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Jersey Number 12
Megan Skovsende
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Skutt Catholic
- Deals:
2022: Junior at Creighton
• Versatile player who spent most of her time as a defensive and serving specialist with occasional stints as an outside hitter.
• Recorded her first dig of the season on Sept. 30 vs. Butler.
• Cousin David Heller is head volleyball coach at Georgetown.
2021: Sophomore at Creighton
• Played in 25 matches as a reserve, averaging 0.38 digs, 0.07 aces and 0.02 kills per set.
• Recorded a dig vs. Saint Louis (Aug. 27).
• Owned career-high three digs vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
• Served first career ace vs. Omaha (Sept. 11).
• Notched second career ace vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Finished with two digs and served 5-0 run in second set with the Bluejays trailing 20-16 at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Recorded her first career kill in win at Seton Hall (Oct. 2), also adding an ace.
• With CU trailing 14-8 in first set vs. DePaul, served 8-0 run to help Jays turn around match in a 3-0 win, adding four digs (Oct. 8).
• Dug a career-high six balls at UConn (Oct. 16), adding an ace.
• Subbed in for an injured Jaela Zimmerman in second set of NCAA Tournament sweep vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
2020: Freshman at Creighton
• Made collegiate debut on Jan. 24 vs. Northern Iowa, picking up two digs.
• Had one dig in back-to-back matches against Butler on March 12 and 13.
• Played three sets and dug two balls at Kansas State (March 20).
• Collected a pair of digs in regular-season finale vs. Xavier (March 28).
Skutt Catholic High School
• Tallied 1,106 kills, 938 digs, 132 aces and 84 blocks on .307 hitting in her career.
• High school team finished her senior season ranked 13th nationally in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
• Helped the SkyHawks to a fifth straight state title in 2019 with a match-high 16 kills vs. Duchesne in the finals on .444 hitting.
• Named an Honorable Mention Under Armour All-American and First Team All-State as a senior, when she collected 307 kills, 357 digs and 43 assists and hit .311.
• Was moved from outside hitter to libero late in her junior season, helping Skutt to the state championship.
• Finished her junior year with 159 kills,
276 digs and 47 aces, claiming Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• Had 338 kills and 244 digs while hitting .308 during sophomore season to earn All-State Class B Second Team and All-State Tournament Team Honors.
• As a freshman, hit .348 with 302 kills and 61 digs.
• Coached by Renee Saunders.
• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 79 Sophomore List in spring of 2018.
• Was a three-year volleyball teammate of Sydney McDermott, the daughter of Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
• Selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
• Played club for Premier Nebraska.
Awards & Honors
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Amy Skovsende.
• Has one sister, Nicole.
• A business marketing major and communication minor.
• Sister played volleyball at Midland University and dad was on the track and field team at Nebraska.
• Nickname is Skov.
• Chose No. 12 because her sister wore that same number in college at Midland.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite social media outlets are TikTok and Instagram.
• Best birthday gift was a car on her 16th birthday.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York
• Favorite show on Netflix is Selling Sunsets.
• Best volleyball memory is winning four state titles in high school.
• Chose Creighton because of the family culture.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Versatile player who spent most of her time as a defensive and serving specialist with occasional stints as an outside hitter.
• Recorded her first dig of the season on Sept. 30 vs. Butler.
• Cousin David Heller is head volleyball coach at Georgetown.
2021: Sophomore at Creighton
• Played in 25 matches as a reserve, averaging 0.38 digs, 0.07 aces and 0.02 kills per set.
• Recorded a dig vs. Saint Louis (Aug. 27).
• Owned career-high three digs vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
• Served first career ace vs. Omaha (Sept. 11).
• Notched second career ace vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Finished with two digs and served 5-0 run in second set with the Bluejays trailing 20-16 at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Recorded her first career kill in win at Seton Hall (Oct. 2), also adding an ace.
• With CU trailing 14-8 in first set vs. DePaul, served 8-0 run to help Jays turn around match in a 3-0 win, adding four digs (Oct. 8).
• Dug a career-high six balls at UConn (Oct. 16), adding an ace.
• Subbed in for an injured Jaela Zimmerman in second set of NCAA Tournament sweep vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
2020: Freshman at Creighton
• Made collegiate debut on Jan. 24 vs. Northern Iowa, picking up two digs.
• Had one dig in back-to-back matches against Butler on March 12 and 13.
• Played three sets and dug two balls at Kansas State (March 20).
• Collected a pair of digs in regular-season finale vs. Xavier (March 28).
Skutt Catholic High School
• Tallied 1,106 kills, 938 digs, 132 aces and 84 blocks on .307 hitting in her career.
• High school team finished her senior season ranked 13th nationally in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
• Helped the SkyHawks to a fifth straight state title in 2019 with a match-high 16 kills vs. Duchesne in the finals on .444 hitting.
• Named an Honorable Mention Under Armour All-American and First Team All-State as a senior, when she collected 307 kills, 357 digs and 43 assists and hit .311.
• Was moved from outside hitter to libero late in her junior season, helping Skutt to the state championship.
• Finished her junior year with 159 kills,
276 digs and 47 aces, claiming Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• Had 338 kills and 244 digs while hitting .308 during sophomore season to earn All-State Class B Second Team and All-State Tournament Team Honors.
• As a freshman, hit .348 with 302 kills and 61 digs.
• Coached by Renee Saunders.
• Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 79 Sophomore List in spring of 2018.
• Was a three-year volleyball teammate of Sydney McDermott, the daughter of Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
• Selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
• Played club for Premier Nebraska.
Awards & Honors
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Amy Skovsende.
• Has one sister, Nicole.
• A business marketing major and communication minor.
• Sister played volleyball at Midland University and dad was on the track and field team at Nebraska.
• Nickname is Skov.
• Chose No. 12 because her sister wore that same number in college at Midland.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite social media outlets are TikTok and Instagram.
• Best birthday gift was a car on her 16th birthday.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York
• Favorite show on Netflix is Selling Sunsets.
• Best volleyball memory is winning four state titles in high school.
• Chose Creighton because of the family culture.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
Creighton Volleyball vs Nebraska Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Nebraska Volleyball vs Creighton Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Creighton Volleyball Media Availability - 4/15/26
Wednesday, April 15
Creighton vs. Kentucky Volleyball Press Conference - 12/13/25
Sunday, December 14
