Georgia Southern University Athletics

AWARDS
2012 SoCon Championship Most Outstanding Player
2012 SoCon Championship All-Tournament Team
Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week (11-7-2012)
CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Honor Roll (11-7-2012)
SoCon Player of the Week (9-4-2012)
2011 SoCon Championship All-Tournament Team

SENIOR (2013)
Redshirted.

JUNIOR (2012)
Played every minute (2181:07) in goal for the Eagles, starting all 23 games ... Was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 SoCon Championships after shutting out No. 1 UNCG in the quarterfinals, No. 5 Elon in the semifinals and keeping a 0-0 score against Furman in the finals, leading the Eagles to a a 5-4 shootout victory ... Was named Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week (11/7) and placed on the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll (11/7) after her tournament heroics ... Registered a total of 19 saves in SoCon and NCAA tourney play ... Named SoCon Player of the Week Sept. 4 ... Finished the year with a conference-best 10 shutouts ... Ranked second in the SoCon in goals against average with .95 ... Finished the season with 107 saves ... Recorded a season-high 10 saves in a double overtime 1-1 tie against High Point (8/26).

SOPHOMORE (2011)
Played in 17 matches with 16 starts in goal for the Eagles ... Finished the year with four shutouts, recording 21 total saves in the shutouts ... Had 79 total saves with a season-high 11 saves against College of Charleston (10/16) ... Recorded a 1.37 goals against average while playing 1444:34 between the pipes.

FRESHMAN (2010)
Played in all 18 games with 16 starts as a freshman ... Played 1330 total minutes between the pipes ... Made 60 saves at a .652 clip ... Faced 183 shots...Allowed 32 goals at a 2.16 goals against average ... Was part of three team shutouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three varsity letters for Coach Tom Hirschman at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, N.M .... Started for the varsity squad as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Earned First Team All-State honors as a junior and senior, and was a three-time All-District selection ... Team Co-Captain as a junior and senior ... Led the Eagles to the state championship as a senior, recording three shutouts in four tournament games ... Finished her senior campaign with a 0.59 goals against average and a .830 save percentage ... Led Eldorado to a runner-up finish in the state tournament as a junior, recording a 1-0 win over the No. 1-seed in the semifinals ... Played two years of club soccer for the Rio Vista FC 92G, leading the team to the State Championship both seasons ... Two-time member of the New Mexico ODP team.

PERSONAL
Born Katie Merson in Albuquerque, N.M. on April 1, 1992 ... Daughter of John and Sheila Merson ... Has a younger brother, Thomas ... Majoring in exercise science.