DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 9, 2023) – The Mercy University women's soccer team hosts Southern Connecticut State University in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, October 10th at 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 10th 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (3-3-3), Southern Connecticut State (4-3-4)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Southern Connecticut State
Mercy earned a 7-2 win over the Owls on August 31, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks earned a 1-1 draw at St. Thomas Aquinas in their last game on Saturday. Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 14-3-2 and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The Mavericks won their third ECC Tournament Championship and their first outright Regular Season Championship. Mercy looks to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season and make the ECC Championship for the 10th straight season. The Mavericks ended the 2022 season receiving votes nationally in the United Soccer Coaches poll and begin the 2023 season receiving votes. Mercy was picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and return three of their top five goal scorers from last season. They also return eight student-athletes who started at least 10 matches for the 2022 squad. Senior Kayla Camacho was named the ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after finishing second in the conference with 11 goals and 27 points a year ago en route to All-Conference First Team honors and All-Region accolades. Also returning is reigning ECC Goalkeeper of the Year sophomore Kamy Anaya who went 13-3-2 last season with 45 saves, a .789 save percentage and 0.70 goals-against average. Last year's ECC Rookie of the Year Ancksu Dixon also returns after recording a team-high 33 points on 11 goals and 11 assists. Head Coach Jack Nicholson also returns All-Conference honorees in graduate student Tyra Anderson and seniors Skyler Schwenkler, Jennifer Silva, and Madison Rosa. Mercy has been led by sophomore Maleah Tarin who has been named ECC Rookie of the Week twice and has a team-high four goals and eight points. Dixon was tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on September 5th and also has a goal. Rosa scored the game-winning goal against Dominican on September 6th and has two goals on the year. Freshman Angelina Ortiz netted her first collegiate goal in the win over the Chargers. Camacho has a team-high two assists on the year and Avalos, Anderson, Silva and junior Valeria Rodriguez all have an assist. Anaya is 3-3-3 in goal with 28 saves, a .737 save percentage and 1.11 goals-against average. She has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice. The Mavericks are 6-2 in their last eight meetings against the Owls and have won the last six meetings.
Scouting the Owls
Southern Connecticut State is coming off a 1-1 draw against Assumption on Saturday. The Owls were picked fifth in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 7-7-3 last season, qualifying for the NE10 Tournament. Southern Connecticut State is led by Kelsey Burr who has a team-high seven goals and 17 points. Alexie Rosado is second on the team with four goals and 10 points and Kylee Slavik is third with three goals and seven points. Taylor Hennig has a team-high four assists and Burr has a team-high four game-winning goals. Abigail Aughe is 4-3-4 in goal with 45 saves, a .726 save percentage and 1.59 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, October 14th when they host Molloy at 2:30 p.m.
