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Mer Gach
  • Height:
    6'0"
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Austin, MN
  • High School:
    Austin High School
  • Position:
    C
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    5.9
  • fg %
    42.1
  • 3pt %
    16.7
  • ft %
    59.4
  • reb/g
    4.8
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

Mer Gach is from Austin, MN where she graduated from Austinl in 2015. She is seeking a degree in Liberal Arts at LRSC. She played varsity basketball for Austin High School where she was an was an all-conference selection. She also was named Player of the Week and broke the rebounding record during her high school years.

Mer's parents are Tut Dhoar & Martha Deng. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 14 at Northern St JV L, 60-50
Feb 15 at Fort Berthold CC W, 80-50
Feb 19 United Tribes Technical College W, 97-56
Feb 23 at Dakota College at Bottineau W, 84-56
Feb 26 Williston State College W, 84-63
Mar 1 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 88-48
  Total Conference
Games 26 10
Games started 0 0
Minutes 391 172
Minutes per game 15.0 17.2
FG 56-133 24-53
FG Pct 42.1 45.3
3PT 1-6 0-0
3PT Pct 16.7 -
FT 41-69 12-23
FT Pct 59.4 52.2
Off rebounds 43 13
Def rebounds 83 40
Total rebounds 126 53
Rebounds per game 4.8 5.3
Personal fouls 56 27
Disqualifications - -
Assists 20 12
Turnovers 47 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.8
Steals 29 10
Blocks 13 4
Points 154 60
Points per game 5.9 6.0
Points per 40 min 15.8 13.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 8 Scrimmage   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Valley City   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Fort Berthold CC W, 64-51 - 18 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 4
Nov 5 Leech Lake W, 96-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Turtle Mountain Community College W, 85-47 - 12 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Nov 11 Jamestown College JV W, 71-53 - 20 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 12 Northland Community & Technical College L, 62-50 - 9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 13 Red River W, 105-39 - 24 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 15
Nov 18 vs. Miles Community College L, 70-67 - 15 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Nov 19 vs. McCook Community College W, 87-74 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Nov 23 Northern State JV L, 67-56 - 13 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 30 at St. Thomas JV W, 70-69 - 10 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Dec 2 at Iowa Western Community College L, 69-46 - 1 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 4 at Concordia JV W, 72-57 - 21 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Dec 8 at Turtle Mountain Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Salt Lake Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Northern State JV W, 60-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Bismarck State College L, 88-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Williston State College W, 87-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Dawson Community College L, 96-91 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 19 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 85-62 - 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 22 Jamestown College JV W, 84-72 - 5 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 26 at United Tribes Technical College W, 91-85 - 17 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Jan 27 at Jamestown JV   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Dakota College at Bottineau W, 78-53 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 Bismarck State College L, 87-61 - 19 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 7
Feb 6 at Williston State College W, 82-51 0 20 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 8 Dawson Community College L, 85-80 - 19 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Feb 12 North Dakota State College of Science L, 62-53 - 26 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 13
Feb 14 at Northern St JV L, 60-50 - 18 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 at Fort Berthold CC W, 80-50 - 1 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 19 United Tribes Technical College W, 97-56 - 13 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 6
Feb 23 at Dakota College at Bottineau W, 84-56 - 21 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 12
Feb 26 Williston State College W, 84-63 - 23 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 11
Mar 1 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 88-48 - 21 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 5-7 71.4 7

