2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Meg Starling
- Position:
- Middle Hitter
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- University Heights
- Hometown:
- Hopkinsville, Ky.
End of Career Notes:
• Graduated in the fall of 2018 with a degree in family and consumer sciences
• 2018 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Second Team All-MAC
• MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17, 2018)
• Played in 81 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Saw action in 234 of a possible 488 sets over her career
• Smashed a career-high 15 kills at IUPUI (Sept. 5, 2017) and tied the mark at Miami (Nov. 17, 2018)
• Hit a career-best .727 (8-0-11) versus Marshall (Aug. 25, 2018) is tied as the ninth-best single match effort in program history for a player with between 10 and 14 attack attempts in a match
• Her .700 (15-1-20) attack percentage at IUPUI (Sept. 5, 2017) is tied as the 12th-best single match effort in program history for a player with at least 15 attack attempts in a match
• Credited with a career-high 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists) versus Idaho State (Sept. 8, 2017)
• Recorded a career-high five solo blocks at Kent State (Oct. 13, 2017), which ties as the 11th-best single match total in program history
• Recorded double-digit kills in 13 career matches
• Recorded double-digit blocks in one career match
• In Ball State’s Career Records: 9th in blocks-per-set average (1.04), T-15th in solo blocks (56), T-15th in matches with double figure blocks (1)
• In Ball State’s Single Season Records (highest ranking only): 13th in solo blocks (33 in 2018), 16th in total blocks (137 in 2018), T-16th in blocks-per-set average (1.25 in 2018), T-20th in block assists (104 in 2018)
2018 (R-Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... Second Team All-Mid-American Conference ... MAC All-Tournament Team ... MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17) ... started all 32 matches ... saw action in 110 of a possible 120 sets ... led the MAC with a 1.25 block-per-set average which ties as the 16th-best single season average in program history ... helped the Cardinals lead the MAC with a 2.55 team blocks-per-set average ... tallied 137 blocks on the year, including 33 solo blocks and 104 block assists ... the 33 solo blocks are 13th on BSU's single season charts, while the 137 total blocks are 16th and the 104 block assists are tied for 20th ... registered a season-high eight total blocks (one solo and seven assists) in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal victory over Ohio (Nov. 16) ... credited with seven blocks in four matches ... tallied at least one block in 30 matches, with five-or-more on 14 occasions ... smashed double-digit kills in seven matches, including tying her career high with 15 kills in the MAC Tournament semifinal loss at Miami (Nov. 17) ... added 12 kills in four matches, including the MAC Tournament win over Ohio to help her earn a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team ... recorded at least one kill in all 32 matches, while producing five-or-more 27 times ... hit a career-best .727 (8-0-11) in the win over Marshall (Aug. 25), which ties as the ninth-best single match performance in program history for a Ball State player with between 10 and 14 attempts ... followed with a .714 (11-1-14) rate of success in BSU's next match, a sweep of Grambling (Aug. 31), which ties at the 14th-best mark on the same list ... finished the season ranked seventh in the MAC with a .321 attack percentage, including hitting .300-or-better in 18 matches ... credited with 21 digs on the year, including five in the season opener versus South Alabama (Aug. 24) ... also recorded her lone ace of the year in the match.
2017 (R-Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State ... played in 24 matches, earning 22 starts … saw action in 78 of a possible 118 sets … led the Ball State defense and ranked sixth in the MAC with a 1.01 blocks-per-set average, tallying 79 total blocks on the year … credited with a career-high 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists) versus Idaho State (Sept. 8) … recorded a career-high five solo blocks at Kent State (Oct. 13), which ties as the 11th-best single match total in program history … finished the match with seven total blocks … also secured seven total blocks (two solo and five assists) in the win over Bradley (Sept. 1) … notched at least one block in 22 matches, with five-or-more on seven occasions … smashed a career-high 15 kills and hit a career-best .700 (15-1-20) at IUPUI (Sept. 5) … her .700 (15-1-20) attack percentage at IUPUI (Sept. 5) is currently tied as the 12th-best single match effort in program history for a player with at least 15 attack attempts in a match … registered 12 kills at Duquesne (Sept. 15) and added 10 kills versus Indiana State (Aug. 26) and at No. 25 Colorado State (Sept. 8) … recorded at least one kill in 23 matches, with five-or-more nine times … finished the season with 126 kills and a 1.62 kills-per-set average … hit .300-or-better in nine matches, finishing the year with a .268 attack percentage … earned 24 digs on the year, including a career-high seven digs at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) …credited with at least one dig in 13 matches … served up her first career ace versus Idaho State (Sept. 8), and finished the year with seven aces … a career-high two aces came versus Duquesne … also dished out five assists on the year.
2016 (R-So.): Earned second letter at Ball State ... played in 11 matches, earning four starts … saw action in 24 of a possible 126 sets … smashed a season-high seven kills versus South Dakota (Sept. 3) … added a pair of kills at Omaha (Sept. 2) and versus Butler (Sept. 7) … scored at least one kill in six matches … hit a season-best .286 (2-0-7) at Omaha, while securing a season-high five total blocks (one solo and four assists) in the match … scored four total blocks (one solo and three assists) vs. South Dakota … finished the season with 14 total blocks, logging at least one block in five matches … recorded digs versus Youngstown State (Aug. 26) and at Omaha.
2015 (R-Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State ... played in 14 matches, earning five starts … saw action in 22 sets … recorded season-highs of seven kills and a .385 (7-2-13) attack percentage versus Pepperdine (Sept. 5) … tied the mark with seven kills in the opening set at No. 22 Purdue (Sept. 18) … smashed six kills, hit .312 (6-1-16) and recorded a season-high four block assists versus Belmont (Aug. 28) … also added her first career dig in the match … blasted at least one kill in eight matches … tallied at least one block in eight matches.
2014 (RS): Sat out the season as a redshirt.
PREP CAREER: Earned two letters in volleyball at University Heights Academy for coach Keith Sage … helped guide the Blazers to a 42-28 record over her career, including a 23-14 mark her senior season … earned all-district honors as a junior and senior, while collecting all-region honors as a senior … helped guide UHA to the second round of the regional tournament for the first time in program history … established the school record for blocks in a match at 19 … led the team with 281 kills and 122 solo blocks her senior year … also earned three letters in basketball at University Heights Academy for coach Taylor Sparks … helped guide the Blazers to a 71-19 record over her career, including a 25-4 mark her senior year … named the Kentucky Region Player of the Year and an AP All-State Honorable Mention as a senior … two-time all-district and all-region honoree … a two-time New Era All-Star Team selection and three-time University Heights Academy Defensive Award winner … established the state record with 23 blocked shots versus Madisonville-North Hopkins (Jan. 10, 2014) … average 12.2 points, 16 rebounds and 17 block per game her senior season … helped guide the Blazers to back-to-back Kentucky High School Athletics Association Region 2 championship game appearances as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Graduated in the fall of 2018 with a degree in family and consumer sciences … born Dec. 28, 1995 in Hopkinsville, Ky. … daughter of John and Barbara Starling … has two sisters, Sara and Susanna … full name is Margaret Alice Starling.
