NDSU

2016, 2015 Summit League Commissioner's List
2015, 2014 Summit League Fall Honor Roll

2016 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 19 matches and 38 sets ... Finished with 146 assists, 3.84 assists per set, 14 points, 0.37 points per set, 6 kills, 6 service aces and 4 blocks ... Season-high 38 assists, 3 blocks and 2 kills at Western Illinois (10-2-16) ... Recorded double-double with 18 assists and 12 digs at Wyoming (8-29-16) to push career total to 21 ... Had 22 career matches with double-figure digs ... Twice had season-high two service aces vs. South Dakota State (11-10-16) and at Wyoming (8-29-16) ... Played in 109 matches during career including 75 starts and 356 sets ... Ranked 10th all-time at NDSU in assists per set (6.62 aps) and 2,357 assists overall ... Summit League Commissioner's List and Fall Honor Roll.

2015 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started in 15 of 30 matches played and 106 sets ... Second on team with 522 assists and 4.92 assists per set ... Hit .750 with a season-high three kills and 40 assists, along with 10 digs in the 3-2 loss vs. South Dakota (11-20-15) in Summit League tournament ... Finished season with 227 digs and 2.14 digs per set, 27.5 points, 21 service aces and one block assist ... Twice matched career-high with three service aces at IUPUI (10-10-15) and vs. Towson (9-4-15) ... Had 10 matches with double-figure digs including season-high 13 at South Dakota State (11-13-15) ... Nine double-doubles (assists/digs) in 2015 and 20 overall ... Claimed spot on Summit League Commissioner's List and Summit League Fall Honor Roll.

2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started all 32 matches and played in all 125 sets for the season … Led the team with 823 total assists and 6.58 assists per set … Also ranked third on the team with 266 total digs, averaging 2.13 digs per set … Posted a season-high 50 assists in a five-set win at South Dakota State on Sept. 30 … Recorded a season-high 17 digs at South Dakota on Sept. 26 … Ranked second on the team with 24 aces.
 
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started all 28 matches at setter for the Bison in her freshman season, playing in 87 of a possible 90 sets ... Named to The Summit League's Freshmen Team ... Averaged 9.95 assists per set ... Fourth in The Summit League with 10.67 assists per set in league play ... 224 total digs and 2.57 digs per set to rank second on the team ... Ranked fourth on the team with 15 aces ... Posted eight double-doubles on the season with assists and digs ... Season-high 61 assists in a win over South Dakota State on Sept. 28 ... Season-high 15 digs at Fort Wayne on Nov. 16 ... Recorded a double-double with 24 assists and 14 digs against eventual NCAA runner-up Wisconsin on Sept. 7.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Franklin High School and the APAC Volleyball club … District 1-5A most outstanding setter as a junior and senior … El Paso Times all-city MVP in 2012 after leading Franklin to a 42-5 record and the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs … Earned Texas Player of the Week honors … Three-year starter at setter … Set school records in career aces, assists and games played.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Patrick and Madeline Claxton … Has one sister, Jessica … Majoring in mechanical engineering.

MONICA’S CAREER BESTS
Kills: 5, at South Dakota State, 9-30-14
Attacks: 8, Northern Iowa, 9-7-13  at South Dakota State, 9-30-14
Assists: 61, South Dakota State, 9-28-13
Serve aces: 3, 5 times, last at IUPUI, 10-10-15
Digs: 17, at South Dakota, 9-26-14
Blocks: 4, vs Notre Dame, 9-21-13
Block solo: 1, 3 times last vs. Omaha, 11-9-13
Block assist: 4, vs Notre Dame, 9-21-13

Double-Figure Digs: 1 / 22 career
Double-Doubles (Assists/Digs): 1 / 21 career