DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The No. 25 Mercy College women's soccer team hosts Queens College on Wednesday, September 21st at 1 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 21st 1 p.m.
Records: No. 25 Mercy (6-1, 2-0 ECC), Queens (1-5, 1-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy earned a 3-1 win over Queens on October 22, 2021.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 4-0 win over D'Youville on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by graduate students Nikki Bermudez, Jessica Hoyt and Claudia McKail and junior Kayla Camacho who all scored. Freshman Kamy Anaya made one save to earn the shutout win. Bermudez and Camacho were named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday. The Mavericks are looking to start 7-1 for the first time since 2018. Mercy also looks to start 3-0 in ECC play for the second straight season. Mercy has won six games in a row after opening their season with a loss. The Mavericks are 8-8-1 in their last 17 meetings against Queens dating back to 2005 with Mercy winning the last six meetings. Mercy is ranked No. 25 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Anaya was tabbed ECC Defensive Player of the Week and Camacho, and freshman Ancksu Dixon were named to the Honor Roll last week. Bermudez was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week, Dixon was tabbed Rookie of the Week and Cooper was named to the Honor Roll on September 6th. Bermudez and Camacho have a team-high five goals on the year and Dixon has 10 points on three goals and a team-high four assists. Camacho has a team-high 13 points on the year with three assists to go along with her five goals. McKail has two goals and an assist and Hoyt has two goals. Juniors Toni Valadez and Skyler Schwenkler and sophomore Isabella Messina also have a goal on the season. Graduate student Sydney Cooper and junior Madison Rosa also have three assists. Anaya is 6-1 in goal this season with 19 saves, a .826 save percentage and 0.59 goals-against average. The Mavericks are coming off a season in which they went 12-5-4 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history. The Mavericks look to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight season and make the ECC Championship for the ninth straight season. Mercy earned a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship and made the ECC Championship Final for the first time since 2017. The Mavericks ended the season receiving votes nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and began the 2022 season receiving votes. Leading the returners for 2021 ECC Coach of the Year Danny Leon Jr. is Cooper who was named ECC Defensive Player of the Year, D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches All-Region and First Team All-ECC after playing a team-high 1,902 minutes in 2021. Mercy also returns their top scorer from last year McKail who had a team-high six goals and 14 points. First Team All-ECC and All-Region selection Bermudez also returns after recording 13 points on five goals and three assists. Camacho also returns after posting four goals and two assists and Dominique Bono comes back after scoring four goals. Rosa returns after leading the team in assists in 2021 with six and Marlene Avalos returns after having seven points on two goals and three assists. Tyra Anderson, Hoyt and First Team All-ECC selection Schwenkler also return for the Mavericks.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off a 1-0 win over Daemen on Saturday. The Knights were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 3-8-2 last season. Queens has lost three of their five games by a goal and have surrendered just nine goals in their six games. The Knights are led by Julia Ragone, Synne Flem and Marina Pappas who have each scored a goal this season. Ragone also has an assist and Sarah Marino has dished out one assist on the year. Ariana Vargas has started all six games in goal for the Knight and is 0-5 with 23 saves, a 1.61 goals-against average and .719 save percentage.
Next Game
Mercy will play at Molloy on Saturday, September 24th at 3 p.m.
