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Merchant HOF

Rebecca Merchant

  • Class
    1990
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Volleyball
She was a four-time All-Ivy volleyball selection, earning first-team honors three times (1987, 1988 and 1989) and honorable mention as a freshman in 1986. A co-captain in 1989, she led the team to the New York state championship in 1988 and '89 and was selected to the all-tournament team. She set several Cornell records, including career marks for kills per game (3.06), kill percentage (.315), total blocks (404), blocks per game (1.17), solo blocks (199) and block assists (205). She helped her team record 20 or more wins in each of her four seasons with the varsity: 22-11 in 1986, 21-12 in 1987, 25-9 in 1988, and 25-8 in 1989. The former resident of Greenhill Farms, Pa., is a graduate of Lower Merion High School and currently resides in Old Forge, Pa.
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