CAREER STATISTICS
ATHLETIC HONORS:
Center Parc Student-Athlete of the Week- 1/23/24
AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran post player entering her fourth season at Georgia State ... Has averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds for her first three seasons.
2023-24: Played in 28 games and started 13... Averaged 8.0ppg while shooting 50% from the field... Averaged 6.5 rpg, 0.9 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, 1.1 blocks per game... Second on the team in rebounds per game... Led the team in offensive rebounds per game with 2.3 per game... Also led the team with 30 blocks... Scored a season-high 19 points against ULM (Jan. 4)... Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at Old Dominion (Jan. 27)... Recorded 500th career rebound against Georgia Southern (Feb. 3)... Had a career-high 5 blocks against Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 22)... Tallied four double-doubles on the season.
2022-23: The team's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer ... Averaged 7.2 rebounds per game, which ranked 10th in the Sun Belt …Second on the team and No. 11 in the Sun Belt with 13.6 ppg…Shot a team-high .506 from the field, which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt…Led the team with 28 blocked shots…Tallied six double-doubles on the season…Appeared in 33 games with 30 starts, averaging 26.4 minutes per game … Scored 20 or more points four times against Bellarmine (November 26), at Kennesaw State (December 10), versus South Alabama (January 5) and App State (January 26)…Scored a career-high 23 points in GSU’s 64-56 win over App State on January 26…Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds versus St. Bonaventure (November 25), South Alabama (January 5) and App State (January 26)…Recorded her first collegiate double-double in GSU’s 68-45 win over Winthrop on November 21.
2021-22: Played in 23 games, averaging 15.9 minutes and 7.2 points...Her 3.9 rebounds per game led the team...She started in 20 games... Had 15 blocks during the season to come in second on the team...Had a season-high 16 points in 23 minutes of action at ULM (Feb. 26)...Made the game-winning shot at the buzzer against Georgia Southern (Jan. 22)... Scored in double digits eight times… Is ranked 14th overall in the Sun Belt Conference for blocked shots.
2020-21: Played in 17 games her first season with the Panthers, averaging 9.7 minutes, 3.7 points, and 2.9 rebounds per game... Her 15 blocks ranked fourth on the team... Scored a season-high 12 points in 18 minutes of action vs. Appalachian State Jan. 23 to go with five rebounds and three blocks... Season-high six rebounds in 14 minutes at Troy Feb. 19.
2019-20 (KENTUCKY): Missed the season due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Is a four-star prospect according to ESPN.com, ProspectsNation.com and All-Star Girls Report … ESPN.com ranks her as the 66th best player in the 2019 class and the eighth best at the forward position … ESPN.com evaluated her as a "strong front court prospect that rebounds, handles and passes in transition; offensive game stretches the defense to the arc; hands that can catch and finish plays in traffic; agile stretch-4 performer with deceptive quickness on the perimeter and physical in the paint; rebounds and attacks coast-to-coast in up-tempo game; deep range threat complemented by dribble-drive attack; exploits mismatches" … Has been a star at Villa Rica High School under Tammy Norred as a three-time Atlanta Journal Constitution First-Team All-State selection while she was honorable mention in 2016 … Earned Class 5A Player of the Year honors as a senior averaging 25.6 points per game with 15.4 rebounds per game, 6.3 assists per game, 4.2 blocks per game and 5.2 steals per game … Averaged 16.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a junior adding 3.4 assists and 2.7 steals per game … Shined her sophomore season with 22.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game … Busted onto the scene with a dominating freshman season, averaging 25.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game … Was named the Georgia AAAAA Regional Player of the Year three times … Helped guide Villa Rica to the GHSA Girls State Final Four her junior and senior years while the team made state tournament appearances her freshman and sophomore seasons.
PERSONAL: Place of Birth: Carrollton, Ga. … Parent(s): Cornelius and Veronica Merrill ... Siblings: Dessiah and Ladarius Merrill
