Monica Coughlan Season 2009

Favorite Stanford Memory: "One night during the MPSF Tournament in Hawai'i, part of our team went to a restaurant where we were invited up in front of the entire restaurant to learn the hula. We were so good that we got a standing ovation."

As A Junior In 2011: NCAA Elite 88 Award winner for the second straight year at National Collegiate Championships in May ... named to MPSF All-Academic List ... scored six goals ... found the net twice in win over CS Bakersfield (2/26) ... scored in 5-2 win over UCLA (3/26) ... added a goal in National Collegiate Championship quarterfinal win over Iona (4/29).

Summer 2010: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club, helping team to runner-up finish at open nationals and fifth-place finish at 20 Unders ... did research in a biology lab at Stanford.

As A Sophomore In 2010: NCAA Elite 88 Award winner at National Collegiate Championships in May ... named to MPSF All-Academic List ... scored four goals ... added a goal in Stanford's 19-8 win over Pacific at NorCal Invitational (1/31) ... netted a pair of goals in UCI Invitational-opening win against UC San Diego (2/27) ... scored a key goal in 7-6 win over USC on Senior Day (4/24).

Summer 2009: Played for Stanford Club Water Polo ... won titles at the 20/U and senior national championships ... named to All-America First Team at senior nationals.

As A Freshman In 2009: Scored three goals ... scored first goal of the season in 19-4 rout of UC Santa Cruz (2/14) ... added a goal in Irvine Invitational title game victory over USC (2/22) ... scored once in victory over Harvard (3/21).

High School: A 2008 graduate of Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif. ... competed for the swimming and water polo teams all four years ... captained the water polo team in 2007 ... helped team to North Coast Section semifinal appearances in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ... named a High School All-American as a senior ... earned spot on Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Water Polo Team ... was named first-team All-NCS in 2006 and 2007 ... earned DFAL First Team honors as a junior and senior ... took home team MVP honors in 2006 and 2007 ... named CHS' 2008 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... played club water polo for Lamorinda Golden Bear Water Polo Club from 2004-07 before playing for Stanford Water Polo Club in 2008.

Personal: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... parents' names are John and Margaret ... mother rowed at Loyola Marymount ... has three older siblings, Brian, Mark and Claire ... Brian was a member of the swim team at Notre Dame ... majoring in biology.