Western Illinois University Athletics

Egan has the skills for kills (Oct. 31, 2011 - Western Courier)

8th all-time in kills (1,062)
8th all-time in attempts (3,008)
4th all-time in total blocks (358)
5th all-time in solo blocks (90)
6th all-time in block assists (268)
9th all-time in attack percentage (.243)
9th best single-season kills performance (351 in 2009)
2nd highest single-match block assist performance (11 - Sept. 15, 2009 vs. Bradley)

2011 (SENIOR): Played in a team-high 111 sets and appeared in all 30 matches … Became just the ninth player in program history to join to 1,000 Kills Club with 10 kills on 28 attempts at home against DePaul (Oct. 18) … Is the fourth player under tenth-year head coach Kym McKay to enter the exclusive club along with Ashley Baker, Amy Sauerwein and Monique Houston … Has firmly etched her name in the Western Illinois record book … Finished her career ranked eighth in kills (1,062), fourth in total blocks (358) and ninth in attack percentage (.243) … She also ranks fifth in solo blocks (90) and sixth in block assists (268) … Led the squad in kills (274), total blocks (82.0) and points (336.5) … Posted 15 double-digit kill performances, including four straight from Aug. 27-Sept. 3 … In the home opener against Chicago State (Sept. 13), Egan collected 15 kills on 31 attempts and five total blocks … Collected 15 kills and a season-high seven total blocks in the four-set home win over Oakland (Sept. 19) … Sets season-highs with 16 kills and 52 attempts  against Southern Utah (Sept. 23) … Hit .400 with 14 kills on 30 attempts to go along with five total blocks in the four-set road win at UMKC (Sept. 30) … Had 11 kills and six total blocks at South Dakota (Oct. 2) … Picked up five total blocks against SDSU (Oct. 14), IUPUI (Nov. 5) and Oakland (Nov. 12). Match-By-Match Stats

2010 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 30 matches (115 sets) … Recorded 24 starts, including 21 straight to start the season … Topped the squad in points (334.5), points per set (2.91), attack percentage (.245), solo blocks (26), block assists (61) and total blocks (87.0) … ranked second on the team in kills (258) and service aces (20) … Had 13 double-digit kill efforts, including seven out of eight matches from Sept. 20-Oct. 15 … Recorded at least four total blocks in 11 matches and at least one solo block in 20 matches … Posted at least two solo blocks in five matches … Had an attack percentage over .300 in 13 matches … Posted at least two service aces in six matches … Collected 28 kills, three aces, nine total blocks and a .327 attack percentage against SEMO and USC-Upstate at the Bradley Kickoff Classic (Aug. 28) … Posted 11 kills and a Western Illinois season-high nine total blocks versus McNeese State (Sept. 5) … Had 15 kills and three total blocks versus IUPUI (Sept. 24) and 10 kills and seven total blocks at Southern Utah (Sept. 30) … Collected 16 kills with a .438 attack percentage against South Dakota State (Oct. 8) and 16 kills with a .414 attack percentage at SIUE (Oct. 11) … Tallied season highs of 17 kills and 40 attempts versus UMKC (Oct. 15) … Posted 14 kills and a .333 attack percentage in a win at Chicago State (Nov. 1) ... Match-By-Match Stats

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 31 matches for the Leathernecks at middle hitter... led Western with 351 kills, which ranked fourth in The Summit League and ninth in Western Illinois history for kills in a season... ranked sixth in The Summit League with an average of 3.03 kills per set... recorded double-digit kills in 17 of 31 matches, and posted at least 15 kills in 11 matches... posted a season-high 20 kills against Bradley (Sept. 15)... led Western's regular lineup with a hitting percentage of .268, which ranked eighth in The Summit League... hit for a season-best percentage of .586 (17k,0e,29ta) against Southern Illinois (Aug. 29)... recorded a hitting percentage of .400 or better in six matches... finished the season with 935 attack attempts, which ranks as the 10th-highest single-season total in school history... led Western with 86 total blocks (19bs,67ba), for an average of 0.74 blocks per set... posted 11 blocks (all block assists) against Bradley (Sept. 15), which tied for the highest single-match blocks total in The Summit League for 2009, ranked as the second-most block assists in a match in school history and tied for the fourth-most total blocks in a match in school history... recorded three or more blocks in nine matches.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Started in 30 matches and appeared in all 120 sets... led Western in blocking with 103 total blocks (22bs,81ba)... tallied a career-best nine blocks at Oral Roberts (Oct. 26), the fourth-most blocks in a match in the Summit League... recorded a career-high .385 hitting percentage (5k,0e,13ta) against Northern Illinois (Sept. 8)... had a season-high 14 kills at Oakland (Nov. 14)... finished the season with 179 kills, the fourth-most on the team... named to the Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned Daily Southown All-Area honors in 2007 with the two previous seasons as an Honorable Mention... was named to the First Team all-conference in 2005, 2006 and 2007... was the team captain her junior and senior seasons... voted team Most Valuable Player in 2007 and team Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2006... also a letterwinner in basketball.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
• 9th Member of the 1,000 Kills Club (Oct. 18, 2011)
• Papa John's Scholar Athlete of the Week (Oct. 24, 2011)
• 2008 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team
• 2009 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team
• 2010 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team (Distinguished Scholar)
• 2011 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team (Distinguished Scholar)
• Named a Co-Most Valuable Player (with Megan Toczek) for the 2010 season.
• 2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

CAREER BESTS
Kills: 20, at Bradley, Sept. 15, 2009
Attempts: 61, vs. IUPUI, Nov. 14, 2009
Assists: 2, 3 times
Aces: 3, 3 times
Digs: 7, twice
Total Blocks: 11, at Bradley, Sept. 15, 2009
Attack Points: 25.5, at Bradley, Sept. 15, 2009

PERSONAL
Daughter of Marty and Jennifer Egan ... born September 2, 1989 ... majoring in communication sciences and disorders.