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| Height: | 5-9 |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Niles, OH |
| High School: | Cardinal Mooney (Mount Union) |
| Position: | F |
Junior (2011): Used his speed to make an instant impact on the attack, recording four goals for the season... took 23 shots, second most on the team... appeared in all 18 games and made 11 starts... scored his first goal with UB against Albany to force overtime (9/11)... took four shots and scored a goal against rival Canisius (9/21)... scored two goals on two shots in a 5-0 blowout of MAC rival Bowling Green (10/9).
Previous College: Played two seasons at Mount Union where he was a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection... Scored 15 goals in two seasons with the Raiders, including a team-high 10 in 2010.
High School: Earned four letters at Cardinal Mooney High School for coaches Larry Lencyk... Named to all-district and all-conference squads for the Cardinals... Finished senior season as team’s second leading scorer... Also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal: Born December 7, 1990... Son of Joe and Louise Merlo... Has one sister (Nicollette)... Given name is Giuseppe... Favorite foods include pasta and pizza... Favorite TV show is Jersey Shore and lists the program as the reality show he’d most like to be on... Majoring in chemistry.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | at West Virginia | L, 2-0 |
| Oct 13 | at Bowling Green | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 19 | Fla. Atlantic | W, 1-0 |
| Oct 26 | Western Mich. | W, 2-0 |
| Oct 31 | at Hartwick | W, 1-0 |
| Nov 2 | Northern Ill. | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 | ||
| Games started | 4 | 4 | ||
| Goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | ||
| Shots | 3 | 3 | ||
| Shot Pct | .333 | .333 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Canisius | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 28 | St. Bonaventure | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | Binghamton | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | Siena | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | Detroit | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Cornell | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 14 | at NJIT | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Stony Brook | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Albany (N.Y.) | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | Robert Morris | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Akron | L, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at West Virginia | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Bowling Green | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Fla. Atlantic | W, 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Western Mich. | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Hartwick | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | Northern Ill. | L, 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
| Wins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 | 0-0 | 1 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| December | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
