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. Brigman attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2009 to 2013 where she played soccer for the Tar Heels.
University of North Carolina
Club
= Seattle Reign Football Club On January 17, 2014, Brigman was selected in the second round (17th overall pick) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Seattle Reign Football Club. In March, the Reign signed her to the team 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. The Reign finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time.
After defeating the Washington Spirit 2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by Football Club Kansas City during the championship final.
Brigman finished the 2014 season with two caps for the Reign.
