Michelle Mottonen

#24 Michelle Mottonen

Pos. MF
Ht. 5-2
Yr. Sr.
Hometown South Barrington, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Fremd [TCU]

2015: Started seven matches in her first year at Valpo before suffering season-ending injury ... Crusaders went 4-2-1 in her seven starts ... played a total of 396 minutes ... scored first goal as a Crusader in Horizon League win at Youngstown State on Sept. 26 ... tallied a pair of shot attempts on the year.

2013-2014 [TCU]: Appeared in 24 matches over her first two seasons as a member of the Horned Frogs ... earned seven starting assignments ... made six appearances against teams ranked in the top-25.

Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Vikings ... a Second Team All-State selection in 2011, helping Fremd to a berth in the state semifinals ... twice earned All-Conference accolades ... played club soccer for Eclipse Select SC ... helped lead Eclipse to first-place finishes in the U16 and U17 ECNL Challenge A Flight ... and both squads went on to top-10 finishes at the national tournament, as the U16 squad finished sixth and the U17 team finished 10th ... also a member of the U16 Illinois State Cup champions with Eclipse ... was part of the U14 Kick-It 3v3 National Champion team in 2010.

Personal: Michelle is the daughter of Scott and Mary Mottonen ... major is mechanical engineering.