2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Lilly Merk
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Terre Haute South Vigo
- Hometown:
- Terre Haute, Ind.
- Major:
- Pharmacy
2025 (Sophomore at Valpo)
Saw action in 111 sets across 30 matches…Tallied a career-high 196 kills, averaging 1.77 kills/set…Recorded a .276 hitting percentage for the season…Tallied 125 total blocks, including 11 solo blocks and averaged 1.13 blocks/set…Set a career-high with 13 kills against Missouri (9/19)…Tallied a career-best 12 blocks against Northwestern (9/9)…Had a season-best hitting percentage with a .545 clip against Saint Louis (8/30)…Totaled two service aces twice against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/4) and at Bradley (10/4).
2024 (Freshman at Valpo)
Competed in 82 sets during 23 matches in her first collegiate season…Recorded 126 total kills, averaging 1.54 kills/set…Tallied 75 blocks, including averaging 0.91 blocks/set…Recorded 11 kills and five blocks in her first game against SIUE (8/30)…Fired off six service aces against Northern Illinois (9/5), the most by a Valpo player in a five-set match of the rally scoring era…Had a season-best seven blocks against UIC (10/4)…Hit a career-high .600 clip with a season-high 12 kills and 0 errors on 12 swings in the MVC Tournament Quarterfinal against UIC (11/24).
High School
Earned AVCA Third Team All-American and AVCA All-Region honors her senior season…Was named to the Indiana All-Star Team her junior and senior campaigns…Tallied over 1,000 career kills and earned first team all-conference honors in each of her final three seasons…Helped lead the team to three conference titles…played club for Circle City and finished the 2023 season ranked fifth in the country…Letterwinner in basketball and track & field, competing in the state finals for high jump her senior year.
Personal
Daughter of Jimmie and Kristy Merk…Has one sister, Kassidy…Plans to major in pharmacy.
Saw action in 111 sets across 30 matches…Tallied a career-high 196 kills, averaging 1.77 kills/set…Recorded a .276 hitting percentage for the season…Tallied 125 total blocks, including 11 solo blocks and averaged 1.13 blocks/set…Set a career-high with 13 kills against Missouri (9/19)…Tallied a career-best 12 blocks against Northwestern (9/9)…Had a season-best hitting percentage with a .545 clip against Saint Louis (8/30)…Totaled two service aces twice against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/4) and at Bradley (10/4).
2024 (Freshman at Valpo)
Competed in 82 sets during 23 matches in her first collegiate season…Recorded 126 total kills, averaging 1.54 kills/set…Tallied 75 blocks, including averaging 0.91 blocks/set…Recorded 11 kills and five blocks in her first game against SIUE (8/30)…Fired off six service aces against Northern Illinois (9/5), the most by a Valpo player in a five-set match of the rally scoring era…Had a season-best seven blocks against UIC (10/4)…Hit a career-high .600 clip with a season-high 12 kills and 0 errors on 12 swings in the MVC Tournament Quarterfinal against UIC (11/24).
High School
Earned AVCA Third Team All-American and AVCA All-Region honors her senior season…Was named to the Indiana All-Star Team her junior and senior campaigns…Tallied over 1,000 career kills and earned first team all-conference honors in each of her final three seasons…Helped lead the team to three conference titles…played club for Circle City and finished the 2023 season ranked fifth in the country…Letterwinner in basketball and track & field, competing in the state finals for high jump her senior year.
Personal
Daughter of Jimmie and Kristy Merk…Has one sister, Kassidy…Plans to major in pharmacy.
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