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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

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31 Monica Burich

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Roseville, Minn.
  • Highschool Roseville Area

Biography

Graduate Year (2020-21): MVC Elite 17 winner ... earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention accolades ... made first-ever start at Drake in the season opener at Creighton ... recorded second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Bluejays ... scored season-high 13 points and snagged seven rebounds in Minnesota win ... had another double-double in Bradley win with 11 points and career-high 14 rebounds.

Redshirt Senior Year (2019-20): Played in 29 games ... scored a season-high 12 points against Evansville (Jan. 19) on 3-of-4 shooting and 6-of-6 from the free-throw stripe ... had 11 points at Indiana State (Feb. 15) ... scored nine points, including seven in the fourth quarter in win at Loyola (Feb. 28) ... totaled 47 points and 25 rebounds over a five-game stretch to begin the conference season.

Redshirt Junior Year (2018-19): Scored season-high 11 points against Missouri State in MVC championship game ... finished just short of a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds against Evansville ... had three blocks and four points in win over Valparaiso ... went 4-for-4 from the field in MVC tournament win over Valparaiso.

Redshirt Sophomore Year (2017-18): Sat out season after transferred from Colorado University.

Prior to Drake: Played in all 33 games for the Buffaloes in 2016-17 after missing the 2015-16 season due to a knee injury ... as redshirt freshman, averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while shooting 40.6 percent from the floor and 78.9 percent at the free throw line ... in her first collegiate game against Northern Colorado, scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and made a pair of three-pointers ... scored a career-high 19 points in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn, shooting 7-of-11 from the floor, making both of her three-point attempts and all three of her free throw attempts, and added eight rebounds and two steals ... 2016-17 Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection.

High School:  Lettered four seasons for Roseville Area High School ... averaged 18.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game to lead the Raiders to the 2015 Suburban East Conference title and a spot in the Minnesota Class 4A Section 4 finals ... 2015 Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist ... finished her prep career with 1,266 points, 830 rebounds, 342 assists and 302 steals ... two-time Class 4A All-State selection by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association and a three-time Suburban East all-conference selection ... talented multi-sport standout at basketball, volleyball and track and field for Roseville Area ... 2014 St. Paul Pioneer Press Volleyball Player of the Year, guiding the Raiders to a 26-6 record and fourth place finish at the Minnesota Class AAA State Tournament that season ... three-time state meet qualifier in track & field which included a fourth-place finish in the discus as a senior, earning all-state honors ... 2015 Athena Award Winner and the Lions Club Saint Paul Female Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born May, 1997, in Roseville, Minn. ... daughter of Bob and Kristin Burich ... has two older siblings, Janae, who played basketball at North Dakota State, and Jordan, who played basketball at St. Thomas (Minn.) ... enrolled in Drake's MBA program ... holds her degree in business management with a data analytics minor ... mother played basketball and participated in the high jump for the track & field team at Jamestown (N.D.) College ... picked Drake because it was the perfect fit.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 31

    2018-19Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 31

    2019-20Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'2"
    31
  • 31

    2020-21Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'2"
    31