2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Landy Mertz
- Position:
- M
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Upper Saint Clair
- Prev School:
- Dayton
CAREER: Earned Academic All-American Honors (2022)…Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Honors (2022)…named to All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022 and 2023)…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)…awarded PNC Achiever of the Week (9/26/22, 10/31/23)...earned Blue-Gold Award...named to ACC All-Tornament Team (2023)...named to All-ACC Third Team (2023)...earned USC All-Atlantic Region Team honors (2023).
2023: First-ever Panther drafted to the NWSL (NC Courage)…Earned Blue-Gold Award…Named to All-ACC Academic Team…Named to TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week three times (8/22, 10/31 and 11/14)…Earned PNC Achievers of the Week honors (10/31)…Named to All-ACC Third Team…Named to ACC All-Tornament Team…Earned USC All-Atlantic Region Team honors…Named to TopDrawerSoccer National Top-100 Postseaon list (No.47)…Started in 23 of all 24 games played this season…tied for most games played in program history…totaled 1907 minutes played…secured total points with four goals and 14 assists…tied for most assists in a single season…placed 33 of 58 shots…earned game winning goal against Buffalo (8/17).
2022: Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Honors…Earned Academic All-American Honors…Named to All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll… awarded PNC Achiever of the Week (9/26)…made 22 starts in 22 games played…totaled 1685 minutes played…placed 36 of 59 shots on goal…tied for third most goals on team (6)…tied for third most assists on team (3)…most game winning goals on team (4).
2021: Named to All-ACC Academic Team ... made 14 starts in 15 games played … ranked 47th in the nation in assists per game (0.47), 94th in total assists (7) and 96th in shots per game (3.13) … ranked fourth in the ACC in assists per game (0.47), fifth in shots per game (3.13) and 14th in total assists (7) … totaled 950 minutes played … placed 17 of 47 shots on goal … second-most shots on team with 47 … tied for most shots on goal on team with 17 … most assists on team with seven … increased Pitt’s lead to four in 5-0 victory over NJIT (8/29) … scored in her second consecutive game in 3-0 victory at Saint Joseph’s (9/2) ... recorded two assists in 7-0 home victory over Saint Francis (9/9) … proved the difference maker against Syracuse (10/18) with two assists in 4-2 victory.
2020-21: Appeared in two games with two starts ... placed five of eight shots on goal ... totaled 162 minutes played ... recorded two goals against Duquesne (3/7) ... notched a goal over Kentucky (3/29).
2019 (AT DAYTON): Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team … started all 19 matches as a midfielder … scored three goals along with two assists for eight points … led the team with 22 of 43 shots on goal … was a 4.0 academic award recipient.
High School: Selected a United Soccer Coaches High School All-American and the Post-Gazette Player of the Year after producing 20 goals and 15 assists as a senior … netted 56 goals and 30 assists in her high school career … garnered all-section every year and all-area, Almanac Elite 11, All-WPIAL and All-State in her last seasons … helped the Panthers win the PIAA AAAA Championship as a freshman and two section titles and was selected the team’s rookie of the year … picked team MVP as a sophomore … served as team captain her last two seasons... played for Century and Riverhounds Academy … helped the teams win the 2018 Region I, three State Cup titles, two US Club Regional crowns and the US Club National Championships … named Best 11 at USYSA National Championships in 2018.
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Rob Mertz ... has older brothers Robbie and Ryan and older sister Leah ... father played soccer at Grove City College ... Robbie played professionally with the Atlanta United 2 and previously with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and collegiately at Michigan ... Ryan plays soccer at Delaware ... major is undecided.
