| Nationality |  USA |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Shoots | Left/Right |
| Position | Defender |
| NCAA UWLX team | Maryland Terrapins (2013–16) Long Island Sound (2016–present) |
| Pro career | 2009– |
Alice Mercer is an American women's lacrosse player.
Having played with the Maryland Terrapins at the collegiate level, she was named to the US national team for the 2015–16 season. [1] Upon graduating from Maryland, she was signed as a free agent by the Long Island Sound of the United Women's Lacrosse League. [2]
Attending Century High School (Sykesville, Maryland), Mercer captured three state championships; a Class 2A-1A title in 2009, followed by a pair of 3A-2A titles in 2010 and 2012. Competing for the Knights varsity team, Mercer gained Conference Player of the Year honors in 2012 along with a spot on the Under Armour All-America team. She would graduate with 208 career goals. [3]
In her sophomore season (2014), Mercer would start in all 24 games for the Terrapins, earning a spot on the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team, while gaining her first IWLCA All-America nod (third team). Of note, the Terrapins would move to the Big Ten in 2015. On March 11, 2015, Mercer would score her first goal in NCAA play, also registering an assist against Towson.
Heading into her senior season (2016), she was recognized as one of the team captains. [4] Statistically, she ranked second on the Terrapins with 31 caused turnovers. In addition, she registered 39 ground balls and 16 draw controls, respectively. Mercer would finish the season as one of five Terrapins players (including Taylor Cummings, Nadine Hadnagy, Zoe Stukenberg and Megan Whittle) to earn spots on the IWLCA All-America teams. [5]
Mercer made her UWLX debut with the Long Island Sound on June 11, 2016. Competing at Richard F. Garber Field in Amherst, Massachusetts, the Sound prevailed against the Philadelphia Force by a final score of 14–8.
Brenda Sue Frese is an American women's basketball head coach and former player. Since 2002, she has served as the head coach of the University of Maryland women's basketball team. In her fourth year as head coach, she won the 2006 Women's National Championship. She won the 2009 ACC Regular Season and Tournament Championships – the women's first ACC Championship since 1989. She won another ACC Championship in 2012 and reached another Final Four in 2014. Maryland moved to the Big Ten for the 2014–15 season and Frese led the Terrapins to an undefeated 18–0 conference record and a Big Ten Regular Season Championship in their first year in the Big Ten. The Terrapins advanced to their second straight Final Four and third under Frese in 2015. She was voted AP National Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2021, ACC Coach of the Year in 2013, Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2002, 2015, 2019, and 2021, and MAC Coach of the Year in 2000. At Maryland, she's coached four ACC Players of the Year and four ACC Freshmen of the Year.
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