DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 28, 2022) – The Mercy College volleyball team plays at ECC foe Queens College on Saturday, October 29th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, October 29th 12 p.m.
Records: Mercy (12-4, 5-2 ECC), Queens (10-11, 4-3 ECC)
Location: Flushing, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy earned a 3-1 win over Queens on October 1, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 3-2 win over Molloy on Thursday. The Mavericks were led by senior Yarianne Gonzalez who had a double-double and by senior Julia Pomerleau who had a team-high 14 kills. Pomerleau was named ECC Player of the Week on Monday and Vizcaino Araujo was tabbed to the Honor Roll for the third time this season. Vizcaino Araujo was named to the ECC Honor Roll for the second time this season on October 11th. Mercy is off to their best start since 2005. With a win, the Mavericks would be off to their best 17-match start since starting 17-0 in 2001. The Mavericks are 12-21 in their last 33 matches against Queens but have won the last eight meetings. Mercy has secured their third straight ECC Championship berth and currently sit in second place in the ECC standings. With a win over the Knights, Mercy would match their win total from all of last year. Mercy earned their first win over 2021 NCAA Tournament participant Southern Connecticut State since 1999 on August 26th. The Mavericks are led by senior Larissa Schneid who has been named ECC Player of the Week twice and was named to the Honor Roll on September 19th. She is second on the team with 144 kills to go along with 108 digs on the season. Senior Selma Vulic was tabbed ECC Defensive Player of the Week on August 29th and has a team-high 202 digs. Gonzalez has a team-high 582 assists with 140 digs and has been named ECC Setter of the Week three times. She recorded her 1,000th career assist in the win over Goldey-Beacom on September 3rd and has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice. Vizcaino Araujo was named to the ECC Honor Roll on August 29th and leads the team with 151 kills to go along with 68 digs. Senior Julia Pomerleau ranks third on the team with 139 kills and has 28 blocks on the year. Senior Stéphanie Lankhorst was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on September 19th and to the ECC Honor Roll earlier in the season and is fourth on the team with 110 kills and leads the team with 46 blocks. Mercy went 13-15 in 2021 and qualified for the ECC Championship for the second straight season. In 2021, the Mavericks finished with their highest winning percentage overall and in ECC play since 2005. Mercy was picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll. Leading the returners is Schneid who was named First Team All-ECC last season after leading the team in kills (327) and aces (48). She also was second on the team in digs (307) and ranked third in the ECC in kills. Also returning is Gonzalez who was tabbed First Team All-ECC last year after recording 885 assists, 310 digs and 32 aces. She led the team in assists and digs. Nilka Rivera Maldonado returns after being named to the ECC Honor Roll three times last year. She had 248 kills, ranking second on the team in kills. Vulic will return after ranking fourth on the team in digs with 268 last season. Lankhorst also returns after posting 162 kills and 59 blocks a year ago. Lankhorst placed second on the team in blocks in 2021.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off a 3-0 win over D'Youville on Sunday. The Knights were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 4-19 last season overall and 2-10 in ECC play. Queens has more than doubled their win total from all of last year. The Knights are led by freshman Kendall Conrad who is second on the team with 179 kills. Junior Alexis Deodat has a team-high 187 kills. Sophomore Christina Franco ranks third on the team with 164 kills and is second with 220 digs. Freshman Ryann Frontera has a team-high 333 digs and Despina Boudouris has a team-high 583 assists.
Next Match
Mercy will host Daemen on Saturday, November 5th at 12 p.m.
