WBB | Gracie Merkle's Freshman Year At Bellarmine Highlights

Named ASUN Freshman of the Year…Recognized as second-team ASUN All-Conference and was a unanimous selection to ASUN All-Freshman Team…Set new conference record with nine ASUN Freshman of the Week accolades…Acknowledged as ASUN Player of the Week on three occasions…Led team in scoring (15.1), rebounding (11.0), blocked shots (2.3), field-goal percentage (.702), field goals made (191), free-throw attempts (140) and free throws made (87)…Led the nation in field-goal percentage...Ranked first in ASUN in rebounding, field-goal percentage and double-doubles (19), was second in blocks and was third in scoring…Set new program records for FG percentage and total rebounds (340) while ranking second all-time in total blocks (72)…Averaged team highs of 16.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while shooting 70.4 percent in ASUN play…Appeared in all 31 games with 27 starts and ranked third on team in minutes at 26.5 per game…Led team in rebounding on 21 occasions and in scoring 17 times…Posted eight games of at least 20 points and 12 rebounds…Scored in double figures in 23 games, including 16 outings with 15 points or more and 11 with at least 20 points…32-point performance on 13-for-14 shooting against Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 11 was ASUN’s second-highest individual scoring outing of season…Rebounded in double figures on 19 occasions, including seven outings of 15 rebounds or more…Set single-game program record and delivered ASUN’s individual high for season when she grabbed 24 rebounds against Jacksonville on Jan. 21 and tied for league’s second most on season with 23 boards against Simmons on Dec. 1…Collected multiple blocks in 22 games, including 10 with at least three swats or more…Set single-game program record and achieved ASUN’s highest individual tally of season after blocking nine shots in the Simmons contest…Amassed at least 10 field goals made in eight games while setting a new program record for makes without a miss after going 11-for-11 against Lipscomb on Feb. 4…In conference play from Jan. 5-21, had stretch of scoring at least 20 points in five of six games and also hauled in at least 12 rebounds five times during that span.