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 8 Scrimmage   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Valley City   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Fort Berthold CC W, 64-51 - 18 5 3 8 0 0 4 1
Nov 5 Leech Lake W, 96-40 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Turtle Mountain Community College W, 85-47 - 12 1 6 7 0 1 0 0
Nov 11 Jamestown College JV W, 71-53 - 20 3 2 5 2 1 4 0
Nov 12 Northland Community & Technical College L, 62-50 - 9 1 1 2 0 2 2 0
Nov 13 Red River W, 105-39 - 24 1 3 4 1 5 3 1
Nov 18 vs. Miles Community College L, 70-67 - 15 1 5 6 0 1 0 0
Nov 19 vs. McCook Community College W, 87-74 - 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
Nov 23 Northern State JV L, 67-56 - 13 2 2 4 0 1 1 0
Nov 30 at St. Thomas JV W, 70-69 - 10 2 4 6 1 0 1 4
Dec 2 at Iowa Western Community College L, 69-46 - 1 3 1 4 0 4 1 2
Dec 4 at Concordia JV W, 72-57 - 21 1 5 6 0 3 1 0
Dec 8 at Turtle Mountain Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Salt Lake Community College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Northern State JV W, 60-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Bismarck State College L, 88-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Williston State College W, 87-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Dawson Community College L, 96-91 - 14 1 3 4 2 7 2 0
Jan 19 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 85-62 - 15 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 Jamestown College JV W, 84-72 - 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at United Tribes Technical College W, 91-85 - 17 0 6 6 2 0 1 1
Jan 27 at Jamestown JV   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Dakota College at Bottineau W, 78-53 - 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 Bismarck State College L, 87-61 - 19 6 3 9 1 1 0 0
Feb 6 at Williston State College W, 82-51 0 20 0 7 7 1 2 1 1
Feb 8 Dawson Community College L, 85-80 - 19 1 7 8 1 1 2 0
Feb 12 North Dakota State College of Science L, 62-53 - 26 1 2 3 1 3 1 0
Feb 14 at Northern St JV L, 60-50 - 18 0 1 1 1 5 1 0
Feb 15 at Fort Berthold CC W, 80-50 - 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 19 United Tribes Technical College W, 97-56 - 13 1 5 6 2 2 0 2
Feb 23 at Dakota College at Bottineau W, 84-56 - 21 1 4 5 2 0 3 0
Feb 26 Williston State College W, 84-63 - 23 3 3 6 0 5 1 1
Mar 1 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 88-48 - 21 3 4 7 1 2 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 8 Scrimmage   - - - -
Oct 13 at Valley City   - - - -
Nov 2 Fort Berthold CC W, 64-51 - 2 - -
Nov 5 Leech Lake W, 96-40 - - - -
Nov 6 Turtle Mountain Community College W, 85-47 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 11 Jamestown College JV W, 71-53 - 2 - 2.0
Nov 12 Northland Community & Technical College L, 62-50 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 13 Red River W, 105-39 - 2 - 0.2
Nov 18 vs. Miles Community College L, 70-67 - 4 - 0.0
Nov 19 vs. McCook Community College W, 87-74 - 0 - -
Nov 23 Northern State JV L, 67-56 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 30 at St. Thomas JV W, 70-69 - 2 - -
Dec 2 at Iowa Western Community College L, 69-46 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 4 at Concordia JV W, 72-57 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 8 at Turtle Mountain Community College   - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Salt Lake Community College   - - - -
Jan 4 Northern State JV W, 60-59 - - - -
Jan 9 at Bismarck State College L, 88-70 - - - -
Jan 11 Williston State College W, 87-54 - - - -
Jan 16 at Dawson Community College L, 96-91 - 4 - 0.3
Jan 19 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 85-62 - 1 - -
Jan 22 Jamestown College JV W, 84-72 - 2 - -
Jan 26 at United Tribes Technical College W, 91-85 - 3 - -
Jan 27 at Jamestown JV   - - - -
Jan 29 Dakota College at Bottineau W, 78-53 - 2 - -
Feb 1 Bismarck State College L, 87-61 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 6 at Williston State College W, 82-51 0 3 - 0.5
Feb 8 Dawson Community College L, 85-80 - 3 - 1.0
Feb 12 North Dakota State College of Science L, 62-53 - 2 - 0.3
Feb 14 at Northern St JV L, 60-50 - 1 - 0.2
Feb 15 at Fort Berthold CC W, 80-50 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 19 United Tribes Technical College W, 97-56 - 4 - 1.0
Feb 23 at Dakota College at Bottineau W, 84-56 - 3 - -
Feb 26 Williston State College W, 84-63 - 4 - 0.0
Mar 1 at North Dakota State College of Science L, 88-48 - 2 - 0.5

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 26 15.0 2.2-5.1 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.7 5.9
Total 26 15.0 2.2-5.1 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.7 5.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 26 0 391 56-133 42.1 1-6 16.7 41-69 59.4 154
Total 26 0 391 56-133 42.1 1-6 16.7 41-69 59.4 154

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 26 391 15.0 5.7-13.6 0.1-0.6 16.7 4.2-7.1 15.8
Total 26 391 15.0 5.7-13.6 0.1-0.6 16.7 4.2-7.1 15.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 26 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.8 1.8 1.1 0.5
Total 26 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.8 1.8 1.1 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 26 0 43 83 126 20 47 29 13
Total 26 0 43 83 126 20 47 29 13

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 26 4.4 8.5 12.9 2.0 4.8 3.0 1.3
Total 26 4.4 8.5 12.9 2.0 4.8 3.0 1.3

