2019 Video Interviews:
vs. Pitt.-Bradford Recap
2019 Video Highlights:
vs Cazenovia (Empire 8 Plays of the Week)
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| Empire 8 All-Conference Honors: |
All-Empire 8 Second Team (2019); All-Empire 8 Honorable Mention (2017); Empire 8 All-Tournament Team (2019) |
| Team Honors: |
Team Captain (2019) |
Career: Played in a total of 66 games with 55 starts...finished with nine goals and five assists with two game-winning goals for a total of 23 points...took 72 shots with 34 on target including going 1-3 in penalty kicks...tallied 4,962 career minutes.
2019: Started each of his 19 games played...recorded a career-high four goals as well as one assist, good for third on the team in points with nine...had a two-goal performance which included the game-winner against Pitt.-Bradford (9.11.19)...finished with 23 shots with 14 on goal...lead the team in minutes played with 1,714.
2018: Played and started in all 17 of his appearances...tied for fourth on the team in points with six off of two goals and two assists...broke a career-high in points in a single game as he scored one goal and assisted on the other goal against The College at Brockport (09.06.18)...assisted on the game-winning goal against Utica College (09.15.18)...shot the ball 16 times with 10 of those being on target for a team-leading 62.5% (out of players that took 10 or more shots).
2017: Earned All-Empire 8 Honorable Mention (11.10.17)...started all 15 games played in...netted three goals including the game winner against Elmira College (09.30.17)...took 18 shots, putting seven on goal.
2016: Played in 16 games with four starts...recorded two points from his two assists against Pitt-Bradford (09.13.16) and Fredonia (10.04.16)...took 16 shots with three on goal.
Before AU: Played for Coach Urbanski and the Warriors of Webster Schroeder High School in Webster, NY…helped his team to a Monroe County Division I regular season championship title in 2015…earned Second Team All-Monroe County…voted as the team’s Offensive MVP…was a two-time Monroe County Division I Player of the Week… member of the National Honors Society…member of the Spanish Honors Society…also played club ball for Dynamo FC.
Personal: Parents are Ann and Ken Merkey…majors in ceramic engineering.
