DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 7, 2022) – The No. 5 Mercy College men's lacrosse team hosts ECC foe D'Youville University on Sunday, April 10th at 2 p.m.

Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, April 10th 2 p.m.
Records: No. 5 Mercy (7-1, 2-0 ECC), D'Youville (0-6, 0-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Scouting the Mavericks

·        Mercy is coming off an 18-7 win over STAC on Monday, extending their win streak to four games. The Mavericks were led by senior Brady Kearnan who scored two goals, including his 100th career goal.

·        Last week, Kearnan was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week and Heyder and junior 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 39-5 in their last 44 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. The Mavericks are 24-3 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.

·        Sunday's meeting is the first all-time meeting between the two schools.

·        Head Coach Jordan Levine recorded his 100th career win in the victory over Molloy on Saturday. He currently holds a 101-38 record in 10 seasons as head coach.

·        Scorcia has been named ECC Offensive Player of the Week once and has a team-high 34 points on a team-high 23 goals with 11 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 32 points on 17 goals and a team-high 15 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 12 goals and six assists. Sophomore Andrew Calabria is sixth on the team with 14 points on 10 goals and four assists. Heyder is fifth on the team with 15 points by way of nine goals and six assists.

·        Sophomore Brody Caskenette has 10 points on five 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 11 caused turnovers with 21 ground balls. Gerdvil is tied for second on the team with nine caused turnovers and is second with 22 ground balls. Senior Sean Rigley was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 and has seven caused turnovers and nine ground balls. Kipnes was named ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year prior to the 2020 season and is tied for second on the team with nine caused turnovers.

·        Argiros has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and leads the team with 44 ground balls and is 78-for-116 (.672) 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 7-1 in goal with 69 saves, a .595 save percentage and 7.48 goals-against average in 376:56 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 Saints

·        D'Youville is coming off a 22-0 loss to Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday, March 19th.

·        The Saints were picked seventh in the ECC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

·        The 2022 season is the inaugural season for the Saints.

·        D'Youville is led by freshman Tristan Engelhardt who has a team-high 13 goals and 13 points. Freshman Steve Lucas has four goals and five assists.

·        Freshman Nick Sholett has five goals and freshman Suman Ramlall has a goal and three assists.

·        Freshman Jordan Brown has a team-high 33 ground balls and is 70-for-154 (.455) on faceoffs. Sholett has a team-high four caused turnovers and freshman Reece Eck is 0-5 with 73 saves, a .448 save percentage and 20.59 goals-against average.

Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, April 16th when they host UDC at 11 a.m.