Emily Mergener
5 Emily Mergener
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Portage, Mich.
  • High School:
    Central
  • Position:
    Forward

Bio

2021 - Spring: (Junior): Helped the Bulldogs to their first ever GLIAC Championship and the highest single season winning percentage in program history...appeared in all 10 games for the Bulldogs, started two...scored a pair of goals for four points...had 12 shots on the year...both of her goals were game-winners, March 19 at Wisconsin Parkside and March 28 vs. Ashland for Ferris State's first win over the Eagles since fall, 2015.

2019: (Sophomore): Appeared in 20 games with 18 starts as a sophomore…had a pair of goals and assists each for six points…had one game-winning goal…game-winner was her first collegiate goal on Oct. 11 at Saginaw Valley State at 67:12 assisted by Maddie Dickens.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 14 games and helped the Bulldogs to the most wins in a single-season in school history and an NCAA Regional Championship Game berth…had one shot on goal.

Competed for Portage Central High School in the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference ... Coached by Tim Halloran ... Had six goals and eight assists in 2017 ... Led team to a 14-3-2 mark last year ... Notched seven goals and eight assists in 2016 as squad went 12-1-6 overall ... Led team to back-to-back conference championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Squad twice won district in 2015 and 2017 ... Team Captain ... Twice earned all-district and all-conference laurels ... Four-year letterwinner ... Played club soccer for the Lightning (2014-15), Midwest United (2016) and Kingdom Soccer (2016-17) ... Helped club team to a 15-2-4 record and state cup semifinal berth in 2017 ... Daughter of Kurt and Denise Mergener ... Has two brothers ... Plans to major in pre-pharmacy.