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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

23 Krishna Merriman

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pierce City
  • Hometown Neosho, Mo.

Biography

2017-18 (BASKETBALL: SENIOR): Completed her senior season with the Leatherneck women's basketball program after a four-year playing career in volleyball.... appeared in 31 games averaging 2.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.2 assists per gameâ€Ĥ tallied a career-high of 12 points Feb. 12, 2018 against Eureka Collegeâ€Ĥ also recorded career-highs in field goals made (five) and free throws made (two) in the same gameâ€Ĥ also had a career-high of six rebounds versus Omaha (Feb. 7, 2018) â€Ĥ also had career-high two assists against Norther Dakota State (Feb. 27, 2018)â€Ĥ

2016 (VOLLEYBALL: SENIOR): Started all eight of the matches she appeared in before a season-ending injury... Hit a .400 clip against Eastern Illinois with a career-high eight kills... Ended the season with 35 kills, 14 digs and 16 total blocks... Had four blocks against Oakland including one solo.

2015 (VOLLEYBALL: JUNIOR): Appeared in 29 matches while making 13 starts... Played in 82 total sets and finished with 74 kills... Posted a season-high six kills on two occasions (10/18 and 10/23) and tallied five or more kills six times... Added 19 digs and 35 total blocks... Letterwinner.

2014 (VOLLEYBALL: SOPHOMORE AT MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE): Made 29 appearances for Missouri Southern State, including 26 starts at outside hitter... Recorded 316 kills (2.85 kills per set), 24 assists, 240 digs, and 53 blocks (three solo, 50 assisted), and finished third on the team with 360 points... Recorded 10+ kills in 14 matches, her season high of 18 reached twice against East Central and Fort Hays State... Tallied 20 digs, 13 kills, and six block assists in a match against Emporia State... 

2014 (VOLLEYBALL: FRESHMAN AT MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE): Played in 28 matches while starting 22 at outside hitter for Southern...finished third on the team in kills with 165 (1.79 kills per set)...recorded a career-high 15 service aces...tallied 37 blocks (eight solo, 29 assists)...had a season high 14 kills vs. Southwest Baptist on Sept. 27...tallied five blocks (one solo, four assists) vs. Northwest Missouri, Sept. 21, and vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Oct. 11.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter for the Eagles and coach Allison Davis, Merriman was an All-State selection after being named the Spring River Valley Conference Player of the Year ... She helped the Eagles to a district title and a 22-10 overall record her senior year... The team won a District and Sectional Championship and finished the season in the State Quarterfinals ... She was also named first-team All-Conference, All-District and All-Region ... As a junior, she was a first-team All-Conference and All-District selection, while being named honorable mention All-Region ... Also a standout on the basketball court, as well as a member of the track and field team, Merriman was a first-team All-conference selection in basketball as a junior ... She was part of a state champion 4x200m relay team as a junior, and placed sixth in the 400m. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Buffy and Rick Merriman... Chose Western because, "the school was incredible and it's a fresh start for me."â€Ĥ majoring in Communications.



 

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