SENIOR (2016): Played the second-most sets on the team (123), starting 25 matches and playing 33 … had the second-most kills on the team at 272 and averaged 2.21 kills per set … finished the season with a .161 hitting percentage and 10 assists … finished fourth on the team with 42 total blocks and 0.34 blocks per set … recorded 12 service aces and 95 digs … started her senior season with three straight double-digit kill games including a season-high 18 against Garnder-Webb on Aug. 27 … reeled off two more against Georgia Southern (12 kills) and Colgate (14) one week later … finished four-set match against Charleston Southern with 12 kills, .333 attack percentage and 14 digs … followed that game with 17 kills against Mercer on Sept. 23 … posted 14 kills against Wofford on Sept. 30 … reeled off three straight games with double-digit kills for the second time during the season, recording 11 at South Carolina St., 14 in a win over Furman and 10 at Mercer … finished with 10 kills at Chattanooga … posted 10 kills and 10 digs against ETSU on Nov. 11 … rounded out her four-year career in the SoCon Championships with five kills, two digs and two blocks against Furman.
JUNIOR (2015): Competed in 32 matches and appeared in 121 sets as a junior… Led the team in service aces with 25 and was one of three Bulldogs to tally at least 300 kills and 200 digs… Finished the season with 309 kills, 248 digs, 36 total blocks and 15 assists… Ranked ninth in the SoCon during league play in aces per set with 0.27… Currently 15th on The Citadel’s all-time career kills per set list as she’s averaged 2.15 kills per set through three seasons… Launched the campaign with a double-double vs. UT Martin, tallying 12 kills and 10 digs… Notched 17 kills, seven digs and four total blocks in the Dogs’ first victory of the season, a 3-1 win over Siena… Posted eight kills, six digs, five service aces and three total blocks against USC-Upstate… Came away with 20 kills at UNC-Asheville, hitting .500 for the match and added seven digs… Tallied back-to-back double-doubles vs. South Carolina State and New Orleans, racking up a combined 32 kills and 25 digs over the two matches… Played in four sets at Western Carolina and finished with a double-double, collecting 16 digs and 11 kills… Put together an outstanding performance against the Catamounts two weeks later, becoming one of just four Bulldogs in program history to record 25 kills in a single match and adding another double-double to her ledger with 13 digs… Posted a career-best 23 digs to go along with 11 kills and six service aces… Wrapped up the campaign with eight kills and 15 digs in the SoCon tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2014): Wrapped up the season with the fifth-most kills (148) and total blocks (20) on the team … finished behind only Bailey Kernodle in kills against Southern Conference opponents as she drove home 94 (2.14 kills / set) … came through with four kills, three digs and three assisted blocks in The Citadel’s sweep of Savannah State (Sept. 11) … tallied six kills, one assisted block and one dig in five sets against Alabama State at the ISTAP Collegiate Cup 2 … drove home a team-best 10 kills in 19 attempts, while posting a .421 attack percentage, in a meeting with league foe UNCG (Oct. 11) … established a career high in kills (14) against Western Carolina … had a solid all-around performance at Mercer where she established career high’s total blocks (seven) and assisted blocks (six) to go along with 10 kills (.250 attack percentage) and seven digs … accumulated 10 kills (.381 attack percentage) and six digs in a four-set clash with East Tennessee State at McAlister Field House … ended the season with 12 kills, five digs and one assisted block in the SoCon Tournament meeting with Wofford.
FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 49 sets over the course of the 2013 season, second-most of any Bulldog freshman … made her collegiate debut against Ball State, finishing with one dig … started her first set against Loyola, recording five kills, two digs and a .300 attack percentage … established her match-high in kills (11) and total attacks (31) against Morgan State at the East Carolina Tournament … drove home eight kills in 15 total attacks while limiting herself to three errors to finish with a .333 attack percentage against UNC Wilmington … opened SoCon play with two kills, two assisted blocks and one dig against UNCG … had three kills in seven total attacks at Georgia Southern … came through with four kills in nine total attacks along with one solo block against Wofford … posted four kills in nine attacks (.222 attack percentage) and finished with one assisted block at Appalachian State … tallied five kills, one dig and one assisted block in four sets against Chattanooga … had a pair of four-kill outings in the November (Georgia Southern, Winthrop) to cap off the season with 73 kills, 13 digs and 11 total blocks.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time team captain (2011, 2012) and garnered team MVP honors as a senior … drew consecutive First Coast team honors in both 2011 and 2012 … named to the 2012 Under Armour High School All-American Watch List … member of the Jacksonville Juniors club team ... among her other honors included being named as the University of Tampa team camp MVP from 2010 through 2012.
PERSONAL: Megan Sowell ... daughter of Sara and Matt Sowell ... majoring in English.
