Mercedes Robinson

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Position:
Forward
Major:
TBA
High School:
St. Paul's School for Girls
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.

The Book on Robinson: Robinson is expected join the starting rotation this year. In her two years, she has provided much needed depth and muscle on the blocks for Davidson. She can use her athleticism and quickness to cause match-up problems and also help shoulder some of the scoring and rebounding load down in the paint.

Career Highlights:
•Senior year set career highs in scoring and rebounding.
•Set the single-season school record in rebounds with 288 and made free throws at 111 in 2008-09.
•Ranks in the top-10 single-season Wildcat record books in seven categories.
•Finished 7th all-time in school history in scoring with 1,115 points.
•Also ranked in top-15 of the Wildcat record books in nine other categories, including 3rd all-time in rebounds (769).

2008-09 Highlights:
•Named to both the media and coaches all-conference first teams for second straight year.
•Earned spot on the All-State First Team for second year in a row.
•Voted as the team's MVP after a stellar senior season.
•Two-time SoCon Player of the Week honoree, Dec. 16 and Jan. 6.
•Finished season ranked third in league in scoring (14.7) and first in rebounding (9.6).
•Tied or led the team 23 times in rebounding, including 11 straight at one time, during regular season.
•Finished out career with a 19-point effort in a quarterfinal game of the SoCon Tournament.
•24 times scored in double digits, including six of final eight regular season games.
•Averaged a double-double vs. SoCon foes at 15.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg.
•Tallied a league-leading 15 double-doubles and had 32 for her career.
•Had a monster beginning to senior campaign with back-to-back double-doubles at the Winthrop Hilton Garden Inn Classic, Nov. 15-16, earning all-tournament team honors. Opened the season with a 14-point and 10-rebound output, before then dropping in game highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds (tied career-high) vs. Mississippi in the championship game. Also drained a new personal-best 12 free throws on a 14 attempts and pocketed a total of six steals.
•Named to the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team after recording a combined 34 points and 14 rebounds against Nov. 17 Vanderbilt and St. Joseph’s.
•Recorded her 20th career double-double, and third of the season, when the forward hit for 13 points and hauled in 10 rebounds during the Wildcats’ 95-75 triumph at Appalachian State, Dec. 6. Also dished out three assists to match her season-high.
•Collected her fourth straight double-double with game highs of 17 points and 17 rebounds, getting 15 of the 17 points and 12 of the 17 rebounds in the second half in guiding the Wildcats to an overtime win at UNC Greensboro, Jan. 5. The 17 rebounds set a new career-high, with 15 of them coming on the defensive end to tie a personal-best.
•Continued her double-double streak with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 65-54 home win vs. Georgia Southern, Jan. 10.
•Tallied another career game on Jan. 12 by hitting the 30-point mark for the first time in her career on a career-best 12-of-21 shooting from the floor, including two three-pointers and added four free throws vs. College of Charleston.
•Jan. 31 at Wofford, became the 12th Wildcat in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark with a double-double.
•Assisted the ‘Cats to a 79-65 win at Elon, Feb. 7, by exploding for 28 points, 16 of them in the second half, and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the year.
•Capped off final regular season game with 11 points and 10 rebounds for 15th double-double in the Wildcats win at Furman, Feb. 28.

2007-08 Highlights:
•Named to the All-SoCon First Team by the media and coaches.
•Two-time SoCon Player of the Week honoree this year, Feb. 19 and Mar. 3.
•Finished ranked third in league in scoring (12.7) and rebounding (8.4), while ranking fourth in field goal percentage (.517). Also led the team in all three categories.
•Set or tied 11 personal highs in both offensive and defensive categories.
•Led the team 11 times combined in both scoring and rebounding during regular season.
•18 times scored in double digits, including 10 of final 13 regular season games.
•Was a force against Southern Conference foes last year, recording 11 double doubles and averaging 13.9 points per game to go along with a 9.3 rebounding average. Hit 55.6 percent of her field goals, including 45.2 percent from downtown (14-of-31) as Davidson finished 13-5 in league play.
•Tallied a league-leading 14 double doubles. On five occasions, recorded back-to-back double doubles and three different times, she accomplished the feat in three straight games.
•Exploded for a game-and career-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting in a road win at Ga. Southern, Feb. 28. Third time hitting the 20-point plateau in career. The junior also added 10 rebounds, six of them on offense, and led a stout defensive effort with four steals.
•Despite scoring just six points, her last two proved to be the game-winning points when the junior hit the game-winning bucket in the lane off an inbounds play with 2.8 seconds left to give Davidson a thrilling 67-66 road win at Appalachian State, Feb. 9 after the 'Cats trailed by as many as 21 points in the contest.
•One of two 'Cats to score in double figures (12) in Davidson's SoCon quarterfinal game against Elon, Mar. 8.

2006-07 Highlights:
•Averaged a career-best 7.3 points and started nine games, scoring in double figures in three of the starts.
•11 times hit for double figures in points, including five of last eight games.
•Was a force off the bench in Davidson’s SoCon opener win over UNC Greensboro on Dec. 4 with 11 points, a game-high nine boards (7 on defense) and first career two-block game, while pocketing three steals, all in 29 minutes of action.
•In first career start against Chattanooga on Jan. 8, registered second double-double of career (11 points/12 rebounds), with the 12 rebounds matching at the time a career-best.
•Set career bests in field goals made (6), offensive rebounds (9), points (16) and minutes played (35) at Wofford on Feb. 17. Also hauled in 11 rebounds overall for her second double-double of the season and third of her career.
•Guided ’Cats to quarterfinal win over Wofford (71-62) at SoCon Tourney by netting team-best 14 points, while hauling in game-high nine boards.
•Registered eight points and nine boards off the bench in Davidson’s first postseason appearance vs. UAB in the Women’s NIT.

2005-06 Highlights:
•Missed 10 games due to an injury sustained to her foot.
•Scored six of her eight points in overtime leading Davidson to a 65-58 win over Furman in regular-season finale on Feb. 26.
•In season-high 29 minutes, matched personal-best in rebounds with 12 against Appalachian State on Feb. 21.
•Picked up first career block in a SoCon win over College of Charleston on Jan. 3.
•In third career collegiate game, the freshman earned Wildcats’ first double-double of the season and first career double-double with season highs of 10 points (5-for-9) and 12 rebounds in win over Oglethorpe on Nov. 29.

High School Notes:
•Averaged 15.6 ppg and 13.1 rpg for the Gators.
•Led her team in both scoring and rebounding on her way to earning The Baltimore Sun’s 2004-05 Baltimore County Player of the Year award.
•Also netted all-league honors three times while a member of the SPSG squad.
•In the classroom, Robinson made the yearly honor roll every year as a prepster, served as the student government’s president and was a member of the Spanish Honor Society.

ROBINSON'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP-GS	FG-A	FG%	3G-A	3G%	FT-A	FT%	Off-Def	Reb	Avg	Ast	TO	B	S	Pts	Avg
2005-06	19-0	29-66	.439	0-0	.000	15-21	.714	28-52	80	4.2	12	27	2	16	73	3.8
2006-07	32-9	86-172	.500	0-1	.000	61-84	.726	61-97	158	4.9	16	51	8	30	233	7.3
2007-08	29-29	134-259	.517	20-51	.392	79-110	.718	83-160	243	8.4	42	80	14	54	367	12.7
2008-09	30-30	157-393	.399	17-78	.218	111-144	.771	90-198	288	9.6	40	95	12	53	442	14.7
Totals	110-68	406-890	.456	37-130	.285	266-359	.741	262-507	769	7.0	110	253	36	153	1,115	10.1