Megan Scott (2008) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Megan Scott

Induction:
2008

Only female three-sport letter winner
1983 first-team All-Big Ten in volleyball
Ranks among the top 10 on the UW season record lists for kills, service aces, and blocks
Ranks among the top 10 on the UW career list for hitting percentage and blocks
1984 second-team All Big Ten in basketball
Ranks second on the UW career list for field goal percentage (.547)
Placed fifth in the discus at the 1984 Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Platteville, WI native transferred to UW after playing basketball for the University of Kansas for two years
Led Badgers in kills and blocks per game during her two seasons at Wisconsin
Led the team in rebounding and ranked third in scoring during her basketball season
Badgers finished second in the big ten in basketball during her 1984 season
Scholarship athlete at U. of Kansas for basketball from 1979-1981
Second in Big Ten in Kills and blocks per match with 14.8 and led the Badgers to a 15-17 record
Member of the 1982-83 Big Ten outdoor Championship Team as the leading discus thrower
First athlete since Pat Richter(1962-63) to letter in three sports in one season
14.3 points per game avg in bball and led the team with 8.2 rebounds/game, top ten in the conference for the season in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage
Father was a member of the 1941-42 UW men's basketball nat'l championship team
1983 basketball season, UW was the only team to defeat champion Ohio State
In her basketball season, the team was 9-2 before Scott joined and went on to win their first 7 Big Ten games with Scott's help
Finished volleyball career 7th in the nation in kills per match
Captain of the 1984 volleyball team as a senior
When on the Kansas bball team , the team was ranked as high as 5th in the nation
Did not originally attend UW because she was not offered any athletic scholarships, though she did get scholarship offers from MN, KS and INC; was later awarded volleyball scholarship at Wisconsin
Voted MVP of volleyball team by teammates her senior year
Received the coaches award for her performance in basketball
Tried out for the Olympic volleyball team upon completion of the track season and 1984 school year and made the first cut, but did not make the 2nd cut