September 24, 2007 - For the second time in her record-setting career, Hillsdale College senior Megan Howard was named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week Monday afternoon.

Howard, a four-year starter at libero, is the only player at her position in the conference to earn the honor at any point in the last two-plus seasons. Howard also won the award back on Sept. 20, 2005.

Less than a week after her 22nd birthday, Howard led Hillsdale to a 3-0 week, a week that included significant division victories over Ashland and Findlay. Howard registered 32 digs vs. the Eagles Friday night, the third-highest single-match total of her career. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has a 30-dig club, for players who record 30 or more digs in a match. Howard has been part of that club five different times in her career. In the team's three matches last week, Howard recorded more than six digs per game, well ahead of her already-impressive total of 4.88 digs per game for the season.

Last week, Howard also became Hillsdale's all-time leader in career digs, surpassing the total by Cassandra Cole. Howard now has 1,850 digs in her award-laden career, and will likely finish her career in the top five in that category in GLIAC history.

Howard was named honorable mention All-GLIAC last season, and was named to the 2006 Division II Great Lakes Regional All-Tournament Team. She was also named the Most Outstanding Libero at the Towne Place Suites Classic in Findlay, and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Ashland Tournament earlier this month.

The Chargers are ranked 15th in the latest AVCA/CSTV Divsion II Top 25 poll, and will play road matches vs. Gannon and Mercyhurst this weekend in Erie, Pa. The team moved up two spots from last week's poll, and is 14-4 overall and 5-0 in the GLIAC.

Howard is a 2004 graduate of Lenawee Christian High School in Adrian, Mich.