DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 16, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team hosts NE10 foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Wednesday, October 18th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 18th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-8, 4-5 NE10), St. Thomas Aquinas (3-11, 3-6 NE10)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas earned a 3-0 win over Mercy on October 19, 2022 at STAC.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks earned a 2-1 win over American International on Saturday 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 nine goals and 19 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 tied for third on the team with 12 points on four goals and four assists and senior Rieley Fitzgerald is also 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 10 defensive saves. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 4-7 in goal with 89 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. The Mavericks 7-6 all-time against the Spartans but have dropped the last four meetings.
Scouting the Spartans
St. Thomas Aquinas is coming off a 4-1 win over Saint Michael's on Sunday. The Spartans have won three of their last four games after starting the season 0-10. St. Thomas Aquinas was picked eighth in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 10-9 last season, falling in the NE10 Championship Quarterfinals. The Spartans are led by junior Nicola Van Vuuren who has a team-high 20 points on a team-high eight goals and four assists. Senior Adriana Alfisi also has a team-high eight goals and is second on the team with 18 points. Freshman Carlijn De Groot is 2-7 in goal with 63 saves, a .692 save percentage and 3.47 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, October 21st when they host Franklin Pierce at 11 a.m.
