0 Amanda Engel Class: Freshman Hometown: Centennial, Colo. High School: Arapahoe Height: 5-11 Position: GK

Career Highlights

• 2012 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2012 All-BIG EAST Third Team
• 2012 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team

2012: Made collegiate debut vs. UNC... Totaled two saves (9/7)... Played 45:00 at Duke (9/9)...Mader her first cvollegiate start in BIG EAST opener at Pittsburgh (9/13)... totaled two saves...Had one save and first shutout victory against George Mason (9/16)...Recorded two saves at Seton Hall in a shutout victory (9/21)... Recorded five saves at Rutgers in fourth career shutout victory... Was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week... Named gomarquette.com's Student Athlete of the Week... Named College Sports Madness' BIG EAST Player of the Week (9/24)...Collected three saves and a clean-sheet in victory over Louisville (9/28)...Had a pair of saves in the first half against Providence (10/5)...Collected six saves in 1-1 draw vs. UConn (10/7)... Recorded two saves in a shut-out victory over Syracuse (10/14)... Named to the All-BIG EAST Third team... Totaled two saves in a shut-out win over Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Championship Semifinal (11/2)... Named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team... Named to the All-BIG EAST Rookie Team... Collected two saves and a shut-out in the BIG EAST Championship final over Georgetown (11/4)... Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... Recorded her seventh shutout of the season and tallied three saves in a 3-0 win over Illinois State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/9)...

Prior to Marquette: Engel competed at Arapahoe High School in 2009 and 2010, helping the school to state semi-finals and championship runs in those seasons. She was a member of the Real Colorado National team from 2009-2012. Engel's club team had tremendous success, capturing three-straight state championships (2007-09) and a state semifinals appearance in 2011. She participated as an alternate for the Colorado ODP in 2006 and 2007, before playing full-time in 2008. While a member of the Colorado Rush Nike (2006-09), Engel's play in net provided success in many elite tournaments including: Region IV ODP Semi-Finals (2009), Manchester Cup Quarter-Finals (2008), Region IV Quarter-Finals (2007), Surf Cup Semi-Finals and Colorado Rush Kickoff Classic Semi-Finals, where she was named the most valuable player (2007). Engel was an honor student all four years at Arapahoe and has taught pre-school religious education for the past three years.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Donna. Has two brothers. Intends to pursue a degree in physical therapy.