WASHINGTON – Georgetown University men's lacrosse alum Brodie Merrill (C'05) is set to begin his 16th season of professional outdoor lacrosse when the Premier Lacrosse League begins its second season on competition this weekend at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. Merrill, a member of the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club's inaugural roster, is one of the most decorated collegiate and professional players in the sport's history.

Merrill in Premier Lacrosse League
•    Member of Chaos LC in 2019, collecting 40 ground balls.
•    Nominated for the Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award and Brendan Looney Leadership Award.
•    Selected by Waterdog LC third overall in the PLL Expansion Draft.

Merrill in Major League Lacrosse
•    Played 14 seasons in the MLL for the Bayhawks, Rattlers, Nationals and Cannons.
•    Won MLL championships with the Bayhawks (2005), Rattlers (2008) and Toronto Nationals (2009).
•    MLL Rookie of the Year (2005).
•    6x MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
•    7x MLL All-Star.

Merrill at Georgetown
•    2x Tewaaraton Award Finalist (2004, 2005).
•    2x USILA First Team All-American (2004, 2005).
•    USILA Schmeisser Award winner as NCAA Outstanding Defenseman.
•    2x ECAC Champion (2003, 2004).
•    2x All-ECAC First Team (2004, 2005); ECAC Defensive Player of the Year (2005).
•    Tallied 250 ground balls, most for a non-FOGO in program history.
•    Awarded Georgetown's William Corcoran Memorial Trophy (Team MVP) in 2004 and 2005.

Every game of the 2020 PLL season will air live on NBC, NBCSN or NBC Sports Gold. All televised game will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Sunday, July 26 (NBC)
Waterdogs LC vs. Atlas LC – 4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 28 (NBCSN)
Waterdogs LC vs. Archers LC – 7 p.m.

Friday, July 31 (NBC Sports Gold)
Waterdogs LC vs. Chrome LC – 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 1 (NBC Sports Gold)
Waterdogs LC vs. Chrome LC – 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 4 (NBC Sports Gold or NBCSN)
Elimination Round – TBD

Thursday, August 6 (NBCSN)
Semifinals – TBD

Sunday, August 9 (NBC)
Championship Game – 12:30 p.m.