Merina Andersen

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-5
High School:
Monument Mountain H.S.
Hometown:
New Marlboro, Mass.

2005: Played in five games during the season against Marist (9/2), Connecticut (9/9), Vermont (9/18), St. Bonaventure (10/2), and Duquesne (10/14).

Before UMass: Lettered twice for Lasell College (Newton, Ma.) ... Named team[apos]s MVP in 2003 as well as a North Atlantic Conference First Team selection ... Tallied 31 goals and six assists as a sophomore ... Lasell Rookie of the Year in 2002 and NAC Second Team member ... 21 goals and nine assists as a freshman.

Personal: Merina Linnea Andersen ... Born Sept. 11, 1984, in Pittsfield, Mass. ... Daughter of David and Susan Andersen ... A sociology major ... Mother was a member of the UMass gymnastics team.