DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 25, 2022) – The Mercy College men's basketball team plays at Caldwell University on Sunday, November 27th at 1 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, November 27th 1 p.m.
Records: Mercy (1-3), Caldwell (2-3)
Location: Caldwell, N.J.
Last Meeting vs. Caldwell
Caldwell earned a 72-51 win over Mercy on November 21, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off an 82-77 win over Bridgeport in their home opener on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by senior James Taylor Jr. who had a game-high 19 points and by graduate student Sean Smith Jr. who had 15 points. Junior Jayden Dewaal added 12 points and 12 rebounds, senior Garrett Kirkland had 11 points and senior Brandon Wilson chipped in 12 points. The win was the Mavericks first win over Bridgeport since 2013. Mercy also won their home opener for the first time since 2017. The Mavericks look to get off to their best five-game start since 2017 when they started 3-2. Mercy looks to pick up their first win over Caldwell since 2003. The Mavericks are 1-10 all-time against the Cougars. Leading the Mavericks so far this season is Taylor Jr. who averages a team-high 12.8 points per game with 1.8 assists per game. Dewaal is third on the team averaging 10.8 points and posts a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game. Junior Braelon Joe posts 8.3 points per game and Wilson nets 10.3 points per game Smith Jr. is second on the team averaging 11.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Mercy was selected eighth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 6-19 overall last season and 6-12 in ECC play. The Mavericks just missed out on qualifying for the ECC Championship and are looking to make the Championship for the first time since 2021. Mercy has not qualified for the ECC Championship without every team making it since 2016. The Mavericks will be led by Interim Head Coach Chris Watts who returns eight student-athletes from last year's team. Leading the returners is Taylor Jr. who averaged a team-high 13.3 points per game and Wilson who posted 11.2 points per game. Dewaal netted 9.7 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game last season and Kirkland also returns after averaging 10.1 points per game in 2021-22. Watts will also look to graduate transfer Smith Jr. who had 11 points in the Mavericks exhibition contest against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday. Freshman Sean Conroy had five points against Fairleigh Dickinson and Joe will also see action after posting three points and three assists in the exhibition.
Scouting the Cougars
Caldwell is coming off an 82-31 win over Cheyney on Sunday. The Cougars have won two games in a row after starting the season with three straight losses. Caldwell was picked fifth in the CACC North Division Preseason Poll after going 8-17 last season. The Cougars are led by Darnell Evans who averages a team-high 17.4 points per game on 47.2 percent shooting with 2.4 assists per game and a team-high 2.6 steals per game. Mark Heber is second on the team with 15.6 points per game and leads the team with 2.4 made threes per game. Tyler Washington pours in 8.6 points per game and Derrick Bueno and Moussa Ngom both average a team-high 4.6 rebounds per game. Jarnel Rancy leads the Cougars with 2.6 assists per game.
Next Game
The Mavericks next game is on Wednesday, November 30th when they play at Staten Island at 7:30 p.m.
