DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 20, 2023) – The Mercy University women's basketball team hosts University of Bridgeport on Tuesday, November 21st at 5 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 21st 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-0), Bridgeport (1-2)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Bridgeport
Mercy earned a 67-59 win over Bridgeport on November 22, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 68-66 win at Adelphi on Saturday. 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 last week and is averaging a team-high 24.5 points per game on 46.8 percent shooting with 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game. The graduate student leads the East Region 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 third on the team with 8.5 points per game and is averaging a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game with 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Sophomore Angelina Barrera is second on the team with 9.0 points per game and is posting 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Barrera scored a career-high 21 points in the win over Bloomfield on November 15th. Tedesco is recording 6.0 rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game. Halvorsen is netting 6.3 points per game on a team-best 58.8 percent shooting. Barrera and Stanavich were named to the ECC Honor Roll on November 20th. The Mavericks are off to their best start since 1975 and look to defeat Bridgeport at home for the first time since 2020. Mercy looks to win their home opener for the third straight season.
Scouting the Purple Knights
Bridgeport is coming off a 55-51 win over Molloy on November 15th. The Purple Knights were picked fifth in the CACC North Division Preseason Poll after going 9-18 last season. Bridgeport has been led by Stephanie McBride who averages a team-high 16.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game on 53.8 percent shooting. Shakira Hester posts 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and Niyah Whitten records 8.7 points per game. Tariah Bryant averages a team-high 4.3 assists per game.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Goldey-Beacom on Sunday, November 26th at 1 p.m.
