2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Russell, Merissah
Jersey Number 13
Merissah Russell
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- High School:
- Cairine Wilson
Bio
Graduate Year (2024-25)
- Played in 31 games and made four starts while averaging 14.8 minutes per game in her final collegiate season
- Finished her Louisville career tied for 12th all-time with 139 games played
- Averaged 4.4 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game and 1.2 assists per game
- Scored 13 points and had two rebounds and two steals against #9/#10 North Carolina
- Led the team with four rebounds in the win over #11 Duke
- Tied a season high with five rebounds and nine points against Virginia Tech
- Tied a career high with four assists and tied a season high with five rebounds with six points in the win over #13 Georgia Tech
- Tied a career high with a team-leading four assists to go with eight points and two steals in a career-best 30 minutes in the win at Wake Forest
- Scored 11 points and set a career high with seven free throws made with three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Boston College
- Tied a career high with a team-best four assists against Grambling State
- Set a career high with 14 points and four three-pointers against #11 Oklahoma
- Tied a career high with three steals and three 3-pointers against Southern Indiana
Senior Year (2023-24)
- Played in all 34 games and made two starts in her senior season with the Cardinals.
- Led the team and tied a career high with four assists to go with nine points, five rebounds, two steals and a block against Middle Tennessee.
- Tied a career high with three steals and had a season-high six rebounds against Virginia.
- Earned her first career start in the road win over Georgia Tech.
- Tied a career high with a team-best four assists to go with seven points in the win over #12/14 Notre Dame.
- Scored nine points, tied a season high with four field goals made and two steals in the home win over Pitt.
- Scored in double figures for the third time against an ACC opponent with 10 points, 2-for-3 from behind the arc and tallied a season and team-best five rebounds in the win over Wake.
- Tallied double-figures points for the second-straight game with 10 points, two rebounds and two steals in the win over Duke.
- Scored a season-best 12 points and was 3-for-3 from the floor and from three in the win over #RV/23 Miami. She tied a career high with three three-pointers made and scored 11 of her 12 points in the fourth quarter.
- Tied a career high with three made three-pointers and tied a season high with 11 points to go with three rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in a career-best 27 minutes against NC A&T.
- Scored nine points and added three rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win over Gonzaga.
- Tallied a career-best four assists to go with 11 points, four rebounds, two steals and a block in the win over Bellarmine.
- Set a career high with five made free throws in the road win over Cincinnati.
Summer (2023)
- Helped the Cards come away with gold at the 2023 GLOBL JAM. It was the second-straight year she won gold in the event after playing for Team Canada in 2022.
- Played with Team Canada and came home with the bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA Women’s Americup.
Junior Year (2022-23)
- Played in 37 games coming off the bench during her junior season.
- Scored six or more points in 11 games this season.
- Scored eight points on 3-for-6 shooting in the win over No. 8 seed Ole Miss.
- Tallied nine points, two boards, two assists and a steal off the bench in the win over No. 12 seed Drake.
- Scored 12 points and tied a career high with five field goals made against #10 Notre Dame.
- Tied a career high with three assists in the home win over Miami.
- Scored a career-high 13 points with four rebounds, two assists and a steal against Boston College. Nine of her 13 points came in the fourth quarter against the Eagles.
- Tallied seven points, tied a career high with three assists and had two steals in the win over Clemson.
- Led the Cardinals and set a career high with eight rebounds to go with nine points in the road win over Virginia.
- Was active on the glass and tied a career high with seven rebounds against Syracuse. She also hit a three in the win, her seventh-straight game with at least one three made.
- Tied a career high with 11 points, four field goals and three three-pointers in the road win over DePaul.
- Tied a career high with seven rebounds and added six points in the win over Kentucky.
- Had a career-best 11 points, four field goals, three steals and three made three pointers in the win over Longwood on Nov. 25.
- Tied a career high with two steals and set a season high with five points in the win at Belmont.
Sophomore Year (2021-22) :
- Missed Syracuse and Notre Dame games competing for Canadian National Team in 2022 World Cup Qualifying Tournament
in Osaka, Japan - Played a season-high 15 minutes, tallying a season five points with three rebounds and one assist off the bench in the win
over Pitt on 1/6 - Came off the bench and played a season high 12 minutes and recorded three points and two rebounds in win at Colorado State
Canadian National Team (2021):
- Named an alternate on Canada’s women’s basketball team that competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but did not travel
- In mid-June, competed for Canada at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She helped lead Canada to a perfect 4-0 record in pool play and a trip to the semifinals. In the win over El Salvador, she had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from deep, while adding two steals. She had six points on 2-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc in a win over the U.S. Virgin Islands
Freshman Year (2020-21):
- Played in 20 games, averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds
- Recorded six points and five rebounds in 12 minutes at Boston College on 2/4
- Converted on her first collegiate three point field goal in a win at Virginia Tech on 1/7
- Tied her season-high with eight points, including 4-5 from the free throw line, in a win vs. Bellarmine on 1/2
- Scored eight points on 3-4 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 19 minutes in collegiate debut at SEMO on 11/25
High School:
- Ranked as the 29th best guard by espnW. She was listed as a four-star prospect by Prospects Nation and is rated No. 54 overall by PASS Scouting Service
- Played for Canada's U19 team at the 2019 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. She helped lead Canada to the quarterfinals, where they fell to eventual champion USA and head coach Jeff Walz. She finished the tournament averaging 6.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists
- Also a member of Canada's Senior National team and participated as the youngest player on the roster in a five-game European exhibition tour in Belgium and Great Britain
- Was named the MVP of the first ever BioSteele All Canadian Girls Game in April, the Canadian version of the McDonald's All-American game. She finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in that game which featured the top 24 female high school players in Canada
Personal:
- Born on March 3, 2002
- Daughter of Natalie and Tony Russell, has one sister, Maiyah
- Majoring in Exercise Science
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22
