DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 23, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team plays at NE10 foe No. 6 Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, October 24th at 4 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24th 4 p.m.
Records: Mercy (7-8, 6-5 NE10), #6 Saint Anselm (13-3, 9-2 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H.
Last Meeting vs. Saint Anselm
Mercy dropped a 4-0 decision to Saint Anselm on October 22, 2022 in Dobbs Ferry.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 3-1 win over Franklin Pierce on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Mercy enters Saturday's game on a three-game winning streak. 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 12 goals and 25 points on the year and was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 11th. Palladino set a new single-season school record in goals against STAC, surpassing the previous record of 10 set by Alyssa Sacco last season. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld is third on the team with 16 points on five goals and has a team-high six assists. Rosenfeld was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 25th. Senior Kate Ringstad is second on the team with 21 points on eight goals and five assists and senior Rieley Fitzgerald is fourth on the team with 14 points on five goals and four 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 11 defensive saves. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 6-7 in goal with 100 saves and a .741 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 are 1-8 all-time against Saint Anselm and have dropped the last seven meetings. Mercy earned their lone win over the Hawks in 2013. The Mavericks currently sit in seventh place in the NE10 standings with the top eight teams qualifying for the NE10 Championship. With a win over Saint Anselm, the Mavericks would secure their first-ever NE10 Championship berth.
Scouting the Hawks
Saint Anselm is coming off a 4-2 win over Molloy on Saturday. The Hawks were picked second in the NE1 Preseason Poll after going 14-7 last season, losing in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Saint Anselm has won five games in a row and is ranked No. 6 nationally in the NFHCA Top 10 Poll. The Hawks were also ranked in the first NCAA Regional Rankings released last week. Saint Anselm is led by Maddie Davis who has a team-high 25 points on eight goals and a team-high nine assists and Abbey Bevens has 19 points on a team-high nine goals. Amanda Lewandowski has 18 points on seven goals and four assists and Mackenzie McConnell is 13-3 in goal with 71 saves, a .798 save percentage and 1.18 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Friday, October 27th when they host Southern Connecticut State for Senior Day at 3:30 p.m.
