#41 Merissa Eide

2008: Appeared in 15 games… Career highs in ground balls (14) and caused
turnovers (eight)… Caused turnovers against UMBC, Lehigh, No. 8 North Carolina,
New Hampshire and Cornell…. One of her best performances came against
Ohio State, grabbing two ground balls, winning one draw control and forcing
a turnover … Season-highs in ground balls (three) and caused turnovers (two)
against Cincinnati.

2007: Appeared in 12 games, starting VU[apos]s first three contests… Season-highs
in ground balls (three) and caused turnovers (two) came against No. 1 Northwestern… Also picked up two ground balls against California.

2006: Played a reserve role for the Commodore defense in games against Mount St. Mary[apos]s, Virginia and Yale… Contributed ground balls in her first two collegiate appearances.

High School:

Three-year letterwinner in lacrosse for the Mount Hebron Vikings… Also lettered in basketball… Team went an undefeated 74-0 during Eide[apos]s four years at Mount Hebron… No. 1-ranked team in the nation for the past four years… Earned All-County honors from the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun… Earned Academic All-America honors following senior season.

Personal:

Born Merissa Amato Eide on April 15, 1987 in Baltimore… Daughter of Annette Amato and Peter Eide… Sister to Kara, 24… Majoring in communication studies… Named to the Dean[apos]s List… Recognized on the 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll.