University of Albany

High School: Member of 2007 U.S. Lacrosse high school All-America Team as an honorable mention selection ... first-team All-Central New York by Syracuse Post Standard ... All-Onondaga League first team ... voted team co-MVP as a senior when she accounted for 49 goals and 28 assists ... received outstanding attack award ... participated in Exceptional Senior All-Star Game ... team captain led Bees to Section III championship final ... totaled 75 goals and 44 assists during her prep career ... won three varsity letters in soccer and lacrosse ... member of the National Honor Society, Amnesty International and Senior Council ... high school teammate of incoming UAlbany freshman Taylor Frink ... Personal: Major is psychology ... parents are William and Dianne Merriam ... has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Audrey.