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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 150
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- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Bloomington
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- Previous College:
- Oakland City University
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- 1
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- a
- 1
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- pts
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- gw
- 0
Bio
Career Highs
Goals - 1, multiple times
Assists - 1 vs. Kuyper, August 29, 2025
Points - 3 vs. Kuyper, August 29, 2025
Shots - 4 vs. Kuyper, August 29, 2025
Senior (2025): Appeared in 8 matches in his final season … Recorded 1 goal and 1 assist for 3 points on 6 shots (.167 shooting), putting 4 on goal (.667 SOG%) … Scored and assisted in the season opener against Kuyper on Aug. 29, posting career highs of 3 points, 4 shots, and 3 shots on goal in that match … Finishes his Red Devil career with 2 goals and 1 assist for 5 points across 16 appearances.
Junior (2024): Appeared in 8 games and started 4 in his first season as a Red Devil … Recorded 2 shots and 2 shots on goal … Finished the season with 1 goal … Scored his first career goal in a 2-1 win at Beloit on Sept. 1.
Sophomore (2023-24): Ran Cross Country and Track and Field at Oakland City University.
Freshman (2021-22): Ran Cross Country and Track and Field at Lincoln College.
Bloomington High School: Member of Big 12 All-Conference Team as a Senior.
Personal: The son of Pamphil and Clementine Ilonga, Merdi was born on April 30, 2001, in Kinshasa, DR Congo … Has one sibling, Diven … Majoring in Business Administration.
Player Profile
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Spalding | W, 4-1 |
| Oct 15 | at Greenville | L, 2-0 |
| Oct 18 | at Blackburn | W, 1-0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lawrence | T, 2-2 |
| Oct 26 | at MUW | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 1 | at Lyon | L, 3-1 |
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 2 | ||
| Games started | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 3 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 6 | 1 | ||
| Shot Pct | .167 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Illinois Valley CC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Augustana (Ill.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | Kuyper | W, 14-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | at Benedictine (Ill.) | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Franklin | W, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Grinnell | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | Monmouth (Ill.) | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | Concordia Chicago | W, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Maranatha Baptist | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | Grace Christian (Mich.) | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at Ripon | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Ill. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Westminster (MO) | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Webster | L, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Principia | L, 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | Lyon | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11 | Spalding | W, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Greenville | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Blackburn | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Lawrence | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | at MUW | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Lyon | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 8 | 0 | .13 | .13 | .38 | .75 | .167 | .50 | .667 |
| Conference | 2 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .50 | 1.000 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 0 | .14 | .14 | .43 | .86 | .167 | .57 | .667 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 5 | 0 | .20 | .20 | .60 | 1.20 | .167 | .80 | .667 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - | |
| Month | August | 2 | 0 | .50 | .50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | .250 | 1.50 | .750 |
| September | 4 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .25 | .000 | .00 | .000 | |
| October | 2 | 0 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .50 | 1.000 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .167 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .167 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .167 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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