Santa Clara University

AS A SENIOR IN 2004: Saw action in fourcontests... started the second half against San Jose State andscored first collegiate goal just four minutes later... tapped in acorner kick in the 50th minute.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2003: Saw action in twocontests, making Bronco debut at San Jose State.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS IN 2002: Played forTexas... saw action in two matches as the Longhorns advanced to thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 15-5-1overall mark.

AS A FRESHMAN AT TEXAS IN 2001: Played forTexas... made collegiate debut against Houston on October 7... sawaction in the Horns' 6-0 victory over Iowa State during the openinground of the Big 12 Tournament... helped the Texas defense post aschool-record eight shutouts and set the UT mark for longestopponent stretch without a goal (418:40)... team advanced to thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 14-6record... named to the Spring 2002 Big 12 Commission's HonorRoll.

CLUB TEAM: Played for the De Anza Dynamite from1993-99 and the Santa Clara Sonic in 1999-2000 with current Broncoteammates Lana Bowen and Alyssa Sobolik... won the Premier StatePlaying League U19 Championship and reached the semifinals of boththe Pleasanton Friendship Classic and the Surf Cup as the captainof the Sonic in 1999... led Sonic to the Nor-Cal State Championshipand the Pleasanton Friendship Classic title in the 2000, while alsoaiding the Sonic to a berth in the Surf Cup quarterfinals and theWestern Region finals... captained the Dynamite from 1998-99 whenit won U19 Abronzino Premier League Championship and U16 CYSA-NState Cup title... also reached Pleasanton Friendship Classic andU14CYSA-N State Cup in 1997.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Russ Baba atArchbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif... as a senior, ledteam to 20-0-4 record, a top-five national ranking according toStudent Sports Magazine, and championships at the Central CoastSection and Blossom Valley Athletic League Championships... theBVAL title was the teams third in three years... a three-time SanJose Mercury News and BVAL honoree... as a senior, was selected asschool's Scholar Athlete award recipient and was runner up for theWendy's High School Heisman Award... a two-time Mitty Defensive MVPand was the SJMN CCS Junior of the Year... a member of the NationalHonor Society and volunteered at the Greenhills Nursing Home, theAmerica Cancer Society and the Sacred Heart Church.

PERSONAL: Full name is Monika Tanja Sola...born March 1, 1983... parents are Jure and Michelle Sola ... has anolder brother and an older sister... majoring in marketing.

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