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 15.0 2.2-5.1 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.7 5.9
Conference 10 17.2 2.4-5.3 0.0-0.0 1.2-2.3 6.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 13 16.1 2.4-5.2 0.0-0.0 1.6-3.0 6.4
Away 11 14.5 2.1-5.3 0.1-0.5 1.4-2.0 5.6
Neutral 2 11.0 1.0-3.5 0.0-0.5 2.5-4.0 4.5
Result            
Wins 15 14.8 2.5-5.7 0.1-0.3 1.7-2.7 6.8
Losses 11 15.4 1.6-4.3 0.0-0.2 1.5-2.5 4.7
Month            
November 9 14.2 1.8-5.1 0.1-0.4 2.0-3.2 5.7
December 2 11.1 4.0-6.0 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.0 8.5
January 5 11.8 1.4-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.6 2.8
February 9 17.8 2.7-5.8 0.0-0.1 1.9-3.1 7.2
March 1 21.5 1.0-5.0 0.0-1.0 5.0-7.0 7.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 0 391 56-133 42.1 1-6 16.7 41-69 59.4 154
Conference 10 0 172 24-53 45.3 0-0 - 12-23 52.2 60
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 - 209 31-68 45.6 0-0 - 21-39 53.8 83
Away 11 0 160 23-58 39.7 1-5 20.0 15-22 68.2 62
Neutral 2 - 22 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 9
Result                    
Wins 15 0 222 38-86 44.2 1-4 25.0 25-41 61.0 102
Losses 11 - 170 18-47 38.3 0-2 0.0 16-28 57.1 52
Month                    
November 9 - 128 16-46 34.8 1-4 25.0 18-29 62.1 51
December 2 - 22 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 17
January 5 - 59 7-18 38.9 0-0 - 0-3 0.0 14
February 9 0 160 24-52 46.2 0-1 0.0 17-28 60.7 65
March 1 - 21 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 5-7 71.4 7

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 391 15.0 5.7-13.6 0.1-0.6 16.7 4.2-7.1 15.8
Conference 10 172 17.2 5.6-12.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.8-5.3 13.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 13 209 16.1 5.9-13.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.0-7.5 15.9
Away 11 160 14.5 5.7-14.5 0.2-1.2 20.0 3.7-5.5 15.5
Neutral 2 22 11.0 3.6-12.7 0.0-1.8 0.0 9.1-14.5 16.4
Result                
Wins 15 222 14.8 6.9-15.5 0.2-0.7 25.0 4.5-7.4 18.4
Losses 11 170 15.4 4.2-11.1 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.8-6.6 12.3
Month                
November 9 128 14.2 5.0-14.4 0.3-1.2 25.0 5.6-9.1 15.9
December 2 22 11.1 14.4-21.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-3.6 30.5
January 5 59 11.8 4.7-12.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-2.0 9.5
February 9 160 17.8 6.0-13.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 4.2-7.0 16.2
March 1 21 21.5 1.9-9.3 0.0-1.9 0.0 9.3-13.0 13.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.8 1.8 1.1 0.5
Conference 10 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 2.1 3.1 5.2 0.6 1.7 1.4 0.4
Away 11 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.9 2.2 1.0 0.7
Neutral 2 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 15 1.5 3.5 5.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.7
Losses 11 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.6 2.5 0.9 0.2
Month                
November 9 2.0 2.9 4.9 0.7 1.2 1.7 0.7
December 2 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 3.5 1.0 1.0
January 5 0.8 2.6 3.4 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.2
February 9 1.6 3.8 5.3 1.0 2.2 1.0 0.4
March 1 3.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 0 43 83 126 20 47 29 13
Conference 10 0 13 40 53 12 16 10 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 - 27 40 67 8 22 18 5
Away 11 0 13 38 51 10 24 11 8
Neutral 2 - 3 5 8 2 1 0 0
Result                  
Wins 15 0 23 53 76 13 20 19 11
Losses 11 - 20 30 50 7 27 10 2
Month                  
November 9 - 18 26 44 6 11 15 6
December 2 - 4 6 10 0 7 2 2
January 5 - 4 13 17 4 7 3 1
February 9 0 14 34 48 9 20 9 4
March 1 - 3 4 7 1 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 4.4 8.5 12.9 2.0 4.8 3.0 1.3
Conference 10 3.0 9.3 12.3 2.8 3.7 2.3 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 5.2 7.7 12.8 1.5 4.2 3.4 1.0
Away 11 3.2 9.5 12.7 2.5 6.0 2.7 2.0
Neutral 2 5.5 9.1 14.5 3.6 1.8 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 15 4.2 9.6 13.7 2.3 3.6 3.4 2.0
Losses 11 4.7 7.1 11.8 1.7 6.4 2.4 0.5
Month                
November 9 5.6 8.1 13.7 1.9 3.4 4.7 1.9
December 2 7.2 10.8 18.0 0.0 12.6 3.6 3.6
January 5 2.7 8.8 11.5 2.7 4.7 2.0 0.7
February 9 3.5 8.5 12.0 2.2 5.0 2.2 1.0
March 1 5.6 7.4 13.0 1.9 3.7 0.0 0.0

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