DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2022) – The Mercy College men's basketball team hosts D'Youville College on Friday, January 21st at 7 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Friday, January 21st 7 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-12, 2-5 ECC), D'Youville (1-14, 0-7 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
No Spectators Permitted
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 75-68 win over D'Youville on February 27, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 63-50 win over UDC on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Jayden Dewaal who had a season-high 19 points and 20 rebounds. Junior James Taylor Jr. had 17 points and junior Brandon Wilson added 10 points. Mercy was picked seventh in the ECC Coaches' Poll after going 2-5 in 2021. The top six teams in the ECC standings qualify for the ECC Tournament. Mercy made their first ECC Tournament appearance since 2016 last season. Mercy is currently led by Taylor Jr. who averages a team-high 12.9 points per game and has scored in double figures in nine of the 13 games he has played in. Junior Elijah Mitchell is second on the team with 11.3 points per game and leads the team with 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Junior Brandon Wilson has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and is third on the team averaging 10.3 points per game. He is second on the team shooting 40.3 percent from the floor and has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games. Junior Garrett Kirkland is fifth on the team with 7.6 points per game and has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice. He is shooting a team-best 36.1 percent from downtown and has a team-high 26 threes on the year. Sophomore Jayden Dewaal was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday and averages 9.7 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game in four starts. He has been named to the ECC Honor Roll once and is third in the ECC in rebounds per game.
Scouting the Saints
D'Youville is coming off a 74-63 loss to Molloy on Sunday. The Saints were picked ninth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 2-12 last season. D'Youville is currently looking for their first-ever ECC win after going 0-8 last season and are currently 0-7 this season. The Saints are led by freshman Mason Putnam who averages a team-high 11.5 points per game. Sophomore Chris Stineman averages 9.6 points per game on a team-high 53.7 percent shooting and freshman Nelson St. Louis posts 9.4 points per game. Freshman Rod Johnson averages a team-high 4.8 rebounds per game and junior Latrell Butler dishes out a team-high 3.2 assists per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Sunday, January 23rd when they host Daemen at 2 p.m.
