Following last week's District 11 Class AA semifinals defeat to North Schuylkill, senior Meagan Eripret spent some time in the locker room with her fellow teammates and coaches.

Eripret also took the time to speak with members of the media.

Then, the Falcons' unquestioned leader spent a special moment with her mother, Bridget Eripret. While it was certainly a time of sadness, there was also plenty to celebrate following the senior's final high school game.

With a field goal in the second quarter against North Schuylkill, Eripret became Salisbury's all-time leading scorer by passing Shelly Bowers' previous mark. Eripret finished her career with 1,788 points, 11 ahead of Bowers' total that was set in 1991.

"It's a huge honor," Eripret said. "I definitely could not have done it without every single teammate that I've had in the past four years.

"I never really thought about it, and then I kind of came across some stats one day that said I was close."

"I'm glad for Meagan," head coach Joe Mladosich said. "She deserves it. She was here four years and started four years, and she basically helped Salisbury get back to where we are today."

Eripret is one of eight Lady Falcons to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.

She may have just scored more points than any other female in Salisbury history, yet the all-state selection would have much rather been playing for a district title.

Instead, the Falcons bowed out of the district playoffs after reaching the championship game in the previous season.

"If I could pick between one or the other, I definitely would pick winning the game for sure," Eripret said. "I would have much rather that. It's a nice way to cap a career, but I just wish the career would have been a little longer."

There was a time that the school's scoring record seemed to be in question. Averaging over 18 points per game this season, Eripret scored just nine against Northwestern in their second-to-last regular season game. Then, Eripret suffered that ankle injury in the first quarter against Southern Lehigh in the regular season finale, a game she finished with four points.

Eripret then missed Salisbury's opening round game in the Colonial League tournament, before she was cleared to play against Palmerton. She finished with 15 against the Blue Bombers.

Had the Falcons' season came to an end against Palmerton, those 15 wouldn't have been enough. So when Eripret took the court against North Schuylkill, knowing very well that any game could be her last, that school record became more and more obtainable.

Still, the future Lehigh University player has a mentality that values the satisfaction of winning more than individual accomplishments.

"At Southern Lehigh was actually when I found out how close I was," Eripret said. "I think I was pretty close. And then I got hurt, so I decided that was karma for thinking about it.

"Obviously records aren't the most important things. The most important thing is winning."