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Sophomore Year (2010-11) Appeared in 26 games ... recorded four points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in a career-high 12 minutes against Eastern Illinois (11/18) ... blocked a shot in four-straight games from 11/18-12/1 ... grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, including five offensive rebounds, against Ball State (12/9) ... recorded two rebounds, one block and one steal at Missouri State (1/11) ... scored a career-high 11 points at Southern Illinois (1/27), her first-career double-digit scoring game, with career-highs of three field goals and five free throws.
Freshman Year (2009-10) Appeared in 16 games ... made her collegiate debut against Northern Illinois (12/4), recording her first-career points and rebound ... had one point, one rebound and her first assist in three minutes at Illinois-Chicago (12/18) ... grabbed rebounds in back-to-back games against Drake (12/31) and Creighton (1/2) ... played a career-high six minutes against Southern Illinois (1/21), recording her first-career block ... recorded two points, a career-high two rebounds, one block and one steal in five minutes against Indiana State in the MVC Tournament (3/12) ... saw action against Kansas (3/25) and California (4/1) in the WNIT.
Prior to ISU Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at St. Joseph's Academy ... averaged 9.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a junior ... named all-metro in 2008 ... Blue Star Basketball Top-250 recruit ... prep coach was Julie Matheny ... played AAU basketball with the Missouri Valley Eclipse ... named to the Miss Basketball Showcase All-America Team ... received United States Junior National Team (USJN) All-Star honors at the Battle of the Border and Premier Invitational tournaments.
Personal: Megan Marie Grace ... born December 13, 1990 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Patrick and Peggy Grace ... two brothers (Michael, Daniel) ... her aunt, Jeanne Grace, attended Illinois State ... majoring in business ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll: Fall 2009 ... MVC Honor Roll: 2010.