Megan Nieszala

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Megan Nieszala
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Hometown:
    Lambertville, Mich.
  • Position:
    L
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    St. Marys Catholic Central
  • Major:
    Chemistry
  • Letters Won:
    ***
  • m
    34
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    -.047
  • a/s
    0.66
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.21
  • d/s
    4.88
Bio

Overview: Megan had a breakout season in 2015, earning Honorable Mention All-America and First Team All-Region honors and was named the OAC Libero of the Year ... She has played in 79 matches with nine starts in her career ... Has 252 assists and 1,287 digs in her career ... Ranks ninth all-time in school history in digs ... Was named First team All-OAC and Academic All-OAC in 2015 ... Named Second Team All-OAC and Second Team Academic All-OAC in 2016.

Junior Year (2016): Appeared in all 31 matches at the libero position ... Led the team with 493 digs and was second on the team with 108 assists ... Named Second Team All-OAC and Second Team Academic All-OAC ... Named to the OAC/HCAC Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Had a career-high 40 digs as Northern fell 3-2 to Millikin (Ill.) in the First Round of the 2016 NCAA III Tournament.

Sophomore Year (2015): Played in 28 matches at libero ... Was named Honorable Mention All-America, First Team All-Great Lakes Region, First team All-OAC and was the OAC Libero of the Year ... Was named Academic All-Conference ... Led the team and was third in the OAC with 572 digs ... Had a season-high 36 digs against Culver-Stockton (Mo.) on 9/11/15.

