DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2023) – The No. 7 seeded Mercy University field hockey team plays at No. 2 seeded Saint Anselm College in an NE10 Championship Quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday, October 31st at 4 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 31st 4 p.m.
Records: #7 Mercy (8-9, 7-6 NE10), #2 Saint Anselm (15-3, 11-2 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H.
Tickets
$10 – Adults
$5 – Children/Seniors
Students (with valid NE10 ID) shall be admitted free of charge
Last Meeting vs. Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm earned a 5-2 win over Mercy on October 24, 2023.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 5-1 win over Southern Connecticut State on Senior Day on Friday. 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 14 goals and 29 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. Palladino has also set a single-season school record for points, surpassing the record of 26 set last season by Sacco. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld is third on the team with 20 points on six goals and has a team-high eight assists. Rosenfeld was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 25th. Senior Kate Ringstad is second on the team with 26 points on 10 goals and six assists. Ringstad was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on October 23rd. Senior Rieley Fitzgerald is fourth on the team with 16 points on six goals and four assists. Junior Kasey Volz has four goals and an assist and junior Jessica Evans has 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. Devlin was tabbed to the NE10 Honor Roll on October 23rd. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 7-8 in goal with 119 saves and a .744 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 making their first-ever appearance in the NE10 Championship after joining the conference as an affiliate member in field hockey ahead of the 2019 season. With a win, the Mavericks would play in the Semifinals at the winner of Bentley/Adelphi on Friday, November 3rd. Mercy is 1-9 all-time against Saint Anselm with the lone win coming in 2013. With a win, the Mavericks would also set a new school record for wins in a season.
Scouting the Hawks
Saint Anselm is coming off a 2-1 win over Assumption in penalty strokes on Saturday. The Hawks have qualified for the NE10 Championship for the eighth straight season and are looking to win their first NE10 Championship since 2019. Saint Anselm is also looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. The Hawks are ranked No. 6 nationally in the latest NFHCA Poll and are ranked second in the latest NCAA East Regional Rankings. Saint Anselm was picked second in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 14-7 last season, losing in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks enter Tuesday's game on a seven-game winning streak and are 10-1 at home this season. Saint Anselm is led by Maddie Davis who has a team-high 26 points on eight goals and a team-high 10 assists and Abbey Bevens has 20 points on a team-high-tying nine goals with two assists. Amanda Lewandowski has 22 points on nine goals and four assists and Mackenzie McConnell is 15-3 in goal with 83 saves, a .798 save percentage and 1.20 goals-against average.
Next Game
If Mercy wins they will play at the winner of Bentley/Adelphi on Friday, November 3rd.
