Megan Carnell

Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
North Gwinnett
Hometown:
Suwanee, Ga.

2011 (Junior)
Saw her first action of the season at the Western Kentucky Tournament against the host Hilltoppers (9/9) ... Had 4 assists in one set at Appalachian State (9/20) ... Notched 26 assists with 4 digs and 3 kills vs. Florida St. (11/11) ... Tallied 3 assists and a kill vs. Miami (11/12).

2010 (Sophomore)
Saw action in nine matches and made four starts on the year ... Was second on the team with 201 assists ... One of four Deacons to record a double-double on the year, collecting two throughout the season ... Played in all three matches at the Deacon Invitational in a reserve role to start the year ... Dished out a season-high 17 assists in the Deacs 3-0 win over Coastal Carolina to begin the year on Aug. 27 ... Had two assists against both East Tennessee State and Georgia on Aug. 28 ... Played in one match at the Active Ankle Challenge in St. Louis, recording a dig against Creighton on Sept. 4 ... Saw action in one match at the Black and Gold Invitational, dishing out three assists against East Carolina on Sept. 11 ... Made her first start in the season against Maryland on Sept. 30 and produced big time with her first-career double-double, recording career-highs with 53 assists and 14 digs in the loss ... Started against Boston College on Oct. 1 and had 31 assists, a season-high three blocks and four kills on just five attempts ... Tied a season-high with four kills and recorded her second double-double of her career with 47 assists and 10 digs in a loss to North Carolina on Oct. 6 ... Had 46 assists, six digs, an ace and a solo block in a win over NC State on Oct. 8.

2009 (Freshman)
Saw action in eight matches and made three starts in her inaugural campaign ... Was second with 59 assists as the team's backup setter ... Was third on the team at 0.60 blocks per set ... Played in her first collegiate match against Jacksonville State (Aug. 29) in the second match of the Deacon Invitational ... Recorded seven kills, 17 assists, five digs and four blocks against the Gamecocks ... Saw action in all three matches of the Bash at the Boro ... Made her second and third starts of the season against Auburn (Sept. 12) and Coastal Carolina (Sept. 12) ... Dished out 18 assists against the Tigers and posted seven kills, 21 assists, three blocks and three digs against the Chanticleers ... Saw action during one set in her first ACC match against Duke (Sept. 18) ... Played in four sets at Virginia (Nov. 13), recording four blocks, including her first block solo, and three digs ... Recorded one dig in one set at Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) ... Played in one set against NC State (Nov. 21), dishing out two assists.

High School
Earned a total of five varsity letters - four in volleyball and one in basketball -- at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Ga. ... Earned first team All-County honors on the volleyball court as both a junior and a senior after earning second team honors during her sophomore campaign ... Named to the State All-Tournament Team in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and helped lead her team to the quarterfinals in 2007 ... Was a three-year captain ... Played one season for the SSA Juniors Club Team in 2006 ... Then played for SSA On Court in 2007-08 before playing for Pro-Link Atlanta in 2009 ... Trained with USA Pipeline in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Was a scholar athlete in both 2005 and 2006 and was the treasurer of her school's Key Club.

Personal
Full name is Megan Taylor Carnell ... Was born on May 22, 1991 in Chicago, Ill. ... Chose Wake Forest over a number of schools including Clemson, Boston College, LSU, Jacksonville, Colorado and Central Florida ... Has not yet declared a major ... Daughter of Mary and Scott Carnell of Sugar Hill, Ga. ... Mother, Mary, played volleyball at the University of Illinois-Chicago while her father, Scott, also played basketball at Illinois-Chicago ... Cousin Adam Carnell is on the swim team at Wright State.