DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 20, 2023) – The No. 19 Mercy College women's lacrosse team plays at ECC foe D'Youville University on Saturday, April 22nd at 11 a.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 22nd 11 a.m.
Records: #19 Mercy (8-6, 3-1 ECC), D'Youville (8-7, 3-1 ECC)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off a 23-9 win over Georgian Court on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Leena Moussa who had a career-high six goals and eight points.
· Freshman Andrea Mott was named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday.
· Sophomore Leah Hansen was named to the ECC Honor Roll last Monday.
· Sophomore Lindsey Shimborske and graduate student Jaclyn Grzelaczyk were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on April 3rd.
· 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 40 goals with four assists on the year and five draw controls. Graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 30 goals. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Franklin Pierce on February 18th. Sophomore Leah Hansen has 24 goals and Rippon has 26 goals, four assists and 54 draw controls. Jaclyn Grzelaczyk leads the team with 49 points on 20 goals and a team-high 29 assists. Freshman Maeghan Callow has five goals and three assists and freshman Andrea Mott has 10 goals and 10 assists. Lindsey Shimborske has two goals and three assists.
· Senior Erin Shimborske is second on the team with 10 assists with 15 goals, 29 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers. Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 42 caused turnovers, 31 ground balls and is second on the team with 50 draw controls. She recorded her 100th career draw control against Roberts Wesleyan. Graduate student Micayla Brady is second on the team with 27 caused turnovers and has 28 ground balls.
· Junior Olivia Maute is 6-6 in goal with 65 saves, a .339 save percentage and 12.07 goals-against average in 631:32 minutes of action. Freshman Olivia LaMonica is 2-0 in goal with 19 saves, a .442 save percentage and 6.86 goals-against average in 210 minutes.
· The Mavericks are 3-0 all-time against D'Youville.
· Mercy is ranked No. 19 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 52-19 in their last 71 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 Saints
· D'Youville is coming off a 17-4 loss to Dominican on Sunday.
· The Saints were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 9-8 last season.
· D'Youville is led by one-time ECC Offensive Player of the Week and one-time Rookie of the Week Sam Newlin who has a team-high 57 points on a team-high 51 goals with six assists, 23 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and a team-high 52 draw controls. Sydney Gordon has 39 goals and 15 assists and Madison Buck has 20 goals and a team-high 26 assists.
· Madison Handley has 33 goals and 11 assists and Danielle Thompson has eight goals and 11 assists. Lauren Parker has a team-high 36 ground balls with a team-high 20 caused turnovers.
· Two-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week Brinn Stworzydlak is 8-7 in goal with 153 saves, a .489 save percentage and 11.07 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, April 22nd when they play at D'Youville at 11 a.m.
