Gracie Merkle
Team: Penn State Lady Lions
Position: C
Season Averages — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 26 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 26.8 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 15.9 | 72.5% | - | 60.7% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 22 games, 565.7 minutes, 2175.7 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 22 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8.64 | 6 | 565 | 2175 | +89 | +4.0 | +6.3 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +8.64 (#6) | SE 2.64 | Poss 2176 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +8.64 (#6) | Off +4.90 | Def +3.73 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +4.09 (#835) | PM/G +4.0 | PM/40 +6.3 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 5.320 (#1385) | Vec (-0.39, +4.13) | Norm 4.15 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +1.30 (#780) | Pts For +1.30 | Prevent -2.75 | Net -1.45 | Min 561 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -2.75 (#4187) | Pts For +1.30 | Prevent -2.75 | Net -1.45 | Min 561 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -1.45 (#3373) | Pts For +1.30 | Prevent -2.75 | Net -1.45 | Min 561 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.48 (#3482) | Reb For -0.48 | Prevent +0.41 | Net -0.06 | Min 561 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.41 (#1028) | Reb For -0.48 | Prevent +0.41 | Net -0.06 | Min 561 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | -0.33 (#3488) | OReb For -0.33 | Prevent -0.22 | Net -0.55 | Min 561 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.22 (#3459) | OReb For -0.33 | Prevent -0.22 | Net -0.55 | Min 561 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.55 (#3647) | OReb For -0.33 | Prevent -0.22 | Net -0.55 | Min 561 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | -0.15 (#2902) | DReb For -0.15 | Prevent +0.63 | Net +0.48 | Min 561 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.63 (#432) | DReb For -0.15 | Prevent +0.63 | Net +0.48 | Min 561 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +0.48 (#1006) | DReb For -0.15 | Prevent +0.63 | Net +0.48 | Min 561 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | -0.06 (#2464) | Reb For -0.48 | Prevent +0.41 | Net -0.06 | Min 561 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.53 (#626) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.74 | Net -0.21 | Min 561 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.74 (#4055) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.74 | Net -0.21 | Min 561 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.21 (#2807) | Ast For +0.53 | Prevent -0.74 | Net -0.21 | Min 561 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.15 (#1203) | 3PM For +0.15 | Prevent -0.42 | Net -0.27 | Min 561 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.42 (#4047) | 3PM For +0.15 | Prevent -0.42 | Net -0.27 | Min 561 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.27 (#3314) | 3PM For +0.15 | Prevent -0.42 | Net -0.27 | Min 561 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.38 (#3525) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.24 | Net -0.14 | Min 561 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.24 (#1022) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.24 | Net -0.14 | Min 561 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.14 (#2643) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.24 | Net -0.14 | Min 561 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.24 (#3318) | TOV For -0.24 | Prevent -0.83 | Net -1.07 | Min 561 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.83 (#3967) | TOV For -0.24 | Prevent -0.83 | Net -1.07 | Min 561 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -1.07 (#4002) | TOV For -0.24 | Prevent -0.83 | Net -1.07 | Min 561 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
216/298 FG (72.5%), 432 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 134 | 183 | 73.2 | 58.6 | +14.6 | 61.4 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 82 | 114 | 71.9 | 40.9 | +31.0 | 38.3 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 0 | - | 32.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 35.8 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -31.8 | 0.3 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 33.0 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 32.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 0 | - | 30.7 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 0 | - | 30.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 0 | - | 30.9 | - | 0.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 26 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Penn State Lady Lions | 26 | 26.8 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 15.9 | 72.5% | - | 60.7% | 72.0 | 72.5 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Penn State Lady Lions | 28 | 23.5 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 67.0% | - | 60.2% | 67.2 | 67.0 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAW | Bellarmine Knights | 31 | 26.4 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 19.2 | 70.2% | - | 62.1% | 70.3 | 70.2 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 26 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Indiana Hoosiers | L | 59-93 | 25 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16.0 | - |
| 2026-02-25 | vs | USC Trojans | W | 85-82 | 33 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Rutgers Scarlet Knig | W | 87-78 | 33 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17.0 | - |
| 2026-02-15 | vs | Northwestern Wildcat | W | 81-71 | 24 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-02-12 | @ | Maryland Terrapins | L | 62-81 | 30 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | - |
| 2026-02-04 | @ | Purdue Boilermakers | W | 85-82 | 37 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25.0 | - |
| 2026-01-21 | @ | Washington Huskies | L | 65-81 | 27 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-01-18 | vs | Rutgers Scarlet Knig | L | 72-76 | 31 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17.0 | - |
| 2026-01-14 | @ | Ohio State Buckeyes | L | 84-108 | 29 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20.0 | - |
| 2026-01-11 | vs | Illinois Fighting Il | L | 76-92 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20.0 | - |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Michigan Wolverines | L | 65-105 | 25 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-01-04 | @ | Wisconsin Badgers | L | 73-74 | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-12-31 | vs | UCLA Bruins | L | 61-97 | 26 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-12-28 | @ | Iowa Hawkeyes | L | 76-99 | 26 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18.0 | - |
| 2025-12-21 | vs | Richmond Spiders | L | 54-70 | 25 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | VCU Rams | W | 78-66 | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15.0 | - |
| 2025-12-14 | @ | South Carolina Gamec | L | 55-95 | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-12-09 | vs | Arizona State Sun De | L | 60-74 | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 8.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | Nebraska Cornhuskers | L | 83-101 | 30 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-11-30 | vs | Yale Bulldogs | W | 82-64 | 22 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-11-24 | @ | San Diego State Azte | W | 83-67 | 26 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25.0 | - |
| 2025-11-22 | @ | Princeton Tigers | L | 93-100 | 26 | 19-23 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 24.0 | - |
| 2025-11-16 | @ | Saint Joseph's Hawks | W | 89-77 | 27 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 21.0 | - |
| 2025-11-12 | vs | Coppin State Eagles | W | 90-62 | 20 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | - |
| 2025-11-07 | vs | Cincinnati Bearcats | W | 82-77 | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 22.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Bucknell Bison | W | 83-55 | 29 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16.0 | - |