2022 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Emma Monks
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Assumption
Bio
Collegiate Honors
Academic All-Big Ten  (2020, 2021)
JUNIOR (2021): Academic All-B1G ... Appeared in 20 matches and made 15 starts, totaling 58 sets played as a junior ... Ranked second on the team in solo blocks with nine and was third in block assists with 52 ... Totaled 61.0 blocks to rank second on the team ... Posted career bests in both kills (9) and blocks (10) with a season-high .600 hitting percentage at Ohio State.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Â Academic All- B1G ... Appeared in seven of 15 matches, and 16 sets overall in a COVID-19-shortened season ... Averaged 1.5 kills and 0.75 blocks per set, good for second on the team ... Hit .367 with six kills in each match of the Minnesota series, averaging 2.4 kills and 0.6 blocks per set over the two contests (1/23-24) ... Came off the bench in the second matchup with Wisconsin and contributed five kills, an assist, two aces, and two blocks (2/21) ... Had a kill and a solo block in the first game vs. Penn State (3/20) ... Came off the bench to deliver four kills and four blocks in the third set against Iowa (3/27).
FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 14 matches, earning more playing time as the season wore on and starting three of the final four matches of the season ... Hit .355, contributing 0.75 blocks and 1.32 kills per set ... Her seven solo blocks was fourth on the team ... Made her collegiate debut against IUPUI (9/20), posting four kills and adding a block and an ace with three digs ... Saw her first career B1G action at Nebraska, posting a kill and a pair of digs (10/11) ... Came off the bench vs. Rutgers  (10/18)and delivered three kills and three blocks in the third set ... Led the Spartans with four blocks and added three kills against Wisconsin (10/25) ... Tied her season high of four blocks and put down five kills against Minnesota (10/27) ... Four kills and a pair of blocks (one solo) at Northwestern (11/1) ... Shared the team lead with a career-bests of seven blocks (one solo) and six kills and two aces in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Four kills (no errors) on 10 swings and a pair of blocks against Nebraska (11/13) ... Season bests in kills (8) and hitting percentage (.727, 8-0-11) at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Tied her season best of eight kills and hit .462 in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) ... Posted four kills, two aces, and two digs at Indiana (11/24) ... Posted five kills and shared the team lead with four blocks against Purdue (11/29), hitting .300 ... Delivered four blocks (three solo) with an assist, two digs, and three kills in the season finale against Indiana (11/30).Â
CLUB:  Played for Ron Kordes of the Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy … 2018 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … Two-time Central Zone Invitational Champion (2016, 2017) … JVA Summerfest champion and JVA All-American Team in 2016… Took first place at SPVB Junior Nationals in 2017 … SPVB Junior Nationals All-Tournament Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Captured the 2018 Super 25 Girls Volleyball National Championship at Assumption, as the Rockets finished the season 43-0 ...  Helped Assumption to the 2017 and 2018 Kentucky State championships and the No. 1 national ranking by USA Today … Asics Challenge All-Tournament team as a senior … Helped her team to LIVT and A sics Challenge championships in 2018 …  Two-time Durango Fall Classic champion (2017,2018) …Three-time Avon Tournament champion (2016, 2017, 2018) … JV LIVT Champion in 2016 … AHS Freshman Tournament Champions in 2015 …  Providence Tournament and Freshman LIVT championship winner in 2015… Kentucky HS Athletic Association Academic All – State honoree … Three-year letterwinner.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Toby and Anita Monks… Has two younger siblings, Brady and Jay … Uncle, Brandy Monks, played basketball at Bellarmine University … Made the Principal’s List as a freshman and the Honors List as a sophomore and junior… Kinesiology major.
Academic All-Big Ten  (2020, 2021)
JUNIOR (2021): Academic All-B1G ... Appeared in 20 matches and made 15 starts, totaling 58 sets played as a junior ... Ranked second on the team in solo blocks with nine and was third in block assists with 52 ... Totaled 61.0 blocks to rank second on the team ... Posted career bests in both kills (9) and blocks (10) with a season-high .600 hitting percentage at Ohio State.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Â Academic All- B1G ... Appeared in seven of 15 matches, and 16 sets overall in a COVID-19-shortened season ... Averaged 1.5 kills and 0.75 blocks per set, good for second on the team ... Hit .367 with six kills in each match of the Minnesota series, averaging 2.4 kills and 0.6 blocks per set over the two contests (1/23-24) ... Came off the bench in the second matchup with Wisconsin and contributed five kills, an assist, two aces, and two blocks (2/21) ... Had a kill and a solo block in the first game vs. Penn State (3/20) ... Came off the bench to deliver four kills and four blocks in the third set against Iowa (3/27).
FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 14 matches, earning more playing time as the season wore on and starting three of the final four matches of the season ... Hit .355, contributing 0.75 blocks and 1.32 kills per set ... Her seven solo blocks was fourth on the team ... Made her collegiate debut against IUPUI (9/20), posting four kills and adding a block and an ace with three digs ... Saw her first career B1G action at Nebraska, posting a kill and a pair of digs (10/11) ... Came off the bench vs. Rutgers  (10/18)and delivered three kills and three blocks in the third set ... Led the Spartans with four blocks and added three kills against Wisconsin (10/25) ... Tied her season high of four blocks and put down five kills against Minnesota (10/27) ... Four kills and a pair of blocks (one solo) at Northwestern (11/1) ... Shared the team lead with a career-bests of seven blocks (one solo) and six kills and two aces in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Four kills (no errors) on 10 swings and a pair of blocks against Nebraska (11/13) ... Season bests in kills (8) and hitting percentage (.727, 8-0-11) at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Tied her season best of eight kills and hit .462 in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) ... Posted four kills, two aces, and two digs at Indiana (11/24) ... Posted five kills and shared the team lead with four blocks against Purdue (11/29), hitting .300 ... Delivered four blocks (three solo) with an assist, two digs, and three kills in the season finale against Indiana (11/30).Â
CLUB:  Played for Ron Kordes of the Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy … 2018 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … Two-time Central Zone Invitational Champion (2016, 2017) … JVA Summerfest champion and JVA All-American Team in 2016… Took first place at SPVB Junior Nationals in 2017 … SPVB Junior Nationals All-Tournament Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Captured the 2018 Super 25 Girls Volleyball National Championship at Assumption, as the Rockets finished the season 43-0 ...  Helped Assumption to the 2017 and 2018 Kentucky State championships and the No. 1 national ranking by USA Today … Asics Challenge All-Tournament team as a senior … Helped her team to LIVT and A sics Challenge championships in 2018 …  Two-time Durango Fall Classic champion (2017,2018) …Three-time Avon Tournament champion (2016, 2017, 2018) … JV LIVT Champion in 2016 … AHS Freshman Tournament Champions in 2015 …  Providence Tournament and Freshman LIVT championship winner in 2015… Kentucky HS Athletic Association Academic All – State honoree … Three-year letterwinner.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Toby and Anita Monks… Has two younger siblings, Brady and Jay … Uncle, Brandy Monks, played basketball at Bellarmine University … Made the Principal’s List as a freshman and the Honors List as a sophomore and junior… Kinesiology major.
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