2009-10
Won the Jeanette Goss Courage Award ... Set personal marks for points (153), rebounds (168), assists (20), blocks (19), steals (19), games played (31) and games started (24) ... Had a career year with personal bests in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals ... Posted two double-doubles ... Notched second career doubledouble with 12 points via a 5-of-9 shooting effort and 12 rebounds at Indiana (2/28) ... Drained first career threepointer on the way to 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists against Michigan (2/18) ... Had seven points, a team-high nine rebounds an a personal-best two steals at Michigan (1/31) ... Chipped in 10 points and four boards in the win at Northwestern (1/3) ... Earned her first collegiate double-double with career highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds in the victory over #15/15 Pittsburgh (12/12) ... Was 5-for-8 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line against the Panthers ... In her second start of the season, scored nine of Penn State's first 11 points and finished with a career-best 11 tallies on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in the win over Monmouth (12/9) ... Accounted for seven points and six rebounds in the win over NJIT (11/15) ... Tied her career high with eight points with five rebounds at Drexel (11/13).
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) ... Tied her thencareer high with six rebounds at Wisconsin (2/12) ... Also chipped in two points and a blocked shot versus the Badgers ... Tied her then-career high with six points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting against Michigan (1/4) ... Recorded four points, one assist and one steal against Bucknell (12/9) ... Tallied two points and four rebounds at Florida State (12/3).
2007-08
Selected as the team’s Co-Most Improved Player ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Ranked fifth on the team, among regulars, in field goal percentage (.395) ... 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) ... 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) ... 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 ... 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-for3 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 careerhigh 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).
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 ... Will graduate with a degree in finance in December 2010.
MONROE’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 CAREER
G-GS 9-0 29-2 23-0 31-24 92-26
MIN.-AVG. 27-3.0 232-8.0 220-9.6 696-22.5 1175-12.8
FG-FGA 3-6 17-43 25-52 62-142 107-243
PCT. .500 .395 .481 .437 .440
3FG-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-2
PCT. .000 .000 .000 1.000 .500
FT-FTA 1-2 10-13 1-7 28-37 40-59
PCT. .500 .769 .143 .757 .678
O-D-REB. 2-3-5 20-38-58 25-32-57 68-99-167 115-172-287
2010-11 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball Yearbook
AVG. 0.6 2.0 2.5 5.4 3.1
PF-D 5-0 32-0 27-0 46-0 110-0
A 0 6 5 20 31
TO 3 13 19 37 72
B 1 7 3 19 30
S 0 2 9 19 30
PTS. 7 44 51 153 255
AVG. 0.8 1.5 2.2 4.9 2.8
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