8   Megan O'Connell Class: Senior Hometown: Springfield, Ill. High School: Sacred Heart-Griffin High School Last College: Illinois State University Height: 6-4 Position: Middle Blocker Birthdate: 01/05/1981

Will bring a wealth of experience to the outside position ... has ability to compete at the highest level ... tremendous skills should flourish in Big XII play ... a transfer from Illinois State.

Prior to Oklahoma Illinois State: 2001 (Junior): Repeated second team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors ... led ISU in points and kills ... holds the Redbird's records for points in 3-game (27.5 vs. Purdue, 9/8), 4-game (21.5 vs. Marquette, 9/18) and 5-game (24 vs. Wis.-Milwaukee 9/1) matches... left ISU ranked ninth on the all-time kills per game (2.96) list and 10th in aces per game ... sustained mild concussion vs. Bradley (11/2) and still hand 19 kills in the match ... returned with 19 kills in four games vs. No. 24 Notre Dame (11/14) ... had 20 or more kills in four matches ... led the Redbirds in kills in 10 matches.

Illinois State 2000 (Sophomore): Was voted All-Missouri Valley Conference second team ... ended the season ranked second on the team and eighth in the Missouri Valley in kills per game (3.39) ... also was the team leader and ranked fourth in the Valley in aces per game (0.39) ... switched from right side to left side in mid-season ... collected 25 digs vs. Creighton (10/13) in first match on the left side, 10 of those digs collected in game one.

Illinois State 1999 (Freshman): Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team ... came within one of tying the Redbird Arena service ace record with six vs. Southwest Missouri State (10/1) ... hit better than .400 four times in her first 13 matches ... became full-rotation player in late September, responding with double-figure digs three times in four matches ... all-tournament at Clemson Invitational ... sidelined with ankle injury in mid-October, missed all of three matches ... had a career-high 15 kills at Notre Dame (11/3) to lead the Redbirds ... had a seven-kill, seven-block, 10-dig match in just three games to help the Redbirds win at Bradley (11/12) ... averaged 2.0 blocks per game in last six games of regular season ... led team in kills twice and digs once.

High School: First-team Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette All-Stater ... set Illinois prep records for kills in game (20 vs. Jacksonville in 1997) and match (45 vs. Red Bud in 1996) ... owns Illinois prep career kills record with 1,787 ... four-year first-team all-conference choice ... prep coach was Helen Dulle.

Personal: Born January 5, 1981 ... daughter of Fay O'Connell Davis ... one sister, Erin ... majoring in social work.