DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Mercy College men's soccer team hosts Saint Rose on Wednesday, September 15th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 15th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-1), Saint Rose (1-1)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting
The teams last met on September 1, 2016 with Mercy earning a 2-1 win.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off an impressive 3-1 win on Wednesday against perennial East Region power Adelphi. Mercy was led by junior Matthias Kuhn and senior Rainiero Salas who both had a goal and an assist. The Mavericks are unbeaten in their last 14 home games at Mercy Field, going 12-0-2. Salas has a team-high five points on the year on two goals and one assist and Kuhn has a goal and an assist. Seniors Archie Jones and Javier Mangado both have a goal and senior Tormod Simonsen has an assist on the year. Graduate student Felipe Baeza is 2-0 in goal for the Mavericks with three saves and a .750 save percentage in two starts.
The Mavericks are looking to defend their ECC Championship from 2019 and look to make the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. In 2019, Mercy went 14-4-3 and won their first ECC Tournament Championship since 2004. The Mavericks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll and junior Matthias Kuhn was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Leading the returners is Kuhn who was named Third Team All-ECC as a freshman. Jones, Saul Melendez Kevin Aguilar, Salas, Vasco Baptista, Hamza Khan and David Sassano return from the team in 2019. Jones had four goals and five assists in 2019 and Salas had a goal and two assists. Head Coach Pedro Velazquez also welcomes nine transfers that have joined the team over the last two years. Simonsen, Mangado and Abraham Lopez and juniors Benjamin Van Buren, Marco Passera, Jens Ovreseth, David Breitenbach and Isaí Carrillo all joined the team during the 2020-21 academic year and Baeza transferred in for this year. Simonsen transferred from Seton Hill University where he had a goal and an assist in 11 starts in 2019. Mangado transfers from Wheeling University where he had a goal and two assists in 2019 in 14 starts. Lopez joins the team from Harding University where he made five starts and played in 20 games in two years. Van Buren transfers in from Division I USC Upstate where he started 12 games in 2019. Passera played at Spring Hill College in 2019 where he had an assist in 13 games and Ovreseth comes from Davis & Elkins College where he had two goals and four assists in 2019. Breitenbach posted six goals and three assists in 2019 for Barton College prior to joining Mercy. Carrillo joins the team from Notre Dame de Namur University where he started 16 games in 2019 with one assist. Baeza joins the team in 2021 from Division I USC Upstate where he went 5-4-2 in goal with 35 saves in 2020-21.
Scouting the Golden Knights
Saint Rose has opened their season with a loss to Caldwell and a win over Molloy. The Golden Knights earned a 2-0 win over the Lions in their last game on Saturday. Saint Rose is led by Victor Boje Henriksen who has a team-high two goals on the year. Daniel Zholendz also has a goal on the year and Daniel Rechni, Simon Schouby and Harry Soederlind have added assists. Ryan Henning is 1-1 in goal with four saves and a .500 save percentage in two starts. Saint Rose was picked fifth in the NE10 Coaches' Poll after going 10-6-4 in 2019 and 6-1 during their 2021 spring season.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, September 18th when they host Staten Island at 3 p.m.
