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Junior Year (2004-05):
Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... Started in all
30 games ... Ranked third on the team in scoring (8.0 pts/gm)
... Averaged a league-best 2.9 steals per game ... Led the team
and was sixth in the Patriot League in assists (3.37 a/gm) ...
Scored a career-high 21 points against Albany ... Also grabbed
five boards against the Great Danes to earn Patriot League
Player of the Week honors ... Recorded a career-best nine steals
at Lehigh on Jan. 21 ... Had a career-high seven assists at Navy
on Feb. 11 ... Matched her career-best mark in rebounds with six
at Bucknell on Jan. 12 and against Lehigh on Feb. 4 ... Posted a
20-point and five rebound performance versus Canisius ...
Recorded double figures in nine games ... Had at least one steal
in 25 games ... Made four or more steals in 11 contests. Sophomore Year (2003-04):
Played in 28 games ... Averaged 2.4
points and 1.8 rebounds per game ... Finished fifth on the team
with 1.1 steals per game ... Reached the 200 career points mark
with a season-high 12 points versus Bucknell on Feb. 29 ...
Recorded a season-high four steals at Canisius on Jan. 6 ...
Scored seven points and added four rebounds and four assists
versus Charleston Southern on Dec. 11 ... Posted three points,
two rebounds and one steal against Albany on Dec. 6 ...
Registered a season-high three assists versus Buffalo on Nov. 25
... Had five points and four rebounds against Wagner on Nov. 23.
Freshman Year (2002-03):
One of only two Raiders to play in
all 27 games ... Started 19 games ... Named to the Patriot
League All-Rookie Team ... Averaged 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds,
2.1 steals and 1.8 assists per game ... Finished the season
second on the team in steals (57) and third in assists (48) ...
Scored a season-best 16 points on a career-best 4-of-5 shooting
from beyond the arc to lead Colgate against American on Feb. 23
... Recorded her first career block against Navy on Feb. 21 ...
Finished with nine points and a season-high seven assists
against Bucknell on Jan. 31 ... Tied her career high with five
steals versus American on Jan. 24 ... Made her first career
three-pointer versus Centenary on Dec. 13 ... Recorded a
season-high five steals against Buffalo on Nov. 26 ... Scored
six points in a season-high 43 minutes against Wagner on Nov.
24.
High School:
A four-year letterwinner for coach
Kathleen Washington at North Atlanta High School ... Averaged
14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists during her scholastic
career ... Helped the Lady Warriors to a 130-12 record over four
years ... Named to the all-city team as a junior ... Served as
team captain as a junior and senior ... Helped team to the state
championship as a sophomore ... North Atlanta reached the state
finals her junior season ... Helped team to the state semifinal
as a freshman ... Honored as the team's rookie of the year as a
freshman ... A member of the 2001 AAU state championship team
... Also lettered three times in softball and four times in
track and field ... Named the MVP of the softball team in 2001
... Helped the 4x100 relay team to a third-place state finish
... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:
Megan Erin Ballard was born
on August 23, 1984 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Daughter of John and Rita
Ballard ... Brother Jeremy played on Colgate's men's basketball
team, and is currently an assistant coach for the Raiders' men's
squad ... Also has a sister ... Majoring in religion ... Minor
is biology and pre-med ... A member of the Phi Eta Sigma
national honor society.
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