The University of Mississippi Athletics
GET TO KNOW: Marnie Merritt
7/29/2015 | Soccer
Summer is upon us and in preparation for the 2015 season, OleMissSports.com is bringing fans of Ole Miss Soccer and the Rebel Nation a look at the players who will make up the latest incarnation of the Rebels on the pitch.
We'll take a look at what makes each player unique, how they came to choose Ole Miss as their home and family for their collegiate career and what they hope to do after college.
Marnie Merritt
Fr., GK, RS
Huntersville, North Carolina (Hough HS)
Major: Business
1. What made you choose Ole Miss and how did you know it was the right place for you to play soccer?
I drove on campus and fell in love. Also my mom cried on my visit when she saw the maple leafs because she said I was home. (My parents are Canadian).
2. What are your goals for the season?
Have the opportunity to make an impact on the team and to have success with the ball in the back of the net.
3. What is your favorite athletic memory at Ole Miss?
All of the bus rides and locker room experience with the team dancing and singing and making memories.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Working as a coach in the NCAA and having a family with kids.
5. What's something most people don't know about you?
I have a webbed toe and love the Kardashians.
6. If you could meet anyone living or dead (or fictional), who would it be and why?
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins because I love him and would be very interested in hearing his history.
7. Do you have any superstitions before a game?
Too many to count.
8. If you had a day off from soccer, what would you do?
Go to Sardis Lake and just sit in a lawn chair and relax.
9. What is your favorite class at Ole Miss and why?
EDHE because I had that class with Amanda Karlsson, MacKenzie Dickerson and Liza Harbin.
Favorite Move: Maradona
Favorite Band: Beyonce
Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Book: Anything by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite Food: Chocolate Ice Cream in a Waffle Cone
Favorite Place To Eat In Oxford: South Depot
Favorite Pro/Athlete: Rory McIlroy - Golf, JJ Watt - Football or Cam Newton
Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins
Favorite Sport (other than soccer): Any sport
