DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 13, 2023) – The No. 7/8 Mercy College men's lacrosse team plays at ECC foe University of the District of Columbia on Saturday, April 15th at 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 15th 2 p.m.
Records: No. 7/8 Mercy (9-2, 3-0 ECC), Dist. Columbia (0-7, 0-2 ECC)
Location: Washington, D.C. (Georgetown Day School High School)
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 21-10 win over UDC on April 16, 2022.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off a 9-7 win over No. 12 Frostburg State on April 7th. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Tommy Umano who made a career-high-tying 19 saves.
· On Tuesday, Umano was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week.
· Umano was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday and senior Brady Kearnan was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
· On March 27th, freshman Devon Duchnowski was named ECC Rookie of the Week and graduate student Tommy Umano was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week. Heyder and junior Andrew Calabria were named to the Honor Roll.
· On March 21st, junior Jason Kuehner was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week.
· On March 20th, graduate student Thomas Connors and juniors Brody Caskenette and Kuehner were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll.
· On March 13th, Kearnan was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time and senior Justin Gerdvil was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
· On March 6th, Gerdvil and Heyder were both named to the ECC Honor Roll. Gerdvil was also named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week for the second time on March 7th.
· On February 27th, Kearnan and Kuehner were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll.
· Kearnan has a team-high 50 points on 28 goals and a team-high 22 assists with eight caused turnovers and 21 ground balls. He recorded his 100th career ground ball against Le Moyne, recorded his 100th career goal as a Maverick against Georgian Court and recorded his 200th career point as a Maverick against Wilmington. Graduate student Jack Gibbons has 30 goals and eight assists on the season, recording his 100th career goal against Roberts Wesleyan on March 19th. Graduate student Thomas Connors is fourth on the team with 37 points on 19 goals and 18 assists. Junior Greg Gibbons has 12 points on six goals and six assists and Heyder has a team-high 36 goals with six assists. Heyder recorded his 100th career point on March 19th. Senior Robert Guglielmo has six goals and four assists and Calabria has 10 goals and 13 assists. Caskenette has nine goals and four assists and Duchnowski has 11 goals. Sophomore Ian Votta has six goals and two assists.
· The defense has been led by Gerdvil who has a team-high 26 caused turnovers with a team-high 54 ground balls. Graduate student Jake Fitzgerald is second on the team with 13 caused turnovers and senior Zack Higgins has five caused turnovers. Junior Tyler Pjatak has eight caused turnovers and two goals and graduate student Jack Kipnes has nine caused turnovers and 27 ground balls. Kuehner is 133-198 (.672) on faceoffs with 39 ground balls, two assists and four goals. Umano is 9-2 in goal with 109 saves, a .542 save percentage and 10.18 goals-against average. He recorded his 400th career save at Mercyhurst on April 1st.
· Kearnan was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week and Gerdvil was named Defensive Player of the Week on February 20th. Gibbons was tabbed to the Honor Roll for the second straight week on February 20th.
· Freshman Anthony Barone was tabbed ECC Rookie of the Week on February 13th and Kuehner was named to the USILA Team of the Week on February 14th.
· Mercy is 6-1 all-time against UDC and have won the last six meetings.
· The Mavericks have won 24 straight games against ECC competition, with their last loss coming in the 2018 ECC Championship Semifinal.
· The Mavericks are ranked No. 8 nationally in the USILA poll and No. 7 nationally in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine poll. Mercy was ranked No. 2 nationally in the preseason for the first time in program history.
· Mercy was picked to finish first in the ECC Preseason Poll and Kearnan was named ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Kipnes was tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
· The Mavericks made their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season and advanced to the National Championship Game for the first time last season. Mercy also won their third straight ECC Regular Season and Tournament Championships last season.
· Mercy has had 10 straight winning seasons and have qualified for the ECC Championship in seven straight seasons.
· The Mavericks are 57-8 in their last 65 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
· Kearnan was named to the Inside Lacrosse Player of the Year Watch List on February 10th and Kearnan, Gerdvil, Jack Gibbons, Kipnes and Umano were tabbed USILA Preseason All-Americans on February 1st.
· Kearnan, Gerdvil, Jack Gibbons, Kipnes, junior Tyler Pjatak and Umano were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans on January 27th.
· Gibbons was named USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Midfielder of the Year and Kearnan, Gerdvil, Kipnes, Umano and Pjatak were tabbed to the Preseason All-American Teams.
Scouting the Firebirds
· UDC dropped an 18-7 decision at D'Youville on Saturday.
· The Firebirds were picked sixth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 3-7 last season.
· UDC is led by Dylan Donaldson who has a team-high-tying 14 points on a team-high 13 goals with one assist and 17 ground balls. Julian Schemm also has a team-high-tying 14 points on 12 goals and two assists.
· Carnell Lofton Jr. has seven points on three goals and a team-high four assists. He also is 142-208 (.683) on faceoffs with a team-high 108 ground balls. Ignacio Pericet has a team-high nine caused turnovers and Shelton Tessier has seven caused turnovers.
· Najee Wilson is 0-7 in goal with 140 saves, a .491 save percentage and 23.36 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Adelphi on Wednesday, April 19th at 3 p.m.
