| Height: | 5-8 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Somerset, N.J. |
| High School: | Rutgers Prep |
| Position: | RS |
SOPHOMORE (2018): Played in all 28 matches ... Finished with 58 kills and 63 digs ... Recorded five kills in three matches ... Tallied season-high six digs in two matches ... Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in 16 matches ... Compiled 16 kills, seven service aces, eight digs and a block ... Totaled five service aces against Trinity (9/16)
Before Ursinus: Honorable Mention All-State and Honorable Mention and Second Team All-Conference at Rutgers Prep ... Volleyball team captain ... Academic honors all four years with distinction as a senior ... Honors Community Service all four years ... Honors250 Community Service as a junior ... Rutgers Book Award Winner ... Gertrude and Irving Goldstein Scholarship Award Winner ... Member of English and Math Honor Society
Personal: Born August 10, 1999 ... Daughter of Kevin and Amy Merges ... Has one sibling, David (15) ... Environmental Science major ... Bonner Scholar ... Parlee fellow and writing fellow
Why Ursinus: Ursinus seems like the perfect fit for me. Coming from a small school, I wanted to continue to be able to connect with my professors and get to know the majority of my classmates. Everyone who I have met so far has been so friendly and inviting, which is what drew me in the most.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | Immaculata | W, 3-0 |
| Oct 13 | Moravian | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 18 | at Albright | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 23 | Washington College | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 25 | Elizabethtown | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 27 | Bryn Mawr | W, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 95 | 34 | ||
| Kills | 58 | 20 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.61 | 0.59 | ||
| Errors | 55 | 23 | ||
| Total Attacks | 360 | 131 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .008 | -.023 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||
| Service Aces | 15 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 25 | 6 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.16 | 0.18 | ||
| Receptions | 40 | 11 | ||
| Reception Errors | 11 | 6 | ||
| Digs | 63 | 22 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.66 | 0.65 | ||
| Block Solo | 2 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 7 | 2 | ||
| Block Total | 9 | 2 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.09 | 0.06 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Points | 78.5 | 27.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Alvernia | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31 | at Moravian | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -.083 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Wesley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Sep 4 | at Rutgers-Camden | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .067 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Widener | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | -.176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Curry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Penn St.-Abington | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Rowan | T, 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 11 | at Neumann | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -.059 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 14 | at McDaniel | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15 | #16 Johns Hopkins | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 18 | at #25 Swarthmore | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 22 | Gettysburg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 22 | Penn State Brandywine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 26 | Dickinson | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 29 | at Widener | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -.071 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 3 | at Haverford | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Franklin & Marshall | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | -.190 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Marywood | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | -.074 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 10 | Muhlenberg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | -.231 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 13 | Immaculata | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 13 | Moravian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Albright | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -.100 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 23 | Washington College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 25 | Elizabethtown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 27 | Bryn Mawr | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -.100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 0.50 | 16 | 70 | .000 | 1 | 0.03 | 7 | 0.22 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 23.5 | 0.7 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 95 | 58 | 0.61 | 55 | 360 | .008 | 5 | 0.05 | 15 | 0.16 | 40 | 11 | 63 | 0.66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.09 | 78.5 | 0.8 |
| Total | 44 | 127 | 74 | 0.58 | 71 | 430 | .007 | 6 | 0.05 | 22 | 0.17 | 48 | 13 | 71 | 0.56 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.08 | 102.0 | 0.8 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 95 | 58 | 0.61 | 55 | 360 | .008 | 5 | 0.05 | 15 | 0.16 | 40 | 11 | 63 | 0.66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.09 | 78.5 | 0.8 |
| Conference | 10 | 34 | 20 | 0.59 | 23 | 131 | -.023 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.18 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 0.65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 | 27.0 | 0.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 33 | 21 | 0.64 | 16 | 118 | .042 | 2 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.18 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 0.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 27.5 | 0.8 |
| Away | 10 | 36 | 26 | 0.72 | 21 | 149 | .034 | 2 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.17 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 0.69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.17 | 35.5 | 1.0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 26 | 11 | 0.42 | 18 | 93 | -.075 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 15.5 | 0.6 |
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| Wins | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0.55 | 17 | 113 | .009 | 3 | 0.09 | 3 | 0.09 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 0.79 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.12 | 23.0 | 0.7 |
| Losses | 17 | 57 | 35 | 0.61 | 37 | 231 | -.009 | 2 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.21 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 0.60 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.07 | 50.0 | 0.9 |
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| August | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 2 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| September | 16 | 54 | 32 | 0.59 | 31 | 191 | .005 | 3 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.06 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 0.59 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.11 | 38.0 | 0.7 |
| October | 10 | 34 | 20 | 0.59 | 22 | 150 | -.013 | 2 | 0.06 | 12 | 0.35 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 33.5 | 1.0 |
