Brandie Merren
2 Brandie Merren
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Hopkins, Mich.
  • High School:
    Hopkins
  • Previous College:
    Western Michigan
  • Position:
    Setter-Defensive Specialist

Bio

Bulldog Career: Career Statistics

2011 Season (Junior): Match-By-Match Statistics. 

2010 Season (Sophomore): Didn't compete.

2009 Season (Freshman): Played at NCAA Division I Western Michigan . . . Coached by Colleen Munson . . . Played in 10 matches and a total of 29 sets . . . Recorded six service aces and 18 digs for the Broncos while averaging 0.21 aces per set and 0.62 digs a set . . . Tallied a career match-high seven digs against Miami (11/7) . . . Recorded a service ace and had two digs versus Indiana (9/18) in her collegiate debut . . . Inked with WMU after receiving highest honorable mention accolades for incoming freshmen by PrepVolleyball.com.

High School: A four-year (2005-08) starter at Hopkins (Mich.) High School . . . A 2009 graduate . . . Claimed Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) Class B All-State Third-Team recognition as a senior in 2008 . . . Earned Class B Honorable Mention All-State plaudits in her 2007 junior campaign . . . Concluded her prep career by holding school records for career assists (3,605 - seventh all-time in Michigan), career aces (480 - second all-time in Michigan), and career digs (1,606) . . . Finished second on school's all-time leaders list in career blocks (209) while her 1,148 assists as a sophomore in 2006 marked a school record . . . Served as team captain under head coach and her mother, Terrie Wisser . . . Attained All-O.K. (Ottawa-Kent) Silver Conference along with all-county and all-region kudos all four years . . . Tabbed as Vikings' Most Valuable Player for both the 2007 and 2008 seasons . . . Accumulated 106 kills in 288 attempts while garnering 115 service aces, 171 digs, 1,041 assists, 63 block solos, and 99 block assists in 30 outings for her 2008 senior year . . . Totaled 56 assists in a match during her senior season which represented the sixth-highest output in the Michigan prep history . . . Registered 158 kills in 441 hitting opportunities as a junior in 2007 to go along with 153 service aces, 260 digs, 1,043 assists, 59 block solos, and 203 block assists in 30 matches . . . Four-year varsity letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball . . . Three-year starter on the Vikings' basketball team . . . Two-year member of SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving).

Club Team: Spent 10 years playing at the setter position for the Dunes Volleyball Club under coach Rick Ashmore . . . Helped lead team to a first-place showing at the 2007 USA Junior Olympic Under-17 National Championship Tournament and a third-place effort at the 2004 USA Junior Olympic Under-14 National Championship Tourney.

Personal: Daughter of Russell Merren and Terrie Wisser . . . Born 11/16/90 in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . Has two younger brothers and a younger sister . . . Interests include basketball and horseback riding . . . Majoring in elementary education.