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- Height:
- 5'11
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- Hometown:
- Cheyenne, Wyo.
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- Position:
- OH/OPP
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- Year:
- Fr
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- m
- 31
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- k/s
- 1.78
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- h %
- .109
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- a/s
- 0.11
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- b/s
- 0.31
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- sa/s
- 0.21
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- d/s
- 0.94
Bio
Major: Nursing
Desired Career: Nurse
High School/Former College: East High School
Favorite Athlete: Nolan Arenado
Favorite Team: Roclies
Hobbies: Volleyball
Favorite Sports Memory: Winning Regionals
Favorite Quote: "No Rain , No flowers
Favorite Food: Mashed Potatoes
Parents: Steve and Chris Merritt
Siblings: Jenna Merritt
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 21 | ||
| Sets | 108 | 78 | ||
| Kills | 192 | 156 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.78 | 2.00 | ||
| Errors | 118 | 98 | ||
| Total Attacks | 679 | 541 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 6.29 | 6.94 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .109 | .107 | ||
| Assists | 12 | 10 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | 0.13 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 251 | 204 | ||
| Service Aces | 23 | 17 | ||
| Service Errors | 17 | 15 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.21 | 0.22 | ||
| Receptions | 86 | 77 | ||
| Reception Errors | 11 | 9 | ||
| Digs | 102 | 83 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.94 | 1.06 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 6 | ||
| Block Assist | 28 | 21 | ||
| Block Total | 34 | 27 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.31 | 0.35 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 235.0 | 189.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| Matches started | 10 | 7 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | St. Mary-Woods | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 17 | St. Mary-Woods | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | -.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 20 | Cleveland State CC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Pellissippi State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | at Rio Grande | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Blue Mountain Christian (MS) | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 24 | vs. Point | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Shawnee State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Aug 27 | Roane State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 31 | Georgetown | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 31 | Keiser | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 7 | at LaGrange College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | .467 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tuskegee University | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 12 | Union Commonwealth (Ky.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 14 | Kentucky Christian | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .471 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Bryan (TN) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 20 | at Brenau (GA) | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 21 | at Montreat (NC) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 24 | Milligan (TN) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 32 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Pikeville ( KY) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 4 | Reinhardt (GA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 6 | 31 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 5 | Truett-McConnell | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 6 | 48 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.5 |
| Oct 8 | at Johnson (TN) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | -.111 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 11 | at Kentucky Christian | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 29 | .276 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 12 | at Bluefield (VA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 30 | .033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Virginia University of Lynchburg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 15 | Pikeville ( KY) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | 37 | -.027 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 18 | at CIU (SC) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Columbia (SC) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -.125 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Union Commonwealth | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 27 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 25 | Bryan (TN) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 36 | .222 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 29 | Johnson (TN) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | -.135 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 2 | St. Andrews (NC) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 5 | at Milligan (TN) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 7 | Bluefield (VA) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | .074 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Pikeville ( KY) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31 | 108 | 192 | 1.78 | 118 | 679 | .109 | 12 | 0.11 | 23 | 0.21 | 86 | 11 | 102 | 0.94 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 0.31 | 235.0 | 2.2 |
| 2025-26 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 1.34 | 45 | 183 | .011 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 0.06 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 0.69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.20 | 53.5 | 1.5 |
| Total | 44 | 143 | 239 | 1.67 | 163 | 862 | .088 | 15 | 0.10 | 25 | 0.17 | 118 | 14 | 126 | 0.88 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 0.29 | 288.5 | 2.0 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 31 | 108 | 192 | 1.78 | 118 | 679 | .109 | 12 | 0.11 | 23 | 0.21 | 86 | 11 | 102 | 0.94 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 0.31 | 235.0 | 2.2 |
| Conference | 21 | 78 | 156 | 2.00 | 98 | 541 | .107 | 10 | 0.13 | 17 | 0.22 | 77 | 9 | 83 | 1.06 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 0.35 | 189.5 | 2.4 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 14 | 49 | 91 | 1.86 | 53 | 359 | .106 | 5 | 0.10 | 15 | 0.31 | 33 | 5 | 63 | 1.29 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.37 | 116.5 | 2.4 |
| Away | 13 | 45 | 81 | 1.80 | 52 | 251 | .116 | 6 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.16 | 50 | 4 | 31 | 0.69 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.24 | 95.0 | 2.1 | |
| Neutral | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 13 | 69 | .101 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 23.5 | 1.7 | |
| Result | Wins | 10 | 35 | 74 | 2.11 | 25 | 206 | .238 | 3 | 0.09 | 12 | 0.34 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 1.20 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.37 | 93.5 | 2.7 |
| Losses | 21 | 73 | 118 | 1.62 | 93 | 473 | .053 | 9 | 0.12 | 11 | 0.15 | 64 | 10 | 60 | 0.82 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.29 | 141.5 | 1.9 | |
| Month | August | 7 | 21 | 18 | 0.86 | 15 | 88 | .034 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.14 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.24 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
| September | 8 | 28 | 54 | 1.93 | 21 | 155 | .213 | 5 | 0.18 | 5 | 0.18 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 1.18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.32 | 65.0 | 2.3 | |
| October | 12 | 46 | 97 | 2.11 | 70 | 349 | .077 | 4 | 0.09 | 10 | 0.22 | 48 | 7 | 42 | 0.91 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.37 | 117.0 | 2.5 | |
| November | 4 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 12 | 87 | .126 | 2 | 0.15 | 5 | 0.38 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 | 29.5 | 2.3 |
News Mentions
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