Merkel led the Geneseo defense as the Knights posted three victories last week. Against Rochester, Merkel registered a ground ball, a caused turnover and five draw controls. She added two ground balls, five draw controls and a team-high four caused turnovers against RIT as the Knights pulled out a 17-11 victory. At Clarkson, Merkel scooped three ground balls, two draw controls and a season-best five caused turnovers to help the Knights to a 12-8 win. Merkel leads the league in caused turnovers (14) and draw controls (26).