DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Dec. 4, 2022) – The Mercy College men's basketball team hosts Chestnut Hill College on Tuesday, December 6th at 7 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 6th 7 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-5), Chestnut Hill (2-6)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill earned an 82-59 win over Mercy on December 11, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off an 81-69 loss to UDC on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by junior Jayden Dewaal who had a game-high 17 points and by senior James Taylor Jr. who had 13 points. Dewaal was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Sean Conroy was tabbed Rookie of the Week on last Monday. The Mavericks won their ECC opener for the first time since 2017 on November 30th against Staten Island. Mercy picked up their first win over Bridgeport since 2013 on November 22nd and the Mavericks also won their home opener for the first time since 2017. The win over Bridgeport gave Interim Head Coach Chris Watts his first win as a collegiate head coach. The Mavericks are 1-3 all-time against Chestnut Hill with the lone win coming in 2012. Mercy looks to get off to their best eight -game start since 2018 when they started 3-5. Leading the Mavericks so far this season is Taylor Jr. who averages a team-high 13.3 points per game. He also averages 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Graduate student Sean Smith Jr. is second on the team with 11.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He also averages 1.4 steals per game. Dewaal is third on the team averaging 10.0 points per game and posts a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game. Junior Braelon Joe posts 8.0 points per game and senior Brandon Wilson nets 7.4 points per game. Senior Garrett Kirkland is averaging 6.7 points per game and Conroy is posting 6.3 points per game on 32.3 percent shooting from downtown. 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 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. 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 Griffins
Chestnut Hill is coming off a 70-68 loss to Wilmington on Saturday for their fourth straight loss. The Griffins were picked second in the CACC South Division Preseason Poll after going 14-13 last season, advancing to the CACC Tournament. Chestnut Hill is led by MJ Iraldi who leads the team with 17.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game on 53.9 percent shooting. Amir Warrick is second on the team with 16.2 points per game and averages a team-high 1.2 blocks per game. Conor Regan nets 10.6 points per game and is second with 5.1 rebounds per game. Trevonn Pitts produces 8.8 points per game and Nigel Haughton leads the team with 1.3 steals per game.
Next Game
The Mavericks next game is on Friday, December 9th when they host D'Youville at 7 p.m.
