DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 21, 2022) – The Mercy College women's basketball team hosts College of Staten Island on Wednesday, February 23rd at 5 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 23rd 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (10-14, 8-8 ECC), Staten Island (6-18, 4-12 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 67-63 win over Staten Island on January 12, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off an 81-49 loss to Daemen on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by junior Katie Wall who had a team-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Junior Kellie Nudd added eight points and a team-high five rebounds. Mercy has secured their first ECC Tournament berth without every team making it since 2009. The Mavericks currently sit in a tie for fifth place in the ECC standings. Mercy currently has their most wins in a season since the 2008-09 season. With a win over Staten Island, 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 Wednesday, Mercy would have their most wins in a season since the 1996-97 season when they had 13 wins. The Mavericks are hosting Staten Island for the first time in program history. 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. 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 (16.0), third in assists (4.3) and is second in steals per game (2.4). Wall has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season. Senior Taysha Bender was named to the ECC Honor Roll on January 24th and ranks seventh in the conference in points per game (14.6) with 2.0 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 nine of her last 11 games. 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 10.4 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. The junior has scored in double figures in 12 games this year. Junior Asha Talib was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on November 22nd and is posting 6.7 points per game with 5.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore Maria Tedesco is averaging 5.8 points per game and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game and has scored in double figures in three games this year.
Scouting the Dolphins
Staten Island is coming off a 58-44 loss to UDC on Saturday for their fourth straight loss. The Dolphins were picked 10th in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 17-8 in 2019-20. Staten Island is making their ECC debut this year and is making the transition from Division III to Division II. The Dolphins are led by sophomore Ashley Lambert who averages a team-high 10.9 points per game. Freshman Jenalyse Alarcon is second on the team with 10.2 points per game and leads the team with 8.8 rebounds per game. Alarcon is a one-time ECC Player of the Week and one-time Rookie of the Week. Sophomore Gia Esposito posts 10.2 points per game and one-time ECC Rookie of the Week freshman Elizabeth Lofaro pours in 9.5 points per game.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, February 26th when they play at UDC at 1 p.m.
