DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 28, 2022) – The Mercy College women's basketball team hosts University of Bridgeport on Sunday, January 30th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, January 30th 12 p.m.
Records: Mercy (10-8, 8-2 ECC), Bridgeport (5-12, 2-8 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 67-62 win over Bridgeport on December 19, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 57-55 loss at Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by junior Katie Wall who had a team-high 17 points. Senior Taysha Bender and sophomore Jamie Waldron added seven points apiece. Mercy currently has their most wins in a season since 2008-09. With a win over Bridgeport, Mercy would have their most ECC wins in a season since the 1996-97 season when they had 11 ECC wins. With a win on Sunday, Mercy would have their most wins in a season since the 1996-97 season when they had 13 wins. The Mavericks are also looking to sweep the season series with Bridgeport for the first time since the 2000-01 season. 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 third in the ECC in points per game (17.1), third in assists (4.6) and is first in steals per game (2.7). Wall has scored 20 or more points in four of her last six games. Bender was named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday and ranks sixth in the conference in points per game (15.2) with 2.0 made threes per game. Bender had a career-high 26 points in the win over UDC on January 15th. The senior has scored in double figures in four of her 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 10.5 points per game and 5.5 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 6.3 rebounds per game. Sophomore Maria Tedesco is averaging 6.3 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game and has scored in double figures in three games this year. The Mavericks defense ranks third in the ECC in points per game allowed (62.6) and Mercy has not allowed an opponent to score 65 or more points for 11 straight games.
Scouting the Purple Knights
Bridgeport is coming off a 71-53 win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday for their second straight win. The Purple Knights were picked eighth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 6-23 in 2019-20. Bridgeport is led by one-time ECC Player of the Week senior Samirah Henderson who ranks fourth in the ECC with 16.9 points per game and shoots 45.7 percent from downtown with 2.9 made threes per game. Senior Janiece Loney posts 14.8 points per game and is tied with Henderson for the team lead in assists per game with 3.9. Sophomore Brianna Meekins is third on the team with 12.6 points per game and gets 7.4 rebounds per game. One-time ECC Player of the Week and two-time Defensive Player of the Week junior Stephanie McBride records 12.5 points per game on a team-high 49.4 percent shooting and also leads the ECC with 11.3 rebounds per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Wednesday, February 2nd when they play at St. Thomas Aquinas at 5:30 p.m.
