DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 14, 2023) – The Mercy University women's basketball team plays at Bloomfield College in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, November 15th at 5:30 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 15th 5:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-0), Bloomfield (1-1)
Location: Bloomfield, N.J.
Last Meeting vs. Bloomfield
Mercy earned a 60-46 win over Bloomfield on January 8, 2023.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 53-43 win over regionally-ranked Southern Connecticut State on Sunday. Mercy enters the 2023-24 season picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 17-10 last season. The Mavericks recorded their most overall wins in a season since 1989 and had their most ECC wins since 1997. Mercy's third-place finish in the ECC standings was the highest in program history. The Mavericks also had their highest winning percentage since 1986 and hosted their first-ever ECC Championship Game. Mercy looks to qualify for the ECC Championship for the fourth straight year and win their first-ever ECC Championship. Graduate student Katie Wall returns for sixth-year Head Coach Scott Lagas after being named First Team All-ECC and First Team All-Met last season. The guard was named ECC Player of the Week once last season after averaging a team-high 14.0 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Wall had a team-high 54 steals and ranked third in the ECC in points per game last season. Also, returning is sophomore Angelina Barrera who was named to the ECC Honor Roll twice last season after averaging 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and had a team-high 21 blocks in 26 games. Junior Jaclyn Stanavich also returns after averaging 6.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 24 games a year ago. Senior Maria Tedesco returns after recording 4.2 points and a team-high 5.3 rebounds per game. Also returning for Lagas are junior Kayla Halvorsen and sophomores Megan Marcotte and Kyla Nembach. Lagas will also look to freshmen Paige Fourtin, Mary McClintock, Layla Greene, Victoria Pfeffer, Molly Boek, Amani Abuhatab and Grace Lesko to help get the Mavericks back to the ECC Championship. The Mavericks have been led so far by Wall who was named ECC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging a team-high 33.0 points per game on 52.6 percent shooting with 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game. The graduate student is currently the leading scorer in the East Region and leads Division II in points per game. She scored a career-high 40 points in the Mavericks season-opening win over Saint Anselm on November 11th. Stanavich is second on the team with 10.0 points per game and is averaging 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Sophomore Angelina Barrera is third on the team with 4.5 points per game and is posting 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. Tedesco is recording 6.0 rebounds per game and 3.0 points per game. The Mavericks look to beat Bloomfield for the second straight time and look to start 3-0 for the first time since 2014.
Scouting the Bears
Bloomfield is coming off a 71-64 win over Adelphi at Pace on Saturday. The Bears were picked sixth in the CACC North Division Preseason Poll after going 6-21 last season. Bloomfield has been led by Taneshia Tucker who is averaging 24.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. Daniya Darby and Tiara Mahorn are both netting 9.5 points per game and Mahorn is tied for the team lead with 6.0 rebounds per game. Jasmine McDuffie averages 7.5 points per game and Anisha Able posts 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Adelphi on Saturday, November 18th at 1:30 p.m.
