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Jersey Number 12
Megan Skovsende
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Skutt Catholic
- Deals:
Bio
2022: Junior at Creighton
• Versatile player who spent most of her time as a defensive and serving specialist with occasional stints as an outside hitter.
• Recorded her first dig of the season on Sept. 30 vs. Butler.
• Cousin David Heller is head volleyball coach at Georgetown.
2021: Sophomore at Creighton
• Played in 25 matches as a reserve, averaging 0.38 digs, 0.07 aces and 0.02 kills per set.
• Recorded a dig vs. Saint Louis (Aug. 27).
• Owned career-high three digs vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
• Served first career ace vs. Omaha (Sept. 11).
• Notched second career ace vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Finished with two digs and served 5-0 run in second set with the Bluejays trailing 20-16 at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Recorded her first career kill in win at Seton Hall (Oct. 2), also adding an ace.
• With CU trailing 14-8 in first set vs. DePaul, served 8-0 run to help Jays turn around match in a 3-0 win, adding four digs (Oct. 8).
• Dug a career-high six balls at UConn (Oct. 16), adding an ace.
• Subbed in for an injured Jaela Zimmerman in second set of NCAA Tournament sweep vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
2020: Freshman at Creighton
• Made collegiate debut on Jan. 24 vs. Northern Iowa, picking up two digs.
• Had one dig in back-to-back matches against Butler on March 12 and 13.
• Played three sets and dug two balls at Kansas State (March 20).
• Collected a pair of digs in regular-season finale vs. Xavier (March 28).
Skutt Catholic High School
• Tallied 1,106 kills, 938 digs, 132 aces and 84 blocks on .307 hitting in her career.
• High school team finished her senior season ranked 13th nationally in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
• Helped the SkyHawks to a fifth straight state title in 2019 with a match-high 16 kills vs. Duchesne in the finals on .444 hitting.
• Named an Honorable Mention Under Armour All-American and First Team All-State as a senior, when she collected 307 kills, 357 digs and 43 assists and hit .311.
• Was moved from outside hitter to libero late in her junior season, helping Skutt to the state championship.
• Finished her junior year with 159 kills,
276 digs and 47 aces, claiming Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• Had 338 kills and 244 digs while hitting .308 during sophomore season to earn All-State Class B Second Team and All-State Tournament Team Honors.
• As a freshman, hit .348 with 302 kills and 61 digs.
• Coached by Renee Saunders.
• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 79 Sophomore List in spring of 2018.
• Was a three-year volleyball teammate of Sydney McDermott, the daughter of Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
• Selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
• Played club for Premier Nebraska.
Awards & Honors
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Amy Skovsende.
• Has one sister, Nicole.
• A business marketing major and communication minor.
• Sister played volleyball at Midland University and dad was on the track and field team at Nebraska.
• Nickname is Skov.
• Chose No. 12 because her sister wore that same number in college at Midland.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite social media outlets are TikTok and Instagram.
• Best birthday gift was a car on her 16th birthday.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York
• Favorite show on Netflix is Selling Sunsets.
• Best volleyball memory is winning four state titles in high school.
• Chose Creighton because of the family culture.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Versatile player who spent most of her time as a defensive and serving specialist with occasional stints as an outside hitter.
• Recorded her first dig of the season on Sept. 30 vs. Butler.
• Cousin David Heller is head volleyball coach at Georgetown.
2021: Sophomore at Creighton
• Played in 25 matches as a reserve, averaging 0.38 digs, 0.07 aces and 0.02 kills per set.
• Recorded a dig vs. Saint Louis (Aug. 27).
• Owned career-high three digs vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
• Served first career ace vs. Omaha (Sept. 11).
• Notched second career ace vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Finished with two digs and served 5-0 run in second set with the Bluejays trailing 20-16 at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Recorded her first career kill in win at Seton Hall (Oct. 2), also adding an ace.
• With CU trailing 14-8 in first set vs. DePaul, served 8-0 run to help Jays turn around match in a 3-0 win, adding four digs (Oct. 8).
• Dug a career-high six balls at UConn (Oct. 16), adding an ace.
• Subbed in for an injured Jaela Zimmerman in second set of NCAA Tournament sweep vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
2020: Freshman at Creighton
• Made collegiate debut on Jan. 24 vs. Northern Iowa, picking up two digs.
• Had one dig in back-to-back matches against Butler on March 12 and 13.
• Played three sets and dug two balls at Kansas State (March 20).
• Collected a pair of digs in regular-season finale vs. Xavier (March 28).
Skutt Catholic High School
• Tallied 1,106 kills, 938 digs, 132 aces and 84 blocks on .307 hitting in her career.
• High school team finished her senior season ranked 13th nationally in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
• Helped the SkyHawks to a fifth straight state title in 2019 with a match-high 16 kills vs. Duchesne in the finals on .444 hitting.
• Named an Honorable Mention Under Armour All-American and First Team All-State as a senior, when she collected 307 kills, 357 digs and 43 assists and hit .311.
• Was moved from outside hitter to libero late in her junior season, helping Skutt to the state championship.
• Finished her junior year with 159 kills,
276 digs and 47 aces, claiming Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• Had 338 kills and 244 digs while hitting .308 during sophomore season to earn All-State Class B Second Team and All-State Tournament Team Honors.
• As a freshman, hit .348 with 302 kills and 61 digs.
• Coached by Renee Saunders.
• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 79 Sophomore List in spring of 2018.
• Was a three-year volleyball teammate of Sydney McDermott, the daughter of Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
• Selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
• Played club for Premier Nebraska.
Awards & Honors
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Amy Skovsende.
• Has one sister, Nicole.
• A business marketing major and communication minor.
• Sister played volleyball at Midland University and dad was on the track and field team at Nebraska.
• Nickname is Skov.
• Chose No. 12 because her sister wore that same number in college at Midland.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite social media outlets are TikTok and Instagram.
• Best birthday gift was a car on her 16th birthday.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York
• Favorite show on Netflix is Selling Sunsets.
• Best volleyball memory is winning four state titles in high school.
• Chose Creighton because of the family culture.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
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