DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 7, 2023) – The No. 13/14 Mercy College women's lacrosse team hosts RV Bloomsburg University on Wednesday, March 8th at 3 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 8th 3 p.m.
Records: #13/14 Mercy (2-2), RV Bloomsburg (3-0)
Location: Mercy Field

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 9-5 loss to No. 6/10 Adelphi on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by senior Erin Shimborske who had a game-high-tying two goals.

·         Sophomore Lindsey Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday 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 11 goals and 12 points on the year with one assist and three draw controls. Graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with nine goals. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Franklin Pierce on February 18th. Sophomore Leah Hansen has six goals and Rippon has five goals, an assist and seven draw controls. Graduate student Jaclyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 11 points on four goals and a team-high seven assists. Freshmen Maeghan Callow has two goals and an assist and Andrea Mott also has scored a goal. Lindsey Shimborske has two goals and an assist.

·         Senior Erin Shimborske is second on the team with five assists with three goals, 10 ground balls and six caused turnovers. Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 18 caused turnovers, 12 ground balls and 14 draw controls. Graduate student Micayla Brady is second on the team with 11 caused turnovers and has eight ground balls.

·         Junior Olivia Maute is 1-2 in goal with 22 saves, a .400 save percentage and 11.00 goals-against average in 180 minutes of action. Freshman Olivia LaMonica made five saves in the second half of Wednesday's win over Assumption to earn her first collegiate win.

·         Mercy is 0-2 all-time against Bloomsburg. The Mavericks lost last year's meeting on April 1st by a score of 14-13.

·         Mercy is ranked No. 13 nationally in the IWLCA poll and No. 14 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 46-15 in their last 61 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 Huskies

·         Bloomsburg is coming off an 11-10 win over Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday.

·         The Huskies were picked third in the PSAC Coaches' Poll after going 10-7 last season.

·         Bloomsburg is receiving votes in the IWLCA Top 25 poll.

·         The Huskies return three of their top five scorers from a year ago. Kate Roberts leads Bloomsburg with a team-high nine goals to go along with five ground balls and four caused turnovers. Cassidy Griffin is second on the team with six goals.

·         Julia Cote has five goals and an assist and Haley Williams has four goals and an assist. Annie Rollins and Amanda Stoll both have four goals and a team-high-tying three assists.

·         Delaney Allen has a team-high six caused turnovers and seven ground balls and Stoll has a team-high 19 draw controls.

·         Lauren Foley is 3-0 in goal with 26 saves, a .464 save percentage and 10.43 goals-against average.

Next Game

Mercy resumes action on Thursday, March 16th when they play at Florida Southern at 7 p.m.