Denise Mannion returns for her second season as a Falcon.

2008... Played in 15 of the teams 20 matches, starting 13 as a freshman... scored a season-high two goals against West Georgia... collected three assists on the season.

High School... Competed with Stockport College for coaches Steve Mort and Billy Craven...team were two-time North West College League and North West College Cup Champions. The team reached the final of the British Colleges Cup this past season and advanced to the final four in 2007...named the second best Women's Player of the Year by the PFA College Football Awards...also competed for coaches Dave Wood, Paul Johnson and Steve Atkinson and the Stockport County Ladies Club and coaches Dave Ryan and Mark Bradshaw and the Curzon Ashton Ladies club...with Stockport, won the Managers Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year award...team were ladies finalists of the 2007-08 Cheshire County FA Cup...won Young Player of the Year award with Curzon club...team were finalists in the 2006-07 Lancashire County FA Cup.

Personal... Has three sisters, Suzy, Natalie and Naomi... a kinesiology major at UM... is the daughter of Brendan Mannion and Diana Jansen.