1 Gina Merry
1 - Gina Merry
Height: 5-5
Year: Fr.
Hometown: West Hills, CA
High School: Calabasas HS
Position: GK
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2016 (Water Polo)
Concluded four-year career with ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America status…only CLU player to start and play in all 32 games…provided 265 saves in her senior season…worked 116 quarters for 928 minutes of action…added 36 steals and four assists…averaged 8.28 saves per game and allowed 9.69 goals per game...between 2013-16 climbed to the top of the record books at Cal Lutheran for career saves with an even 900…holds the top two spots for a single-season, setting a mark with 289 (2015) after a 280 save showing in 2014…her 265 this spring is fourth most in one season of competition….Merry was a wall for the Regals in her three years as a starter and set the bar high for future goalkeepers...inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the fourth time...earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.

 

2015 (Water Polo)
Started all 29 games at goalie as a junior for the Regals…earned ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention nod...finished the season with 928 minutes of action over 116 quarters…had 289 saves to set a single-season CLU record…had double-digit saves in 13 different games…recorded a season-high 15 saves against both Azusa Pacific (Feb. 27) and Connecticut College (March 11)…added 38 steals and also had five assists…season-best four steals came against CSU Monterey Bay (Feb. 13)…goals against average was 9.90 and she averaged 9.97 saves per game…climbed to second all-time at CLU with 635 career saves… named to the SCIAC All-Academic team...inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the third time.

 

2014 (Water Polo)
Started all 30 games in which she appeared during a smooth transition into the starting goalie for the Regals…set a school record for saves in a single-season with 280…moved to fourth all-time at CLU with 346 saves…finished her sophomore season with 960 minutes of action over 120 quarters…she was second on the team with 53 steals and also added a drawn ejection against Cal State Bakersfield (March 1)…recorded 10 or more saves in 15 games with a CLU record 17 saves against Virginia Military Institute (March 7)…also had 15 multi-steal games…career-best six steals came against La Verne (April 26) at SCIAC Championships after recording five against Redlands (April 25) the day before…goals against average was 10.9 and she averaged 9.33 saves per game...inducted into CLU Scholar Athlete Society for second time.

 

2013 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman, earing three starts, to tally 232 minutes of action…collegiate debut came in the second half against UCLA (Feb. 9) as she recorded four blocks...finished the season with 66 blocks for a 10.62 goals against average…goals against average in SCIAC games was 6.29...added eight steals and two assists…first start and victory came against Villanova (Mar. 1) when she blocked seven shots...had a season-high 12-block game against Caltech (Apr. 10)...inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the first time...earned a CWPCA All-Academic Award.

 

Calabasas High School
Was a three-year water polo letterwinner as well four-year letterwinner of the swim team for the Coyotes.

Personal
Full name: Gina Merry...born on July 24, 1994 in West Hills, Calif...parents are Stephanie and Craig Merry...family currently resides in West Hills, Calif...plans to major in psychology.

Favorites:
Music: Eminem
Food: Steak
Color: Blue
TV Show: Vampire Diaries
Super Hero: Iron Man
Quote: "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."
If you could visit anwywhere, where would it be? Why? Hawaii, I can never get enough of it. 

Recent Games
Apr 10 Caltech W, 19-6
Apr 13 Redlands W, 10-8
Apr 17 at La Verne W, 13-2
Apr 26 vs. Redlands L, 9-8
Apr 27 La Verne W, 8-6
Apr 28 vs. Chapman W, 17-9
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Date Opponent Score g a stl to ed blk sh sh%
Feb 9 at UCLA L, 18-3 - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at UC Davis L, 16-3 - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 vs. CSU Bakersfield L, 16-10 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. University of the Pacific L, 11-6 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Sonoma St. L, 9-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Villanova (Pa.) W, 8-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Pomona-Pitzer W, 8-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps L, 11-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Long Beach St. L, 17-3 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Cal St. East Bay L, 15-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Whittier W, 9-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Indiana L, 16-5 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. UC San Diego L, 14-5 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. CSU San Bernardino (Axelrood Pool - CMS) W, 13-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Cal Baptist L, 15-4 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 St. Francis (N.Y.) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 George Washington (D.C.) W, 9-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Occidental L, 15-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Pomona-Pitzer W, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Chapman W, 12-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Whittier L, 9-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps L, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Caltech W, 19-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Redlands W, 10-8 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at La Verne W, 13-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 vs. Redlands L, 9-8 - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 La Verne W, 8-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 vs. Chapman W, 17-9 - - - - - - - -
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