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Wright State University Athletics

2007 Volleyball Roster

4 Tara Geegan

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Jacobs
  • Hometown Algonquin, IL

Biography

<strong>2007:</strong> Named All-Horizon League...ranked fifth in the League in blocks per game and seventh in hitting percentage...six kills, two solo blocks and two block assists against Kentucky...hit .500 with 15 kills at Indiana State...hit .440 with 14 kills at Akron...11 kills versus Syracuse...10 kills, three block assists and two solo blocks against Mississippi...selected to the Sheraton Hilton Invitational All-Tournament Team for her efforts versus Akron, Syracuse and Mississippi...hit .394 with 16 kills, eight digs and six block assists against Eastern Michigan...hit .778 with seven kills and no errors versus The Citadel...12 kills against Liberty...hit .394 with 17 kills and five block assists versus South Florida...named to the Raider Challenge All-Tournament Team for her performances against The Citadel, Liberty and South Florida...17 kills and seven block assists versus Cleveland State...hit .406 with 15 kills and five block assists against Youngstown State...hit .556 with 10 kills and no errors at Xavier...10 kills and seven block assists versus Valparaiso...nine kills against Butler...12 kills and five block assists at Cleveland State...hit .429 with 11 kills and seven block assists at Valparaiso...hit. 455 with 18 kills and seven block assists at Butler...eight kills and three solo blocks against Dayton...hit .323 with 14 kills and nine block assists versus Loyola...hit .556 with 12 kills, four block assists and two solo blocks against UIC...tabbed as the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on November 5 for her efforts versus Dayton, Loyola and UIC...14 kills against Green Bay...hit .333 with 12 kills versus Cleveland State in the Horizon League Semifinals...chosen as the League's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for October and November...selected ESPN The Magazine Third Team Academic All-America and First Team Academic All-District IV by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>2006:</strong> Ranked ninth in the Horizon League in blocks per game...recorded 16 double-figure kill matches... 10 kills and four block assists against Binghamton...named to the Jefferson Cup All-Tournament Team as she tallied 30 kills and 14 block assists in three matches...16 kills and five block assists versus East Carolina...nine kills and six block assists against Georgetown...selected to the USF Smoothie King Invitational All-Tournament Team as she had 36 kills and 14 total blocks in three matches...nine kills and six block assists versus Texas Tech...11 kills and six block assists at South Florida...16 kills and six digs against Jacksonville...named MVP of the Raider Challenge as she collected 48 kills in the three matches with a .402 hitting percentage...hit .469 with 18 kills versus West Virginia...hit. 480 with 13 kills and six digs against Akron...recorded 17 kills, seven digs and six blocks versus Denver...selected as the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on September 18 for her Raider Challenge efforts...hit .462 with 14 kills against Ball State...hit .458 with 14 kills and nine blocks at Dayton...named WSU's Athlete of the Month for September by the Wright State Student-Athlete Advisory Council...13 kills and seven blocks versus UIC...11 kills and six blocks against Loyola...11 kills and seven block assists at Cleveland State...17 kills at Youngstown State...10 kills and nine blocks, including two solo, versus Green Bay at the Horizon League Tournament...selected ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America.  <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>2005:</strong> Recorded 11 double-figure kill matches and had eight or more kills in a match 20 times...10 kills at Georgia State...hit .412 with eight kills against LSU...tallied 11 kills and a career-high 10 blocks versus Eastern Illinois...had eight kills and no errors in hitting .533 at Kentucky...nine kills against both Northern Colorado and Miami at the Miami Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic and hit a career-best .625 later in that tournament versus Virginia Tech...13 kills and seven blocks against Youngstown State...10 kills and nine blocks versus Cleveland State...16 kills at Green Bay...10 kills against UIC...10 kills at Youngstown State...11 kills and six blocks against Green Bay...11 kills, six digs and three assists versus Butler...had 13 kills, six digs, four blocks and four assists against Cleveland State in the Horizon League semifinals and added 10 kills versus Loyola in the finals.</p>
<p><strong>2004:</strong> Notched three kills and nine digs at Illinois State...posted seven kills and five digs at Georgetown...had a .400 attack percentage with eight kills at Xavier... eight kills and six digs against Bowling Green at the Raider Challenge...seven kills and four blocks versus Cincinnati...hit .474 with 11 kills, six digs and four blocks at IPFW...tallied 12 kills at Dayton...double-double of 12 kills and 11 digs against Cleveland State...closed out the regular season strong with 10 kills and five blocks versus UIC and 11 kills with six digs and five blocks against Loyola... 13 kills, eight digs and seven blocks versus Green Bay at the Horizon League Tournament.  <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>High School:</strong> Signed with WSU during the fall period...recorded 327 kills as a senior along with 63 blocks and 45 service aces...team finished 32-6 in 2003... two-time All-Fox Valley Conference selection...all-area pick as a junior...recipient of the U.S. Army Corps award for academic and athletic excellence...chosen for Jacobs' Edward Gulledge Sportsmanship Award, which is given to an athlete who demonstrates superior sportsmanship and leadership...part of the Sky High Volleyball Club team that placed third at the national championships in 1998, fifth in 1999 and 11th in 2002...also lettered in basketball.  <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Personal:</strong> Born Tara Jeanne Geegan on November 9, 1985...is the daughter of William and Bobbie Geegan...has one sister, Shannon.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>CAREER HIGHS</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Kills:</strong> 18 vs. West Virginia (9/15/06); at Butler (10/26/07)<br /> <br /> <strong>Attacks:</strong> 52 vs. Cleveland State (9/14/07)<br /> <br /> <strong>Hitting Pct.:</strong> .778 (7/0/9) vs. The Citadel (9/7/07)<br /> <br /> <strong>Assists:</strong> 4 vs. Cleveland State (11/19/05)<br /> <br /> <strong>Aces:</strong> 2 on three occasions<br /> <br /> <strong>Digs:</strong> 11 vs. Cleveland State (10/29/04)<br /> <br /> <strong>Solo Blocks:</strong> 3 vs. Dayton (10/31/07)<br /> <br /> <strong>Block Assists:</strong> 9 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/10/05); vs. Loyola (11/2/07)<br /> <br /> <strong>Total Blocks:</strong> 10 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/10/05)<br /> <br /> <strong>Points:</strong> 22.5 at Butler (10/26/07)<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>CAREER STATISTICS</strong><br /></p>
<table style="text-align: center;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Year</strong></td>
<td><strong>G</strong></td>
<td><strong>K</strong></td>
<td><strong>E</strong></td>
<td><strong>TA</strong></td>
<td><strong>Pct.</strong></td>
<td><strong>A</strong></td>
<td><strong>SA</strong></td>
<td><strong>DG</strong></td>
<td><strong>BS</strong></td>
<td><strong>BA</strong></td>
<td><strong>Pts.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2004</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>137</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>339</td>
<td>.236</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>174.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2005</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>255</td>
<td>121</td>
<td>720</td>
<td>.186</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>316.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>310</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>800</td>
<td>.246</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>387.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2007</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>106</td>
<td>770</td>
<td>.278</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>406.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Totals</strong></td>
<td><strong>423</strong></td>
<td><strong>1022</strong></td>
<td><strong>397</strong></td>
<td><strong>2629</strong></td>
<td><strong>.238</strong></td>
<td><strong>55</strong></td>
<td><strong>29</strong></td>
<td><strong>325</strong></td>
<td><strong>58</strong></td>
<td><strong>351</strong></td>
<td><strong>1284.5</strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2006Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2007Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    4