DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 11, 2022) – The Mercy College women's basketball team hosts Molloy College on Saturday, February 12th at 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, February 12th 12 p.m.
Records: Mercy (10-11, 8-5 ECC), Molloy (12-8, 9-4 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 61-57 win at Molloy on January 10, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 68-59 loss to Queens on Thursday. The Mavericks were led by senior Taysha Bender who had a team-high 20 points. Junior Kellie Nudd added 11 points and five rebounds. Mercy currently has their most wins in a season since the 2008-09 season. With a win over Molloy, 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 Saturday, 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 Molloy for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Mercy is also looking for their first home win over the Lions since February 19, 2011. 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 fourth in the ECC in points per game (16.3), second in assists (4.5) and is first in steals per game (2.7). Wall has scored 20 or more points in four of her last nine games. Bender was named to the ECC Honor Roll on January 24th and ranks sixth in the conference in points per game (15.4) with 2.1 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 seven of her last eight 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 10.8 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. The junior has scored in double figures in 11 games this year. Junior Asha Talib was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on November 22nd and is posting 6.2 points per game with a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore Maria Tedesco is averaging 6.1 points per game and a team-high-tying 6.1 rebounds per game and has scored in double figures in three games this year.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off a 53-52 win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday for their fifth straight win. The Lions were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 4-5 last year. Molloy went 22-9 during their last full season in 2019-20 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Lions are led by Gabriella Aspuru who averages a team-high 16.2 points per game. Safiyyah Lee averages 13.1 points per game and a team-high 8.9 rebounds per game. Maya Thomas posts 9.2 points per game and Trinity Hudson pours in 7.5 points per game. Hudson is second on the team with 8.0 rebounds per game. Aspuru paces Molloy with 3.1 assists per game and 2.0 blocks per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Friday, February 18th when they play at D'Youville at 6 p.m.
