DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 20, 2023) – The No. 6/9 Mercy College men's lacrosse team plays at ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Sunday, April 23rd at 1 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Sunday, April 23rd 1 p.m.
Records: No. 6/9 Mercy (10-3, 4-0 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (5-6, 1-3 ECC)
Location: Sparkill, N.Y.

Last Meeting

Mercy earned an 18-7 win over STAC on April 4, 2022.

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 14-12 loss to No. 2 Adelphi on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Tommy Umano who made a game-high 15 saves.

·         Graduate student Thomas Connors and senior Brady Kearnan were named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday.  

·         Last Tuesday, graduate student Tommy Umano was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week.

·         Umano was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week last Monday and 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 59 points on 35 goals and a team-high 24 assists with eight caused turnovers and 22 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. Kearnan also recorded his 100th career assist as a Maverick against Adelphi on April 19th. Graduate student Jack Gibbons has 33 goals and 10 assists on the season, recording his 100th career goal against Roberts Wesleyan on March 19th. Graduate student Thomas Connors is third on the team with 47 points on 25 goals and 22 assists. Junior Greg Gibbons has 16 points on seven goals and nine assists and Heyder has a team-high 41 goals with eight assists. Heyder recorded his 100th career point on March 19th. Senior Robert Guglielmo has six goals and four assists and Calabria has 11 goals and 20 assists. Caskenette has 10 goals and four assists and Duchnowski has 11 goals and one assist. Sophomore Ian Votta has six goals and two assists.

·         The defense has been led by Gerdvil who has a team-high 31 caused turnovers with a team-high 61 ground balls. Graduate student Jake Fitzgerald is second on the team with 14 caused turnovers and senior Zack Higgins has six caused turnovers. Junior Tyler Pjatak has 10 caused turnovers and two goals and graduate student Jack Kipnes has nine caused turnovers and 28 ground balls. Kuehner is 151-230 (.657) on faceoffs with 46 ground balls, two assists and six goals. Umano is 10-3 in goal with 132 saves, a .548 save percentage and 10.34 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 6-0 all-time against STAC.

·         The Mavericks have secured their eighth straight ECC Tournament berth with their win on Saturday.

·         The Mavericks have won 25 straight games against ECC competition, with their last loss coming in the 2018 ECC Championship Semifinal.

·         The Mavericks are ranked No. 9 nationally in the USILA poll and No. 6 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 11 straight winning seasons.

·         The Mavericks are 58-9 in their last 67 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 Spartans

·         St. Thomas Aquinas is coming off a 17-15 win over D'Youville on Saturday.

·         The Spartans were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 2-12 last season.

·         STAC is led by Ryan Christensen who has a team-high 33 points on a team-high 30 goals with three assists. Braiden Struss is second on the team with 29 points on 21 goals and eight assists and Steven Apicella has a team-high 22 assists with four goals.

·         John Pena has 13 goals and seven assists and Michael Huff has seven goals and 10 assists.

·         Austin Palen has a team-high 65 ground balls and is 117-208 (.563) on faceoffs. James Staeckeler has a team-high 14 caused turnovers and has 47 ground balls.

·         Craig Peavy is 4-4 in goal with 131 saves, a .580 save percentage and 11.05 goals-against average.

Next Game

Mercy hosts Molloy on Thursday, April 27th at 3 p.m.