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    Monica McGreal
    Monica McGreal

    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Louisville, Ky.

    High School:
    Sacred Heart

    Height:
    5-11

    Position:
    OH



    11/24/2012

    Wild Comeback Falls Short for Northwestern at No. 10 Nebraska

    Stephanie Holthus led all players with 18 kills Saturday

    11/16/2012

    Relentless Wildcats Topple Michigan in Thrilling Fashion, 3-1

    Stephanie Holthus goes for career-high 28 kills in victory

    10/28/2012

    Five-Set Thriller at Wisconsin Goes Northwestern's Way

    Wildcats topple Badgers to earn a Big Ten road win

    10/21/2012

    Wildcats Wipe Out Iowa, 3-0

    Northwestern records season-high 13 blocks in three-set win

    10/05/2012

    Northwestern Bested By No. 1 Penn State, 3-0

    Stephanie Holthus led all players with 12 kills Friday.

    2012: Scored 10 kills and added eight digs at Nebraska (11/24) ... Finished second on the team with 11 digs against Illinois (11/21) ... One of two Wildcats with nine digs at Ohio State (11/7) ...Stood tall in the back row with a career-high 17 digs at Wisconsin (10/28) ... Equaled a career high with 13 digs at Illinois (10/17) ... Tied for the team lead with 11 digs at Michigan (10/13) ... Put down a pair of kills at No. 25 Michigan State (10/12) ... Had 11 digs vs. Penn State (10/5) ... Matched career high with 16 kills at Indiana (9/29) ... Recorded seven digs at Purdue (9/28) ... Tied a career-high with two assists vs. Minnesota (9/23) ... Tied a career-high with 13 digs and added nine kills vs. Wisconsin (9/21) ... Contributed eight kills and eight digs in the championship of the Wildcat Classic against Western Michigan (9/16) ... Sent down a career-high six total blocks versus Delaware (9/14) ... Named to the Yale Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/8) ... Averaged 3.45 kills per set in 11 games ... Posted a pair of double-doubles in wins against Villanova and Yale (9/8) ... Led NU in kills with 16 at a career-best clip of .467 against the Wildcats (9/8) ... Earned a career-best three blocks in that match ... One of three players to tally 11 kills in three-set win over Brown (9/7) ... Had seven kills in the championship of the La Quinta Invitational against New Mexico State (9/1) ... Ripped off two aces vs. Cincinnati (9/1) ... Tallied a career-best 13 digs in a three-set won over Drake (8/31) ... Put down four kills in the championship of the Marquette Challenge vs. the Golden Eagles (8/26) ... Recorded eight digs in that match ... Made first career start against Bowling Green (8/25) ... Recorded a service ace in that match.

    2011: Made collegiate debut with a kill on three swings and no errors against Central Arkansas (9/9) ... Appeared in three sets, most recently against Penn State (11/12).

    High School: AAU All-American in 2008 ... Named first-team all-state, all-region and team MVP in 2010 ... Also was all-district and all-region as a junior in 2009 ... Best match came in a 26-kill effort versus perennial Kentucky volleyball power Assumption high school ... Team earned state runner-up honors in 2008 and 2009 before finishing as regional runner-up in 2010 ... Also lettered four years in basketball, averaging 12.9 points per game while earning team MVP honors as a senior in 2010 ... Was recruited to play basketball in college but chose to come to Northwestern to play volleyball .. Played club volleyball with MAVA from 2004-11 ... Team finished second in the AAU tournament in 2008 and third in 2007 ... Also were Junior Olympic runners-up in 2006 and JO American Division champs in 2007 ... National Honor Society, French Honor Society, BETA Club and four-year honor roll member ... Three-year first-team academic all-state in volleyball and basketball ... Academic Prep Volleyball All-American.

    Personal: Born Monica Lynn McGreal ... Daughter of Bob and Debbie McGreal ... Chose Northwestern over Clemson, Boston College, Washington University and Emory ... Majoring in biomedical engineering.

    McGreal's Career Statistics

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    McGreal's Career Highs

    Kills 16, twice, last at Indiana (Sept. 29, 2012)
    Total Attempts 38, at Indiana (Sept. 29, 2012)
    Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) .467, vs. Villanova (Sept. 8, 2012)
    Service Aces 2, twice, last vs. Villanova (Sept. 8, 2012)
    Assists 2, four times, last at. Minnesota (Oct. 26, 2012)
    Total Blocks 6, vs. Delaware (Sept. 14, 2012)
    Digs 17, at Wisconsin (Oct. 28, 2012)

    McGreal's 2012 Highs

    Kills 16, twice, last at Indiana (Sept. 29)
    Total Attempts 38, at Indiana (Sept. 29)
    Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) .467, vs. Villanova (Sept. 8)
    Service Aces 2, twice, last vs. Villanova (Sept. 8)
    Assists 2, four times, last at. Minnesota (Oct. 26)
    Total Blocks 6, vs. Delaware (Sept. 14)
    Digs 17, at Wisconsin (Oct. 28)