DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 26, 2023) – The No. 9 Mercy College men's lacrosse team hosts ECC foe Molloy University on Thursday, April 27th at 3 p.m. for Senior Day.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Thursday, April 27th 3 p.m.
Records: No. 9 Mercy (11-3, 5-0 ECC), Molloy (9-7, 4-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Last Meeting

Mercy earned a 17-8 win over Molloy on March 26, 2022.

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 17-4 win over STAC on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by senior Brady Kearnan who had a game-high eight points.

·         Kearnan was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week, senior Justin Gerdvil was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and senior TJ Heyder was named to the Honor Roll on Monday.

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

·         On April 11th, graduate student Tommy Umano was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week.

·         Umano was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on April 10th 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 67 points on 39 goals and a team-high 28 assists with eight caused turnovers and 24 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 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. Junior Greg Gibbons has 16 points on seven goals and nine assists and Heyder has a team-high 46 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 12 goals and 21 assists. Caskenette has 10 goals and four assists and Duchnowski has 13 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 32 caused turnovers with a team-high 66 ground balls. Graduate student Jake Fitzgerald is second on the team with 14 caused turnovers and graduate student 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 30 ground balls. Kuehner is 162-245 (.661) on faceoffs with 54 ground balls, two assists and seven goals. He recorded his 100th career ground ball at STAC on April 23rd. Umano is 11-3 in goal with 138 saves, a .556 save percentage and 9.90 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 12-1 all-time against Molloy and have won the last 12 meetings.

·         The Mavericks have secured their eighth straight ECC Tournament berth. Mercy will clinch the No. 1 seed in next week's ECC Tournament with a win and their fourth straight Regular Season Championship with a win.

·         The Mavericks have won 26 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 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 59-9 in their last 68 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 Lions

·         Molloy is coming off a 30-4 win over UDC on Saturday.

·         The Lions were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 7-10 last season.

·         Molloy is led by one-time ECC Offensive Player of the Week Chris Delaney who has a team-high 51 points on a team-high 34 goals with 17 assists and 30 ground balls. Sean Plasencia has 28 goals and 10 assists with 37 ground balls and Jack Herzlinger has 20 goals and 13 assists.

·         Ryan Downing has a team-high 19 assists with 13 goals and Konrad Maciejny has 15 goals and 13 assists.

·         Brandon Pazienza is 117-229 (.511) on faceoffs with 53 ground balls and one-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week and two-time Rookie of the Week Thomas Kofod has a team-high 70 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers.

·         Three-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week Christian Michaels is 9-6 in goal with 164 saves, a .556 save percentage and 9.34 goals-against average in 15 starts.

Next Game

Mercy will play in the ECC Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday, May 3rd.