DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 31, 2022) – The No. 12 Mercy College women's lacrosse team plays at Bloomsburg University on Friday, April 1st at 3 p.m.

Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Friday, April 1st 3 p.m.
Records: No. 12 Mercy (6-2), Bloomsburg (6-3)
Location: Bloomsburg, Pa.

Scouting the Mavericks

·        Mercy is coming off a 20-2 win over UDC in their ECC opener on Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks were led by freshman Leah Hansen who had a game-high seven points on three goals and four assists.

·        On Monday, Hansen was named to the ECC Honor Roll for the first time.

·        Last week, senior Madeline Garvalosa was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and senior Taylor Bishop was tabbed to the Honor Roll.

·        On March 14th, freshman Lindsey Shimborske was named ECC Rookie of the Week and senior Juliana Keenan and senior Micayla Brady were named to the Honor Roll.

·        Brady has been named ECC Defensive Player of the Week twice and has been named IWLCA Division II Defensive Player of the Week once. Keenan has been named to the ECC Honor Roll three times and Shimborske has been named to the Honor Roll once.

·        Mercy was picked to finish 1st in the ECC Preseason Poll and Brady was selected Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Mavericks went 12-2 during the 2021 season, winning the ECC Regular Season Championship and earning their second straight NCAA Tournament berth.

·        Mercy is currently ranked No. 12 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.

·        Mercy is 36-10 in their last 46 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. The Mavericks are 18-4 on the road during that stretch.

·        Mercy has had seven straight winning seasons and have made the ECC Tournament in each of the last six seasons the tournament was held.

·        The Mavericks are 0-1 all-time against Bloomsburg. The two teams last met on March 8, 2014 with Bloomsburg earning a 14-6 win.

·        Head Coach Dawn Sachs is just one win shy of 100 for her career. She currently holds a 99-53 record in 10 seasons as head coach.

·        Keenan leads the Mavericks with 34 points on a team-high 26 goals with eight assists. She also has six ground balls and six caused turnovers. The senior has been named to the ECC Honor Roll three times.

·        Senior Taylor Bishop is second on the team with 25 points on 18 goals and seven assists. Senior Kerri Cummings is tied for third on the team with 17 points by way of six goals and a team-high 11 assists. Graduate student Briana Corace has 15 goals and two assists and recorded her 100th career goal in Mercy's win over Assumption on March 13th. She became the sixth Maverick in program history to record 100 goals. Senior Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is fifth on the team with 16 points on 11 goals and five assists and Hansen also has 16 points on eight goals and eight assists.

·        The defense is led by Brady who was named Second Team All-American by the IWLCA last season and was named Preseason First Team All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine. She recorded her 100th career caused turnover in the win over Lock Haven on February 24th and has a team-high 21 ground balls, 30 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers. She now has a school-record 120 career caused turnovers, surpassing the previous school record of 116 set by Talia Stagnitta in 2020. Senior Hunter Savino has 14 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers and senior Alexandra Bigilin has 12 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Shimborske ranks second on the team with 20 caused turnovers and 20 ground balls and is third with 18 draw controls.

·         Senior Madeline Garvalosa is 6-2 in goal with 56 saves, a .549 save percentage and 7.19 goals-against average.

Scouting the Huskies

·        Bloomsburg is coming off a 10-7 loss to Millersville on Wednesday.

·        The Huskies were picked third in the PSAC East Division Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 8-6 last season falling in the PSAC Quarterfinals.

·        Bloomsburg is led by Kelsey Kilgallon who has a team-high 36 points on a team-high 24 goals and 12 assists. Kelsey Clauss has 22 points on 16 goals and six assists and Abby Kalish has 21 points on 17 goals and four assists.

·        Erika Biehl has a team-high 21 caused turnovers and 28 ground balls and Kalish has a team-high 35 draw controls.

·        Lauren Foley is 6-3 in goal with 66 saves, a .377 save percentage and 12.49 goals-against average.

Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Wednesday, April 6th when they host West Chester at 4 p.m.