Marisa Padula
5-6
Midfielder
Junior-RS
Potomac, Md.
Winston Churchill HS
Club Team: Braddock Road Lightning

General: Suffered third ACL injury of her career during spring season... Is unable to play this year, but will remain with the team in the capacity of a student assistant coach... Will be involved with the team's community affairs and mentoring youth girls...

1999: Finally saw regular action for the Cats after recovering from two separate knee injuries... Played in 15 matches, starting 13... Tallied 18 shots and two assists on the season... Assisted the first goal of a 5-2 loss to 16th-ranked Stanford (10/15/99)... Had season-high three shots each at USC (10/8/99) and against Arizona State (8/31/99)... Assisted the gamewinning goal in a 4-1 victory at Northern Arizona (8/27/99) during the season opener... Had four other one-shot games...

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... Daughter of Dino and Dolores Padula... Older sister, Dina, played soccer at the University of Virginia... Also has an older brother, Michael... Majoring in family studies.

Padula's Stats at Arizona
Year    GP      GS      Sh      G       A       Pts.    GWG
1998    2       0       0       0       0       0       0
1999    15      13      18      0       2       2       0
Totals  17      13      18      0       2       2       0