The University of Akron Athletics
2015-16 Akron Women's Basketball
Megan Barilla
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Magnificat
- Hometown:
- Fairview Park, Ohio
As a Senior (2015-16): Started all 33 games for the Zips averaging a team- and conference-best 5.5 rebounds per game, while also recording 2.5 points and 4.4 rebound per tilt...ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in assist-turnover ratio (2.3), while rating 28th, 30th and 34th, respectively, in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio, total assists (180) and assists per contest (5.5)...recorded first triple-double in program Division I history with a 10-point, 10-rebound and 10-assist effort in 74-54 victory past Central Florida (Dec. 5) on 4-of-5 shooting, including a perfect 2-for-2 beyond the arc...led the Zips in assists on 30 occasions, including surpassing five or more assists in a game 22 times...registered third-best single-season total in assists (180) in program history...finished Zips’ career rated fourth and ninth, respectively, in assists (375) and games played (121)...matched a career-high pulling down 10 rebounds in Akron’s 73-71 overtime win over Toledo in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals...recorded eight or more assists in a game versus Central Florida (10), Youngstown State (9-Dec. 21), Central Michigan (8-Jan. 9), Kent State (9-Feb. 17) and Buffalo (9-March 11)...notched 10 games with one turnover or less...turned in three outings without committing a turnover, including posting eight, six and six assists, respectively, in these affair versus Central Michigan (Jan. 9), Bowling Green (March 5) and Miami University (March 7).
As a Junior (2014-15): Appeared in all 31 games for the Zips, including making one start...averaged 1.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest...ranked second on the team in assists (108), while rating fourth in steals (29) and sixth in rebounds (68)...posted a team-best 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, a mark that ranked ninth nationally...ranked first in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.8) and sixth in assists (3.5), while rating second in assist/turnover ratio (2.4) and seventh in assists (3.3) in league-only affairs...registered a positive assist/turnover ratio in 25 games, including distributing a career-high 10 assists in a 102-101 victory at Toledo (Jan. 14), a mark that represented the ninth-best single-game effort in program history...had 10 games dishing out five or more assists...recorded a season-high five rebounds versus Belmont (Nov. 28) and Binghamton (Nov. 14), while posting a season-best four steals against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 10) and Western Michigan (Jan. 3).
As a Sophomore (2013-14): Played in 32 of 33 games, averaging 7.3 minutes per game as the back-up point guard ... dished out 35 assists on the season ... played a season-high 19 minutes off the bench against Rochester College (Dec. 20), posting a season-high six points in the contest ... dished out a team-high five assists without a turnover in seven minutes at home against Ohio (Jan. 23) ... logged 14 minutes and scored five points, along with three assists and two steals against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26) ... tied a season-high five assists without a turnover in 10 minutes of play against Northern Illinois (Feb. 19) ... saw 14 minutes of action throughout the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena, highlighted by a March 14 semi-final contest against Central Michigan in which she dished out three dimes in five minutes of play.
As a Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in 25 games as the back-up point guard ... logged a season-high 21 minutes off the bench and picked up three assists at home vs. Hiram Nov. 10 ... provided quality minutes on the road at Providence with a pair of assists ... scored Akron’s 100th point on a free throw in the record-breaking victory at Saint Peter’s Nov. 26 ... had eight points and five assists without a turnover in just 13 minutes against nationally-ranked Dayton Dec. 18, going 3-for-3 from the field with two 3-pointers ... led both teams with six assists vs. Kent State Jan. 13 ... dished out three assists without a turnover in seven minutes at home against Ohio Feb. 28.
at Magnificat High School: As a senior, averaged 10.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.7 steals per game ... three-time Honorable Mention All-District ... received the Coach’s Award in each of her last two seasons ... in 2011-12, led her team to the district championship title and a 20-5 record.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Jeanne Barilla ... has three older siblings, Michelle, Mark and Matt.
