#10 Marisa Padula
5-6
Midfielder
Sophomore
Potomac, Md.
Winston Churchill HS
Club Team: Braddock Road Lightning

1998: After sitting out all of 1997 with a left knee ACL tear, tore the ACL in her right knee during the summer... Recovered to play in a pair of matches for the Cats... Saw first collegiate action in 2-0 loss at Arizona State (10/16/98)... Also played in 3-2 overtime loss to Washington (10/23/98)...

1997: Redshirted after tearing the ACL in her left knee during preseason workouts...

Prep: 1996 NSCAA All-American while playing for Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md... Three-year first-team All-South Region, All-Maryland, All-Montgomery County Conference and all-city selection... Two-time team MVP and squad captain as a senior... Racked up 12 goals and was team's assists leader during senior season... Helped the Bulldogs log a 10-1 record and a Maryland State Championship in 1996... Is the school's career leader in both goals and assists... Played for club team Braddock Road Lightning and scored winning goal in the Virginia State Cup... In 1996 was selected to play in Norway for as part of a team representing Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C... Six-year state and regional ODP participant... Attended National ODP Camp in Columbus, Ohio.

Personal: Born Marisa Rose Padula on April 1, 1979, in Silver Springs, Md... Majoring in family studies... Daughter of Dino and Dolores Padula... Older sister, Dina, played soccer at the University of Virginia... Also has an older brother, Michael.

Padula's Stats at Arizona
Year    GP      GS      Sh      G       A       Pts.    GWG
1998    2       0       0       0       0       0       0