DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 12, 2022) – The No. 5 Mercy College men's lacrosse team hosts ECC foe University of the District of Columbia on Saturday, April 16th at 11 a.m.

Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 16th 11 a.m.
Records: No. 5 Mercy (8-1, 3-0 ECC), UDC (1-5, 0-2 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Scouting the Mavericks

·        Mercy is coming off a 16-3 Senior Day win over D'Youville on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Marty Shargel who had a team-high four goals.

·        On Monday, senior Jake Fitzgerald was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and senior Brady Kearnan, Shargel and junior Mustapha Daffeh were tabbed to the Honor Roll.

·        On March 28th, Kearnan was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week and juniors TJ Heyder and Justin Gerdvil were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Kearnan was also named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week on Tuesday.

·        On March 21st, senior Tommy Umano was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time.

·        On March 14th, senior Jack Kipnes was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and graduate student Dominic Scorcia was named to the Honor Roll. Kipnes was also tabbed to the USILA Division II Team of the Week.

·        On March 7th, sophomore Tyler Pjatak and junior PJ Argiros were named to the ECC Honor Roll.

·        Pjatak was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and Scorcia and senior Brady Kearnan were tabbed to the Honor Roll on February 28th. Kearnan was also named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week after having a team-high 11 points.

·        Mercy was picked to finish 1st in the ECC Preseason Poll and Kearnan was named Co-Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Gerdvil was tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Mavericks went 9-1 during the 2021 season, winning their second straight ECC Championship and earning their second straight NCAA Tournament berth.

·        Mercy is currently ranked No. 5 in the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.

·        Mercy is 40-5 in their last 45 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. The Mavericks are 25-3 at home during that stretch.

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

·        The Mavericks are 5-1 all-time against UDC. The two teams last met on March 30, 2019 with Mercy earning a 17-9 win.

·        Head Coach Jordan Levine recorded his 100th career win in the victory over Molloy on March 26th. He currently holds a 102-38 record in 10 seasons as head coach.

·        Scorcia has been named ECC Offensive Player of the Week once and has a team-high-tying 38 points on a team-high 26 goals with 12 assists. The graduate student became the third Maverick in program history to record 200 career points against Le Moyne on March 5th. Kearnan is tied for first on the team with 38 points on 20 goals and a team-high 18 assists. He recorded his 100th career point as a Maverick in the win over Seton Hill.

·        Graduate student Matt Eccles is fourth on the team with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists. Senior Jack Gibbons has been named to the ECC Honor Roll once this season and has 13 goals and seven assists. Sophomore Andrew Calabria is sixth on the team with 15 points on 10 goals and five assists. Heyder is fifth on the team with 16 points by way of 10 goals and six assists.

·        Sophomore Brody Caskenette has 11 points on six goals and five assists and junior Robert Guglielmo has three goals and six assists.

·        The defense is led by Pjatak who has a team-high 12 caused turnovers with 24 ground balls. Gerdvil is tied for second on the team with 10 caused turnovers and is third with 23 ground balls. Senior Sean Rigley was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 and has eight caused turnovers and 10 ground balls. Kipnes was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year prior to the 2020 season and is fourth on the team with nine caused turnovers.

·        Argiros has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and leads the team with 48 ground balls and is 84-127 (.661) on faceoffs this season. Sophomore Jason Kuehner is 32-for-49 (.653) on faceoffs with 17 ground balls.  

·        Senior Tommy Umano is a two-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week and is 8-1 in goal with 69 saves, a .590 save percentage and 7.35 goals-against average in 391:56 minutes of action. The senior recorded his 200th career save in the win over Seton Hill on March 20th.

·        Kearnan, Rigley, Gerdvil, Gibbons, Kipnes and Scorcia all earned Preseason All-American honors from Inside Lacrosse prior to this season.

Scouting the Firebirds

·        UDC is coming off an 18-10 loss to Roberts Wesleyan on April 2nd.

·        The Firebirds were picked sixth in the ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 3-6 in 2020. UDC did not play in 2021.

·        UDC is led by junior Joseph Cote who has a team-high-tying 16 points on nine goals and a team-high seven assists. Junior Zander Torres also has a team-high-tying 16 points on a team-high 14 goals with two assists.

·        Senior Eric Boco is third on the team with 10 points on nine goals and an assist. Torres also has a team-high 11 caused turnovers and senior Gerald Futrell has 10 caused turnovers.

·        Junior Carnell Lofton Jr. has a team-high 49 ground balls and is 91-for-144 (.632) on faceoffs. Sophomore Matthew Miller is 1-1 in goal with 79 saves, a .510 save percentage and 16.65 goals against average.

Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Tuesday, April 19th when they play at Adelphi at 7 p.m.