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2019 Women's Volleyball

23 Samantha Merkley

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Sacred Heart
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS

SAA Academic Honor Roll (2019)

2019

Appeared in 15 sets across six sets as a rookie ... Finished with 16 kills, 7 aces and 17 digs.

Season Highs
Kills: 7 (Sept. 13 vs. Agnes Scott)
Aces: 3 (Oct. 13 vs. Rhodes)
Digs: 8 (Sept. 10 vs. IUSE)

HIGH SCHOOL

Earned two varsity and two JV volleyball letters for Sacred Heart Academy...Earned State JV Runner-Up as a sophomore...Was team captain as a senior, leading team to 27-10 record...All-District Tournament Team...Freshman Scholar Scholarship...Honor Roll...Principal’s List freshman year...Student Council Class Representative...Member of Louisville Girls Leadership...Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA) Bill Author and delegate...School awarded best delegation at KYA, awarded as an outstanding speaker at KYA, St. Joseph of Arimathea Club President.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Brian and Tracy Merkley...Has three siblings (Blake, Alex and Brooke)...Team captain of 15s and 16s year during club...Won gold at Mava Fireworks Classic...Won gold and silver at OVVC Ice Breaker Tournament...Gold runner up at President’s Day Classic...Won gold at Showdown in the Smokies...Won gold at MAVA Summer Classic...Has won gold 3 times at Central Zone Invitational...Won gold at KIVA Memorial Day Classic tournament...Has won and placed runner up at JVA World Challenge...Has won JVA Summerfest, and has placed runner up at Bluegrass Tournament.

Statistics

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