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Meharg on Dean
"A member of the U.S. Under-21 National Team, Meghan is an exciting player to watch. She has unmatched speed with the ball with her strength being carrying the ball past defenders and delivering the pass. She can only make Maryland's attacking unit stronger."
International Experience
Named to the U.S. U21 National Team in 2006, traveling to China for five games in the spring of 2007 ... tied for lead on the U.S. junior squad with two goals on the tour ... helped the U21 team to first place at the 2006 CanAm Challenge ... member of the USFHA HPC Maryland Thundersticks in 2006 and 2008 ... selected to the U19 Futures Holland Tour in 2006.
As a freshman in 2007
Made the transition from playing forward to back, helping the defense to a 0.90 goals against average, which ranked third in the nation ... played in all 21 games, including eight starts ... one of just two freshmen on the team to play in every game ... also saw time on the forward line ... attempted a season-high three shots in the win at Northwestern (Aug. 27) ... had a pair of shots against #6 Michigan (Sept. 2) and Temple (Sept. 30) ... the only Maryland freshman named to the All-ACC Academic team ... also earned a spot on the NFHCA's National Academic Squad.
Before Maryland
Lettered in field hockey at Marathon Central H.S. four times, the same high school former Terrapin greats Carla Tagliente and Tiffany Marsh attended ... the Olympians had just two losses during her tenure, including undefeated seasons in 2002 and 2003, also capturing state titles those years, while adding another in 2006 ... team was also four-time IAC Division Champions, sectional and regional champions all four years ... led the Olympians in scoring in her final two years, garnering first team NFHCA All-America status each of those seasons ... a second team All-American in 2004 ... a three-time state all-star, Section IV all-star and NFHCA all-region pick ... participated in the national and regional USFHA Futures Tournament from 2003-06 ... a silver (2005) and gold (2004) medalist at the Empire State Games ... also lettered in basketball three times and softball four times ... a second team all-star in both sports in 2006.
Personal
Intends to major in criminology, hoping to pursue a career with the FBI ... enjoys drawing and art, earning New York State's Silver Key Award in 2006 for art excellence ... member of the art and foreign language clubs, SADD and student council ... National Honor Society ... participated in a leadership conference twice ... oldest daughter and one of four children of Janice and Bill Dean ... has two older brothers, Jason (30) and Kristofer (21), and a younger sister, Jaime (13) ... Meghan Dean was born in Johnson City, N.Y.
DEAN'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | G | A | TP | Sh. | GWG | DS | PS |
| 2007 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
