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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2018 Soccer Roster
Marnie Merritt
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- GK
- Height:
- 5-8
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Huntersville, N.C.
- High School:
- Hough
- Major:
- Masters in Journalism
2018 (SENIOR): Appeared in and started the first 15 matches of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Prior to injury, had played every second in goal for the Rebels ... Finished her career ranking second all-time at Ole Miss in career shutouts, saves and wins ... Career 1.31 GAA is the sixth-lowest in Ole Miss-history ... Recorded four clean sheets in 2018 ... Posted a 1.31 goals against average with a .721 save percentage on 49 saves ... Registered a shutout in three of the season's first four matches against Louisiana (8/17), WKU (8/19) and Murray State (8/26) ... Kept her fourth clean sheet of the season at Alabama (9/13), making three saves ... Tallied eight saves against Tennessee (9/20) ... Racked up a season-high nine stops in Ole Miss' 1-1 draw against Texas A&M (9/28), one shy of her career-best mark ... Selected as the SEC Defensive Player of the Week following her heroics against the Aggies.
2017 (JUNIOR): Started 19 games between the posts, finishing with a 9-7-2 record ... Logged 1,754:41 minutes in goal ... Made 65 total saves, registered a .739 save percentage ... Posted a 1.18 goals against average after allowing 23 goals on the year ... Recorded six solo shutouts as well as one combined clean sheet ... Started the season clean sheets in six of her first seven starts, making 12 saves along the way ... Registered a shutout at Arkansas (9/24) ... Made a career-high 10 saves at Texas A&M (10/13) ... Played all 110 minutes at Mississippi State (10/22), tallying nine saves ... Recorded seven saves at Florida State (11/10).
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 20 matches in goal and played all but 77 minutes … Recorded 70 saves on the year and pitched four shutouts facing 211 total shots … Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week Aug. 22 after recording consecutive shutouts to open the season … Turned away a season-high seven shots in the loss to No. 15 Arkansas (9/25) … Recorded 35 saves in a six-game stretch from Sept. 25-Oct. 20 … Recorded shutouts vs. Louisiana (8/19), Northwestern State (8/21), Troy (9/4) and Mississippi State (9/22) … Through two years of playing time, ranks sixth in career goals against average in school history (1.36), sixth in career saves (163), sixth in goalkeeper wins (23) and sixth in shutouts (11) … Named an Ole Miss M-Club Student-Athlete of the Month for February.
2015 (FRESHMAN): Young leader for the Rebel defense, starting all 23 contests in her first season of action … Played 2,151 minutes in goal, third-most in the NCAA of any goalie … Allowed just 26 goals for a 1.09 goals allowed average, which ranks fifth on the career charts … Posted 93 saves, which rank fourth-most in a single season and already rank 10th in school history in career saves … Pitched seven individual shutouts, which tied for second in the SEC and is the fourth-most in a single season in school history … Enters the 2016 season seventh on the career shutout list … Third-most goalkeeper wins in a single season with 14, which also ranks eighth on the career list … Posted a season-high eight saves on three different occasions (9/18 at Florida, 10/2 at Missouri, 11/4 vs. Texas A&M) … Faced 21 shots in the 2-0 shutout over No. 10 Auburn, which helped spark the team's surge to the highest ranking in school history of No. 12 … Named SEC Freshman of the Week Oct. 12 … Made two huge stops in the PK win over No. 7 Clemson in the NCAA Round of 32 (11/20), turning away the Tigers' final two PK shots, also punching through one of her own, to help send the Rebels to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
2014 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted and did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named an All-America selection in 2013 ... Named an All-State selection in 2012 and 2013 ... Helped lead her team to the finals of the North Carolina State Tournament in 2013 ... Helped lead her team to the North Carolina State Championship in 2012 and a ranking of No. 1 by ESPN ... Also competed on the swim team.
CLUB/ODP: Competed with the Lake Norman Soccer Club 95 Eclipse ... Named Charlotte Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013 ... Helped lead her team to the Atlantic Soccer League Championship in 2013 and the U-20 Super League Final Four ... Named the Lake Norman Player of the Year and Charlotte Player of the Year in 2012 ... Helped lead her team to the State Cup Final Four in 2011 and 2013 ... Competed with the North Carolina State ODP team from 2010-2013 ... Competed with the Region III Team from 2011-2013 ... Participated in the Boca Raton Inter-regional Camp from 2011-2013 ... Traveled with the Region III Team to Europe 2012-2013 ... Participated in the USYS National Camp in 2013 ... Participated in the U.S. U18 National Camp in 2013 and the U.S. U16 National Camp in 2012 ... Also competed with the Canada U17 National Camp in 2012.
PERSONAL: Born June 1, 1996 ... Daughter of Ryan and Ruth Merritt … Majoring in business management.
