DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 29, 2022) – Powered by two saves from freshman Kamy Anaya, the No. 20 Mercy College women's soccer team earned a 0-0 draw against ECC foe Roberts Wesleyan University on Senior Day and in a Breast Cancer Awareness Game on Saturday afternoon at Mercy Field to secure the program's first-ever outright ECC Regular Season Championship.

In a ceremony prior to the game, seniors Nikki Bermudez, Tyra Anderson, Alexa Billingham and Dominique Bono and fifth-year seniors Sydney Cooper, Jessica Hoyt and Claudia McKail were recognized for their contributions to the Mercy College women's soccer program.

The Mavericks (12-2-1, 7-0-1 ECC) earn their first tie of the season and earn their first outright ECC Regular Season Championship after sharing the title in 2017 and 2021. Mercy also goes unbeaten in ECC play for the first time in program history. The Mavericks have secured the top seed in next week's ECC Championship for the first time and will host No. 4 seed Daemen University in a Semifinal matchup on Wednesday, November 2nd at 2:30 p.m. at Mercy Field. The Redhawks (11-3-1, 5-2-1 ECC) earn the No. 3 seed in the ECC Championship with the draw and will play at No. 2 seed Molloy in the other Semifinal on Wednesday.

Anaya made two saves to earn her sixth shutout of the season. Cooper, freshman Ancksu Dixon and juniors Kayla Camacho and Madison Rosa each had a shot on goal.

Roberts Wesleyan was led by Justine Sharda and Gabrielle Ciambella who each had a shot on goal. Nicolette Knauf made four saves to post a shutout.

Dixon and Cooper both forced Knauf to make a save in the first 21 minutes of action, but the game remained scoreless. The Mercy backline would not surrender a shot on goal in the first half and the two teams headed into halftime scoreless.

Anaya made her first save in the 52nd minute and another in the 65th minute to keep the game scoreless. Rosa forced Knauf to make a tough save in the upper right corner of the net, but Knauf was up to the challenge to keep the game at 0-0. Camacho recorded the Mavericks last shot on goal in the 88th minute, but Knauf made the save and the game would end in a 0-0 draw.

Mercy held a 10-5 edge in shots and a 4-2 edge in shots on goal. Roberts Wesleyan held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.

Head Coach Danny Leon Jr. and the Mavericks resume action on Wednesday, November 2nd when they host Daemen in an ECC Semifinal at 2:30 p.m.