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2005-06 Women's Basketball Roster

33 Megan Ballard

33 Megan Ballard

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    North Atlanta
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, Ga.

Summary

Biography

Senior Year (2005-06): Played and started in all 29 games … Voted to all-Patriot League first team … Also voted to preseason all-Patriot League team … Was second on the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game … Became the all-time steals leads at Colgate with 281 career thefts … Also broke the single-season mark with 106 … Ranks ninth in career assists with 266 … Is just the fifth player in Colgate history to amass 200 steals and 200 assists … Led the conference in steals per game all season and was ranked among the top-six in the nation throughout the year … Scored a career-high 28 points in overtime victory over Lehigh … Also had a season-high seven steals against the Mountain Hawks … Had 25 points against Lafayette on Feb. 7 … Made a career-high 14 free throws versus the Leopards … Provided a career-high nine assists versus American on Jan. 14 … Made a season-high seven steals versus at Princeton … Had at least one steal in 28 games … Led the team in steals in 22 games … Scored in double figures in 16 games.

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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