2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez

Monique Townson #2 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    2
  • Hometown:
    Kansas City, Mo.
  • High School:
    Staley HS

Summary

Biography

Little Rock Career Rankings (through 2017-18)
1. Free throw percentage – .808
4. Assists – 384
4. 3-point percentage – .345
6. Steals – 161

2017-18: All-Sun Belt Third Team... Sun Belt All-Tournament Team... Started and played in all 33 games... Led the Sun Belt with 1,156 minutes played and ranked second for minutes per game at 35.0... Tallied the fourth-most assists in the conference with a team-leading 127 while averaging the sixth-most assists per game at 3.8... Assist turnover ratio of 1.79 ranked third in the Sun Belt... Had the fourth-most steals in the conference with a team-leading 58 and had the fifth-most per game at 1.8... Had the 11th-most defensive rebounds in the Sun Belt with 121 and averaged the 13th-most per game at 3.7... Free-throw percentage of .824 was the sixth-best in program history... Had the third-most total rebounds on the team with 156... Made a career-high eight field goals with a season-high 18 points while playing a career-high 42 minutes in the Trojans' overtime win at Louisiana (March 3)... Tied her career-high for assists with nine at Kansas State (Dec. 16)... Tallied a career-best eight rebounds on five separate occasions... Tied her career-high by making three three-point field-goals in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship game against Texas State (March 11)... Made a season-high six free throws on two separate occasions against Louisiana (Dec. 29) and in the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals against Troy (March 10)... Played 40 minutes or more in six games for the season... Ended career with the best free-throw percentage in program history at .808.

2016-17: Started in 33 and played all 34 games during the season, averaging a team-high 36.2 minutes per game...Led the Trojans with 143 total assists, the sixth-most in a single season in team history...Led the Sun Belt with those  4.2 assists per game...Scored 7.6 points and grabbed 3.3 rebounds per game...Her 1,232 minutes played is the most for any player in a single season in team history...Made 76 of 89 free-throw attempts, leading the Sun Belt Conference in free-throw percentage (.854)...That .854 free-throw percentage is the best in a single season in team history...Scored a career-high 19 points in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals against Appalachian State (March 9)...Had seven rebounds in two different games to set a new career best...Racked up nine assists at Southern Miss in the WNIT Second Round (March 15) to set a new career high...Had five steals vs. Arkansas State (Jan. 14), tying a career high...Played in all 40 minutes in six games during the year....Finished fourth in the Sun Belt with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.

2015-16: Played in all 33 games, starting 30 and averaging 32.9 minutes per game...Saw a dramatic increase in her playing time and statistics in every category...Recorded 5.8 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game...Picked up 106 assists to lead the Trojans...Stole the ball 42 times...Shot 79.2 percent from the free-throw line, the best percentage on the Trojans' roster...Made 37.4 percent of her field goal attempts...Scored a career-best 12 points in three different games...Grabbed a career-best seven rebounds at Appalachian State (March 3)...Picked up a career-high eight assists against South Alabama (Feb. 6)...Had a personal best five steals at Oklahoma (Dec. 2) and against Troy (Feb. 4)...Had her first career block against Appalachian State (Jan. 14).

2014-15: Averaged 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds per game as a freshman...Played in 22 games for the Trojans...Had a phenomenal debut for Little Rock, scoring 9 points on three 3-pointers at Rice on Nov. 22...Of her six made field goals during the year, five were 3-pointers...Sank nine of 16 attempted free throws...Grabbed three rebounds against South Alabama on Jan. 5...Had two assists at Rice on Nov. 22 and against Texas State on Feb. 7...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2014-15 academic year.

Before Little Rock: Played four years of point guard in high school including three years at Staley HS in Kansas City...Averaged 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in her senior season...Holds her high school record for points scored in a game (38)...Named to the All-District First Team each of her four years in high school, named to the All-Conference First Team three times and won the Suburban Conference championship three times...Was on the Kansas City All-Metro Team twice and named the MVP of the Kansas-Missouri Tournament...Named All-State First Team in 2013-14, was a McDonald's All-American Nominee and a Miss Show Me Basketball finalist...Also ran four years of track and field where she was twice named All-State in the triple jump, long jump and 100-meter hurdles...Holds the Staley school record for the triple jump...Played club basketball with the Missouri Phenom.

Personal: Born April 21, 1996...Daughter of Fred and Joy Townson...Has an older sister, Nicole...Plans on majoring in computer science and becoming an engineer.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2