Meghan Mental Class: Sophomore Hometown: Olmsted Falls, Ohio High School: Olmsted Falls Height: 5-4 Position: L/DS

Meghan Mental used her first season of college volleyball to mature and become accustomed to the speed of the game. She improved her skills throughout her rookie campaign, developing into one of the top passers on the team. Her sound defensive instincts and good passing abilities make her a nice compliment to CSU's backrow defense.

2007 Season (freshman)
Tallied 140 digs and 15 service aces in 28 matches.
Recorded double-digit digs in four matches and at least five digs on 17 occasions.
Had 11 digs and career-high three aces versus UMKC (9/8).
Notched career-best 12 digs at Wright State (9/14).
Had 11 digs in five-set win over regular season champion Milwaukee (9/29).

High School
First team all-conference and second team all-district selection as a senior playing for coach Dawn Moses.
Three-year letterwinner who led team to a 72-8 record from 2004-06.
Played on three conference championship teams and two district championships squads.
Led team to Elite 8 as a sophomore and senior and Sweet 16 appearance as a junior.
Set school-record for digs as a senior.

Personal
Born May 23, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Daughter of Sue Kraus and Mick Mental.
Has a brother, Mickey, and two sisters, Addie and Bridget.
Mickey plays football at Baldwin-Wallace, while Addie is a basketball player at BW.
Named Math Student of the Year as a freshman and sophomore.
Selected as Advance Biology Student of the Year as a junior.
Earned CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award in 2008.
Planning to major in mathematics.