University of Iowa Athletics
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#6 Lissa Munley

Class Sr.
Hometown Mountain Top, Pa.
High School Crestwood
Lissa Munley - Field Hockey - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Items… Member of the HPTC Midwest Region Team… 2008 team captain… ISAAC representative… started 82 career games.

2008 as a Senior… Started all 23 games in goal… named first team NFHCA West Region all-American…named an alternate for the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game… second team all-Big Ten selection… ranked first in the Big Ten with a single-season best eight shutouts (vs. Pacific, Central Michigan, #11 Louisville, #13 Louisville, Northwestern, #10 Michigan State, Missouri State, Michigan)… registered back-to-back shutouts over #13 Louisville, #10 Michigan State at NCAA Regionals… ranked second in the Big Ten in goals against average (1.16), third in save percentage (.723) and fifth in saves (68)… her 1.15 goals against average ranks ninth-best in the country… her .723 save percentage is a season best… named to 2008 NFHCA National Academic Squad… was four-time recipient of the award.

2007 as a Junior… Big Ten Sportsmanship Nominee… academic all-Big Ten selection… letterwinner… recorded four shutouts over No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 4 Duke, William & Mary and Central Michigan… helped secure the team[apos]s fifth shutout against Sacred Heart, along with Melissa Helsel… named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 3, after the shutout against Duke and William & Mary… started all 21 games… led the team in saves for the third consecutive year with 65 and a save percentage of .714… ISAAC representative… academic all-Big Ten.

2006 as a Sophomore… Started and played in 20 of the 21 Hawkeye games… recorded two shut-outs, Providence 1-0 (Sept. 17) and No. 5 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal game 2-0 (Nov. 4)… recorded 78 saves for a .684 save percentage… saved a season-high seven shots against Ohio State (Sept. 24) and Louisville (Oct. 29)… academic all-Big Ten.

2005 as a Freshman… Started all 18 games in goal with a 10-8 record… played 1,257 minutes for the Hawkeyes, sitting out only 11 minutes… recorded one shutout against Providence, 5-0 (Sept. 11)… recorded 77 saves for a .688 save percentage… had just 35 goals scored against her for an average of 1.95 per game… season-high eight saves against Michigan (Oct. 28).

High School… Helped her squad to a perfect 26-0 record in 2004 with 94 saves and 18 shutouts… anchored Crestwood’s defense on the way to repeat state Class AA titles in 2003 and 2004… Wyoming Valley Conference all-Star and first team all-State pick in 2003 and 2004… MidEast Regional all-American as a junior… a career .851 save percentage and .547 goals against average… Wyoming Valley Conference champs in 2003 and 2004… high school coach was Elvetta Gemski… played for the Valley Styx indoor club for three years… participated in the USFHA Futures B Camp in 2003… earned two letters in basketball… also played soccer for three years winning the Wyoming Valley Conference in 2002 and 2003… National Honor Roll student… volunteer for Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.

Personal… Born September 17, 1986… daughter of Kevin and Wendy Munley… two younger brothers, Kevin and Jarad… attended same high school as Caitlin McCurdy… English major.

Year GP Min. Sv Sv% GA GAA SHo
2005 18 1257:07 77 .688 35 1.95 1
2006 20 1471:07 78 .684 36 2.20 2
2007 21 1508:48 65 .714 26 1.21 4
2008 23 1652:54 72 .720 28 1.19 8
Totals 82 5889:56 292 .703 123 1.63 15