DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2022) – The Mercy College women's basketball team plays at Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday, January 26th at 6 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 26th 6 p.m.
Records: Mercy (10-7, 8-1 ECC), Roberts Wesleyan (8-5, 5-2 ECC)
Location: Rochester, N.Y.
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 68-63 win over Roberts Wesleyan on December 17, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 55-51 loss to first-place Daemen on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by senior Taysha Bender who had 15 points and six steals. Junior Asha Talib netted 10 points and sophomore Jamie Waldron had eight points. Mercy currently has their most wins in a season since 2008-09. With a win over Roberts Wesleyan, Mercy would have their most ECC wins in a season since the 1996-97 season when they had 11 ECC wins. The Mavericks with a win would be off to their best 18-game start since the 1987-88 season when they started 11-7. With a win on Wednesday, Mercy would have their most wins in a season since the 1996-97 season when they had 13 wins. The Mavericks are also looking for their first win at Roberts Wesleyan in program history. 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. Junior Katie Wall is a two-time ECC Player of the Week, one-time MBWA Division II-III Player of the Week Honorable Mention and two-time Honor Roll recipient and ranks fourth in the ECC in points per game (17.1), third in assists (4.6) and is first in steals per game (2.8). Wall has scored 20 or more points in four of her last five games. Bender was named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday and ranks sixth in the conference in points per game (15.7) with 2.1 made threes per game. Bender had a career-high 26 points in the win over UDC on January 15th. The senior is averaging 17.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game over the last five games. Junior Kellie Nudd was named to the ECC Honor Roll and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Division II-III Player of the Week Honorable Mention on December 20th and is averaging 10.9 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game. The junior has scored in double figures in nine games this year. Junior Asha Talib was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on November 22nd and is posting 6.3 points per game with a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore Maria Tedesco is averaging 6.5 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game and has scored in double figures in three games this year.
Scouting the Redhawks
Roberts Wesleyan is coming off a 65-43 win at Molloy on Sunday for their fourth win in a row. The Redhawks were picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 12-7 last season, winning the ECC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Roberts Wesleyan is led by senior Taryn Wilson who averages a team-high 12.5 points per game on 2.4 made threes per game. Sophomore Georgia Haverlock posts 11.5 points per game and sophomore Toni Neely-Primus averages 11.0 points per game. Senior Dimitra Gkizani is netting 10.5 points per game and a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore Danielle Dicintio leads the ECC with 5.4 assists per game and averages a team-high 1.7 steals per game with 6.4 points per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Sunday, January 30th when they host Bridgeport at 12 p.m.
