2019 (Senior Year): Appeared in 26 matches her senior year, covering 85 sets … finished fifth on the team with 149 total kills … ranked fourth on the team with 1.77 kills per set … collected 27 digs … tallied 51 blocks to average 0.61 per set … set a career-high with 14 kills in a four-set win over Tulsa (8/30) … dished out a career-high two assists in a win against Valpo (10/19) … registered a career-best five blocks against Loyola (10/18) … tallied double-digit kills on three occasions … hit at a .300-plus clip in four matches, including a season-high .370 against Tulsa.
2018 (Junior Year): Appeared in all 33 matches her junior season, covering 97 sets … ranked fifth on her team in hitting percentage (.165) and kills (198) … reached double-digit kills on seven occasions, with a season-high 13 in a straight-set win at Indiana State (10/26) … delivered six assists and eight service aces … collected 78 digs, including a season-high eight digs in wins against Butler (9/1), Missouri State (9/21) and Southern Illinois (9/22) … registered the third-most blocks on the team with 57.0 total, and a season high at nationally-ranked Marquette (9/15).
2017 (Sophomore Year): Played in three matches and four total sets … played season-high two sets at Baylor (8/26) … registered a kill in Illinois State’s wins over William & Mary (9/15) and at Indiana State (10/9).
2016 (Freshman Year): Played in 10 matches with one start, covering 16 sets … made Illinois State debut at Loyola Marymount (8/26) … made first collegiate start at Evansville (10/7) … registered first collegiate kill versus Utah (9/3) … tallied a career-high five kills versus Seton Hall (9/9) … matched her career high with five kills versus North Dakota State (9/17) … also registered first career ace versus North Dakota State (9/17) … collected a career-high three blocks at Middle Tennessee (9/9) … earned a varsity letter … named to Missouri Valley Conference and AFNI honor rolls.
Marysville HS: Four-year member of the volleyball team … twice named her team’s MVP … served as a team captain as a senior … earned all-conference honors her final three seasons, including first-team recognition her junior and senior seasons … named an all-district selection her final three seasons, including first-team accolades as a senior … did not miss a match during her prep career … named a scholar-athlete all four years … named to the honor roll … also competed for her school’s track and field team … was a district qualifier as a freshman.
Personal: Monica Renee Miller … born July 17, 1998 … daughter of Douglas and Tuesday Miller … has two older brothers, Tyler and Morgan … majoring in criminal justice sciences.
