Badger Bites Shoots left ... born in October of 1992 ... parents are Nancy Mersch and the late Michael Mersch ... has two siblings, Natalie (15) and Dominick (12) ... father played Division I hockey at now defunct Illinois-Chicago ... attended Pioneer High School ... drafted in the fourth round, 110th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft ... major is consumer affairs
2011-12/Sophomore Season Scored two goals and recorded an assist against Mercyhurst (Nov. 25) ... Collected two goals against North Dakota (Jan. 27) ... Scored a goal and picked up two assists vs. Denver (Feb. 18) ... Scored game-winning goal against Bemidji State (Feb. 24) ... skated in all 37 games ... set new career highs in goals (14), assists (16) and points (30) ... second on team in scoring with 14 goals ... third-highest point total on team ... tied for team lead with seven power-play goals
2010-11 / Freshman Season Skated in 41 games ... led UW freshmen with 8 goals ... had two multi-goal games, in wins over Michigan Tech (Oct. 29) and Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... scored three game winning goals ... tied for sixth among skaters in the WCHA with a +17 rating in conference games ... named team's Dr. Joseph Coyne Most Consistent Player
Before Mersch Was a Badger Skated 2008-10 with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... posted four goals and eight points in 26 games for Team USA in the USHL in 2009-10 ... shared the team lead on the under-17 in 2008-09 with 27 goals and ranked fourth on the squad with 46 points in 65 games played ... paced the team with seven game-winning goals and tied for second with five power-play tallies ... before joining the development program, posted 35 goals and 75 points playing for Team Illinois ... competed as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the 2008 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Prievidza, Slovakia where his four points in four games ranked second on the team ... played basketball, football and baseball before concentrating on hockey at the national team development program
CAREER HIGHS GAME Goals: 2 (4x), last vs. North Dakota, 1/27/12 Assists: 2 (2x), last vs. Denver, 2/18/12 Points: 3 (2x), vs. Denver, 2/18/12 Point Streak: 5, 2/18-3/3/12 Multi-point Games: 11 Overtime Goals: None
SERIES Goals: 2 (4x), last vs.North Dakota, 1/27-28/12 Assists: 3, vs. Massachusetts, 12/30-31/10 Points: 4 (2x), last vs. Mercyhurst, 11/25-26/11
