Gracie Merkle
Team: Penn State
Position: C
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 88 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 25.2 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 70.5% | - | 61.0% |
Plus/minus sample — 2026-2027: 1 games, 14.2 minutes, 48.5 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2026-2027. Plus/minus scope: 1 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.57 | 12 | 14 | 46 | +20 | +20.0 | +56.4 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.
Model Outputs — 2026-2027
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Plus/Minus Adjusted Plus/Minus Unregularized adjusted plus-minus per 40 minutes. More → | +22.32 (#466) | - |
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +6.57 (#12) | SE 4.84 | Poss 47 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +2.27 (#396) | Off +1.20 | Def +1.07 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +41.27 (#174) | PM/G +20.0 | PM/40 +56.4 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +3.04 (#502) | Pts For +3.04 | Prevent +0.72 | Net +3.76 | Min 45 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +0.72 (#1041) | Pts For +3.04 | Prevent +0.72 | Net +3.76 | Min 45 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +3.76 (#741) | Pts For +3.04 | Prevent +0.72 | Net +3.76 | Min 45 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +2.38 (#226) | OReb% +2.38 | DReb% +0.66 | Min 45 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +0.66 (#970) | OReb% +2.38 | DReb% +0.66 | Min 45 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.63 (#688) | Ast For +0.63 | Prevent -0.13 | Net +0.50 | Min 45 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.13 (#1370) | Ast For +0.63 | Prevent -0.13 | Net +0.50 | Min 45 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.50 (#1048) | Ast For +0.63 | Prevent -0.13 | Net +0.50 | Min 45 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.04 (#1068) | 3PM For +0.04 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 45 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.12 (#1413) | 3PM For +0.04 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 45 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.07 (#1339) | 3PM For +0.04 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.07 | Min 45 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.58 (#613) | Stocks For +0.58 | Prevent +0.11 | Net +0.69 | Min 45 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.11 (#1283) | Stocks For +0.58 | Prevent +0.11 | Net +0.69 | Min 45 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.69 (#850) | Stocks For +0.58 | Prevent +0.11 | Net +0.69 | Min 45 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.24 (#1145) | TOV For +0.24 | Prevent +0.41 | Net +0.65 | Min 45 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.41 (#718) | TOV For +0.24 | Prevent +0.41 | Net +0.65 | Min 45 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.65 (#843) | TOV For +0.24 | Prevent +0.41 | Net +0.65 | Min 45 |
Shot Chart — 2026-2027
19/21 FG (90.5%), 38 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 58.6 | +36.1 | 90.5 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 40.9 | +9.1 | 9.5 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 0 | - | 32.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 35.8 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 0 | - | 31.8 | - | 0.0 |
| 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: 88 regular season. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | NCAAW | Minnesota | 3 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 90.5% | - | 50.0% | 87.9 | 90.5 |
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Penn State | 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 | 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 | 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
RAPM GS requires a reviewed game-score run and a qualified player and game match. A dash means the score is unavailable.
Game Log — 2026-2027
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 88 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 3 of 88 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | vs | Southern Jaguars | W | 86-47 | 15 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-11-07 | @ | Marquette Golden Eag | W | 87-79 | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-11-02 | vs | Harvard Crimson | W | 82-62 | 18 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17.0 | +18.3 |