Christopher Newport University

2024 - 5th-Year Senior Season - Served as a reserve while providing a veteran presence on the attack throughout his final year with the Captains ... Took part in 13 games, including six battles against top-20 opponents ... Scored a goal at No. 3 Tufts on March 6 ... Added two ground balls in his next appearance during a victory over No. 4 Dickinson on March 15 ... Also collected a roller in a triumph over No. 13 Lynchburg on March 23 ... Finished the season with eight ground balls, including four in the opener at Hampden-Sydney on February 10 ... Notched another one against Grove City on March 2 ... Punctuated the year with seven shots, including three on-target attempts ... Uncorked one in back-to-back league battles against Mary Washington on April 17 and Stockton on April 20.

2023 - Senior Season - Orchestrated a breakout campaign while starring on the attack ... Saw action in all 22 games and earned 12 starts while helping lead the Captains to the National Semifinals ... Ranked sixth on the team with 18 goals and 22 points ... Produced five multi-goal efforts, including a hat-trick against Kean during the semifinals of the Coastal Lacrosse Conference Tournament on May 5 ... Also had three points in a league win at Stockton on April 15 ... Deposited a pair of fourth-quarter goals during a thrilling 14-13 overtime victory against No. 11 Lynchburg on April 1 ... Added two strikes against St. John Fisher on March 8 and Hampden-Sydney on March 25 as well ... Collected at least one point in his first seven appearances of the season, including a goal against No. 1 RIT on March 17 ... Was equally impactful during the playoffs ... Registered an assist in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Hope on May 12 before landing a second-half strike against No. 6 Dickinson while helping lead a comeback during a 12-11 overtime triumph on May 20 in the NCAA Quarterfinals ... Came through with one of the key plays in the Final Four after making a diving snag to prevent an over-and-back turnover while saving a possession in the fourth quarter, which helped the Captains inch within two during the final stanza against No. 2 Salisbury on May 21 ... Collected nine total ground balls during the season, including two at Mary Washington on April 22 ... Also forced one of his two turnovers during the year against the Eagles ... Finished the season with 46 total shots, including 24 on-target blasts.

2022 - Junior Season - Appeared in seven games during his second year with the Captains … Landed a goal in the regular season finale against Colorado College on April 24 … Unloaded four shots during the year, including one in a nationally-ranked victory over No. 20 Hampden-Sydney on February 26 … Also saw time in the squad’s win over No. 7 Lynchburg on March 19.

2021 - Sophomore Season - Saw time on the attack during his first year in Newport News … Notched his first collegiate goal in a win over Mary Washington on April 10 … Finished the season with nine shots and put five on cage … Contributed two ground balls during the year, including one in his debut at Hampden-Sydney during the season opener on February 26.
 
2020 - Freshman Season (at Mount St. Mary’s) - Spent his first collegiate campaign as a reserve on the midfield unit at Division I Mount St. Mary’s.

At Lenape - Competed in multiple sports during his time with the Indians ... Served as a captain on the lacrosse team and helped lead the squad to the 2018 South Jersey Group 4 Championship ... Finished his career with 111 points, including 53 goals ... Also earned a pair of varsity letters on the wrestling team ... Honored with the 2019 Olympic Conference Sportsmanship Award ... Earned a spot on the Puerto Rico U20 National Men's Lacrosse Team.

Personal - William Luis Mercado is the son of Jose and Michele Mercado ... Has a brother, Joey, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Cassandra ... Joey played lacrosse at Mount St. Mary's ... Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete, and J. Cole is his favorite musician ... Socrates is the person in history he would most like to meet ... "Naruto" is his favorite TV shows, and his favorite movies are Rocky 1-5 ... Majoring in mathematics.