Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Moriah.Monaco@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- 765-285-5819
Monaco enters her third season on the Cardinals coaching staff in 2023-24. Last season she helped BSU to a 26-9 overall record. The Cardinals went 14-4 in Mid-American Conference play and made it to the semifinal game of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament for the second-straight season. The season was also highlighted with a 68-66 overtime win over ACC foe Pitt. She also helped guide the Cardinals to their first postseason WNIT win since 2018 with a 101-86 victory over Belmont in Worthen Arena.
In Monaco’s first season in 2021-22 she helped Ball State make a run at the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland by knocking off No. 4 seed Northern Illinois and No. 1 seed Toledo to reach the title game where Ball State fell to No. 2 seed Buffalo, 79-75. Freshman Ally Becki became the first freshman in program history to earn MAC All-Tournament Team honors. The Cardinals also made their seventh postseason appearance in the WNIT. Ball State ended the season with a 20-13 overall record and went 11-8 in MAC play.
Monaco returned to her alma mater after serving as an assistant coach at Malone University for the 2020-21 season. Prior to starting her coaching career with the Pioneers, Monaco played professionally overseas for the BBC Residence Walferdange in Luxembourg.A two-time Second Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree as a student-athlete at Ball State, Monaco played in 126 games for the Cardinals, starting 96 of them. She would go on to lead the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and blocks (49) as a senior.
Monaco ended her career ranked sixth all-time in scoring (1,606) and in field goals made (567). She was 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), and tied for 10th in games started (99). She also ranked eighth in minutes played (3,601).
Monaco scored in double figures 29 times in 2018. Her career-high for points scored in a game was 29 her senior year at Northern Illinois (1/27/18) .
She helped the Cardinals make history as a senior with an 11-0 non-conference start which marked the best start in program history. She was a part of four postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament teams, with the Cardinals advancing to the second round twice; once in 2018 and once in 2016. Monaco also helped the Cardinals defeat Big Ten foe Purdue (2017) and Iowa (2016) along with SEC member Vanderbilt in 2017.
Monaco earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2018 from Ball State.
