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Redshirt Senior Year (2020-21): Played in 16 of 20 games … made her first career three-pointer in win over  Minnesota … season-high eight points in UNI win on Jan. 27 ... pulled down career-best 13 rebounds in Loyola win on Feb. 5 ... also logged career-high 18 minutes in that game ... made her second career three-pointer in SIU win on Feb. 12.

Redshirt Junior Year (2019-20): Played in 13 games ... scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting in Waldorf win (Dec. 5) to go along with a career-high six blocks.

Redshirt Sophomore Year (2018-19): Played in 16 games and averaged 3.1 minutes per game ... scored a season-high two points in three different games.

Sophomore Year (2017-18): Missed the season due to injury ... will seek medical redshirt.

Freshman Year (2016-17): Played in every game in her first season... scored a career-high nine points in the win over Evansville (Jan. 6)... recorded a career-high of four blocks in the win over Illinois State (Feb. 10) and seven rebounds at Iowa Sate (Nov. 11)... averaged 1.6 points per game and 2.5 rebound per game while averaging 46.5 percent from the field.

High School: Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior and junior ... four-time all-conference selection ... helped Blue Valley Northwest qualify for the Kansas 6A State tournament as a junior ... set the school record for blocks as a junior ... four-year letterwinner in basketball ... four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... two-time all-conference selection in volleyball.

Personal: Born Dec., 1, 1997 ... daughter of Ron and Amy Mertz ... father played football at Minnesota ... has one sister, Lauren and one brother, Graham ... Graham is a quarterback for the University of Wisconsin football team ... enrolled in Drake's MBA program ... holds her degree in marketing with a psychology minor ... chose Drake for the family atmosphere, coaching staff and student-athletes and great academics.