to transfer to Creighton for the family atmosphere and great academics.
• Dream dinner guest would be Ronald Reagan.
• Best friend on another college volleyball team is Josie Herbst (Iowa State).
• Lists beating Butler in five sets on the road as her favorite match from last season.
• Favorite snack is chips and guacamole.
• Favorite website is Instagram.
• Favorite author is Nicholas Sparks.
• Best food she can make is acai bowls.
• Go-to pregame music she listens to is Dan + Shay.
Creighton Volleyball Media Availability - 9/24/25
Wednesday, September 24
Creighton's Ava Martin Highlights - 9/22/25
Monday, September 22
Creighton Volleyball Postgame Press Conference vs. Kansas - 9/21/25
Monday, September 22
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. Kansas, 9/21/25
Monday, September 22
