15 - Monique Floyd
Monique Floyd
Height: 5-9
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Fairmont, N.C.
High School: Fairmont
Position: G
Monique Floyd

Junior season (2009-10)
Appeared in all 30 games with 24 starts … third on the team in scoring with 8.5 points per game … second with a career-best 4.0 rebounds per game … led the team with 2.3 assists per game … her 1.8 steals per game ranked ninth in the Southern Conference … scored in double digits 10 times on the season … shot a career-best 47.7 percent from the floor (92-for-193), the ninth-best mark in the SoCon … had a season-high 21 points vs. Appalachian State on Jan. 16, missing her career high by just one point … also had a season-high five steals in that game … was named the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week on Jan. 20 … had 10 points and 10 rebounds against Elon on Jan. 13 for her second career double-double … had a career-best eight assists in the season-opener against Morgan State on Nov. 14 … was the only everyday player on the UNCG roster with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, marking the third straight season she had more assists than turnovers … had a stretch of five games from Jan. 11-23 in which she had 18 assists and just six turnovers … finished the regular season on a high note with 16 points at Elon, going 5-for-5 from the floor … scored 15 points and had eight rebounds against Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon Championship on March 3 … earned the team’s Spartan Award … was an Academic All-SoCon selection … was on the Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List for both semesters.

Sophomore season (2008-09)
Voted the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches … appeared in 30 games with 29 starts, missing one game with injury early in the season … took on point guard duties with the injury to Kristen Boone and led the team with 2.6 assists per game … increased her scoring output as a sophomore, averaging 9.7 points per game … pulled down 3.9 rebounds per game … was the only player on the UNCG roster with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio … was 11th in the SoCon in that category with a 1.2 mark … averaged 1.6 steals per game, the third-best mark on the team … was named the SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after leading UNCG to league wins over Furman and Appalachian State with 15 and 16 points, respectively, in each game … went 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the win over the Mountaineers … hit her first career 3-pointer in the win over Furman … scored at least 10 points in 13 games on the season, including a career-best stretch of five straight games in January … scored 13 points in a first-round win over Wofford in the SoCon tournament on March 5 … had a then-career-high 18 points in back-to-back games against Western Carolina (Jan. 17) and Wofford (Jan. 19) … scored a career-best 22 in the second game against Wofford, on Feb. 16, going 8-for-11 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line … also had a career-best six steals in the first meeting with the Terriers … had a season-high eight rebounds twice, at Virginia Tech in the season opener on Nov. 24 and vs. Wofford at home on Jan. 19 … had a then-career-best six assists three times, against High Point (Nov. 24), Furman (Jan. 10) and Wofford (Feb. 16) … took the team’s Defensive Player award … earned a spot on the Academic All-Southern Conference Team … was on the Dean’s List in both semesters.

Freshman season (2007-08)
One of five players to see action in all 31 games and the only player to start 29 games … named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … played 31 minutes in her debut against NC State on Nov. 11, the most minutes of a freshman since the program moved to Division I … averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 21.7 minutes of action … tallied her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Western Carolina on Feb. 9, recording what were then career highs in field goals (six) and field goal attempts (10) … recorded eight points and was 2-of-2 from the free throw line In UNCG’s loss to Chattanooga in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals … scored in double figures in five games on the season … shot 61.9 percent from the free throw line on the season … shot 40.6 percent from the floor on 63-of-155 shooting to lead the team … also a consistent presence on the glass, recording nine games with five or more rebounds … earned a spot on the Dean’s List in the fall semester.

High school
Played four years at Fairmont High School, in Fairmont, N.C., for head coach Travis Kemp … four-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Year … four-time all-county and all-region selection… earned Robesonian County Player of the Year during her junior and senior years … team was sectional champion and advanced to the regional semifinals during her senior year … also claimed the 2006-07 Christmas Tournament title … earned first-team all-state honors as senior and was named to the second team during her junior year … during her senior year, was named to the All-Cape Fear team and earned MVP honors at the Holiday Tournament … participated in the East-West All-Star Game and the North-South All-Star Game, becoming the first player at Fairmont to participate in both … set the record for most points scored in the Holiday Tournament with 42 points … graduated as the all-time leading scorer in Fairmount history with more than 1,652 points in 101 games played … was a McDonald’s All-American nominee … also played volleyball for four years … two-time all-conference selection … earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Year plaudits during her senior year … team went undefeated before falling in the first round of the state playoffs … member of the NCHSAA Academic All-Star Team.

Personal
Shaquail Monique Floyd … prefers Monique … born Feb. 26, 1989, in Fayetteville, N.C. … daughter of Vincent Floyd and Sheila Page … has two younger siblings, Ramail Leonard and Kadeem Leonard … majoring in recreation and parks management with a concentration in leisure services management.