DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 20, 2022) – The No. 5 Mercy College men's lacrosse team plays at RV Roberts Wesleyan College on Saturday, April 23rd at 11 a.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 23rd 11 a.m.
Records: No. 5 Mercy (10-1, 4-0 ECC), RV Roberts Wesleyan (10-2, 4-0 ECC)
Location: Rochester, N.Y.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off an impressive 10-6 win at #4 Adelphi on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by junior TJ Heyder who had a game-high-tying four points.
· On Monday, graduate student Dominic Scorcia was named to the ECC Honor Roll.
· Last week, 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 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 42-5 in their last 47 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. The Mavericks are 10-0 all-time against the Redhawks
· 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 ranked fourth in the first NCAA Regional Rankings released on Wednesday. The top six teams in the North Region qualify for the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season.
· Head Coach Jordan Levine recorded his 100th career win in the victory over Molloy on March 26th. He currently holds a 104-38 record in 10 seasons as head coach.
· Scorcia has been named ECC Offensive Player of the Week once and has a team-high 45 points on a team-high 31 goals with 14 assists. The graduate student became the third Maverick in program history to record 200 career points against Le Moyne on March 5th. Kearnan is second on the team with 43 points on 23 goals and a team-high 20 assists. He recorded his 100th career point as a Maverick in the win over Seton Hill.
· Graduate student Matt Eccles is fifth on the team with 20 points on 11 goals and nine assists. Senior Jack Gibbons has been named to the ECC Honor Roll once this season and has 17 goals and nine assists. Sophomore Andrew Calabria is sixth on the team with 17 points on 12 goals and five assists. Heyder is fourth on the team with 22 points by way of 13 goals and nine assists.
· Sophomore Brody Caskenette has 12 points on seven goals and five assists and junior Robert Guglielmo has four goals and seven assists.
· The defense is led by Pjatak who has a team-high 14 caused turnovers with 26 ground balls. Gerdvil is third on the team with 12 caused turnovers and second with 26 ground balls. Senior Sean Rigley was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 and has eight caused turnovers and 12 ground balls. Kipnes was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year prior to the 2020 season and is third on the team with 12 caused turnovers. Fitzgerald is second on the team with 13 caused turnovers.
· Argiros has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and leads the team with 53 ground balls and is 97-149 (.651) on faceoffs this season. Sophomore Jason Kuehner is 41-64 (.641) on faceoffs with 19 ground balls.
· Senior Tommy Umano is a two-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week and is 10-1 in goal with 81 saves, a .600 save percentage and 6.94 goals-against average in 466:56 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 Redhawks
· Roberts Wesleyan is coming off a 17-14 win over Walsh on Saturday.
· The Redhawks were picked third in the ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 7-5 last season, making their first appearance in the ECC Championship final in program history.
· Roberts Wesleyan is currently receiving votes in the USILA Poll.
· The Redhawks last faced the Mavericks in the ECC Championship Game on May 8, 2021 with Mercy earning a 7-5 win in Dobbs Ferry.
· Roberts Wesleyan is led by ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year senior Hunter Lemieux who has a team-high-tying 63 points on an ECC-best 46 goals with 17 assists. Junior Reid Jackowski also has a team-high-tying 63 points with 32 goals and a team-high 31 assists.
· Senior Nate Maloney has 36 points on 24 goals and 12 assists and sophomore Jordon Deats has 20 goals and 12 assists.
· Senior Anthony Diamico and junior Garet Marsh both have a team-high 15 caused turnovers and graduate student Mitch Streety has a team-high 117 ground balls and is 202-280 (.721) on faceoffs.
· Sophomore Aidan Sheehan is 10-2 in goal with 95 saves, a .463 save percentage and 9.95 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, April 30th when they play at Frostburg State at 1 p.m.
