Outlook: Excellent athlete who runs the floor well ... a shot-blocker ... last name pronounced RO-knee.
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Roney Highlights
Led state of Missouri in blocked shots in 2000 and 2001
A second-team all-state choice in 2001
A two-time all-conference and all-district selection
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Junior Season (2003-04): Provided the Tigers with significant minutes in the post ... Played in all but one of Mizzou's games, starting 19 ... bookended her career-high scoring nights over the course of the season, starting with 12 points and nine rebounds in a season-opening win over Bradley on Nov. 23 ... she poured in a new career high with 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting - including the game-opening 3-pointer - against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament in Dallas ... in all, was 9-of-12 from the field at the Big 12 Tournament to rank among the best in the tournament ... notched a career-high three steals vs. UW-Green Bay on Nov. 29 ... started both games of the Unilever Classic, scoring seven points in each contest ... scored four points, collected six rebounds and dished out three assists in Mizzou's defeat of Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 2 ... tallied seven points and established new career-highs with 10 rebounds and four blocks at Iowa State on Feb. 7 ... shot 43 percent from beyond the arc, but lacked the minimum number of attempts to rank among the conference leaders ... her 3.5 rpg was fourth on the Mizzou squad, while her 27 blocks (0.9 bpg) rank second on the team.
Sophomore Season (2002-03): Averaged 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game ... emerged into a solid option in the post for Cindy Stein ... appeared in 27 games on the year ... averaged 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the first half of the year, and more than twice that (3.6 ppg / 3.8 rpg) in the final 11 games of the regular season ... set career highs of eight points and six rebounds in Mizzou's 19-point win over Colorado (2/2), then had seven points and seven rebounds at Nebraska two games later (2/8) ... tied the rebounds career high against at Colorado (2/22).
Freshman Season (2001-02): Snared three rebounds against Colorado (2/13) ... scored a career-best six points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/20) ... sank all four foul shots in game against the Lady Lions ... sank first six foul shots as a collegian ... had two points and three rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana (11/30) ... made first collegiate basket in win over UMKC (11/16) ... appeared in 18 games ... despite limited playing time, grabbed at least one rebound in 13 games.
High School: A second-team all-state pick as a senior after leading the state of Missouri in blocked shots for the second-straight season ... named all-conference, all-district and all-area after senior season ... selected to the all-tournament team at Olathe South and Kansas-Missouri All-Star tournaments ... scored 314 points and snared 177 rebounds as Truman posted a 21-4 record in 2001 under head coach Shelley Lauber ... in senior campaign, shot 87.8 percent (86x98) from the free-throw line and 53.3 percent (114x214) from the field ... selected to the all-suburban Big Eight, the all-area and the all-metro first teams as a junior ... led the state of Missouri with 85 blocked shots that season ... also garnered all-conference and all-district honors after averaging 13.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game ... shot 52.3 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free-throw line ... two-year letterwinner in volleyball ... won the McCoy Medal honoring the top 50 juniors in her class (out of 500 students) at Truman ... chosen to attend the Math/Physics Institute as one of the Kansas City metro area's top academic students ... named to Who's Who Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.
Personal: Business major ... born on March 4, 1983, in Oakes, N.D. ... daughter of Dean and Susan Kootsikas and Brad Christenson... has two younger sisters, Kristen (12) and Kelli (11) Kootsikas.
Career Statistics--Megan Roney
| Career | | | | | | Total | | | 3-Pt. | | | | | | Rebounds | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg | |
| 2001-02 | 18 | 0 | 80 | 4.4 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0.9 | |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 0 | 207 | 7.7 | 20 | 47 | .426 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 24 | .750 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 2.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 2.1 | |
| 2003-04 | 29 | 19 | 463 | 16.0 | 47 | 96 | .490 | 9 | 21 | .429 | 18 | 23 | .783 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 3.5 | 49 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 121 | 4.2 | |
| TOTAL | 74 | 19 | 750 | 10.1 | 72 | 159 | .453 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 42 | 55 | .764 | 70 | 111 | 181 | 2.4 | 94 | 0 | 23 | 52 | 40 | 22 | 195 | 2.6 | |
| Big 12 | | | | | | Total | | | 3-Pt. | | | | | | Rebounds | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg | |
| 2001-02 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 2002-03 | 16 | 0 | 138 | 8.6 | 14 | 37 | .378 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16 | 21 | .762 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 3.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 2.8 | |
| 2003-04 | 15 | 6 | 233 | 15.5 | 18 | 45 | .400 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 3.5 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 48 | 3.2 | |
| TOTAL | 41 | 6 | 415 | 10.1 | 33 | 89 | .371 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 25 | 34 | .735 | 43 | 69 | 112 | 2.7 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 94 | 2.3 | |
