12 Sheila Mercado
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- San Sebastian, P.R.
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- Position:
- S
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Patria Latorre Ramirez HS
Bio
2007: NAIA Honorable-Mention All-American...Midwest Collegiate Conference Player of the Year...First-team all-MCC...First-team all-Region VII...NAIA Scholar-Athlete...Academic all-MCC and all-Region VII as well...MCC Setter of the Week on September 5, October 10, and October 23...Played in all but three games...Tallied 1,555 assists for a 11.78 assist/game average...Also recorded 102 kills with a .194 attack percentage in addition to a team-best 55 aces, 500 digs, and 20 blocks...Posted a season-high 72 assists against Viterbo on 9/19, good for third-most in a single game since 1998...Her season assist total ranks fourth on the single-season list...Became the school's all-time assist leader with over 4,000 assists in just three campaigns...Also tied for the school's all-time aces lead with 146 and is third in digs with 1,342...Recorded 27 double-digit dig performances.
2006: First-team all-Midwest Classic Conference...Second-team all-Region VII...MCC Setter of the Week on four separate occasions...Played in all of Penn's games...Tallied 1,594 assists (11.55 per game) in addition to 140 kills and 388 attempts for a team-best .304 attack percentage...Also led the team with 53 aces and recorded 524 digs and 21 blocks...Had a career-best 74 assists against Sterling on 10/14, one shy of the school single-match record...Recorded 26 double-digit dig performances.
2005: NAIA Setter of the Week on 9/7...Two-time MCC Setter of the Week on 9/6 and 9/12...Played in 97 games, starting in 20 matches...Tallied 51 kills in 167 attempts for a .240 attack percentage...Finished with a team-high 1,031 assists (10.63 per game)...Also recorded 38 aces in addition to 318 digs and 28 blocks...Had second-highest single-game tally of 70 assists against Campbellsville on 9/2...Also had 64 (Park, 9/7) and 60 (Upper Iowa, 9/6) assists, which rank in the top ten all-time as well...Tallied season highs in kills (6) and attacks (14) against Park also.
High School: Attended Patria Latorre Ramirez HS.
Personal: Daughter of Wilfredo Mercado and Juana Mendez...Born September 22, 1987...Major is biology.
2006: First-team all-Midwest Classic Conference...Second-team all-Region VII...MCC Setter of the Week on four separate occasions...Played in all of Penn's games...Tallied 1,594 assists (11.55 per game) in addition to 140 kills and 388 attempts for a team-best .304 attack percentage...Also led the team with 53 aces and recorded 524 digs and 21 blocks...Had a career-best 74 assists against Sterling on 10/14, one shy of the school single-match record...Recorded 26 double-digit dig performances.
2005: NAIA Setter of the Week on 9/7...Two-time MCC Setter of the Week on 9/6 and 9/12...Played in 97 games, starting in 20 matches...Tallied 51 kills in 167 attempts for a .240 attack percentage...Finished with a team-high 1,031 assists (10.63 per game)...Also recorded 38 aces in addition to 318 digs and 28 blocks...Had second-highest single-game tally of 70 assists against Campbellsville on 9/2...Also had 64 (Park, 9/7) and 60 (Upper Iowa, 9/6) assists, which rank in the top ten all-time as well...Tallied season highs in kills (6) and attacks (14) against Park also.
High School: Attended Patria Latorre Ramirez HS.
Personal: Daughter of Wilfredo Mercado and Juana Mendez...Born September 22, 1987...Major is biology.
| Year | Kills | Pct. | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks |
| 2005 | 51 | .240 | 1031 | 38 | 318 | 28 |
| 2006 | 140 | .304 | 1594 | 53 | 524 | 21 |
| 2007 | 102 | .194 | 1555 | 55 | 500 | 20 |
| Career | 293 | .251 | 4180 | 146 | 1342 | 69 |











