DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 28, 2023) – The No. 13/18 Mercy College women's lacrosse team plays at No. 12/16 Bentley University on Wednesday, March 29th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 29th 3 p.m.
Records: #13/18 Mercy (4-4), #12/16 Bentley (6-1)
Location: Waltham, Mass.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off an 11-8 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk who had a team-high three goals and by sophomore Lindsey Shimborske who had a game-high five caused turnovers.
· Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday and junior Christina Lopreato was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
· Graduate student Jaclyn Grzelaczyk was named to the ECC Honor Roll last week.
· Shimborske was tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on March 13th.
· Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on March 6th for the third straight week and graduate student Micayla Brady was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Sophomore Leena Moussa has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice and graduate student Emma Rippon was tabbed to the Honor Roll on February 20th.
· Moussa has a team-high 23 goals and 24 points on the year with one assist and three draw controls. Graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 18 goals. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Franklin Pierce on February 18th. Sophomore Leah Hansen has 10 goals and Rippon has 13 goals, two assists and 13 draw controls. Jaclyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 22 points on nine goals and a team-high 13 assists. Freshmen Maeghan Callow has three goals and an assist and Andrea Mott also has scored a goal with an assist. Lindsey Shimborske has two goals and two assists.
· Senior Erin Shimborske is second on the team with seven assists with 10 goals, 17 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 28 caused turnovers, 21 ground balls and 25 draw controls. She recorded her 100th career draw control against Roberts Wesleyan. Graduate student Micayla Brady is second on the team with 18 caused turnovers and has 18 ground balls.
· Junior Olivia Maute is 3-4 in goal with 42 saves, a .356 save percentage and 11.69 goals-against average in 390 minutes of action. Freshman Olivia LaMonica made five saves in the second half of the win over Assumption on March 1st to earn her first collegiate win.
· The Mavericks are 2-2 all-time against Bentley and have won the last two meetings.
· Mercy is ranked No. 13 nationally in the IWLCA poll and No. 18 nationally in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine poll.
· Mercy won their third straight ECC Regular Season Championship and second ECC Tournament Championship last season.
· The Mavericks qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season and fourth time overall.
· Mercy is 48-17 in their last 65 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
· Mercy has had eight straight winning seasons and have made the ECC Tournament in six straight years.
· The Mavericks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and Brady was tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
· Brady was also named USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Second Team All-American after being named Third Team All-American by the publication last season.
· Brady and Lindsey Shimborske were named Second Team All-Region last season by the IWLCA.
· Brady was named ECC Defender of the Year and Shimborske was tabbed Rookie of the Year last season. Leading the All-Conference returners for the Mavericks are Brady, Shimborske and junior Kelly Rosenfeld who were named First Team All-ECC. Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk, graduate student Alexandra Bigilin, Erin Shimborske and junior Christina Lopreato also return after being named Second Team All-ECC last season.
Scouting the Falcons
· Bentley is coming off a 14-13 overtime win over Assumption on Wednesday.
· The Falcons have won three straight overtime games and have won six games in a row overall after dropping their season opener to West Chester.
· Bentley was picked sixth in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 8-8 last season, falling in the NE10 Quarterfinals.
· The Falcons are ranked No. 12 nationally in the ILWomen/IWLCA poll and No. 16 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine poll.
· Bentley has been led by Maeve Johnson who has a team-high 26 goals and 31 points with 10 ground balls and 27 draw controls. Amanda Davis is second on the team with 19 goals and 19 points and Courtney Dermody is third with 17 points on nine goals and eight assists.
· Kenzie Lupton has 10 goals and three assists and Abby Jowett has a team-high nine assists.
· Sydney Lynch has a team-high-tying 14 ground balls with a team-high nine caused turnovers and Caroline Affolter has a team-high 35 draw controls.
· Ashlee Wargo is 6-0 in goal with 50 saves, a .431 save percentage and 10.50 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Sunday, April 2nd when they play at Molloy at 11 a.m.
