CAREER HIGHS
Points: 22, vs. Lee (11/14/15)
Rebounds: 12, at Saint Leo (11/21/15)
Assists: 13, vs. Shaw (12/17/15)
Steals: 9, at Armstrong State (11/22/14)
FG Made: 6, six times, most recent at Rollins (2/6/16)
3pt Made: 3, vs. Tampa (12/6/14)
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2015-16)
Member of the All-SSC First Team and was SSC Defensive Player of the Year … The team's leader in rebounds (5.8), assists (5.3), blocks (0.8) and steals (1.8) … She led the SSC in assists and was 16th in the country … Her other SSC high-water marks were fourth in free throw percentage and steals, 11th in rebounds and blocks, and she was also 18th in the league and third on the Sharks in scoring (10.6) … Three times was chosen Player of the Week in the conference, once Offensive and twice Defensive … She totaled 165 assists, third-highest ever on the single-season list … Had 13 vs. Shaw, the third-best single-game mark in history … Scored 22 points to set a new career mark against Lee (11/14/15) … Ended her season with five straight double-digit scoring games, as well as her nine of her last 11 … Was the team's NCAA South Region All-Tournament representative … In only two seasons, ended her Shark career fourth in assists, seventh in steals and eighth in blocked shots.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2014-15)
Led the Sharks in assists (4.2, third in the SSC), free throw percentage (75.7%), minutes (1,025) and steals (2.2, second in the conference) during her SSC All-Newcomer season … Averaged 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds … Set a new all-time program mark with nine steals at Armstrong State (11/22/14) … Hit the game-winning layup with 1.5 seconds left to defeat Tampa on the road (1/31/15) … Earlier in the season, set a new career high in scoring against those same Spartans, at home (12/6/14), with 18 points, while adding seven rebounds … Twice, had 10 rebounds, and twice had nine assists, including in the SSC Tournament against Saint Leo (3/5/15) … Scored in double digits in each of her first seven games with the team, among 17 such outputs on the season … Her 74 steals ties for the third-highest single-season mark in program history, while her 137 assists ranks sixth.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played three years at Temple, sitting out the middle season, 2012-13, as a redshirt … Over her two seasons of play, appeared in 43 games, averaging 2.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists … Last year, her redshirt sophomore season, those numbers improved to 3.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … Set career highs in a game in every category this past year … In a New Year's Day matchup with No. 7 Louisville, she filled up the stat sheet with a new personal best of 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, along with four steals that remains a career high, and at the time, her five rebounds and five assists were also new standards … Surpassed those assist and rebound totals in the very next game against UCF (1/4/14) with nine and six, respectively, and eventually, achieved her rebounding high of seven in the team's regular season finale vs. Houston (3/3/14) … Was in double digits in points with 12 in the team's second contest of the year against UCF (3/1/14) on 4-of-7 shooting (and 4-of-5 from the free throw line), and added five boards and three assists in a season-most 26 minutes …Was honored as a member of Temple's 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
HIGH SCHOOL
Starred at Friends' Central High School in Philadelphia, where as the school's all-time leading assist leader, she was twice named team MVP, was a three-time choice as first-team All-League, and following her senior year, was named second-team All-State … Averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.6 steals her final year and was a 2011 McDonald's All-American nominee … As a junior, gave the school its first league championship since 1983 while being named the game's MVP … Was also named the MVP of her high school track and field team and was first in the league in the shot put … Was a member of the National Society of High Scholars.
PERSONAL
Is an exercise sport and science major … Favorite food is cheese … The Lion King is her favorite movie, and Nia Long is her favorite actress … Her favorite pro athlete is Steph Curry and her favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Clippers … Is "looking for new" vacation spots … Her top hobby is reading … Daughter of Bryon Merritt and Monique Baylis.
