Meghan Scharer completed her first and only year as an assistant coach in the Owens women's soccer program in 2014.

Despite the team having just 15 players and battling several injuries, Scharer helped lead Owens to a 14-5-2 record. In the postseason, the team won its second straight Region XII championship, which earned the team a berth in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament for the second straight season. After suffering a 4-0 defeat to the eventual national champion, Monroe College, in pool play, the team defeated Pima Community College 5-2 to close their season.

Prior to Owens, Scharer completed a four-year career with the University of Dayton women's soccer program. While there, she tallied one goal and two assists in her career as a defender. She was twice awarded with the Stacey Martin Memorial Award, which is an annual award given to the player who best shows leadership on and off the field. In fact, it is the only postseason award the Dayton women's soccer team gives out.

As a senior, she was named Second Team Academic All-Ohio, following Third Team Academic All-Ohio honors her junior year. She played in 76 games over the span of her career.

Scharer earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Dayton in the spring of 2014.

Prior to her time at Dayton, Scharer was a four-year letter winner at Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio. She led the team to a 51-12-11 record during that time and was a four-time All-Northwest Ohio High School Soccer League (NWOHSSL) selection, a three-time team captain and a two-time team MVP. She was named the 2009 NWOHSSL Player of the year.

Meghan is the daughter of Dave and Karen Scharer. She has two sisters, Andrea and Jennifer.