| Meredith Monroe |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Olney, Md.
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 | High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel
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 | Height: 6-3
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 | Position: F
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 | Experience: JR
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2007-08
Selected as the team Co-Most Improved Player...Earned first two career starts against Arizona (11/9) and Charlotte (11/10)... Ranked fifth on the team, among regulars, in field goal percentage...Tallied four points in nine minutes against Michigan State (2/17)...Made every shot she took (1-for-1 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line) on the way to a career-high six points versus Wisconsin (2/3)...Also set career marks for free throws made (4) and attempted (4) against the Badgers...Grabbed a career-best six rebounds, made both of her free throws and blocked a shot at Wisconsin (1/24)...Pulled down five rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, and had four points versus Purdue (1/17)...Equaled her career high with two blocked shots against Minnesota (1/13)...Tied her season high with four points after converting on both of her attempts from the field against Northwestern (1/10)...Recorded a career-high two blocked shots in the win over Illinois (1/2)...Made both of her shots from the field on the way to four points in the win over Georgetown (12/9). It was the first perfect shooting performance of her career....Was 2-for-4 from the field en route to four points and two offensive rebounds at Syracuse (12/6)...Matched her career high with four rebounds against Old Dominion (11/29)...Notched her first career steal and tied her career-best with one assist against Drexel (11/25)...Tied career high with four rebounds in win over South Carolina (11/20)...Corralled a career-best four rebounds in victory over Arizona (11/9)...Missed the Iowa (2/10) game due to a death in the family.
2006-07
Saw time in nine games as a rookie...Scored seven points and had five rebounds on the season...Second on the team in field goal percentage with a .500 mark (3-6)...Had a rebound in each of her first three collegiate games...Tallied a career-high five points on 2-for-3 shooting in a home win over Northwestern (1/4)...Netted first career points in a win over Notre Dame (11/16)...Registered first career rebound in season-opener against Drexel (11/10)...Had a career-high two rebounds and her first collegiate block in a win over Syracuse (11/12)...Closed out the regular season with a rebound against Indiana (2/25).
High School
Averaged 8.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game senior year for Our Lady of Good Counsel...Led Falcons to a 26-8 record and City Title and Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships senior year...Also won City Title and WCAC junior year...Scored 567 career points and had 401 career rebounds...Named an honorable mention All-Met by the Washington Post...Named a 2005 All-Tournament team selection at the Bullis Holiday Tournament en route to leading her team to a second straight tournament title...Led team to 2005 St. Francis Tournament championship...Falcons finished the 2005-06 season ranked third by the Washington Post...Played AAU basketball for the D.C. Heat...Helped Heat win the US Junior National Championship and Potomac Valley Division II with a 38-6 record in 2004...Played in the Penn State US Invitational in 2004....Won the Blue Chip Atlantic City 2004 Summer Tournament...Played in the 2005 Ocean City Basketball Classic and Blue Chip USA Invitational...Member of the National Honor Society...An Xaverian leader in campus ministry...A member of the Black Student Association.
Personal
Full name is Meredith Ann Monroe...Born on October 24, 1988 in Silver Spring, Maryland...Parents are Jeraldine Denson Monroe and Donald L. Monroe Sr...Has two siblings, a brother, Donald Jr., and a sister, Kim...Majoring in business.