Megan Brigman

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Megan Brigman
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Brigman on the left
Personal information
Full name Megan Lynn Brigman [1]
Date of birth (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Laurinburg, North Carolina United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 73 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Seattle Reign FC 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Megan Lynn Brigman (born November 7, 1990) is an American former soccer defender who played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League. [2]

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Early life

Born and raised in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Brigman attended Scotland High School where she was named female athlete of the year in her junior and senior years. [3]

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. [3] [4]

Brigman worked her way into the starting lineup after Rachel Given was injured in the 2010 season. [5] Brigman stepped up to replace the valuable senior and remained in the backline for the remainder of the 2010 season, starting in 23 games. Brigman followed up by starting in 20 games in the 2011 season. The UNC coaches consider her one of the team's most improved players throughout her career. [5]

Playing career

Club

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. [6] [7] In March, the Reign signed her to the team. [8] Head coach Laura Harvey said of her signing 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." [9]

She first appeared for the club during the team's 2–0 win against Boston Breakers on June 19, 2014. [10] The Reign finished first in the regular season, clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time. [11] 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. [12] Brigman finished the 2014 season with two caps for the Reign. [13]

The Seattle Reign FC waived Megan Brigman after one season. General manager and head coach Laura Harvey said, "Despite the limited minutes she played last season, Megan was an important part of our squad. Given the increased depth of our squad this season, we felt her chances would be further limited, which led to the decision to waive Megan." Brigman only played 17 minutes in 2 games during the 2014 NWSL season. [14]

Post-soccer life

After one season with the Seattle Reign in 2014, Brigman retired from her soccer career. She began working in sports marketing. In October 2015, Megan began working as an intern for French West Vaughan. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Reign Waive Defender Megan Brigman". January 26, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Megan Brigman". University of North Carolina. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hays, Graham (November 25, 2013). "Summer Breeze Lifts North Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Megan Brigman - Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (January 17, 2014). "Reign FC selects Portland star Amanda Frisbie in NWSL draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hays, Graham (January 17, 2014). "Who Scored in NWSL Draft?". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Reign FC signs draft pick Megan Brigman". The Seattle Times. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Seattle Signs Defender Megan Brigman". National Women's Soccer League. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Reign FC Defeat Breakers 2–0". National Women's Soccer League. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Reign Dominate Dash to Clinch Shield". Sounder at Heart. July 30, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bird, Liviu (August 31, 2014). "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2014 Player Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC announced today that the NWSL club has waived defender Megan Brigman". Womens Soccer United. January 26, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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