Biography
LAST SEASON: 2009 [Senior] Led the Jaguars by appearing in all 30 matches and 113 sets, making her just one of two IUPUI players to do so ... Had her finest attacking season of her career, recording a career-best 259 kills ... Teamed with Ashley Johnson to form one of The Summit League's top front rows, finishing the year with 60 total blocks ... Had 10 double-digit kill games, recording a career-high 18 kills in the Jaguars' come-from-behind win over Western Kentucky on Sept. 5 ... Suding's .268 hitting percentage was the best of her career ... Earned three all-tournament team nods, beginning with the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational ... Was IUPUI's lone representative on the IUPUI-Hampton Inn Invitational and Summit League All-Tournament Teams ... Ranks in the top ten in her career in solo blocks (4th - 34), block assists (3rd - 237), total blocks (3rd - 271) and blocks per set (8th - .68) ... Finished her career with 668 kills, the 19th-best total in school history ... ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the fall and spring semesters - Suding was on the list in all semesters in which she was eligible ... Recognized as an Academic All-Summit League member ... Earned a spot on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.
2008 [Junior] Appeared in 105 sets and 29 matches for the Jaguars ... Tallied career-high 181 kills while hitting .214 in a career-best 538 attack attempts ... Continued to protect the net for IUPUI, coming away with 4 solo blocks and 57 total blocks ... Her 57 blocks were second on the team ... Added to her defensive versatility with a career-high 123 digs ... Offensively, had five matches in which she recorded 10 or more kills ... Picked up a career-best 14 kills in IUPUI’s four-set win at UMKC on Nov. 7, helping the Jaguars clinch a Summit League Tournament berth ... Playing on the front row, tallied a dig in 28 of the 29 matches in which she appeared ... Recorded a career-high 9 digs against IPFW on Oct. 18 ... Her 24 service aces were third on the team ... Ranks 25th in IUPUI history in matches played (85), while her .204 career hitting percentage is also 25th in school history ... Is among the premier blockers in IUPUI history, ranking 10th in solo blocks (25), fourth in block assists (186) and fifth in total blocks (211) ... Her 0.74 blocks per game is sixth in school history ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the fall and spring semesters - has made the list all six semesters in which she has been eligible ... Recognized as an Academic All-Summit League member ... Earned a spot on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.
2007 [Sophomore] Played in 97 games, starting all 27 matches in which she appeared ... Posted career highs in nearly every category with 144 kills, 404 total attempts, a .228 hitting percentage, 65 digs, 13 solo blocks, 86 block assists and 99 total blocks ... 99 total blocks were the fourth-most in school history ... Tallied a career-best 10 kills in the final match of the year on Nov. 11 versus IPFW ... Also had a career-high 28 attempts in that match ... Tied a school record with 10 total blocks on Sept. 8 versus Southeast Missouri State ... 10 blocks came from 2 solo blocks and 8 block assists ... 1.02 blocks per game led the team and was fifth in The Summit League ... 8 service aces on Sept. 22 versus South Dakota State were a career high and tied for the fourth-most in school history ... In conference play, ranked sixth with 0.35 service aces per game ... Averaged 0.29 aces/game for the entire year ... In just two years, has climbed near the top of the IUPUI blocking ranks, sitting 12th in solo blocks (21), 10th in block assists (133), 10th in total blocks (154) and second in blocks per game (0.85), trailing only her teammate, Ashley Johnson, in the final category ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the fall and spring semesters for the second consecutive year ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team and on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.
2006 [Freshman]: Played in 84 games, starting 25 of the 29 matches in which she appeared ... Posted 84 kills, a .146 hitting percentage, eight assists, 14 service aces, 57 digs, 8 solo blocks, 47 block assists and 55 total blocks ... In Mid-Continent Conference play, had 1.25 kills per game, a .237 hitting percentage and 26 total blocks -- 0.81 per game -- tied for the team lead in conference action ... Recorded a career-best seven kills in a career-high 17 attempts on Oct. 21 versus Oral Roberts ... Tied an IUPUI team high with six blocks, protecting the net on Sept. 9 against Wisconsin-Green Bay -- the Jaguars had three players with six blocks in the contest ... .700 hitting percentage on Sept. 12 against Butler tied for the fifth-best single-game total in IUPUI history -- teammate Danielle Goodnight also tied the mark on Sept. 2 ... Selected to the Mid-Con All-Freshman Team in voting done by the league’s coaches and sports information directors ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the Fall and Spring semesters ... Also named to the Mid-Continent Conference Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: Led team to 20-11 record and second straight Eastern Indiana Conference championship her senior year ... Named conference MVP as a senior ... Recognized as First Team All-Conference her final three seasons ... Led squad in blocks (130) for the second straight year her final season, while also topping the team with 306 kills ... Named Team MVP as a junior and senior ... Member of South squad in the Indiana North-South All-Star game.
Personal: Full name is Monica Ann Suding ... Born December 11, 1987 in Batesville, Indiana ... Nickname is “JD” ... Daughter of Perry and Marjorie Suding ... Has two older brothers -- James and Glen -- and a younger sister -- Renee ... Physical education major ... Enrolled in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management ... Hobbies include fishing and hunting.
