Megan Brigman

Megan Brigman (born November 7, 1990) is an American former soccer defender who played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[1]

Megan Brigman
Brigman on the left
Personal information
Full name Megan L. Brigman
Date of birth (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990
Place of birth Laurinburg, North Carolina United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 73 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seattle Reign FC 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 7, 2014

Early life

Born and raised in Laurinburg, North Carolina, a suburb located near the South Carolina border, Brigman attended Scotland High School where she was named female athlete of the year her junior and senior years.[2]

University of North Carolina

Brigman attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2009 to 2013 where she played soccer for the Tar Heels.[2][3]

Playing career

Seattle Reign FC

On January 17, 2014, Brigman was selected in the second round (17th overall pick) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Seattle Reign FC.[4][5] In March, the Reign signed her to the team.[6] Of her signing, head coach Laura Harvey said, "Megan was someone that we watched carefully last season and hoped would be available with our second pick. She has done very well in preseason training and we believe she has the potential to develop into a successful professional player."[7] She made her first appearance for the club during the team's 2–0 win against Boston Breakers on June 19, 2014.[8] The Reign finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time.[9] After defeating the Washington Spirit 2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by FC Kansas City during the championship final.[10] Brigman finished the 2014 season with two caps for the Reign.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Reign Waive Defender Megan Brigman". January 26, 2015.
  2. "Megan Brigman". University of North Carolina. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. Hays, Graham (November 25, 2013). "Summer Breeze Lifts North Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. Mayers, Joshua (January 17, 2014). "Reign FC selects Portland star Amanda Frisbie in NWSL draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. Hays, Graham (January 17, 2014). "Who Scored in NWSL Draft?". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  6. "Reign FC signs draft pick Megan Brigman". The Seattle Times. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  7. "Seattle Signs Defender Megan Brigman". National Women's Soccer League. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  8. "Reign FC Defeat Breakers 2–0". National Women's Soccer League. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  9. "Reign Dominate Dash to Clinch Shield". Sounder at Heart. July 30, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  10. Bird, Liviu (August 31, 2014). "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  11. "2014 Player Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.



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