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- Hometown:
- Oro Valley, AZ
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- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Right-side Hitter
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Ironwood Ridge High School
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- m
- 36
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- k/s
- 2.67
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- h %
- .192
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- a/s
- 0.04
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- b/s
- 0.38
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- sa/s
- 0.20
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- d/s
- 2.05
Bio
ACCAC Offensive Player of the Week 9/17-9/23: Melanie Merrill – Eastern Arizona – The freshman from Oro Valley, Ariz., tallied 8 kills in four sets last week to lead the Gila Monsters to a pair of wins. Merrill had eight kills in the 3-0 win over Central Arizona in the Gila Monsters' second win of the week
ACCAC Second Team All-Conference 2023
NJCAA Region I, DI All-Region Team 2023
ACCAC Offensive Player of the Week- Week 10 10/30/23: Melanie Merrill – Eastern Arizona – Merrill led the Gila Monsters to three wins last week and recorded 32 kills. Merrill opened the week with nine kills in a 3-0 win over Ottawa JV before tallying 13 kills in a conference win over Yavapai. Merrill finished the week with 10 more kills in a win at No. 20 Arizona Western on Friday.
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 36 | 13 | ||
| Sets | 119 | 45 | ||
| Kills | 318 | 131 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.67 | 2.91 | ||
| Errors | 149 | 50 | ||
| Total Attacks | 880 | 334 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 7.39 | 7.42 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .192 | .243 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.04 | 0.07 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 26 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces | 24 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 35 | 12 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.20 | 0.13 | ||
| Receptions | 554 | 160 | ||
| Reception Errors | 64 | 17 | ||
| Digs | 244 | 76 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.05 | 1.69 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 3 | ||
| Block Assist | 39 | 18 | ||
| Block Total | 45 | 21 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.38 | 0.47 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 367.5 | 149.0 | ||
| Points per set | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| Matches started | 30 | 11 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 | at Jamboree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | at New Mexico Military Institute | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 26 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aug 18 | at Vernon College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Aug 18 | at Tyler Junior College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Aug 19 | at Odessa College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aug 19 | vs. Laramie County Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 23 | Scottsdale Community College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Aug 24 | at Phoenix College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | .381 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Aug 25 | at Salt Lake Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 26 | .308 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Aug 26 | at College of Southern Nevada | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -.333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Eastern Florida State College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Aug 29 | South Mountain Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 43 | .163 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. College of Southern Nevada | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 39 | .205 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Utah State Eastern | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | .038 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Sep 2 | at Northwest College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .067 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Colorado Northwestern Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 32 | .156 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 11 | Mesa Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | .038 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 15 | at Snow College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 26 | .231 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 15 | at College of Southern Idaho | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 16 | at Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 36 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 16 | at College of Southern Nevada | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 18 | South Mountain Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 47 | .213 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Central Arizona College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 25 | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .158 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 27 | at Yavapai College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 29 | Arizona Western College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 29 | .103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Mesa Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 38 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Oct 7 | Pima Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 11 | Central Arizona College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 18 | Central Arizona College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 31 | .258 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 20 | at Glendale Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | .136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 23 | Ottawa (AZ) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 25 | Yavapai College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 20 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 27 | at Arizona Western College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 30 | Central Arizona College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Arizona Western College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 6 | Salt Lake Community College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 2 | 27 | .296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| 2023-24 | 36 | 119 | 318 | 2.67 | 149 | 880 | .192 | 5 | 0.04 | 24 | 0.20 | 554 | 64 | 244 | 2.05 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 0.38 | 367.5 | 3.1 |
| 2024-25 | 34 | 128 | 388 | 3.03 | 168 | 1156 | .190 | 8 | 0.06 | 46 | 0.36 | 745 | 75 | 335 | 2.62 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 0.49 | 470.0 | 3.7 |
| Total | 70 | 247 | 706 | 2.86 | 317 | 2036 | .191 | 13 | 0.05 | 70 | 0.28 | 1299 | 139 | 579 | 2.34 | 15 | 93 | 108 | 0.44 | 837.5 | 3.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
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| Event | Total | 36 | 119 | 318 | 2.67 | 149 | 880 | .192 | 5 | 0.04 | 24 | 0.20 | 554 | 64 | 244 | 2.05 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 0.38 | 367.5 | 3.1 |
| Conference | 13 | 45 | 131 | 2.91 | 50 | 334 | .243 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.13 | 160 | 17 | 76 | 1.69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.47 | 149.0 | 3.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 13 | 43 | 123 | 2.86 | 49 | 327 | .226 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.14 | 162 | 16 | 90 | 2.09 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.35 | 138.0 | 3.2 |
| Away | 20 | 67 | 167 | 2.49 | 83 | 479 | .175 | 2 | 0.03 | 15 | 0.22 | 346 | 43 | 125 | 1.87 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0.42 | 197.5 | 2.9 | |
| Neutral | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 17 | 74 | .149 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.33 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 32.0 | 3.6 | |
| Result | Wins | 24 | 81 | 226 | 2.79 | 98 | 584 | .219 | 3 | 0.04 | 22 | 0.27 | 323 | 36 | 167 | 2.06 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 0.35 | 264.5 | 3.3 |
| Losses | 12 | 38 | 92 | 2.42 | 51 | 296 | .139 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.05 | 231 | 28 | 77 | 2.03 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.45 | 103.0 | 2.7 | |
| Month | August | 11 | 34 | 91 | 2.68 | 46 | 268 | .168 | 1 | 0.03 | 10 | 0.29 | 194 | 25 | 93 | 2.74 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.38 | 109.5 | 3.2 |
| September | 14 | 48 | 127 | 2.65 | 71 | 387 | .145 | 4 | 0.08 | 12 | 0.25 | 260 | 31 | 110 | 2.29 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.48 | 151.5 | 3.2 | |
| October | 9 | 30 | 83 | 2.77 | 26 | 181 | .315 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.07 | 76 | 5 | 35 | 1.17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.27 | 89.0 | 3.0 | |
| November | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 6 | 44 | .250 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 17.5 | 2.5 |
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