2009 [Junior]: Started all 19
matches … Scored two goals and recorded one assist for five points … Recorded
11 total shots … Scored a goal in a 2-0 victory over UALR (Oct. 2) … Also
scored in the season finale against Arkansas State (Nov. 1) … Registered an
assist in the season opening win against Belhaven (Aug. 22) … Had a season-high
three shots against Troy (Oct. 25) … Played a season-best 110 minutes in a
double overtime contest at Arkansas-Pine Bluff … Played all 90 minutes (or more
with overtime) in 11 contests, including eight of the final nine games of the
season … Received her lone yellow card of the season against Belhaven (Aug.
22).
2008 [Sophomore]: Emerged as an offensive threat from her outside defender position as a sophomore by scoring a pair of goals and adding an assist ... Scoring total was good for five points on the campaign, tied for fifth-most on the team ... First career goal came in ULM’s season opening win against Lamar (8/29) ... Also scored at Northern Arizona (9/21) and added an assist against Denver (9/26) ... Battling an injury early in the season, appeared in 17 total matches and picked up 14 starts ... Finished the year with seven total shots, including four against league foes, and four total shots against goal.
2007 [Freshman]: Saw time at both midfield and defender in her inaugural season with the Warhawks ... Appeared in all 20 games as a freshman, picking up the start seven times ... Attempted three shots on the season with one coming against goal.
Prep: Three-year soccer letterwinner at Flower Mound HS ... Named Most Improved and to the all-district second team in 2005 ... In 2006, was a first team all-district selection and the team Defensive Most Valuable Player ... Also a member of the D’feeters 89 Soccer Club out of Dallas, Texas.
Personal: Born on Aug. 31, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. ... Full name is Megan Lynn Payne ... Is the daughter of Ben and Barb Payne ... Has one brother, Brett ... Majoring in psychology.
