Luka Prpa

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wind Lake, Wis.
High School:
Muskego

Honors and Awards:
All-BIG EAST Second Team (2017, 2019)
All-BIG EAST First Team (2018)
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (2016)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2018)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team (2017)
NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2017, 2018, 2019)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team (2018, 2019)
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5, 2017, Oct. 15, 2018, Oct. 22, 2018)

2019 (Sr.): Played in 15 games (starting 14) in 2019 ... Took home Second Team All-BIG EAST honors, marking the fourth consecutive year he earned postseason all-conference accolades ... Finished the season with one goal and four assists (second on the team) ... Made his season debut on Sept. 6 at South Florida ... He played 49 minutes off the bench, registering one shot on goal ... Came off the bench to play 22 minutes at Milwaukee (Sept. 17) ... Had two shots against Wisconsin (Sept. 24) in his first start of the season ... Played a season-high 80 minutes against Xavier, notching two shots (one on goal), in a 2-1 win (Sept. 27) ... Played the full 90 for the first time in 2019 against St. John's (Oct. 4), firing three shots ... Tallied two assists in a 6-1 win over Green Bay (Oct. 8) ... Assisted on Connor Alba's game-winning goal in the 86th minute to beat Villanova on the road (Oct. 19) ... Tallied his 20th career assist against 'Nova, which puts him at No. 9 all-time in program history in career assists ... Tied for third on the team with five shots in the game against Butler (Oct. 23) ... Tallied three shots and notched an assist against Seton Hall (Nov. 2) ... Had four shots (two on goal) in a 1-0 win at DePaul (Nov. 6).

2018 (Jr.): Named All-BIG EAST First Team selection, earning all-league accolades for the third time ... Notched two assists in the season opening win against Valparaiso ... Tallied an assist in the shutout of Central Arkansas ... Scored his first goal of the season with the lone goal against Saint Louis ... Was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks (Oct. 15 and 22) after two-straight four-point performances in a 4-0 win over St. John's and a 2-1 win over Xavier ... Scored twice (68', 77') in the second half vs. Xavier to erase a 1-0 deficit ... Landed on third-career College Soccer News Team of the Week (Oct. 22) for his efforts vs. Xavier.

2017 (So.): Started all 16 matches and had a team-high five assists to go with a goal in his sophomore season ... Totaled seven shots and two shots on net in the match against Loyola Chicago (Aug. 19) ... Tallied seven shots and scored MU's first goal in a tie with UIC (Sept. 1) ... Picked up an assist in a draw versus Providence (Oct. 7) ... Racked up four assists in a win over Creighton (Oct. 25), tying a school record for most assists in a single game, and earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 30) ... Led the way with five total shots at DePaul (Nov. 1).

2016 (Fr.): Started in all 16 matches ... NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Third selection ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI team ... Ranked the nation's No. 4 freshman following the 2016 season according to TopDrawerSoccer ... Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year award and made the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Ranked first in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally in points per game (1.63 per game) ... Ranked second in the BIG EAST and 15th nationally in total points (26 total points) when the regular season concluded ... Made his collegiate debut and his first career start versus Kentucky (Aug. 26) ... Recorded his first goal and assist in a victory over NIU (Aug. 29) ... Only player in Marquette soccer history to tally 12 points in back-to-back games (Sept. 2) ... BIG EAST Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week (Sept. 5) ... Named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 5) ... Awarded National Player of the Week and named to National Team of the Week by both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Top Drawer Soccer (Sept. 6) ... Scored the game tying goal in the 67th minute on penalty kick versus Georgetown (Oct. 8) ... Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the second time this season (Oct. 10) ... Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the third time and earned his second College Soccer News Team of the Week honor (Oct. 24) ... BIG EAST honor roll selection (Nov. 7).

Prior to Marquette: Lettered as a freshman at Muskego High School before enrolling at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. ... Ranked as the top midfielder in the Midwest and No. 36 overall by IMG Academy Top-150 ... Member of the U-14, U-15 and U-17 U.S. National teams and Olympic Development program ... Played club soccer for Chicago Magic PSG and led team to the U-17 USYSA national championship, following a third-place finish the year before in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy finals ... Previously led North Shore United to back-to-back Wisconsin State Cup titles in 2012 and 2013 ... Earned a trial with English Premier League club Swansea City FC in April 2012 and March 2015.

Personal: Born in Milwaukee ... Son of Tihi and Gana Prpa ... Has one brother, Aleksandar, who plays soccer for Division II UW-Parkside ... Is the cousin of current US Men's National Team player, Andrija Novakovich ... Studying biomedical sciences.