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  Meredith Monroe

Meredith Monroe

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Olney, Md.

High School:
Our Lady of Good Counsel

Height:
6-1

Position:
F

Experience:
SR


2008-09
Tabbed as the team's Co-Most Improved Player for the second consecutive season ... Academic All-Big Ten choice ... Led the team with a 48.1% field goal percentage ... Set single-season personal marks for points (51) and steals (9) ... Had a career night at Ohio State (3/1) as she tied her career mark with eight points and set a personal best with nine rebounds in the loss ... Registered career highs in field goals made (4) and shot attempts (7) versus the Buckeyes ... Was 4-for-5 from the field and finished with a career-high eight points against Indiana (1/11) ... Accounted for four points and a rebound against Iowa (2/15) ... Tied her then-career high with six rebounds at Wisconsin (2/12) ... Also chipped in two points and a blocked shot versus the Badgers ... Came off of the bench to contribute six points, four rebounds and a career-high two steals against Minnesota (2/5) ... Had two points in two minutes against Iowa (2/1) ... Continued her solid play with four points and four rebounds at Purdue (1/15) ... Tied her then-career high with six points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting against Michigan (1/4) ... Also pulled down four rebounds and notched a steal against the Wolverines ... Had three rebounds and a career-best two assists in a season-high 20 minutes of action at Minnesota (1/1) ... Recorded four points, one assist and one steal against Bucknell (12/9) ... Tallied two points and four rebounds at Florida State (12/3) ... Returned to action after missing four games with a knee injury to tally two points and a rebound in one minute against Coppin State (11/29).

2007-08
Selected as the team's Co-Most Improved Player ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Made first two career starts against Arizona (11/9) and Charlotte (11/10) ... Ranked fifth on the team, among regulars, in field goal percentage (.395) ... 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) ... Tallied four points after converting 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) ... Her effort against the Hoyas 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) ... 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).


2006-07
Saw time in nine games as a rookie ... Scored seven points and had five rebounds on the season ... Had a rebound in each of her first three collegiate games ... Tallied a career-high five points on 2-for-3 shooting in a victory 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 U.S. Junior National Championship and Potomac Valley Division II with a 38-6 record in 2004 ... Played in the Penn State U.S. 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 finance.



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