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Meri Kanerva

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Espoo, Finland
High School:
Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2024-25 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team

FRESHMAN (2024-25)
Played in 31 games, making 30 starts... led the team in scoring (11.2) and assists (3.4)... added 39 steals... averaged 33.4 minutes per game... posted a .438 field-goal percentage (133-for-304)... went 38-for-128 from behind the arc... went 42-for-64 from the foul line... scored in double figures 18 times... scored 20 or more points in a game twice... scored 20 points vs DePaul on Jan. 2... scored a season-high 28 points vs DePaul on March 7 in the BIG EAST Tournament... pulled down a season-high six rebounds at Villanova on Jan. 25... dished out a season-high nine assists vs Seton Hall on March 2... finished the year with 105 assists, ranking second all-time at Xavier in assists by a freshman... her 3.4 assists per game average also ranks second all-time at Xavier by a freshman... was the first Xavier player to record 100 or more assists in a season since Shaila Beeler in 2021-22 (117 assists)... scored 346 points, ranking sixth in single-season school history by a freshman... her 11.2 points per game average also ranks sixth... ranked 10th in the BIG EAST in assists (3.35) and tied for 20th in scoring (11.16)... named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 10.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.9 rebound per game for her team from 2019-23… was named the Most Improved Player for her league in 2022-23… led her team to a 20-12 record in 2021-22… led her team to League Bronze and Finnish Cup Silver finishes in 2021-22… led her team to a 21-14 record in 2022-23… led her team to League Silver and Finnish Cup Gold finishes in 2022-23.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Pia and Kari Kanerva... major is undecided.