Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2020:
Lone Star Conference Player of the Year
First Team All-Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference All-Freshman Team
United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (Week of Feb. 1)
Three-time Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week
 
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Compiled one of the most decorated and historic seasons in the program’s history … Named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year after leading the nation in goals (17) and points (39) … Also garnered First Team All-LSC honors and was tabbed to the LSC All-Freshman Team … Set the school's single-season school record for game-winning goals (7) and her 17 goals were the second most in a single-season … Put together a streak of 13 consecutive games in which she scored a goal to begin her collegiate career … Was third on the team in assists (5) … Began her Patriot career by scoring a hat-trick and also delivering an assist in the season opener against Harding (2/6) … Named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week after her three-goal performance against Harding … Delivered both goals in a 2-1 win against West Texas A&M (2/24) … Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at Midwestern State (3/3) …Registered her fourth consecutive game-winning goal after finding the back of the net at Texas Woman’s (3/6) … Scored the game-tying goal at LSU (3/12) in the 60th minute … Recorded her third multi-goal game with two goals versus UT Tyler (3/17) … Broke a scoreless tie in the 82nd minute to lift DBU to a 1-0 win over A&M-Commerce (3/28) … Scored her seventh game-winning goal of the year versus Texas Woman’s (3/31).  

HIGH SCHOOL 
Lettered three years at Frisco Independence High School ... Coached by Geoff Adjukavich ... Earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-District honors as a senior ... Was a team captain both her junior and senior years ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Played club soccer for the Dallas Texans.

PERSONAL
Born March 22, 2002 ... Parents are Rich Merrill and Holly Steinbrecher ... Majoring in Kinesiology … Favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9.