Monica Compton

Bio

2015 – 2016 at Taylor: Played in 24-of-31 contests, including four starts as a junior…Logged 407 minutes on the season…Averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game…Knocked down 41-of-135 field goal attempts for a 30.4-percent clip…Was one of six team members to hit at least 11 triples, connecting on 11-of-50 attempts (22 percent) from three-point land…Led the team with an 83.3 percent conversion rate from the charity stripe…Named NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League…Grabbed at least one rebound in 22-of-24 games…Notched at least one steal in 14 games, with the team going 10-4 in those contests…Recorded a career-high five assists against Huntington (1/16).

2014 – 2015 at Taylor: Selected Preseason Third-Team All-Crossroads League…Received a medical redshirt and did not play in any games for Taylor due to injury.

2013 – 2014 at Taylor: Appeared in 30-of-31 Taylor contests and started in 21 in her first season at Taylor after transferring from Gardner-Webb…Averaged 20.6 minutes played per game, contributing 8.2 points and 3.1 rebounds a contest…Shot 45.1 percent from the floor, 41.9 percent from three-point range and 80.4 percent from the free throw line on the season…Recorded ten double-figure scoring games, which included a career-high outburst of 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting and 6-of-7 from three in the narrow 73-72 loss to Grace on January 25 in Odle Arena…Had 19 points off the bench in an 80-71 victory at Goshen on January 18…Notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the 60-54 road win over Bethel on February 19.

2012 – 2013 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 18 games as a true freshman for the NCAA Division I program…Shot 45.5 percent from the field overall on the year, totaling ten points and twelve rebounds for the Runnin' Bulldogs…Earned a spot on the 2012-2013 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: From Duanesburg, New York, Compton lettered at Scotia-Glenville High School and Schenectady Christian High School…Totaled 1,156 points and 858 rebounds during her four-year career…A Class C All-New York selection by the NYSSWA as a junior and a Class A All-New York honoree as a senior…Also played AAU for the Albany Capitals and Albany City Rocks…Part of the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Christine Compton…Majoring in exercise science at Taylor.