#2 Shannon Monti
5-8
Goalkeeper
Sophomore
Phoenix, Ariz.
Shadow Mountain HS
Club Team: Cisco Sensations

1998: Selected as a co-Most Inspirational Player for the UA... Backup keeper who came off the bench in two contests... Played a total of 55 minutes, tallying six saves and a goals against average of 6.55... Gave up four goals on the year... Played the entire second half of an 8-1 loss at ninth-ranked Stanford (10/11/98)... Had all six of her season's saves in that match... Also saw 10 minutes of action in 4-2 win over Northern Arizona (9/28/98)... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award winner...

Prep: Three-time first team All-Desert Valley Region choice... Three-year team captain... Chosen team MVP as a senior after being selected as Defensive MVP as a junior... All-Arizona honoree in 1998... Helped Matadors to fourth-place finish in the region in 1998... Club team, the Cisco Sensations, won four straight State Cups before finishing second in 1998... Also a three-year letterwinner in golf... Member of National Honor Society and treasurer of student body... Four-year member of state ODP team... Was a place kicker for the football team her freshman year... First female football player in school history...

Personal: Born Shannon Talor Monti on Feb. 20, 1980, in Phoenix, Ariz.... Majoring in studio arts... Daughter of Gil and Marti Monti... Has a younger brother, Derek, and younger sister, Lindsey... Lists drawing among her hobbies... Won an Exceptional Merit Award for her art at the Arizona State Fair in 1997.

Monti's Stats at Arizona
Year    GP      GS      Min.    Svs.    GA      GAA     ShO
1998    2       0       55      6       4       6.55    0