DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 22, 2021) – The Mercy College women's basketball team hosts Caldwell on Tuesday, November 23rd at 5 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 23rd 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-2), Caldwell (3-2)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 96-89 win over Caldwell on November 26, 2019 in double overtime.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 64-58 win over Goldey-Beacom on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by junior Katie Wall who had a game-high 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting with four assists. Sophomore Maria Tedesco had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and junior Kellie Nudd had 10 points and eight rebounds. Junior Asha Talib also had a strong game with eight points and 10 rebounds. Wall was named ECC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 24.0 points per game on 62.5 percent shooting with 5.5 assists per game. Talib was tabbed ECC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 11.0 points and a team-high 11.5 rebounds per game. The Mavericks are looking to start 3-2 or better for the first time since 2014-15 when they started 4-1. Mercy was picked seventh in the ECC Coaches' Poll after going 1-8 in 2021. The top six teams in the ECC standings qualify for the ECC Tournament. Mercy made their first ECC Tournament appearance since 2009 last season and earned their first win over St. Thomas Aquinas since 2009. Wall ranks first in the ECC in points per game (21.5), is second in assists (4.8) and leads the ECC in steals per game (3.3). She also ranks third in the ECC in three-point field goal percentage and is first in field goal percentage. Senior Taysha Bender ranks fourth in the conference in points per game (18.3) and is shooting 44.9 percent from the floor with 2.0 made threes per game. Junior Kellie Nudd is averaging 10.0 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. Talib is posting 8.5 points per game and a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game. Talib is currently ranked fifth in the ECC in rebounds per game. Mercy currently leads the ECC in points per game (70.0), is second in steals per game (11.0) and leads the ECC with a 34.7 three-point field goal percentage.
Scouting the Cougars
Caldwell is coming off a 74-59 loss to Saint Anselm on Saturday. The Cougars were picked to finish third in the North Division CACC Coaches' Poll after going 3-7 in 2021. In their last full season in 2019-20, Caldwell went 8-21 and lost in the CACC Quarterfinals. The Cougars are led by junior Casey O'Shaughnessy who is averaging a team-high 16.2 points per game with two made threes a game. She also averages 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Senior Paula Dits is second on the team with 13.8 points per game and shoots a team-best 57.1 percent from downtown. She also leads the team with 9.0 rebounds per game. Junior Rebecca Morrison is averaging 10.4 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and a team-high 1.4 blocks per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Sunday, November 28th when they host Assumption at 1 p.m.
