2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Moriah Monaco
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dover
- Hometown:
- Dover, Ohio
2017-18 (Senior): Started in all 32 games for the Cardinals . . . led the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and blocks (49) . . . received Second Team All-Mid-American Honors for the second time in her career . . . ended her career ranked sixth all-time in scoring (1,606) . . . sixth in field goals made (567) . . . fifth in field goal attempts (1,400) . . . fourth in blocked shots (96) . . . 15th in rebounds (623) . . . second in 3-point field goals made (292) . . . first in 3-point field goal attempts (821) . . . tied for third in games play (127) . . . tied for 10th in games started (99) and currently ranks eighth in minutes played (3,601) . . . scored in double figures 29 times last season . . . scored a season high 29 points at Northern Illinois (1/27/18) . . . helped the Cardinals to an 11-0 non-conference start which marked the best start in program history.
2016-17 (Junior): Earned all-conference honors for the second straight season . . . Named Second Team All-Mid-American Conference . . . Registered a career-high 35-point performance at Buffalo (1/25) . . . Scored in double figures in 26 of the Cardinals’ 32 games last season while starting every contest . . . Became the third player last season and the 27th in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career against Central Michigan (2/25) . . . Broke the school record for single-season 3-pointers in the MAC Tourney semifinals against Buffalo (3/08) . . . Ended the season with 101 3-pointers made . . . Has 1,068 career points . . . Enters the season fifth all-time in 3-point field goals made (203) . . . Helped Ball State clinch its fourth bye to Cleveland in five year in the MAC Tournament and fifth-straight berth in the post season Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
2015-16 (Junior): Saw action off the bench in 29 games last season . . . Registered a season best 10 point performance in a win at home against Northern Illinois (3/2/16) . . . Pulled down a season best six rebounds at Eastern Michigan (2/27/16) and at home versus the Eagles (3/9/16) . . . Averaged 11.6 minutes per game . . . Helped Ball State clinch its third bye to Cleveland in four years in the MAC Tournament and fourth-straight berth in the post season Women’s National Invitation Tournament where Ball State advanced to the second round for the first time since 2012-13, pulling off a 77-72 upset at Big Ten foe Iowa.
2014-15 (Freshman): Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team . . . Led the Cardinals in scoring with a career-best 19-point perfor- mance at home against Kent State after making 8-of-10 shots from the field (1/14/15) . . . Started in her first game for the Cardinals against Oakland (12/6/14) . . . Scored 13 points against Oakland after going 5-of-8 from the field . . . Chipped in 12 points in a win at Toledo (2/7/15) and 14 points at Central Michigan (3/4/15) . . . Averaged 6.1 points per game and 2.4 rebounds . . . Helped the Cardinals to their first Mid-American Conference West Division title since 2009 and Ball State’s third straight postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ended her career with 1,493 points . . . Holds Dover’s single- season rebound record at 225 . . . Also knocked down a single season record 93 three’s for Dover . . . First Team East Central Ohio League All-Conference Team as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . MVP of the East Central Ohio League East vs. West game . . . Second Team All-Ohio.
PERSONAL: Born on March 10, 1996 . . . daughter of Paul and Karen Monaco . . . one sister, Anne-Marie . . . two brothers, Anthony and Andrew . . . uncle Bob Huggins is the head men's basketball coach at West Virginia.
