Megan Harpring Class: Senior Hometown: Dunwoody, Ga. High School: Marist Height: 5-9 Position: Guard Birthdate: 08/20/1983

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General: The Yellow Jackets' most experienced player, as she concluded her career by playing in all but three games over a four-year span • An intense competitor that showed a great nose for the ball • Made an immediate impact in the Tech backcourt in her rookie campaign and could play any of the three guard positions • Known more for her outside scoring as one of the top three-point shooters on the team during her four years on the Flats • Excellent free throw shooter, possessing a career .807 percentage from the line • Started 30 games in her career and has played in 113 games from 2003-06.

2005-06: Played in 26 of the team's 29 games during the season, including earning three starts • Had a season-high 10 points at North Carolina and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in the season opener at UAB • Also had a season-high 36 points in the first game of the year • Averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while shooting 31.6 percent from the field • Saw her minutes decline later in the season, but concluded the year averaging 11.2 minutes per contest

2004-05: Started six games during the season while averaging more than 20 minutes per contest • Had a season-high 13 points against Mississippi Valley State in the first game of the Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational • Tied a career-high with seven rebounds in Tech's win over Georgia in December • Averaged 3.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game

2003-04: Started the first six games of the season and returned to the starting lineup for the Yellow Jackets' final eight contests • Was one of just four players to participate in every game during the season • Shooting guard that occasionally played the point for the Jackets in late-game situations • Led the Jackets from the charity stripe, posting an .895 average, which would have led the conference with more attempts • Averaged 4.8 points and 1.7 rebounds on the season, including 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds in ACC play • Averaged 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds over her last eight games • Had double figures in scoring on four occasions during the season and had five or more rebounds three times • Scored a season-high 14 points at Maryland on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line • Netted 12 points against the Terrapins the second time around, including hitting a pair of threes • Pulled down a season-high six rebounds against North Carolina • Was named the recipient of the team's Mandy Miller Award, which is given annually to the player who demonstrates outstanding character, leadership and dedication in training and participation within the Georgia Tech women's basketball program.

2002-03: Garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 24 after helping lead the Yellow Jackets to wins over both Florida State and Clemson by averaging 12.0 points and being one of Tech's defensive stoppers • Shot an outstanding 50 percent from the floor and an even better 57.1 percent from three-point range • Earned the first start of her career in Tech's win over Florida State on Feb. 19, and started every game after that, with the Jackets holding a 5-2 record in those games • Averaged 9.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in seven starts • Had been the first guard off the bench for Tech as a rookie, appearing in all 31 games • Continued her outstanding play against NC State, scoring a career-high 16 points on 4-for-5 shooting from beyond the three-point arc and a 5-of-6 performance overall from the floor • Emerged as a solid defensive player for Tech • Two of her top games of the year came against Clemson, netting 14 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 performance at the free throw line against the Tigers at home • In Clemson, Harpring scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds while playing a career-high 39 minutes without committing a turnover • Scored 13 points in the Jackets' ACC Tournament win over Florida State, while grabbing a career-best seven rebounds • Matched her rebound total with seven more against Duke the following day • Against Mercer, played 20 minutes and netted 11 points to go along with three rebounds.

Prep: A standout performer during her four-year prep career at Marist • A four-year starter and letterwinner • Finished her career as the school's all-time leading scorer and was the first girls player in school history to score over 1,000 points, reaching that mark as a junior • Led the War Eagles to a 24-7 record her senior year, the best finish in school history, netting 20 or more points in seven games • Named to the 2002 Metro Atlanta Prep Team of the Year, along with being a second-team All-State Class AAAA pick as a senior by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Earned honorable-mention All-State honors as both a sophomore and junior • Was named as an honorable mention preseason All-American by both Street & Smith's and USA Today prior to her senior year • Was rated as the No. 61 prospect in the nation by the Blue-Star Index and the No. 92 player in the country by the All-Star Girls Report.

Personal: Megan Elizabeth Harpring was born Aug. 20, 1983 • Daughter of Jack and Maureen Harpring • Latest in a long line of Harpring family athletes, including father Jack (football at Michigan, 1967-71), grandfather Norb (football at Navy) and uncle Chip (football at Notre Dame) • Father played tackle for the Wolverines on an offensive line that included Dan Dierdorf • Brother John played football Akron, while another brother Brian was a tight end on Northwestern's 1995 Rose Bowl team • Brother Matt was a standout basketball player at Tech from 1995-98 and is currently a member of the NBA's Utah Jazz.