Freshman Year (2014): Played in 20 matches with 9 starts in the back row ... Had 10 or more digs on 11 occasions, including a season-high 33 against Denison on 9/23/14 ... Missed the final eight matches of the season with an injury.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 34 8
Sets 121 27
Kills 1 0
Kills per set 0.01 0.00
Errors 3 0
Total Attacks 43 9
Total Attacks per set 0.36 0.33
Hitting Percentage -.047 .000
Assists 80 14
Assists per set 0.66 0.52
Service Total Attempts 350 96
Service Aces 25 2
Service Errors 18 4
Service Aces per set 0.21 0.07
Receptions 363 73
Reception Errors 30 1
Digs 591 124
Digs per set 4.88 4.59
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 26.0 2.0
Points per set 0.2 0.1
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 31 Marietta W, 3-0
Nov 2 Mount Union W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Otterbein L, 3-0
Nov 10 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-2
Nov 11 at #25 Otterbein W, 3-0
Nov 12 vs. #3 Wittenberg L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Sep 1 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 1.0
Sep 2 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 4 1.0
Sep 2 Thomas More (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Sep 8 vs. #22 Elmhurst (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Sep 8 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 3 0.0
Sep 9 vs. Aurora (Ill.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 .000 3 2.0
Sep 13 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 2.0
Sep 15 vs. #12 Washington (Mo.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 1 2.0
Sep 16 vs. Clarkson (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 3 1.0
Sep 16 at #3 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 0 1.0
Sep 20 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 22 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 22 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 0 1.0
Sep 23 vs. Defiance W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 2 1.0
Sep 23 vs. Bluffton W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 2 1.0
Sep 26 at Denison W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Sep 30 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 4 Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 2 1.0
Oct 6 at Capital W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Oct 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 2 0.0
Oct 13 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Oct 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 3.0
Oct 14 John Carroll W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Oct 17 at Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Oct 21 Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Oct 24 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 3 0.0
Oct 31 Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 1.0
Nov 2 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0.0
Nov 4 at Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Nov 10 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 2 -.500 2 5.0
Nov 11 at #25 Otterbein W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 4 1.0
Nov 12 vs. #3 Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 30 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Thomas More (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. #22 Elmhurst (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 22 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Aurora (Ill.) W, 3-2 - 5 45 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. #12 Washington (Mo.) W, 3-1 - 4 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Clarkson (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at #3 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 vs. Defiance W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 23 vs. Bluffton W, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Denison W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 26 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Capital W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 John Carroll W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 25 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at #25 Otterbein W, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 vs. #3 Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 - 4 15 1 1 17 2
Sep 1 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 14 1 0 14 1
Sep 2 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 14 0 3 16 2
Sep 2 Thomas More (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 4 1
Sep 8 vs. #22 Elmhurst (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 8 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 36 2
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Aurora (Ill.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 1 0 3
Sep 13 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 14 2 1 6 0
Sep 15 vs. #12 Washington (Mo.) W, 3-1 - 4 15 2 1 14 1
Sep 16 vs. Clarkson (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 0 17 2
Sep 16 at #3 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - 4 9 1 1 8 2
Sep 20 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 1 10 0
Sep 22 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 6 1
Sep 22 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 2
Sep 23 vs. Defiance W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 8 0
Sep 23 vs. Bluffton W, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 2
Sep 26 at Denison W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 24 0
Sep 30 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 8 0
Oct 4 Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 19 1 1 22 1
Oct 6 at Capital W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 17 0
Oct 13 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 18 2
Oct 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 16 3 0 13 2
Oct 14 John Carroll W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 7 0
Oct 17 at Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 - 0 2 - 0
Oct 21 Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 19 1 1 8 0
Oct 24 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 11 0
Oct 31 Marietta W, 3-0 - 3 9 1 2 9 0
Nov 2 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 7 0
Nov 4 at Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 12 0
Nov 10 vs. DePauw (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 28 5 1 27 1
Nov 11 at #25 Otterbein W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 0 11 1
Nov 12 vs. #3 Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 13 2
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 20 66 0 0.00 1 16 0.24 -.063 38 0.58 13.0 0.2
2015-16 28 99 4 0.04 3 37 0.37 .027 106 1.07 35.0 0.4
2016-17 31 107 4 0.04 5 58 0.54 -.017 108 1.01 23.0 0.2
2017-18 34 121 1 0.01 3 43 0.36 -.047 80 0.66 26.0 0.2
Total 113 393 9 0.02 12 154 0.39 -.019 332 0.84 97.0 0.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 20 66 222 3.36 0 0 0 0.00
2015-16 28 99 572 5.78 0 0 0 0.00
2016-17 31 107 493 4.61 0 0 0 0.00
2017-18 34 121 591 4.88 0 0 0 0.00
Total 113 393 1878 4.78 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2014-15 20 66 - 13 0.20 9 - 22
2015-16 28 99 237 31 0.31 14 273 17
2016-17 31 107 246 19 0.18 10 237 18
2017-18 34 121 350 25 0.21 18 363 30
Total 113 393 833 88 0.22 51 873 87
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 34 121 1 0.01 3 43 0.36 -.047 80 0.66 26.0 0.2
Conference 8 27 0 0.00 0 9 0.33 .000 14 0.52 2.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 46 1 0.02 0 9 0.20 .111 30 0.65 9.0 0.2
Away 10 33 0 0.00 1 12 0.36 -.083 28 0.85 4.0 0.1
Neutral 11 42 0 0.00 2 22 0.52 -.091 22 0.52 13.0 0.3
Result
Wins 28 97 0 0.00 3 36 0.37 -.083 68 0.70 23.0 0.2
Losses 6 24 1 0.04 0 7 0.29 .143 12 0.50 3.0 0.1
Month
September 19 71 1 0.01 1 26 0.37 .000 49 0.69 14.0 0.2
October 10 33 0 0.00 0 11 0.33 .000 21 0.64 6.0 0.2
November 5 17 0 0.00 2 6 0.35 -.333 10 0.59 6.0 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 34 121 591 4.88 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 8 27 124 4.59 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 46 221 4.80 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 33 138 4.18 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 11 42 232 5.52 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 28 97 487 5.02 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 6 24 104 4.33 0 0 0 0.00
Month
September 19 71 391 5.51 0 0 0 0.00
October 10 33 144 4.36 0 0 0 0.00
November 5 17 56 3.29 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 34 121 350 25 0.21 18 363 30
Conference 8 27 96 2 0.07 4 73 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 46 167 8 0.17 9 153 11
Away 10 33 104 4 0.12 4 125 5
Neutral 11 42 79 13 0.31 5 85 14
Result
Wins 28 97 282 23 0.24 13 256 21
Losses 6 24 68 2 0.08 5 107 9
Month
September 19 71 174 13 0.18 11 188 21
October 10 33 120 6 0.18 6 105 5
November 5 17 56 6 0.35 1 70 4