Monica Ferguson
Monica Ferguson

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.

High School:
Wheaton North

Height:
5-11

Position:
Outside Hitter

Career and Match-By-Match Stats

• 2006 Season Notes: Horizon League All-Tournament Team ... contributed as a outside hitter, starting 24 matches ... reached double figures in kills eight times ... earned starts against Illinois State and Illinois after collecting six kills off the bench against Winthrop in the season opener Aug. 25 ... added seven kills the next day vs. Illinois State ... collected 10 kills at Illinois that night ... tallied 11 kills and hit .471 in a win over Ball State Sept. 1 ... had nine kills and three blocks in the win over Alabama Sept. 2 ... collected eight kills in a win over Central Michigan Sept. 8 ... tallied 10 kills and three blocks against Youngstown State Sept. 22 ... had eight kills while hitting .438 in a win over UW-Green Bay Sept. 29 ... added seven kills at UIC Oct. 7 ... recorded 10 kills at Marquette Oct. 10 ... tallied 10 kills vs. UIC Nov. 3 ... added 10 more kills and six digs in a win over Loyola the next day ... had seven kills at Wright State Nov. 11 ... collected 12 kills vs. UW-Green Bay in the league semifinals Nov. 18 ... tallied a collegiate-best 17 kills in the league title match vs. UIC the next day.lineup for a brief time in both 2004 and 2005.

• 2005 Season Notes: Appeared in 18 matches ... played in a total of 42 games ... started three matches ... totaled 59 kills on the season, a career high ... also tallied 11 blocks on the season ... made her season debut Aug. 27 at Iowa, collecting four kills, three digs and two blocks ... had five kills appearing off the bench Sept. 10 vs. Alabama ... tallied a career-best 11 kills at Cincinnati Sept. 16 ... also had seven digs and three blocks in that match ... collected four kills at UIC Sept. 23 ... collected eight kills while hitting .667 in a win over Cleveland State Oct. 7 ... had eight more kills the next day vs. Youngstown State ... appeared in all five games in that match, which the Panthers won, 3-2 ... tallied seven kills in a win over UIC Oct. 22 ... recorded six kills in the league tournament semifinals against Loyola.

• 2004 Season Notes: Appeared in 12 matches for the Panthers ... made three starts ... played in a total of 20 games ... collected 13 blocks on the season, a career high ... collected three kills and four blocks at Northern Illinois Sept. 3 ... hit .375 in the match ... added two more kills off the bench the next day against nationally-ranked Washington ... had five kills and seven blocks vs. Saint Louis Sept. 10 ... added another kill in a win at Youngstown State Oct. 16.

• 2003 Season Notes: Appeared in two matches for the Panthers ... played in the season opener against William & Mary ... recorded a kill vs. Charlotte Sept. 19.

• Ferguson's High School Career: Named an all-conference performer in the DuPage Valley Conference as a senior ... was also named an honorable mention all-conference performer following her junior season ... also named to the DuPage Area All-Tournament team ... earned honorable mention all-area honors following her senior season ... captain for high school team ... led the West Suburban 17-1 club team to a third-place finish in the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball Invitational ... also a three-time all-conference performer in track and field ... competed in the sprints, jumps and relays.

• Ferguson's Personal File: Daughter of Michael and Maureen ... named a scholar-athlete at UWM in all three of her years at the school ... four-time DuPage Valley Academic All-Conference honoree ... named to the honor roll in every semester at Wheaton North High School ... named to the Who's Who Among American High School students ... member of the National Honor Society ... also a member of the Spanish National Honor Society ... featured in Nelson's Today's Top Students ... has tutored middle school students and volunteered at the Greater Chicago Food Depository ... also involved in a variety of volunteer opportunities while at UWM.