Galloway ready to attack at the college level
Greenville standout excited about the season
By George Starks

DETROIT - Before Greenville graduate Megan Galloway signed to play basketball at Detroit Mercy, she had been contacted by many smaller schools and two large ones in Maryland and Navy.

Mount Saint Mary’s, Austin Peay, St. Francis (Pa.) and West Lane University were the smaller schools Galloway listed.

The daughter of Mike and Stacy Galloway, Megan is happy with her choice of schools for many different reasons.

“This is small school with a small campus and it’s a lot like Greenville because of the smaller sized campus,” said Galloway. “It’s only three hours away from home and that makes it nice. They have a great science program here and I want to major in biology, so it really works for me. I get along well with the other girls and our game here will be a fast-paced game and I like that because that’s what I’m use to.”

At 6-2, Galloway played the post in high school but will look to become a strong forward for head coach Autumn Rademacher at Detroit, a coach Galloway says she really likes.

“I like her for a lot of reasons” said Galloway. “She is very upbeat and I really like that. On the court, she wants to get out and push the ball and that was the way we played at Greenville.”

When it comes to her playing time, Galloway said everything is up in the air right now, even though the start of the season is just a few days away.

“Coach really doesn’t know who the starters will be at this time,” Galloway stated. “I don’t know how much playing time I’ll get, but I will take advantage of the time I do get and will make everything count. We’ve had one scrimmage and everyone got to see the floor, so she’s still not sure because she’s bringing in a new offense this year. Everything is wide open right now.”

Galloway pointed out the one big thing she likes about her teammates.

“They all have good attitudes,” Galloway stated. “They work hard on the court and are really competitive with each other during practice. They push each other to do their best and that motivates me to become better at my game. All the coaches are positive and they want to push us to be better. I like the way we go out and get after it in practice and that is helpful to me.”

Size-wise, the Lady Titans aren’t big but could show quickness.

With only two seniors on the squad, 5-7 guard Senee Shearer and 6-1 forward Megan Hatter, the teams tallest is Galloway with no player listed as a post or center.

Because of the lack of a legitimate post presence, Galloway’s past post experience at Greenville could play in her favor.

“I think I can really help the team because of my rebounding ability,” said Galloway. “I can hit the boards hard on the defensive end and get the outlet pass going off the fast break and I can get the offensive rebounds as well.”

With eight players, on the 13 players roster listed as guards, it will be a running bunch of Titans that will hit the floor on game day.

“We don’t have a true post player, but we are loaded with guards,” said Galloway. “We are a small but fast team and our guards can spot up from the outside and shoot the ball. They can drive the lane as well, so we will compete with the bigger teams just because we are fast and quick. We will put on a lot of full court pressure on defense to create turnovers and possible scoring opportunities. On defense, we want to be all over the other team and force them to shoot and make mistakes.”

So what’s the biggest difference Galloway’s seen between Greenville and Detroit Mercy?

“In high school, a lot of things were centered around me,” said the former Lady Wave. “Here, everyone is even and that make me play harder to be better.”

While Galloway likes the small campus atmosphere at Mercy, off campus, it’s anything but small.

“This is Detroit,” Galloway said. “Nothing small about this place and when you get off campus, everything changes. When you’re on campus, it’s a lot like Greenville, but off campus, this is a city! Nothing small about Detroit.”

After her four years at Detroit is up, Galloway, who had a 4.1 GPA at Greenville, plans to go to med school to become a doctor.

Detroit will open its 2013-14 schedule on the road at Canisus in Buffalo, New York on November 8 before returning home on the 11th to take on Lawrence Tech.

A member of the Horizon League, Galloway and the Lady Titans will invade the Nutter Center on January 5 for a conference game with the Lady Raiders in a 2 p.m. start.

For more information on the Detroit Mercy schedule, go to http://www.detroittitans.com/