DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 12, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team plays at NE10 foe American International College on Saturday, October 14th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, October 14th 12 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-8, 3-5 NE10), American International (6-6, 3-5 NE10)
Location: Springfield, Mass.
Last Meeting vs. American International
Mercy earned a 4-2 win over AIC on October 7, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks earned a 5-3 win over New Haven on Tuesday in their last game. Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 8-7 overall and 7-6 in NE10 play. The Mavericks posted their first-ever winning season and had their most overall and NE10 wins in a season last year. Mercy just missed out on qualifying for the NE10 Championship for the first time due to a tiebreaker. The Mavericks have been picked a program-best 11th in the NE10 Preseason Poll. Leading the returners for Head Coach Marissa Spinazzola is senior Ally Schreck who had eight goals and three assists last season. Senior Rachel Palladino also returns after posting three goals and six assists last season and senior Rieley Fitzgerald also returns after recording three goals and five assists. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld had five goals last season and senior Kate Ringstad had a goal and a team-high seven assists a year ago. On defense, seniors Victoria Devlin and Flynn Kirk both return after combining for 14 defensive saves last year. Junior Kasey Volz also returns after scoring the winning goal against Molloy last season. Junior Alexandra Giordano returns in goal after appearing in two games last season with six saves. Senior Rachel Palladino has a team-high seven goals and 15 points on the year and was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 11th. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld is second on the team with 13 points on four goals and has a team-high five assists. Rosenfeld was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 25th. Senior Kate Ringstad is fourth on the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists and senior Rieley Fitzgerald is third on the team with 12 points on five goals and two assists. Juniors Jessica Evans and Kasey Volz both have three goals and an assist. Sophomore Samantha Trickel has three goals and two assists and senior Ally Schreck has one goal and four assists. Senior Rory McComb also has a goal and senior Victoria Devlin has a team-high eight defensive saves. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 3-7 in goal with 86 saves and a .748 save percentage. She was named to the NE10 Honor Roll for the second time this season on September 18th. Sophomore Rebecca McClure is 1-1 in goal with 36 saves and a .735 save percentage. Mercy is 4-5 all-time against AIC and have won the last two meetings.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
AIC is coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to Adelphi on Tuesday at home. The Yellow Jackets were picked 10th in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 2-16 last season. AIC is led by sophomore Mia Wood who has a team-high 11 points on a team-high five goals with one assist. Freshman Mayra Bok is second with 10 points on four goals and two assists and freshman Fenna Voll has three goals and two assists. Senior Morgan Martellio has a team-high three assists and graduate student Taylor Wildes is 6-6 in goal with 91 saves, a .843 save percentage and 1.40 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Wednesday, October 18th when they host St. Thomas Aquinas at 3 p.m.
