2013-14 Clarkson Women's Hockey Roster
Biography
SENIOR YEAR (2013-14)— As a two-year captain led Clarkson to its two best seasons ever, capped off by the University’s first ever NCAA Championship in her senior campaign ... Clarkson’s second all-time leading scorer with 150 points on 53 goals and 97 assists through 153 games … Second-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star forward … Played a key role in Clarkson’s league-leading offense with 45 points on 14 goals and 31 assists as the team’s fourth-leading scorer … Powered the Knights’ league-leading power play with an ECAC Hockey high 13 points (3-10) in man-advantage situations … Tied for eighth in Division I in game-winners (5) ... Had Five power-play goals … One of the Knights’ best on the faceoff 59% ... Posted a +15 plus/minus rating ... Recorded five, three-point games …ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/15) ... Finished with a career +40 ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.
JUNIOR YEAR (2012-13)—As Clarkson captain, led the Golden Knights to most wins ever in a season with 28 overall and a program-record 18 ECAC Hockey victories, along with a berth in
the NCAA Tournament … ECAC All-Star - third-team ... The Knights’ second leading scorer with 41 points on 17 goals and 24 assists … Led Clarkson in conference goals (12) … Had six game-winning tallies and six power-play markers and a +14 plus/minus rating … Scored overtime game-winner in 3-2 victory over RPI in Game 1 of conference quarterfinals series (3/1) … Scored all three goals in Clarkson’s 3-1 victory vs Harvard (1/25) … Scored both goals in 2-1 triumph over Brown (11/10) … Tallied a goal in each of the Knights’ last three games of the regular season as Clarkson clinched the second seed for the ECAC Hockey playoffs … Tied for team lead in conference power-play goals (4) … ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1/28) … One of the Knights’ best on the faceoff (52%) ... Mentioned four times on league’s weekly Honor Roll … Joined Clarkson’s Century Club in scoring with 105 points on 39 goals and 66 assists through 112 career games.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011-12)—A talented offensive player who led Clarkson in scoring with 40 points on 14 goals and a team-high 26 assists playing in all 37 games … Tallied eight power-play markers ... Connected for the game-winner in 6-2 victory at Brown (1/14) to complete a two-goal outing … Posted a career-high four points with two goals and two assists in 5-2 win at Yale (1/13) … Had 10 multiple-point games … Tallied three points (1-2) in 7-0 victory over Yale (2/4) at Cheel Arena … Posted a +6 plus/minus … One of the Knights' leading players on the faceoff, winning 51% of her draws ... Named three times to the ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2010-11)—Named Clarkson’s Rookie of the Year after a very solid first season … Skated in all 37 games and tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points with eight goals and 16 assists, and posted a +5 plus/minus rating … Was especially effective in the 2011 portion of the schedule, recording six goals and 14 assists over the last 16 games … Best outing was a one-goal, two-assist effort in the 3-2 win at Princeton (1/29) … Posted four, two-assist outings … Voted to 2011 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team … Twice gained ECAC weekly Honor Roll mention (1/17, 2/1) ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.
BEFORE CLARKSON—Played in 2009-10 for the Bluewater Jr. Hawks where she was the captain of her team ... Helped to lead Canada to the U18 World Championsip Gold Medal ... Invited to the 2009 Canadian Women’s U18 Team Strength and Conditioning Camp and the 2009 Canadian Women’s U18 Selection Camp ... Canadian Women’s U18 Team member in 2009 Series vs. Team USA ... Member of the Gold-Medal winning 2008 and 2009 Team Ontario Red at the U18 Nationals ... Among 2010 PWHL top five scoring leaders ... 2009 PWHL playoff leading scorer ... 2006 High School Hockey Rookie of the year and the 2008 and 2009 High School Hockey MVP.
PERSONAL—Daughter of Becky and Brian Mercer ... Born on February 17, 1992 ... Shoots left ... Business major ... Has a sister, Cayley, a freshman forward for the Knights' this season, and a brother, Cullen ... Also likes to play soccer and running ... Lists Sidney Crosby as her favorite athlete ... Also recruited by University of New Hampshire, Rensselaer, Vermont, Colgate and Ohio State ...Participated with Canada's National Women's Team in national program's Red-White Series this past August.
WHY CLARKSON—"I chose Clarkson because of its small town atmosphere that is jammed packed with enthusiasm for hockey. The coaching staff and the team made me feel very comfortable and I am positive the team has great success ahead of them."
| Year | GP | Gls | Asst | Pts | P/M | PPG | SHG | GWG | HT | +/- |
| 2010-11 FR | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| 2011-12 SO | 37 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13/26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
| 2012-13 JR | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 10/20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +14 |
| 2013-14 SR | 41 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 10/20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +15 |
| Totals | 153 | 53 | 97 | 150 | 38/76 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +40 |
| CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent |
| Points: 4 - (2-2) at Yale in 5-2 W(A), 1/13/12 |
| Goals: 3 - in 3-1 W(H) vs Harvard, 1/15/13 |
| Assists: 3 (2x) - in 5-2 W(H) vs St. Lawrence, 10/4/13 |
First Career Assist: at Boston University in 3-2 L(A), 10/23/10
First Career Goal: vs Union in 3-0 W(H), 10/29/10
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2010-11Freshman
Forward
5'6"
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2011-12Sophomore
Forward
5'6"
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2013-14Senior
Forward
5'6"
