University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Welcomes in Nebraska Transfer Kayla Mershon
4/15/2020 1:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota women's basketball head coach Lindsay Whalen announced Wednesday the addition of Kayla Mershon to the Gophers program. Mershon (MERR-shawn) is a 6'3 forward from Minnetonka, Minn., who spent her first two seasons at the University of Nebraska.
Mershon played in all 60 games with 15 starts in her two seasons with the Huskers. She averaged 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes of action per contest while shooting 35.8 percent from the floor and 30.0 percent on 3-pointers.
"Kayla brings to our program a championship pedigree from winning a state title during her high school days at Minnetonka," Whalen said. "Her experience playing in the Big Ten for two years is something we will rely on greatly."
As a sophomore, Mershon averaged 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds while playing in all 30 games with one start. She scored a season-high five points in a win over Illinois on Feb. 22, while on Feb. 19 at Ohio State she grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and tied a career high with two steals. Mershon started the final 14 games of her freshman campaign and averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds on the season.
Playing her prep career at Minnetonka High School, Mershon was a four-time first-team All-Lake Conference honoree and was ranked the No. 14 wing nationally by ESPN. After helping lead the Skippers to a state title in 2016 by averaging a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest, she recorded 12.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game as a senior.
Mershon becomes the second transfer to the Golden Gopher program after Laura Bagwell Katalinich was added last month. The duo joins a three-member freshman class that is scheduled to be on campus this fall.
Mershon played in all 60 games with 15 starts in her two seasons with the Huskers. She averaged 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes of action per contest while shooting 35.8 percent from the floor and 30.0 percent on 3-pointers.
"Kayla brings to our program a championship pedigree from winning a state title during her high school days at Minnetonka," Whalen said. "Her experience playing in the Big Ten for two years is something we will rely on greatly."
As a sophomore, Mershon averaged 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds while playing in all 30 games with one start. She scored a season-high five points in a win over Illinois on Feb. 22, while on Feb. 19 at Ohio State she grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and tied a career high with two steals. Mershon started the final 14 games of her freshman campaign and averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds on the season.
Playing her prep career at Minnetonka High School, Mershon was a four-time first-team All-Lake Conference honoree and was ranked the No. 14 wing nationally by ESPN. After helping lead the Skippers to a state title in 2016 by averaging a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest, she recorded 12.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game as a senior.
Mershon becomes the second transfer to the Golden Gopher program after Laura Bagwell Katalinich was added last month. The duo joins a three-member freshman class that is scheduled to be on campus this fall.
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