DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 13, 2023) – The No. 15 Mercy College women's lacrosse team plays at ECC foe University of the District of Columbia on Saturday, April 15th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 15th 12 p.m.
Records: #15 Mercy (6-6, 2-1 ECC), Dist. Columbia (1-9, 0-4 ECC)
Location: Washington, D.C. (Georgetown Day School High School)
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off a 17-7 loss to No. 22 New Haven on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Emma Rippon who had a team-high two goals.
· Sophomore Leah Hansen was named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday.
· Sophomore Lindsey Shimborske and graduate student Jaclyn Grzelaczyk were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll last Monday.
· Lindsey Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season on March 27th and junior Christina Lopreato was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
· Jaclyn Grzelaczyk was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 20th.
· 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 Rippon was tabbed to the Honor Roll on February 20th.
· Moussa has a team-high 33 goals with one assist on the year and five draw controls. Graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 24 goals. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Franklin Pierce on February 18th. Sophomore Leah Hansen has 18 goals and Rippon has 22 goals, four assists and 36 draw controls. Jaclyn Grzelaczyk leads the team with 40 points on 18 goals and a team-high 22 assists. Freshman Maeghan Callow has five goals and an assist and freshman Andrea Mott has three goals and four assists. Lindsey Shimborske has two goals and three assists.
· Senior Erin Shimborske is second on the team with eight assists with 14 goals, 27 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers. Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 40 caused turnovers, 30 ground balls and 42 draw controls. She recorded her 100th career draw control against Roberts Wesleyan. Graduate student Micayla Brady is second on the team with 26 caused turnovers and has 26 ground balls.
· Junior Olivia Maute is 4-6 in goal with 64 saves, a .346 save percentage and 13.05 goals-against average in 556:32 minutes of action. Freshman Olivia LaMonica is 2-0 in goal with 17 saves, a .447 save percentage and 7.64 goals-against average in 165 minutes.
· The Mavericks are 7-0 all-time against UDC.
· Mercy is ranked No. 15 nationally in the IWLCA 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 50-19 in their last 69 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 Firebirds
· UDC is coming off a 20-2 loss at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday.
· The Firebirds were picked seventh in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 0-12 last season.
· UDC earned a 15-3 win over Alliance on February 23rd for their first win since 2018, snapping a 40-game losing streak.
· The Firebirds are led by Jada Williams who has a team-high 26 points on a team-high 26 goals with a team-high 40 draw controls. Alejandra Lainez-Rodriguez is second on the team with 18 points on 11 goals and a team-high seven assists. She also has a team-high 32 ground balls and is second with 30 draw controls.
· Michelle Mitchell has 16 points on 12 goals and four assists and has 26 ground balls. Desiree Gaeckler has a team-high 14 caused turnovers and Natalia Perkins is 1-9 in goal with 85 saves, a .317 save percentage and 18.30 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Tuesday, April 18th when they play at Georgian Court at 12 p.m.
