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2012: Saw action in 10 matches, starting eight ... Tallied one point, an assist on the game-winning goal in UIC[apos]s 1-0 victory at No. 23 SIU-Edwardsville (9/26/12) ... Took five shots, with one shot-on-goal. Prep/Prior to UIC: Three-year letterwinner at Mount Carmel ... Natural position is defense, but played midfield in high school ... Was named the Tony Lawless/Chicago Catholic League Player of the Year in 2011 ... Garnered IHSCAA All-State and All-Conference honors as a senior, while serving as team captain on the Caravans[apos] Catholic League Championship team ... Was also tabbed Chicago Fire All-Area ... Scored 32 goals and tallied 21 assists during high school career ... Assisted on the game-winning goal as time winded down in double overtime of the 2011 Catholic League Championship match ... Played club soccer for Chicago Magic Academy, serving as team captain for two years ... Club was a semifinalist in the Dallas Cup in 2012. Personal: Son of Brian and Peggy Marz - both parents are 1979 graduates of UIC ... One of six children in the Marz family - also has three older sisters, one older brother, and one younger brother ... Was a high honor roll member for all 12 trimesters of high school career ... Born August 11, 1994, in Joliet, Ill.