Athletic awards and honors have been in high supply for Charger women’s basketball star Megan Fogt, and they show no sign of waning.
Fogt was named the GLIAC North Division Player of the week on Jan. 19 for the tenth time in her career at Hillsdale College. These honors come for the second time this season. She also reached her 1,000th point mark earlier this season at Lake Superior State, putting her among only 14 other Charger women to have done so. Despite the many accolades and achievements, Fogt’s goal isn’t to earn more individual acclaim.
“I don’t read into the awards a lot. A lot of my success comes from my team,” Fogt said. “I’ve never judged if I played well by how many points I score or what other people say, I judge it on how hard I play.”
As a senior Fogt came into the 2014-15 season as the 2013-14 GLIAC player of the year and wasted no time proving that she is deserving of the award. Fogt has shot 68 percent from the floor in the last two games averaging 17.5 points per game.
In addition to Fogt’s propensity to score, women’s basketball coach Claudette Charney commented on Fogt’s leadership on the team.
“It doesn’t have to be her scoring,” Charney said. “We all expect Megan to do what Megan does: score 20 points, but Megan is capable of other things. We do feel like the ball needs to go through her, but what I like about Megan most is her saying the little things to teammates and making adjustments on the floor on the fly. She’s like a second coach.”
As a freshman Fogt came to the coaches with a goal—keep it simple and rebound. This season Fogt has averaged 9.4 rebounds per game, creating scoring chances for her and her teammates. She’s managed to do more than just rebound, developing into a key playmaker for the Chargers.
“She has developed more confidence in her abilities. She better recognizes miss matches and is aggressive at taking the ball to the basket, creating scoring chances,” sports information director Brad Monastiere said.
With all 10 GLIAC Player of the Week awards, her 2013-14 GLIAC Player of the Year accolade, and reaching the 1,000 point mark, it seems as if there’s nothing more she could do. Fogt thinks differently.
“The award that will be my favorite is when we win the GLIAC Championship. We want to win as many games as we can, but all that is leading up to is getting in the best position we can be to win the championship.”
The Chargers have 12 regular season games remaining and sit at an overall record of 10-4 with a 6-4 GLIAC conference record. Fogt’s senior season and career as a Charger has already been successful, but as the senior’s time on the court comes to a close, a championship is the one feat in the back of the mind.
“[Senior season] is incredibly bitter sweet moment, I’m getting older my body is wearing down. But I fell in love with the game a long time ago.” Fogt said. “I’ve been playing since first grade. It’s hard knowing it’s almost over, but I’m excited to see what God has for me in the future.”
