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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr

7 Jessa Megenhardt

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Berthoud
  • Hometown Berthoud, Colo.

Biography

  • 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 6
  • 2021 All-RMAC honorable mention
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC first team
  • 2021 Western Washington Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2021 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020-21 Academic All-RMAC first team
  • 2020-21 All-RMAC honorable mention
  • 2020-21 RMAC Setter of the Week, March 15
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 6
  • 2019 Academic RMAC Co-Player of the Year
  • 2019 Academic All-RMAC first team
  • 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2018 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

Career: Finished her career ranked seventh in program history with 1,568 service attempts, tied for 11th with 123 matches played, 12th with 2,106 career assists, 14th with 129 service aces, 15th with an average of 5.2 assists per set, 21st with 0.32 service aces per set and 25th with 407 sets played. ... In the rally-scoring era (since 2001), finished her career ranked fourth in service aces, third in aces per set, sixth in assists and seventh in assists per set.

2021: All-RMAC honorable mention for the second straight season. ... Finished 10th in the RMAC in assists (623) and 13th in assists per set (5.2). ... Finished ninth in the RMAC with 34 service aces. ... Third on the team in aces and aces per set, while ranking second in assists and assists per set. ... Had 26 assists and two service aces in the 3-2 setback against West Texas A&M in the South Central Regional final on Dec. 4. ... Dished out 31 assists, her second highest total of the season, in a 3-1 win over CSU-Pueblo in the RMAC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 19. ... Had 20 assists in just three sets in a sweep of UCCS on Nov. 12, while also recording a service ace. ... Served 10 consecutive points, including three service aces, as MSU Denver outscored Chadron State 25-4 in the second set of a 3-0 victory on Oct. 15. ... Averaged 6.0 assists per set and helped the Roadrunners hit .322 while going 4-0 with wins over three ranked teams -- including No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) -- to win the Colorado Premier on Sept. 10-11. Set 36 assists, one short of her career high, in the 3-2 win over No. 17 Wayne State (Neb.) in the championship match. ... Named to the all-tournament team at the season-opening Western Washington Invitational after averaging 5.2 assists and 0.56 service aces per set. ... Had 28 assists and matched a career-high with 14 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 14 host Western Washington on Sept. 4.

2020-21: All-RMAC honorable mention selection. Academic All-RMAC first team. ... Ranked 10th in the RMAC and 93rd in Division II with 302 assits. ... Finished 12th in the RMAC with 5.30 assists per set. ... Led the team with 302 assists while ranking second in assists per set. ... Tied for fourth on the team with 17 service aces while ranking fifth among full-time players with 0.30 aces per set. ... Shared setting duties with Joli Sadler in 6-2 rotation. ... Matched career best with two kills while handing out 22 assists in 3-1 win over Colorado Christian in the quarterfinals of the RMAC Tournament on April 8. ... Named RMAC Setter of the Week after averaging 5.6 assists per set and 0.29 aces per set in wins over Chadron State and No. 21 Regis on March 11-12. ... Handed out a season-high 23 assists in a 3-1 win over No. 21 Regis on March 12. ... Had three service aces and set 16 assists in the season-opening 3-0 victory over Fort Lewis on Jan. 24.

2019: Named RMAC Academic Co-Player of the Year (with teammate Alyssa Kelling) on Oct. 31. ... Ranked 19th nationally in aces per set (0.48) and 22nd in total aces (52). Second in the RMAC in aces per set, first in aces. ... Recorded the 12th-best single-season average of service aces per set in program history. ... Ranks 15th in school history with an average of 5.1 aces per set for her career, and is also 17th with 1,181 career assists. ... Also ranks 17th in program history with career average of 0.34 aces per set. ... Co-starter at setter in 6-2 rotation averaged 5.51 assists per set (co-starter Joli Sadler averaged 5.54). ... Had at least one service ace in all but six matches. ... Had 12 service aces over four matches, covering 14 sets, from Oct. 11 through Oct. 19, an average of 0.86 aces per set. ... Had a career-high 37 assists in win over Adams State on Sept. 21. ... Posted 29 assists twice during the Colorado Premier Challenge, against No. 9 Tarleton State (Texas) and No. 13 Barry (Fla.). Also had a career-best 14 digs vs. Tarleton State. ... Had a career-high six services aces in three-set upset of then-No. 20 Cal Poly Pomona on Sept. 7.

2018: One of three setters used by Roadrunners, who employed a 6-2 offense...Led team with 552 assists, and was third on team with average of 5.5 assists per set...Ranks ninth in school history with .426 assist percentage and 20th with 586 career assists...Fourth on the team with 22 service aces, and fifth among regulars with an average of 0.22 service aces per set...Fourth on team with 185 digs...Had 12 20-plus assist matches, including a career-high 32 in an Oct. 20 win over UCCS...Matched a career-best with 12 digs vs. Chadron State on Nov. 2...Had a three-set career-high of 29 assists vs. Chadron State on Nov. 1...In a win at Fort Lewis, had a season-high .871 set percentage in what was at the time a career-best 27 assists...Had two or more service aces in eight matches, including a career-best three against Saint Leo (Fla.) in the 2018 Colorado Premier Challenge.

2017: Played in 21 sets...Played in 13 matches and started one...Averaged 1.6 assists, 0.7 digs and 0.2 aces per set...Had 16 assists and six digs Sept. 9 against Central Missouri...Had 10 assists Oct. 7 against Westminster.

High School: Graduated from Berthoud High School in 2017...Served as team captain for two years...Tri-Valley League all-conference selection in 2014 and 2015...Tri-Valley Player of the Year in 2016...Academic All-State in 2015 and 2016...Named 2016 all-state honorable mention...Was named both the 2017 Surveyor and Berthoud High School Athlete of the Year...Earned two letters in track...National Honor Society member.

Club Team: Played for NORCO Volleyball Club...Coached by Michelle Buckner.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Paula Megenhardt...Sister, Anna, was a three-time All-American pole vaulter at Hastings (Neb.)...Majoring in biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    7
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    2021Senior

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    7