DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 2, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team plays at NE10 foe Pace University on Wednesday, October 4th at 4 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 4th 4 p.m.
Records: Mercy (3-6, 2-3 NE10), Pace (5-5, 2-3 NE10)
Location: Pleasantville, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Pace
Mercy earned a 3-2 win over Pace on October 11, 2022 in Dobbs Ferry.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks dropped a 5-2 decision to Southern New Hampshire on Saturday. 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 14 points on the year and was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 11th. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld is second on the team with 11 points and three goals and has a team-high five assists. Rosenfeld was named to the NE10 Honor Roll last Monday. Senior Kate Ringstad is third on the team with eight points on three goals and two assists and junior Jessica Evans and senior Rieley Fitzgerald both have three goals and an assist. Sophomore Samantha Trickel and junior Kasey Volz both have two goals and an assist. Senior Ally Schreck has four assists. Senior Rory McComb also has a goal and senior Victoria Devlin has a team-high six defensive saves. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 2-5 in goal with 68 saves and a .764 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 29 saves and a .744 save percentage. Mercy is 2-4 all-time against Pace and is looking for their first ever win at Pace.
Scouting the Setters
Pace is coming off a 1-0 loss at Assumption on Saturday. The Setters were picked third in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 13-8 last season, falling in the NE10 Tournament Championship. Pace defeated No. 1 East Stroudsburg, 4-3, on September 13th on the road. The Setters are led by Krista Dietz who has an NE10-best 24 points on an NE10 best nine goals and six assists. Noelle Meij has 17 points on six goals and five assists and Tavia Flecksteiner has 14 points on six goals and two assists. Francesca Fava and Molly Paterson both have a team-high two defensive saves and Celeste Pagliaroli is 5-5 in goal with 84 saves, a .743 save percentage and 2.60 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, October 7th when they host Bentley at 12 p.m.
