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Redshirt Junior (2025 - Samford)
• Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
• Reached 1,000 career kills on Oct. 17 against the Citadel
• Placed on Preseason All-SoCon Team
• Appeared in all 28 matches for the Bulldogs
• Tallied 392 kills, 20 aces, 262 digs and 32 total blocks
• Set a career-high of 32 kills against Winthrop
• Led her team in kills

Redshirt Sophomore (2024 - Samford)
• Named Second Team All-SoCon
• Started in all 27 matches
• Led the team with 371 kills, averaging 3.64 kills per set
• Tallied double-digit kills in 21 matches
• Recorded 20 or more kills in four matches

Redshirt Freshman (2023 - Samford)
• Won SoCon Freshman of the Year
• Named to SoCon First Team All-Conference and All-Freshman Team
• Started in 15 matches, appearing in all 31
• Tallied 380 kills and 186 digs
• Had 20 double-digit kill matches, with two 20-kill matches

Freshman (2022)
• Did not play and redshirted

High School
• Spent four years on varsity under head coach Gene Cobbs
• Won All-Metro Player of the Year in 2020
• Placed on the Indiana All-Star Team in 2020
• Set the Panthers' record for career kills with 1,326
• Was named Academic All-State in 2022

Personal
• Parents: Glen and Jennifer Meritt
• Sibling: Caleb Meritt
• Major: Biology

Career Highs
Kills: 32, vs. Winthrop 9/4/25*
Attacks: 89, vs. The Citadel 11/22/24*
Assists: 3, vs. Western Carolina 10/6/23*
Service Aces: 4, three times, last vs. Mercer 11/14/25*
Digs: 35, vs. The Citadel 11/22/24
Blocks: 6, two times, last at Western Carolina 11/4/23*
Block solos: 2, vs. LSU 9/13/24*
Block assists: 6, two times, last at Western Carolina 11/4/23*
PCT: .571, vs. Alcorn 8/31/24*
* at Samford