University of Minnesota Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Mershon, Kayla
Jersey Number 15
Kayla Mershon
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-3
- High School:
- Minnetonka HS
- Hometown:
- Minnetonka, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
Bio
2021-22: SENIOR SEASON (at Minnesota)
Played in 27 games, playing in an average of 10.3 minutes per game... Scored a season-high four points three different times during the season, including on Senior Night against Illinois (2/24) where she also posted a season high in rebounds with eight, including four on the offensive glass... Played a season-high 26 minutes against George Washington, helping the Gophers post the best defensive performance in program history, holding GW to 19.2 percent shooting from the floor.
2020-21: JUNIOR SEASON (at Minnesota)
Played in 16 games with seven starts; sat out the first four games due to NCAA transfer rules but earned immediate eligibility on Dec. 22 ... scored seven points with season-high eight rebounds (six offensive) in career-high 30:11 of playing time at Penn State (1/25) ... made first start with Gophers against Penn State (1/10/21), scoring six points with four rebounds ... set career highs in points (9), 3-pointers made and attempted (2-4) and blocks (4) at Iowa (1/6) ... made Gophers debut with three points and three rebounds vs. Indiana (12/23).
2019-20: SOPHOMORE SEASON (at Nebraska)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... played in all 30 games with one start ... averaged 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest ... scored season-high five points in win over Illinois on Feb. 22 ... grabbed career-high nine rebounds at Ohio State on Feb. 19 ... named to the school's Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in spring of 2020.
2018-19: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Nebraska)
Played in all 30 games with starts in the final 14 contests of the season ... averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... matched career-high with eight points against Penn State on March 2 ... tied career best seven rebounds against Northwestern on Jan. 24 ... made first career start against Illinois on Jan. 17 ... set career high with eight points versus Maryland on Jan. 8 ... recorded a season-best seven rebounds versus Kansas on Dec. 5 ... named to the school's Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in fall of 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
At Minnetonka High School, was a four-time first-team All-Lake Conference honoree and was ranked the No. 14 wing nationally by ESPN ... recorded 12.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game as a senior. ... helped lead the Skippers to a state title in 2016 by averaging a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest.
PERSONAL
Majoring in marketing
Played in 27 games, playing in an average of 10.3 minutes per game... Scored a season-high four points three different times during the season, including on Senior Night against Illinois (2/24) where she also posted a season high in rebounds with eight, including four on the offensive glass... Played a season-high 26 minutes against George Washington, helping the Gophers post the best defensive performance in program history, holding GW to 19.2 percent shooting from the floor.
2020-21: JUNIOR SEASON (at Minnesota)
Played in 16 games with seven starts; sat out the first four games due to NCAA transfer rules but earned immediate eligibility on Dec. 22 ... scored seven points with season-high eight rebounds (six offensive) in career-high 30:11 of playing time at Penn State (1/25) ... made first start with Gophers against Penn State (1/10/21), scoring six points with four rebounds ... set career highs in points (9), 3-pointers made and attempted (2-4) and blocks (4) at Iowa (1/6) ... made Gophers debut with three points and three rebounds vs. Indiana (12/23).
2019-20: SOPHOMORE SEASON (at Nebraska)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... played in all 30 games with one start ... averaged 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest ... scored season-high five points in win over Illinois on Feb. 22 ... grabbed career-high nine rebounds at Ohio State on Feb. 19 ... named to the school's Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in spring of 2020.
2018-19: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Nebraska)
Played in all 30 games with starts in the final 14 contests of the season ... averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... matched career-high with eight points against Penn State on March 2 ... tied career best seven rebounds against Northwestern on Jan. 24 ... made first career start against Illinois on Jan. 17 ... set career high with eight points versus Maryland on Jan. 8 ... recorded a season-best seven rebounds versus Kansas on Dec. 5 ... named to the school's Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in fall of 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
At Minnetonka High School, was a four-time first-team All-Lake Conference honoree and was ranked the No. 14 wing nationally by ESPN ... recorded 12.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game as a senior. ... helped lead the Skippers to a state title in 2016 by averaging a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest.
PERSONAL
Majoring in marketing
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