CAREER NOTES
- Outstanding defender, who returns as ASU’s most experienced player on the back line where she has started 56 of 58 contests over the last three seasons (missed one game due to injury: at UCLA in 2015).
- Has been equally brilliant off the field, earning First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic honors each of the last two seasons and CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team honors in 2016.
- As a freshman in 2014, scored the game-winning goal in ASU’s 1-0 Territorial Cup Series win over Arizona.
- Career offensive statistics include one goal and two assists for four points.
- Played in all 19 games (17 starts).
- Logged 90 or more minutes 11 times.
- Earned First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the second straight year and was also in the running for Academic All-America honors after earning CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team honors.
- Four of her 11 shots were on frame.
- Earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition following a season in which she started all 18 games she played in.
- Named the winner of the team’s Sparky Award.
- Was forced to leave ASU’s game at USC (Oct. 9) in the first half because of injury and would subsequently miss ASU’s following game at UCLA (Oct. 11). Prior to the game at UCLA, Stark had started the first 33 games of her career.
- Assisted on Aly Moon’s goal in season opener vs. Portland State (Aug. 21).
- Was one of two Sun Devils (Madison Kmetko) named to the Pac-12’s All-Academic First Team.
- Had a tremendous freshman campaign, starting all 22 games and playing more minutes (1,984) than any player on the team.
- Her first career goal was the game-winner in ASU’s 1-0 Territorial Cup Series win over Arizona (Nov. 7).
- Added her first career assist in ASU’s 4-2 NCAA Tournament win over NAU (Nov. 15).
- Four-year starter on the varsity squad.
- Helped lead her squad to 2012 CIF Div. 3 title.
- Earned Sierra League First-Team honors as a senior in 2014.
- Was named Tournament MVP of both the San Gorgonio Winter Classic and the San Dimas Classic in 2012.
- Other honors in 2012 included being named team MVP, Sierra League MVP and CIF Div. 3 Player of the Year.
- Her 89-game career statistics included 32 goals and 12 assists for 76 points.
- Was also instrumental in leading her club team to a plethora of titles – 2010, 2011 US Futsal Federation (USFF) National Champion, 2009, 2011, 2013 Far West Regional Champion (Region IV), 2009, 2012 ODP/Pro+ Player – Cal South, 2009 ODP Nike Friendship Cup, 2011 Nike Manchester Cup, three-time Surf Cup champions (2007, 08, and 09), 2011 Surf Cup Finalist (GU16 Super), six-time Coast Soccer League Champion (2006-2011) and 2011 USYS National Championship – Bronze Medalist.
Personal: Born September 13, 1996 to Mel and Michelle Stark in Montclair, Calif... Has a younger brother, Mason and a younger sister, Makenna... Major is broadcast journalism (Barrett Honors College)... Full name is Madison Ann Stark.