5 Paul Monsen Class: Senior Hometown: Stoughton, Wis. High School: Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) Height: 5-11 Position: D

Career Stats

2010: Saw action in eight games for the Golden Eagles, making three starts ... Was on injured list for first five games of the regular season ... Made his season debut vs. Michigan (Sept. 19) and played 55 minutes.

2009: Played in 10 games and made seven starts at defender.

2008:One of four MU players to start every game of the season ... Joined teammates Matt Pyzdrowski and Billy Von Rueden as one of three MU players to play every minute of every match ... Helped the defensive back line hold opponents to a .104 shot percentage and 21 goals on 201 shot attempts.

Prior to Marquette: Spent final two years of high school career playing in theShattuck-St.Mary's residency program in Fairbault, Minn. ...Named Most Improved Player in 2007 under head coach Tim Carter ... All-Southern Badger Conference defender as a sophomore at Stoughton (Wis.) High School ...Trained with the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program and was part of the 1990 team that played in Costa Rica, Feb. 10-17, 2008, and advanced through regionals ... The 2008 U-18 ODP team was a national finalist in Little Rock, Ark.

Personal: Paul Noah Victor Monsen was born April 10, 1990 ... Raised on a farm in Stoughton, Wis. ... Son of Norm and Kim Monsen ... Sister, Anna, ran track and played volleyball at the University of Oklahoma ... majoring in business administration.