DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 1, 2021) – The No. 5 seed Mercy College women's basketball team plays at No. 4 seed Molloy College in an ECC Women's Basketball Championship Play-in Game on Tuesday, March 2nd at 5 p.m. The winner of Tuesday's game will play at No. 1 seed Daemen on Thursday, March 4th.

Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 2nd 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (1-7, 1-7 ECC), Molloy (3-4, 3-4 ECC)
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y.
No spectators permitted due to COVID-19

Scouting the Mavericks

• Mercy enters the ECC Tournament as the No. 5 seed after going 1-7 during the regular season.
• Mercy is making their first appearance in the ECC Tournament since 2009 when they fell to Dowling in the Quarterfinals.
• Mercy was picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Coaches Poll in January.
• The Mavericks are coming off a 78-70 loss to D'Youville in their last game on Saturday.
• Mercy dropped their two prior meetings this season to Molloy on February 13th and 14th at Molloy.
• The Mavericks last defeated Molloy on January 27, 2016 at Molloy.
• Mercy's last road win against an ECC opponent came on February 17, 2018 at Bridgeport.
• Mercy is looking to win their first ECC Championship and is looking to secure the program's first NCAA Tournament bid since 1985.
• Mercy is looking to win their first ECC Tournament game since 1992 when they defeated Saint Rose.
• Mercy is led by one-time ECC Honor Roll recipient sophomore Katie Wall who is averaging a team-high 13.4 points per game with 3.3 rebounds per game. Wall had a career-high 26 points at D'Youville on Saturday.
• Sophomore Kellie Nudd is second on the team with 8.7 points per game and leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game. Nudd had a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds in the win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday.
• Freshman Jamie Waldron is averaging 11.0 points per game over her last three games and had a career-high 13 points and 18 rebounds at D'Youville on Saturday.

Scouting the Lions

• Molloy enters the ECC Tournament as the No. 4 seed after going 3-4 during the regular season.
• The Lions are making their second straight appearance in the ECC Tournament after reaching the Championship Game last year.
• Molloy was 22-9 last year and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
• The Lions are looking to win their first ECC Championship since 2017 when they defeated New York Tech.
• Overall, Molloy has won three ECC Tournament Championships with all coming since 2008.
• The Lions are 3-1 at home this year and last played on Sunday at Roberts Wesleyan where they fell 62-53 in overtime.
• Senior Gabriella Aspuru was named Second Team All-ECC last year and is averaging a team-high 12.4 points per game. Graduate student Safiyyah Lee is second on the team with 11.1 points per game and leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Senior Morgan Staab averages 8.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and freshman Danielle Hippner is a one-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week.
• Molloy is currently ranked No. 8 nationally in blocked shots per game (5.3), No. 3 in field goal percentage defense (32.0) and No. 5 in scoring defense (52.3).

Next Game
The winner of Tuesday's game will play at Daemen on Thursday, March 4th and the loser's season will come to an end.