2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Merissa Barber-Smith
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Madison, Wis.
- Prev School:
- La Follette
- High School:
- La Follette
Awards and Achievement
- James P. Louis Women's Basketball Endowed Scholarship
2017-18 SEASON
• Played in 15 games, averaging 11.7 minutes per game
• Totaled 43 points, 57 rebounds, 11 blocks, and two steals
• Career-best averages of 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
• Posted career-highs with 9 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks at Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 5)
• Totaled six points, five rebounds and one blocked shot in first career start at #24 Michigan (Dec. 10)
2016-17 SEASON
• Played in 29 games, averaging 7.0 minutes per game
• Totaled 39 points, 94 rebounds, 12 blocks, seven steals and four assists
• Posted season-highs with 8 points and 13 rebounds in just 19 minutes of WNIT first round game at Michigan (March 16)
• Grabbed 11 rebounds in 16 minutes at Western Michigan (Jan. 18)
2015-16 SEASON
• Played in 17 games for a total of 69 minutes
• Had a season-high six points in the conference-opener at Central Michigan
• Finished with six blocks, including two at IPFW
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Averaged a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds per game her junior season
• Selected as one of the top 50 basketball players in the state of Wisconsin
PERSONAL
• Majoring in human development/family studies
