Women's Lacrosse 4/15/2021 2:10:00 PM

Game Preview: No. 18 Women's Lacrosse Plays at Georgian Court on Friday

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 15, 2021) – The No. 18 Mercy College women's lacrosse team plays at Georgian Court University on Friday, April 16th at 3:30 p.m.

Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Friday, April 16th 3:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-1), Georgian Court (4-1)
Location: Lakewood, N.J.

Scouting the Mavericks

Mercy is coming off an 18-10 victory over Georgian Court on April 8th. The Mavericks were led by junior Erin Chalich who had a team-high eight points on three goals and five assists.
Mercy was picked to finish 1st in the ECC Preseason Poll and junior Micayla Brady was tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Mavericks went 4-1 during the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season. Mercy went 15-5 during their last full season in 2019 and won their first ECC Championship, making the program's second NCAA Tournament appearance.
Mercy looks to start 6-1 for the first time since 2018.
Mercy is currently ranked No. 18 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll.
Mercy has started 5-1 for the first time since 2018.
Mercy has had five straight winning seasons and have made the ECC Tournament in each of the last four seasons the tournament was held.
The Mavericks are 5-1 all-time against Georgian Court.
Graduate student Mary Mackie has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and junior Taylor Bishop has been named to the ECC Honor Roll once. Bishop has a team-high 19 points on a team-high 17 goals to go along with two assists.
Mackie currently has nine goals and five assists on the year. Chalich was named the ECC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday and is third on the team with 15 points on five goals and a team-high 10 assists. Junior Kerri Cummings has 11 points on four goals and eight assists.
Junior Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk was named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 5th and is third on the team with 15 points on nine goals and six assists.
Senior Briana Corace has added 14 goals and three assists. She recorded her 100th career point in the Mavericks win over the Lions on April 8th. Sophomore Sydney Corley was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 15th after scoring a career-high two goals in the win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Brady leads the defense for the Mavericks and has been named ECC Defensive Player of the Week twice. The junior has a tean-high 20 ground balls and a team-high 21 caused turnovers. Junior Jules Keenan has recorded six goals, three assists, 11 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and a team-high-tying 27 draw controls. Senior Kellie Znaniecki has also played well recording 18 ground balls with 27 draw controls.
Senior Emma Jacobsen has made the start in goal in all six games this season and is 5-0 with a .525 save percentage and 21 saves. She was named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 5th. Junior Madeline Garvalosa is 0-1 in goal with 17 saves and a .500 save percentage in six games.

Scouting the Lions

Georgian Court last played on April 14th when they earned a 16-5 win over Holy Family.
The Lions were picked first in the CACC Preseason Poll after going 1-6 during the 2020 shortened season.
During their last full season in 2019, the Lions went 15-4 and won the CACC Tournament Championship.
Georgian Court is the three-time defending champions of the CACC and have opened their season with wins over Millersville, Kutztown, Molloy and Holy Family.
The Lions have played all but one of their games on the road this season.
Georgian Court's lone win against the Mavericks in the all-time series came on April 4, 2015.
The Lions are led by Riley O'Connor who has 11 goals on the year.
Madison Heck has a team-high 15 points on 13 goals and two assists and Sabrina Chandler has a team-high four assists with eight goals. Heck also has a team-high 25 draw controls and Chandler has 20 draw controls. Shaine Sauter is second on the team with 14 points on 11 goals and three assists and has five caused turnovers and seven ground balls.
Jessica Rogers has a team-high-tying six caused turnovers and has eight ground balls. Amanda Marino also has a team-high-tying six caused turnovers to go along with 10 goals and one assist.
Alexis Hahn has started all five games in goal for the Lions and is 4-1 with a .478 save percentage and 44 saves. She also has a team-high 21 ground balls and five caused turnovers.