Monmouth University Athletics

2014 All-MAAC Third Team
2013-14 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team

SENIOR (2013-14): Was named to both the preseason and postseason All-MAAC Third Teams after averaging a team-best 13.2 points, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while also finishing second on the team in rebounds (5.2) and blocks (0.8)… Became the 17^th player in Monmouth Division I history to score 1,000 points with 13 points in the final game of her career against top-seeded Iona in the MAAC Championship Quarterfinals (Mar. 7)… Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors… Scored in double figures in 21 of 33 games on the season, while posting the first two double-doubles of her career consecutively against Wagner (Nov. 14 – 22 points, 10 rebounds) and at Delaware (16 points, 10 rebounds)… Scored a season-high 23 points on two occasions – an overtime victory over Fairfield (Jan. 3) and in a loss to Quinnipiac (Feb. 7)… Blocked a season-high three shots in the opener vs. Yale (Nov. 9), before again compiling three rejections vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 3)… Also scored 20 points in the Hawks’ first win of the year over UMES (Dec. 3)… Scored 18 points and made a season-high four steals in a loss to LIU Brooklyn (Dec. 14)… Had a strong all-around game against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 22) with 14 points, a career-high seven assists, five rebounds and three steals… Narrowly missed a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds to go along with five assists at Manhattan (Dec. 31)… Had another strong game in a victory over Manhattan (Jan. 26), compiling 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals… Had 18 points and four steals in a win at Saint Peter’s (Jan. 30)… Scored 20 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists, made three steals and rejected two shots in a 60-59 near-upset at MAAC Regular Season Champion Iona (Feb. 14)… Scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists on Senior Day vs. Siena (Mar. 2).

JUNIOR (2012-13): Saw action in 28 games, including 26 starts… Averaged 11.0 points per game, good for second on the team… Grabbed 4.9 rebounds per game (3^rd-Team)and dished out 1.4 assists per game (4^th-Team)… Scored in double figures on 17 different occasions… Got to the free-throw line a team-high 105 times, connecting on 57.1 percent (60-105)… Scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds in the season opener at UMBC (Nov. 11)… Dished out a season-high five assists at Washington State (Nov. 16)… Had eight points and five rebounds at Gonzaga (Nov. 18)… Scored 15 points at Lehigh (Nov. 25)… Scored 22 points and added eight rebounds vs. High Point (Nov. 30)… Scored 10 points vs. East Carolina (Dec. 1)… Grabbed eight rebounds vs. Georgetown (Dec. 4)… Scored 11 points vs. Delaware (Dec. 22)… Had 12 points and six rebounds vs. Manhattan (Dec. 28)… Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds at No. 4 Duke (Dec. 30)… Scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (Jan. 5)… Scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, including 4-for-7 from long range, and grabbed eight rebounds at Wagner (Jan. 7)… Scored 11 points at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 19)… Posted 11 points and nine rebounds at Sacred Heart (Jan. 26)… Had 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high four blocks vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Jan. 28)… Scored 11 points in her return from injury at Fairleigh Dickinson (Feb. 10)… Had 14 points vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Feb. 16)… Had 10 points and eight rebounds at NEC Champion Quinnipiac (Feb. 20)… Posted 13 points and nine rebounds at Saint Francis (Feb. 23)… Scored 11 points vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Mar. 4).

SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Emerged as one of the Hawks’ most-improved players, seeing action in all 32 games, including 22 starts… Averaged 6.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game… Was instrumental in Monmouth’s Hawk Holiday Classic Championship, scoring a career-high 16 points in the semifinals against Norfolk State (Dec. 29) and chipping in 10 points in the championship against Villanova (Dec. 30)… Also stepped up to help Monmouth reach the NEC Tournament Championship Game with an efficient 14-point effort in the semifinals against Quinnipiac… Also added four assists, three steals and two blocks against the Bobcats on Mar. 6… Made a career-high five steals in the NEC Quarterfinals against LIU Brooklyn on Mar. 3… Dished out a career-high six assists at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 5.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2010-11): Played in 28 games in her first season of eligibility for the Hawks… Averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game… Shot 28.8% (21-for-73) from the field, 26.3% (5-for-19) from beyond the arc and 50% (11-for-22) from the free throw line… Recorded 15 assists and eight steals on the season… Logged a career-high two steals, to go along with three points and two rebounds, in MU’s 57-39 win over Bryant (1/5)… Established career-highs for points and rebounds, scoring 11 (4-7 FG) and pulling down six, respectively, against Quinnipiac (1/7)… Scored seven points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3PT) and collected three rebounds in Monmouth’s 75-68 win at Saint Francis University (1/17)… Dished out a career-best three assists, to go along with three points, in a 74-52 win over Long Island (1/29).

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: From Auckland, New Zealand, where she attended Massey... Was named the Waitakere City U19 Defensive Player of the Year as well as an U19 and U21 National Representative Player... Was a member of the team that played and won the Main Event Tournament in Las Vegas with U19 Junior Tall Fern Team, where she led squad in scoring in the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final... Played for New Zealand in the U19 World Qualifying Series against Australia as well and this year was selected for the U21 Emerging Tall Fern Team to play in the FIBA Oceania Tournament in June 2009 in Saipan (Mariana Islands). 

PERSONAL: Father played for Larry Brown at the University of Kansas.

Paalvast's Career Stats:

Paalvast's Career Highs
Points: 24 at Wagner (01/07/13)
Rebounds: 10, two times, last at Delaware (11/19/13)
Assists: 7 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/22/13)
Blocks: 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (01/28/13)
Steals: 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (03/03/12)
Minutes: 43 vs. Fairfield (01/03/14)
Double-Doubles: 2