Four Different Mavericks Score as Women's Soccer Earns 4-1 Victory Over Molloy
Box Score DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 31, 2015) – Four different Mavericks scored as the Mercy College women's soccer team closed its 2015 regular season with a 4-1 victory over Molloy College in an East Coast Conference (ECC) matchup on Saturday afternoon at Mercy Field.
The Mavericks (8-5-2, 6-3-0 ECC) finish the regular season on a three-game winning streak, while the Lions (6-8-2, 3-6-0 ECC) end their 2015 season on a three-game losing streak. Mercy will now head to the ECC Tournament for the third straight year as the No. 4 seed playing at No. 1 seed Bridgeport in a semifinal matchup on Thursday, November 5th in a rematch of last year's final, won by the Mavericks.
Senior Jessica DeLeon (Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley CC) concluded the afternoon with her second goal of the year, while redshirt freshman Ileen Mejia (Whittier, Calif./La Mirada) ended with a goal and an assist. Sophomore Heidi Serna (West Covina, Calif./South Hills) added her fourth goal of the year and senior Ashley Johnson (Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley CC) capped off the day with a goal off an assist from senior Dawn Hickey (Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot). Freshman Kennedy Salerno (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) chipped in an assist of her own and senior goalkeeper Nicole Augustine (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston) made six saves to pick up the win and improve to 6-5-1.
Molloy was led by Shannon Murphy who scored the visitors lone goal of the day, while goalkeeper Kelsey Dittmeier made five saves in a losing effort.
The Mavericks got off to a strong start in their final tune-up for the postseason as DeLeon put Mercy on the board with a goal in the 15th minute off a free kick from 25 yards out that put them up 1-0.
Mercy continued to apply pressure to the Lions backline as Dittmeier was forced to make three saves in the period. Augustine made four saves of her own in the frame and the score remained 1-0 until Mejia took a nicely played cross from Salerno in the 35th minute and fired it into the back of the net to give the Mavericks a 2-0 lead.
The Mavericks maintained a 2-0 advantage heading into halftime and held a narrow 6-5 edge in shots.
The second stanza saw the guests end the shutout bid as Murphy found the back of the net in the 51st minute off a scramble in front of the net, following an initial save by Augustine, to make it 2-1.
However, the momentum for Molloy was short lived as Serna put a shot in the upper right corner following a pass from Mejia in the 53rd minute to up the Mercy lead to 3-1.
The Mavericks continued to look for more and Johnson answered the call with a tally in the 71st minute with Hickey supplying the assist to give Mercy a commanding 4-1 lead. The Mavericks cruised the rest of the way, ending the game with a 14-10 advantage in shots.
Head Coach Jonathan Feinstein and the Mavericks will face Bridgeport in the ECC Tournament semifinals on Thursday, November 5th in Bridgeport
