2021 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 13
Merritt Beason
- Position:
- RS/OH
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gardendale, Ala.
- High School:
- Gardendale
Bio
Major: Education Sciences
Honors:
2022 AVCA All-Southeast Region Team
2022 All-SEC Team
2022 Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, Nov. 14)
Won Gold with Team USA (U21) at the Pan American Cup in the summer of 2022
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 4, Nov. 8)
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – Match-by-Match Statistics
AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – Match-by-Match Statistics
Beason’s High School Accolades
Honors:
2022 AVCA All-Southeast Region Team
2022 All-SEC Team
2022 Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, Nov. 14)
Won Gold with Team USA (U21) at the Pan American Cup in the summer of 2022
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 4, Nov. 8)
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
| 2022 Season | Category | Career |
| 21, 2x, last vs. LSU (10/9/22) | Kills | 21, 2x, last vs. LSU (10/9/22) |
| .588 vs. Virginia (8/27/22) | Hitting % | .692 vs. Ole Miss (10/2/21) |
| 3, 2x, last vs. Iowa State (12/3/22) | Assists | 3, 2x, last vs. Iowa State (12/3/22) |
| 4, 3x, last at Texas A&M (11/12/22) | Service Aces | 4, 3x, last at Texas A&M (11/12/22) |
| 12 at Ole Miss (11/26/22) | Digs | 17 at Arkansas (11/13/21) |
| 8.0 vs. LSU (10/9/22) | Blocks | 8.0 vs. LSU (10/9/22) |
| 26.0 vs. LSU (10/9/22) | Points | 26.0 vs. LSU (10/9/22) |
AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – Match-by-Match Statistics
- Saw action in 28 matches during her sophomore season, including 104 sets
- Recorded double-digit kills in 21 matches this season
- Tallied five double-doubles in the 2022 season
- Posted a career-high 21 kills in the win over then-No. 4 Wisconsin
- Tied that mark against LSU on Oct. 9
- Registered a career-high 8.0 blocks in the win over LSU on Oct. 9
- Ranked first on the team in points (435.0) and service aces (38), second on the team in kills (348) and third on the team in digs (200) and blocks (92.0)
- Led the Gators in kills 13 times this season
- Led the Gators in aces nine times this season
- Led the Gators in points 15 times this season
AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – Match-by-Match Statistics
- Saw action in all 31 matches during her freshman season, getting the start on the right side for the Gators
- Recorded her first career double-double at Arkansas on Nov. 13, posting 10 kills and a career-high 17 digs
- Posted 16 kills and 17 points against Minnesota on Sept. 5 – both career-best marks
- Notched three service aces against Florida A&M on Dec. 2
- Reached double-digit kills in five matches
- Registered double-digit digs in two matches
- Recorded a career-high six blocks against Baylor (Sept. 10)
- Ranked second on the team in blocks, third on the team in kills and points, fifth in digs, and sixth in assists and service aces
- Finished the season with 217 kills, 173 digs, 86.0 blocks, 276.0 points, 15 service aces and nine assists
Beason’s High School Accolades
- 2020 Alabama North/South All-Star game selection
- 2020 AL.com #2 A-List Senior
- Two-time Area Tournament MVP (2019, 2020)
- Three-time County All-Tournament Team (2017, 2019, 2020)
- 2020 AHSVCA First Team All-State
- 2019 All-Regional Volleyball Team
- 2019 AL.com Super All-State team
- Named MVP and Offensive MVP for Gardendale High School volleyball in both 2017 and 2019
- AVCA All-American Watch List (2020)
- 2020 AVCA Under Armour All-American Third Team
- Two-time JVA All-National Team (2019, 2020)
- Three-time AAU Nationals All-Star (2018, 2019, 2020)
- VolleyMag.com Top 25 Underclassman watchlist (2020)
- Three-time JVA Watchlist (2018, 2019, 2020)
- PrepVolleyball 2021 Top 150 – No. 90 (2020)
- 2020 USA A1 Team
- 2019 USA A1 Team
- 2018 USA Continental Team
- Graduated in the Top 10% of her class with an advanced diploma
- Two-time AAU Academic All-American (2017, 2018)
- Gardendale High School Volleyball Scholar-Athlete
- Served as a volunteer coach for the Bragg Middle School volleyball team
- Vacation Bible School volunteer at Gardendale First Baptist Church (2015-19)
- Helped make signs for Harper’s Heart Run – a non-profit that raises money for Children’s of Alabama (2017)
- Provided volleyball lessons for the youth in her hometown
Check out what Mary Wise had to say about our newest signee, @merbson ??#GoGators pic.twitter.com/dNgsRFtlc9
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) November 11, 2020
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