Memphis Mertens
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Roseau, Minn.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Roseau
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- Major:
- Business Marketing
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- gp
- 25
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- p
- 17
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- g
- 7
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- a
- 10
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- pim
- 20
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- +/-
- -20
Bio
Why did you pick Concordia: Because of the amazing people
Post Graduation plans: Move out of the state
The MERTENS File
Favorite food: Chicken sandwich
Favorite restaurant: 99 Restaurant
Favorite Movie: How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days
Favorite TV/ Streaming Series: Friends
Favorite musical group: Creed and Candlebox
Go-to Karaoke song: Far Behind
The place in the world I most want to visit: Memphis Tennessee
If I could have a super power it would be: The ability to fly
Favorite professional sports team: Boston Bruins
Favorite professional athlete growing up: Alex Ovechkin
My dream job is: Stay at home mom/wife
If I could play another sport (other than hockey) I would play: Volleyball
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 25 | 18 |
| Points | 17 | 11 |
| Goals | 7 | 5 |
| Assists | 10 | 6 |
| PIM | 20 | 18 |
| +/- | -20 | -16 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 2 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 1 | 0 |
| Games started | 10 | 7 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 78 | 61 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Wis.-Eau Claire | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 1 | Wis.-Eau Claire | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 14 | at Augsburg | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 15 | at Augsburg | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 21 | Gust. Adolphus | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 22 | Gust. Adolphus | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 5 | at Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Dec 6 | at Saint Mary's (Minn.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 12 | Wis.-Superior | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 13 | Wis.-Superior | W, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2 | at Wis.-River Falls | L, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 3 | at Wis.-River Falls | L, 10-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 6 | at Wis.-Superior | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 16 | at St. Scholastica | W, 5-3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 17 | at St. Scholastica | W, 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 23 | St. Olaf | L, 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 24 | St. Olaf | L, 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 30 | St. Catherine | L, 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 31 | St. Catherine | W, 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 6 | Hamline | L, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 7 | Hamline | L, 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 13 | at Bethel (Minn.) | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 14 | at Bethel (Minn.) | L, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 20 | Saint Benedict | L, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 |
| Feb 21 | at Saint Benedict | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | -20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| Conference | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 |
| Away | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Losses | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| November | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| December | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| January | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| February | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 14 | .548 |
News mentions
Concordia battled for 60 minutes but fell 3-1 to College of Saint Benedict on Friday afternoon at the Moorhead Sports Center.
Concordia never trailed in its series opener with No.6-ranked Hamline until the final shot of the game. The Cobbers played one of the best games of their season and were either leading or tied with the league-leading Pipers for 60:56 but unfortunately a goal in the first minute of overtime sent CC to a 4-3 loss.
The Concordia-Moorhead women’s hockey team earned a hard-fought 4–2 home victory over St. Catherine on Saturday, using late-game execution to secure the win.
It was a game of 3-goal streaks for Concordia and St. Catherine in the series opener on Friday. Unfortunately for the Cobbers, it was the Wildcats who came up with the final 3-goal binge and came away with a 6-3 victory.
It was a give-and-take affair between the Cobbers and St. Olaf in the series finale on Saturday. Unfortunately for Concordia, it finished in the give category as the Oles took the 5-4 win in overtime.
Concordia used a strong third-period push to earn a 5-2 victory over St. Scholastica on Saturday night. The win moves the Cobbers to 7-8 overall and 4-4 in MIAC play.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (1/16/26) — Concordia-Moorhead used a strong third period to earn a 5–3 victory over St. Scholastica on Saturday, improving to 6-8-0 overall and 3-4-0 in MIAC play.
Concordia scored three goals in the final 25 minutes of play to break open a 1-1 tie, claim a 4-2 victory at Wis.-Superior and earn a 3-game sweep over the Yellowjackets for the season. .
Concordia was given a tough task to open the 2026 calendar year as they squared off against No.1-ranked Wis.-River Falls on the road. The Cobbers kept the game close for the first 35 minutes but then gave up three of the final four goals and lost 5-2.
A fast start, special teams success, and a strong performance in net powered Concordia to a 4–1 victory over Wisconsin–Superior, as the Cobbers built an early lead and never relinquished control.
Concordia scored the final two goals in the series opener with Wis.-Superior and outlasted the Yellowjackets 3-1 to pick up its second straight win and third in the last five games.
Concordia gave up a goal in all three periods against No.3-ranked Augsburg and lost 5-0 in the series finale between the two teams.
The conference opener was a tall task for the Cobbers on Friday. They had to play on the road and at defending MIAC champion, and No.3-ranked, Augsburg.
The Concordia women’s hockey team fought hard on Saturday at home but came up just short, falling 2-0 to Wis.-Eau Claire. Goaltender Abby Huselid kept the Cobbers in the game with a number of key saves, while Concordia’s offense created multiple chances but was unable to beat a strong UW-Eau Claire defense.
A pair of goals in the first 11:09 proved to be the difference in the Cobbers’ 3-1 season-opening loss against Wis.-Eau Claire.
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