Personal: Greene was born December 18, 1985, and is the son of George Greene and Catherine Hill. Prior to coming to the United States, Greene spent most of his life in Liberia, where his love for soccer began. He also plays club for Wings Soccer Club. He was also a goal scorer in the state section semifinal game, leading his team to a sectional runner-up spot. He was a two-time All-State and All-Conference selection and was named his leagues Rookie of the Year. Prior to Marquette: Greene was an All-Conference selection and league MVP. Greene, as the lone Liberian on MUs campus, had the opportunity to escort Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in her visit to the school. Greene had a busy freshman year at Marquette, also competing on the track and field team. He provided a boost of speed, making him a difficult mark for opposing defenders. He made his first collegiate start one match later against USF (Sept. He jumped into the lineup just days after his first practice, making his collegiate debut against DePaul (Sept. He arrived on campus after the start of the semester and missed all of the pre-season workouts. Once squared away, Greene quickly joined the team and became an immediate force in the lineup. 250 shots on goal percentage.Ģ006: Greene was a late arrival at Marquette as he was ineligible at seasons beginning due to some questions about his schooling in Liberia. A forward with a quick and dangerous shot, he took 12 total shots and recorded a. In the Cincinnati game, Greene sent a beautiful through ball from the top of the box where Nick Kay finished it off just inside the far post for the games first goal. 30) and a 1-1 draw versus UW-Milwaukee (Oct. Despite a season which saw somewhat of an offensive drought with a team average of 0.62 goals per game and 12 goals in 18 games, Greene provided two assists in a win against Cincinnati (Sept. Greene started eight games at forward for the Golden Eagles, and saw action in all but one game. 500 shot on goal percentage and averaged one shot per game in 1162 minutes.Ģ007: Michael Greene built on a solid first-year in the program and only improved as a sophomore. With seven of his 14 shots on goal, Greene tallied a. Green was also named to the Marquette Invitational All-Tournament Team following his play against Buffalo and nationally ranked UC Irvine.Ģ008: Greene started in all 14 games he appeared in. He was named 'Most Improved' at the teams annual end-of-the-year banquet. Greene finished with 22 shots on the season and played a total of 1,344 minutes. His lone assist of 2009 was on Chris Madsens go-ahead goal at DePaul in the 83rd minute. On the soccer field, Greene was one of two players (Amilcar Herrera) to see action in all 18 of the teams matches and ranked second on the squad with 16 starts. 2010: Greene joined the MU coaching staff following his playing career as a student assistant and is in charge of video coordination and exchange.Ģ009: Greene was the recipient of the Cura Personalis Award, voted on by all Marquette student-athletes, recognizing him as the member of the 2009-10 senior class who best exemplified the Jesuit spirit, including 'excellence in academics, athletics and leadership through service to others' during his tenure at MU.
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