DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 5, 2023) – The No. 15/19 Mercy College women's lacrosse team hosts ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, April 8th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, April 8th 12 p.m.
Records: #15/19 Mercy (5-5, 1-1 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (1-10, 0-3 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Scouting the Mavericks
· Mercy is coming off a 14-13 overtime loss to Molloy on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Lindsey Shimborske who had a game-high and career-high seven caused turnovers.
· Shimborske and graduate student Jaclyn Grzelaczyk were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on 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 graduate student Emma Rippon was tabbed to the Honor Roll on February 20th.
· Moussa has a team-high 29 goals with one assist on the year and four draw controls. Graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk is second on the team with 22 goals. She recorded her 100th career point in the win over Franklin Pierce on February 18th. Sophomore Leah Hansen has 13 goals and Rippon has 18 goals, four assists and 27 draw controls. Jaclyn Grzelaczyk leads the team with 35 points on 16 goals and a team-high 19 assists. Freshmen Maeghan Callow has four goals and an assist and Andrea Mott also has scored a goal with an assist. Lindsey Shimborske has two goals and two assists.
· Senior Erin Shimborske is second on the team with eight assists with 13 goals, 26 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers. Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 35 caused turnovers, 27 ground balls and 32 draw controls. She recorded her 100th career draw control against Roberts Wesleyan. Graduate student Micayla Brady is second on the team with 23 caused turnovers and has 25 ground balls.
· Junior Olivia Maute is 4-5 in goal with 58 saves, a .347 save percentage and 12.79 goals-against average in 511:32 minutes of action. Freshman Olivia LaMonica made five saves in the second half of the win over Assumption on March 1st to earn her first collegiate win.
· The Mavericks are 10-4 all-time against STAC and have won the last seven meetings.
· Mercy is ranked No. 15 nationally in the IWLCA poll and No. 19 nationally in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine 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 49-18 in their last 67 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 Spartans
· St. Thomas Aquinas is coming off a 15-5 loss to D'Youville on Saturday.
· The Spartans were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 4-9 last season.
· St. Thomas Aquinas earned their lone win of the season on March 10th at Caldwell by a score of 18-7.
· The Spartans are led by Hailey Galison who has a team-high 26 points on a team-high 15 goals and 11 assists with 29 ground balls, 36 draw controls and eight caused turnovers. McKenzie Schlechtweg and Arianna Tribble both have 14 points on 11 goals and three assists and Katelyn Cerrato has 12 goals and one assist.
· Colleen Stevens is 1-10 in goal with 99 saves, a .352 save percentage and 16.55 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Tuesday, April 11th when they play at New Haven at 7 p.m.
