DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 21, 2021) – The Mercy College field hockey team hosts NE10 foe No. 4 Assumption on Saturday, October 23rd at 1 p.m. in a Breast Cancer Awareness Game.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, October 23rd 1 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-9, 3-7 NE10), No. 4 Assumption (14-1, 11-0 NE10)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Assumption
Assumption earned a 7-1 win over Mercy on September 20, 2019.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 6-1 win over Molloy on Wednesday for their second straight win. Sophomore Ally Schreck had a career-high six points on two goals and two assists and graduate student Nicole Cotton and sophomore Kelly Rosenfeld had a goal and an assist. Juniors Katie Kreider and Alyssa Sacco also scored and freshman Kasey Volz and sophomore Rieley Fitzgerald had an assist. Senior Lauren Viscione made two saves to earn the win in goal. Mercy has won two games in a row for the first time since 2018 and the five-goal margin of victory over Molloy was the largest in program history. The Mavericks look to win three games in a row for the first time since 2017. Mercy is 0-5 all-time against Assumption dating back to 2012. Cotton leads the team with five goals and 11 points and Schreck also has 11 points on four goals and three assists. Volz is third on the team with eight points by way of two goals and a team-high four assists. Junior Katie Kreider has six points on three goals and Sacco has six points on two goals and two assists. Sophomore Rachel Palladino and junior Lily Sherry also have goals. Sophomore Kelly Rosenfeld has a goal and three assists and sophomore Rieley Fitzgerald has two assists. Viscione is currently 3-9 in goal with 111 saves and a .745 save percentage in 12 starts. The senior currently ranks third in the NE10 in saves.
The Mavericks are looking to qualify for the NE10 Tournament for the first time in just their second year as members of the conference. Mercy won three NE10 games in their inaugural season as members in 2019 and will look to increase that number in 2021. The Mavericks have been picked 14th in the NE10 Preseason Coaches' Poll but look to prove the coaches wrong. First-year Head Coach Marissa Spinazzola returns Sacco who was named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team in 2019 after leading the team with three goals and three assists for nine points. Sherry also returns after appearing in 16 games in 2019, recording the game-winning goal against Pace. Also coming back is Kreider who scored two goals in 2019, Cotton and senior Savanna James also return after scoring goals in 2019. Senior Briannagh Smith returns after starting in 11 games in 2019 with one assist. Viscione and senior Cydney Wolff are back in goal for the Mavericks. Viscione made 154 saves in 2019 with two shutouts and a .782 save percentage in 16 starts. Also returning from the 2019 team are juniors Christy Falisi and Taylor Durkin. Spinazzola will also rely upon sophomores Kate Ringstad, Rosenfeld, Rory McComb, Ally Schreck, Kirk, Palladino, Kyra Reyes, Fitzgerald, Devlin and freshmen Volz, Jessica Evans and Alexandra Giordano.
Scouting the Greyhounds
Assumption enters Saturday's game on a 14-game winning streak and is coming off a 2-0 win at Southern N.H. on Wednesday. The Greyhounds lost their season opener to nationally-ranked West Chester in overtime but have rattled off 14 straight wins since and are currently ranked No. 4 in the nation. Assumption was picked second in the NE10 Coaches' Poll after going 16-5 in 2019 and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Freshman Mia Salah leads the Greyhounds with a team-high 26 points on a team-high 12 goals with two assists. Senior Deirdre Burchill has 24 points on 10 goals and four assists and senior Isabel Primack has eight goals and six assists. Senior Jenna Graf has a team-high nine assists and senior Kylie Gargiulo is 14-1 in goal with 62 saves, a .849 save percentage and seven shutouts.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Tuesday, October 26th when they play at New Haven at 7 p.m.
