Wisconsin Badgers

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Shoots left ... born in December of 1998 ... parents are Nancy and the late Michael Mersch ... has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Natalie ... brother, Michael, played for Wisconsin from 2010–14 before joining the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings ... father also played collegiate hockey at Illinois-Chicago ... graduated with a degree in personal finance in 2022... pursuing a masters in sports leadership

2022-23 / Graduate Season
Captain

2021–22 / Senior Season
Alternate captain...skated in all 37 games...named Acadmeic All-Big Ten...Jeff Sauer Award recipient...tallied five goals and five assists...scored first career short-handed goal in 4-1 loss to No. 3 St. Cloud (Oct. 23)...scored to give UW the lead in 5-3 loss to No. 17 Ohio State (Jan. 8)...tallied two assists in series sweep over Michigan State (Jan. 14-15)...scored unassisted in 6-2 loss to No. 4 Michigan...netted game winning goal in 3-1 win over Notre Dame in Big Ten tournament match up (Mar. 4) 

2020–21 / Junior Season
Scored first career game-winning goal in 3-2 Valentine's Day victory at No. 8 Michigan ... had two-assist game in 4-3 victory over Penn State at the Big Ten Tournament on March 15 at Notre Dame ... Posted goal and assist in 7-3 win over Penn State on Nov. 24 at LaBahn Arena ... posted three goals and seven points in 27 games played

2019–20 / Sophomore Season
Played in 30 of 36 games ... recorded assists in two of three games from Feb. 7 through Feb. 14 at Michigan and against Penn State

2018–19 / Freshman Season
Played in 35 games this season... tallied four goals and 11 points... tallied the game-winning assist against Boston College on Oct. 13... tallied a goal and an assist in UW's series against Notre Dame... enjoyed a two-game point streak from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2, scoring a goal and two assists in the stretch... scored his first career goal in a 7-1 win over St. Lawrence on Oct. 20... notched his first multi-point performance with two assists against Boston College on Oct. 13... tallied two multi-point efforts this year... notched an assist against Penn State on March 10... tallied a goal and an assist in UW's 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Jan. 26... scored a goal against Denver on Jan. 5... tallied points in five games of a six-game stretch from Jan. 5 to Feb. 2, tallying four goals and seven points in the stretch

Before Mersch was a Badger
Competed in his third full season in 2017–18 with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars prior, captaining the team ... posted 22 goals and 40 points in 57 games played his final year and helped his team to the second round of the USHL playoffs ... had 11 goals and 25 points in 55 games his second year after scoring six goals and 11 points in 58 games in his first full season ... skated in two games each with the U.S. Under-17 Team and Lincoln during the 2014–15 season ... before his stint with the Stars, Mersch played for the Chicago Mission U16 team

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (12x); Last at Notre Dame, 3/4/22
Assists: 2 (2x); Last vs. Penn State, 3/15/21
Points: 2 (4x); Last vs. Penn State, 3/15/21
Point Streak: 2 (2x); Last 1/26-2/1/19
Multi-point Games: 4
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 1 (12x); Last vs. Michigan, 1/29/22
Assists: 2, vs. Boston College, 10/12-13/19
Points: 2 (4x); Last vs. Penn State, 11/23-24/20