Monique Whittaker 23 Class: Senior Hometown: Livingston, Texas High School: Livingston HS Last College: Nebraska Height: 5-9 Position: Forward Birthdate: 05/16/1989 Experience: 1L Graduated: YES

2010-11: Was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year, the third consecutive Lady Cardinal to win the award (Jenna Plumley 2010, Darika Hill 2009) ... Selected as third-team All-Southland Conference performer ... Averaged 13.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game ... Netted a career-high 26 points in a 76-66 win over Portland on Nov. 26 ... Collected career highs of 11 rebounds, five steals and 38 minutes in a 62-56 victory over UT Arlington on Jan. 15 ... Turned in two double-doubles on the season ... Was Lamar's top scorer in eight games and top rebounder on four occasions.

2009-2010: Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.

PRIOR TO LAMAR: Played two seasons at Nebraska (200-2009), seeing action in 10 games as a freshman and nine as a sophomore ... Averaged 4.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... Connected on 88.9 percent of her shots from the foul line as a sophomore ... Netted career-high 13 points in 08-09 season opener vs. Weber State ... Averaged 0.7 points and 0.4 rebounds per game as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Livingston High School, earning McDonald's All-America and Class 4A All-State recognition as a senior ... Was Most Valuable Player of District 19-4A as a junior and senior, and was the league's Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior and 18 points and eight rebounds per outing as a junior ... Earned Academic All-State honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in special education at Lamar ... Played AAU basketball for the Houston Hotshots ... Enjoys shopping, camping, swimming and being on Facebook ... Born May 16, 1989, in Humble, Texas ... Daughter of Michelle Renee Harris.

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 26 vs. Portland (Nov. 26, 2010)

REBOUNDS: 11 UT Arlington (Jan. 15, 2011)

ASSISTS: 2 (3 occasions)

BLOCKS: 1 Houston (Jan. 4, 2011)

STEALS: 5 UT Arlington (Jan.15, 2011)

MINUTES: 38 UT Arlington (Jan. 15, 2011)