Monika Roberts
Monika Roberts
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Pittsburg, Calif.

High School:
Antioch

Height:
6-2

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
07/11/1979

Experience:
Fourth Season

AT PROVIDENCE: A seasoned forward who should again look for starting post duties...One of the best athletes on the court...Dominant post player who showed spurts of becoming great...Runs the court well....Tough rebounder....Great attitude on the court...Solid shooter from the paint and is not afraid to lift a perimeter shot....Looks to see many minutes in the post and improve every outing.

AS A JUNIOR: Started 24 games as a junior co-captain this season...Averaged team highs of 13.0 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Friars...Scored in double figures 17 times, including six double-doubles...Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors (1/2/00)...Named to the Tulane/Doubletree Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 23.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in two games...Also named to the Lady Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team, registering 19.0 points and 13.0 boards a night over two games...Set a career-high with six blocked shots at Michigan...Ranked 17th in the nation for blocked shots with 2.3 per outing for the Friars.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 27 games and started 24...Emerged as the team's offensive leader...Led the team in scoring (12.4 ppg), rebounds (157), and blocks (21)...Scored 18 points and recorded five rebounds versus New Mexico State...Recorded a double-double with a team high 24 points and 10 rebounds versus West Virginia...Added 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds at Miami...Played a career high 38 minutes and scored a career high 27 points while pulling down seven boards versus Villanova...Two-time PC Athlete of the Week (1/18/99 and 2/15/99).

AS A FRESHMAN: Stepped into the starting lineup immediately and started in 11 games throughout the season...Sat out last four games of the regular season because of stress fractures in both legs...Had best games versus Boston College as she scored 16 points (7-11 FG) at Chestnut Hill on January 8 and scored 21 points (8-14 FG) in PC's win over BC...Grabbed season high of 12 boards vs Georgetown on January 18.

IN HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior at Antioch High...Played first three seasons at College Park High (CA) and averaged 15.5 points in those three seasons...In four years, chalked up a total of 1,358 points and 1,038 rebounds...At College Park as a junior, helped lead the team to a 26-8 mark and the Division 2 Championship... Team MVP at Antioch High, tallying a game high of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks in the championship game of the Lady Panther Tournament.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Janice and Vernice Roberts...Born July 11, 1979...Two sisters and a brother... Majoring in Social Science.

                                       CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR	  GP/S	 FG/FGA	  PCT.	3P/3PA	 PCT.	FT/FTA	 PCT.	 AS    TO    BK	  ST	PF/DQ	 OR/DR	 REBS/AVG    PTS/AVG
1997-98	 23/11	 62/135	 .459	  5/13	 .385	 36/63	 .571	 13    26    12	  12	 59/2	 34/65	   99/4.3    165/7.2
1998-99	 27/24	115/279	 .412	 17/47	 .362	87/137	 .635	 21    51    21	  12	 73/2   54/103	  157/5.8   334/12.4
1999-00	 27/24	135/335	 .403	  9/50	 .180	73/121	 .603	 30    68    57	  15	 53/1	77/144	  221/8.2   352/13.0
Total	 77/59	312/749	 .417	31/110	 .282  196/321	 .611	 64   145    90	  39	185/5  165/312	  477/6.2   851/11.1
						         
                                          BIG EAST GAMES
YEAR	  GP/S	 FG/FGA	  PCT.	3P/3PA	 PCT.	FT/FTA	 PCT.	 AS    TO    BK	  ST	PF/DQ	 OR/DR	 REBS/AVG    PTS/AVG
1997-98	  14/5	  37/78	 .474	   3/6	 .500	 25/46	 .543	  9    19     7	   9	 33/2	 19/38	   57/4.1    102/7.3
1998-99	 18/17	 84/208	 .404	 12/38	 .316	70/109	 .642	 18    37    14	  12	 47/1	 42/71	  113/6.3   250/13.9
1999-00	 16/14	 64/183	 .350	  4/29	 .138	 51/85	 .600	 22    33    28	   6	 24/0	 42/73	  115/7.2   183/11.4
Total	 48/36	185/469	. 394	 19/73	 .260  146/240	 .608	 49    89    49	  27	104/3  103/182	  285/5.9   535/11.1
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