DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 25, 2022) – The No. 15 Mercy College women's lacrosse team hosts University of Bridgeport on Tuesday, April 26th at 4 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 26th 4 p.m.
Records: #15 Mercy (10-4, 4-0 ECC), Bridgeport (7-4, 1-3 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off a 14-11 win over No. 19 Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by senior Taylor Bishop who had a game-high five goals and by senior Madeline Garvalosa who made nine saves.
· On Monday, Bishop was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week, Garvalosa was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week for the third time and freshman Lindsey Shimborske was named Rookie of the Week for the third time.
· Last week, Garvalosa was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and Shimborske was tabbed ECC Rookie of the Week. Bishop was named to the ECC Honor Roll for the second time.
· On April 11th, senior Juliana Keenan was named to the ECC Honor Roll.
· On March 28th, freshman Leah Hansen was named to the ECC Honor Roll for the first time.
· On March 21st, Garvalosa was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week and Bishop was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
· On March 14th, Shimborske was named ECC Rookie of the Week and 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 four 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. 15 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and No. 19 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
· The Mavericks are ranked fifth in the first NCAA Regional Rankings announced Wednesday. The top four teams from the East Region qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
· Mercy is 40-12 in their last 52 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
· Mercy has had eight straight winning seasons and have earned their sixth straight ECC Tournament appearance this year.
· The Mavericks are 9-1 all-time against Bridgeport with the lone loss coming in 2015.
· Head Coach Dawn Sachs recorded her 100th career win against D'Youville on April 10th. She currently holds a 103-55 record in 10 seasons as head coach.
· Keenan leads the Mavericks with 57 points on a team-high 45 goals with 12 assists. She also has 11 ground balls and eight caused turnovers. The senior has been named to the ECC Honor Roll four times and recorded her 100th career draw control at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
· Senior Taylor Bishop is second on the team with 44 points on 34 goals and 10 assists. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. Senior Kerri Cummings is fifth on the team with 30 points by way of 11 goals and a team-high 19 assists. Graduate student Briana Corace has 31 goals and four 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 fourth on the team with 31 points on 19 goals and 12 assists and Hansen has 23 points on 11 goals and 12 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 23 ground balls, 32 draw controls and 28 caused turnovers. She now has a school-record 122 career caused turnovers, surpassing the previous school record of 116 set by Talia Stagnitta in 2020. Senior Hunter Savino has 20 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers and senior Alexandra Bigilin has 25 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. Shimborske is tied for first on the team with 28 caused turnovers and leads the team with 46 draw controls. She is second on the team with 27 ground balls.
· Garvalosa is 10-4 in goal with 114 saves, a .521 save percentage and 8.82 goals-against average. She recorded her 200th career save at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
Scouting the Purple Knights
· Bridgeport is coming off a 19-8 loss to Molloy on Saturday.
· The Purple Knights were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 1-4 last season.
· Bridgeport is led by senior Danielle Kreitler who has a team-high 41 points on 23 goals and 18 assists. She also has 36 ground balls, 57 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers. Senior Andrea Basilicato is second on the team with 40 points on 25 goals and 15 assists. She also has 38 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers.
· Senior Megan Kreitler is third on the team with 39 points on a team-high 35 goals with four assists and senior Addison Plume has 23 goals and 11 assists.
· Freshman goalie Jacklyn Mellia is 7-4 in goal with 94 saves, a .416 save percentage and 12.00 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, April 30th when they play at STAC at 12 p.m.
