Hall of Fame
Megan Fogle Briggs graduated in 2008 as one of the best women’s basketball defenders in the modern era of the Raiders. Briggs was a 2006 All-PSAC Western Division Second Team honoree and the 2005 PSAC Western Division Rookie of the Year after averaging 12.0 points per game and draining 64 three-pointers in her debut season. In a 110-game career as a Raider, Briggs totaled 1,418 points, ranking her 11th in school history for all-time scoring at the time of her graduation and second in career three-pointers with 208.
In her debut season, Briggs made an immediate impact for the Raiders as she was named the PSAC Western Division Rookie of the Year, becoming the third Shippensburg player to receive the award. Briggs was named Rookie of the Week five times and once as Player of the week. Briggs led the team in three-pointers with 64 and had at least one three-pointer in all but two games. She also scored 10 or more points in 17 games, including 20 or more four times, and had a career high of 21 points in the final home game. As a freshman, she led the PSAC in scoring and three-pointers and was second on the team in assists and third in steals.
As a sophomore, Briggs earned All-PSAC Western Division Second Team; finishing fifth in the conference and second on the team in scoring averaging 15.2 points per game. Briggs was ranked second in the PSAC in free throw percentage at 83.6 and in three-point field goals made with 58. Briggs’ free-throw percentage set a new school single-season record as she made 92-of-110 attempts, surpassing the previous record set by Melissa Swartz, and she set the school record for consecutive free throws made set by Emily Swingler during the 2002-03 season.
As a junior, Briggs averaged 10.8 points per game and led the team with 78 assists. Briggs scored her 1,000th career point in a 79-65 victory against Slippery Rock. She finished second on the team with 37 three-pointers made and converted nearly 79 percent of free-throw attempts. As a senior, Briggs led the team with 53 steals and was second in points with 13.5 points per game, behind fellow teammate and Hall of Famer, Lauren Beckley. Briggs was named captain and was part of a team that went 19-9 record en route to a PSAC Tournament berth.
In her 110 games, the Raiders went 65-45, with two trips to the PSAC Women’s Basketball Championship (freshman and senior year). Briggs ended her career ranked second all-time in career three-pointers behind Tracy Spencer’s 246 and is part of the SU 1,000-point club with 1,418 points.
Following her four-year standout career, Briggs joined the Raider coaching staff as a student assistant coach while she completed her bachelor’s degree. Briggs was also part of the Women’s Track and Field team for a season, running sprints. In high school, Briggs was a standout athlete at Eastern York and graduated fifth-most points in school history, with 1,065 points and first in career three-pointers with 110.
Briggs graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She is an advocate for child abuse victims who has worked as a forensic interviewer for the last 10 years – including the last seven at UPMC CAC of Central PA. Briggs lives in Middletown with her husband and their two children.
