Alex Mirsberger

Photo by: Robert Blakley

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.
High School:
Brookfield Central HS

Honors and Awards:
Second Team All-BIG EAST (Spring 2021)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (Spring 2021)
BIG EAST Defender of the Week (Sept. 12, 2022)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region (Spring 2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (Spring 2021)
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (March 29, 2021, Sept. 12, 2022)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 26, 2022)
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (March 29, 2021, Sept. 28, 2022)
CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week (March 29, 2021)
Blue & Gold Student-Athlete of the Month (May 2021)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

2022 (Sr.): 4G-1A-9 Points ... Played and started in 17 matches ... Recorded a career-high four goals on the season ... Registered a hat trick in a game against Milwaukee (Sept. 20) ... Contributed 12 shots on goal on the season ... Played a total of 1367 minutes this season.

2021 (R-So.): 1G-0A-2 Points ... Started in all 16 games ... Scored game-winning goal while taking a season-high three shots against DePaul (Oct. 16) ... Matched season-high of three shots against Wisconsin (Sept. 13) ... Played over 1250 minutes on season ... Had two shots including one on goal at Seton Hall (Sept. 24) ... Played 90-plus minutes on six occasions, including a season-high 108 against Wisconsin (Aug. 13).

2020-21 (RSo.): 1G-2A-4 Points ... Named Second Team All-BIG EAST ... Made BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... Led team in minutes played with 1235 ... Started in all 13 games ... One of three MU players to start in every game ... Started and played 86 minutes against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 3) ... Played all 95 minutes against Northern Illinois, tallying two shots and an assist on Lukas Sunesson's golden goal in overtime to win the game ... Played the full 100 minutes against Saint Louis and help set up Zyan Andrade's game-winning goal in overtime (Feb. 13) ... Again played the full game, all 105 minutes, posting one shot against Creighton (Feb. 20) ... Appeared in 75 minutes of action in a start at DePaul (March 6) ... Played the full 110 minutes in a 0-0 draw at Butler (March 10) ... Had an assist in a 2-1 win over Xavier (March 17) ... Had one shot and played the full 94 minutes in a 2-1 overtime win at Creighton (March 20) ... Scored the winning goal from Zyan Andrade in a 2-1 double-overtime win over DePaul (March 24) ... Had two shots, including one on goal, in an overtime win over Butler (March 27) ... Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week after his performances against DePaul and Butler ... Tallied one shot on goal and played all 90 minutes in the BIG EAST tournament against Seton Hall (April 15) ... Played 100 minutes in the victory over Loyola Marymount (May 2) ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 defeat to Indiana (May 6).

2019 (RFr.): 1G-2A-4 Points ... Played in 16 games (starting in 15) in 2019 ... Finished the season with one goal and two assists ...Tallied two shots (one on goal) in 93 minutes against UAB (Aug. 30) ... Started and played 45 minutes against UC Davis (Sept. 1) ... Scored his first career goal against South Florida (Sept. 6) to tie the game at one in the 79th minute ... Played 64 minutes against Northern Illinois (Sept. 13) and all 90 at Milwaukee (Sept. 17) ... Played all 90 minutes and tallied one shot at Wisconsin (Sept. 24) ... Tallied an assist on Christian Marquez' game-winner at Xavier (Sept. 27) ... Played the full 90 and carded an assist in a 6-1 victory over Green Bay (Oct. 8) ... Played the full 90 minutes in wins at Villanova (Oct. 12) and DePaul (Nov. 6), helping his team to clean sheets in each game.

2018 (Fr.): Redshirted

Prior to Marquette: Attended Brookfield Central High School where he lettered in both soccer and tennis … Served as soccer team captain as a senior … Named First Team All-State in 2017 and honorable mention in 2018 … First Team All-Conference selection as a junior and senior … Led team to the state semifinals as a junior … Played club soccer for Elm Grove SC where his team won the state title in 2017.

Personal: Born in Brookfield, Wisconsin … Son of Jim (Played collegiate tennis at UW-Madison) and Martita Mirsberger … Has two brothers, Henry and Jimmy … Major is accounting and finance.