Christopher Newport University

2012 – Junior Season – Earned first-team All-USA South and second-team VaSID All-State honors … Collected 51 ground balls during the year, which led the conference … Also ranked fifth in the USA South with 20 caused turnovers … Collected at least one ground ball in 18 of the team’s 19 games and added at least one caused turnover on 14 occasions … Opened the year in fine fashion, forcing three turnovers in her season debut against Washington & Lee on February 20 … Set a season-high with five ground balls at Guilford on March 25 before matching that feat against Randolph-Macon and Mary Washington in back-to-back games on April 17 and 19 … Pieced together her finest offensive effort of the season against LaGrange, scoring two goals on March 30 … Also chipped in with a goal and assist against Methodist on March 24 … Picked up five ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers during a stifling defensive effort in the conference playoffs, earning a spot on the All-Tournament team for that performance.

2011 - Sophomore Season - A first team All Conference defender for the second consecutive year...Started all 19 games...Just one shy of leading the team in caused turnovers with 20, placing her fifth in program history for career caused turnovers with 43...Second on the team with 35 ground balls...Added a goal, two assists and 21 draw controls...

2010 – Freshman Season – Named to the USA South All-Tournament Team…Earned first team USA South honors…Saw action in 18 games and started 16…Had a team-high 41 ground balls with seven coming during the Shenandoah game…Also led the team in caused turnovers with 23 with her season high of four coming against St. Mary’s…

AT WEST SPRINGFIELD - First team all-region and all-Patriot District as a senior playing for coach Brian Puhlick...Also all-district as a junior and the team’s defensive MVP...A member of the all-regional team in her junior year and team captain as a senior...Named Fellowship of Christian Athletes Athlete of the Week in 2008...Also an all-district field hockey player...A member of the Spanish Honor Society and Quill and Scroll Honor Society...Was editor of the school newspaper....

PERSONAL - Monica Amorette Evans was born March 18, 1991 in El Paso, Texas ... She is an English major and the daughter of Steve and Mary Yvonne Evans ... Has two brothers, Steve and Nate, and a sister Sarah.