DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team hosts NE10 foe Bentley University on Saturday, October 7th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, October 7th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (3-7, 2-4 NE10), Bentley (7-4, 5-1 NE10)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Bentley
Bentley earned a 2-0 win over Mercy on September 24, 2022 at Bentley.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks dropped a 6-1 decision to Pace on Wednesday. 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 juniors Jessica Evans and Kasey Volz and senior Rieley Fitzgerald all have three goals and an assist. Sophomore Samantha Trickel has 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 2-6 in goal with 72 saves and a .750 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 0-4 all-time against Bentley.
Scouting the Falcons
Bentley is coming off a 1-0 win at Saint Michael's on Wednesday. The Falcons were picked fifth in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 11-8 last season, falling in the NE10 Championship Quarterfinals. Bentley has won four games in a row and is led by sophomore Gracie Moore who has a team-high eight points on the year on two goals and a team-high four assists. Graduate student Madison Halas and senior Katie Thies both have seven points on three goals and an assist and junior Libby Harrison has three goals and six points. Junior Meagan Hayes has recorded two goals and one assist and junior Mia Trottie is 7-2 in goal with 30 saves, a 0.77 goals-against average and .811 save percentage.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Tuesday, October 10th when they play at New Haven at 7 p.m.
