DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (May 4, 2023) – The No. 1 seed Mercy College men's lacrosse team hosts No. 2 seed Frostburg State University in the ECC Men's Lacrosse Championship Final on Saturday, May 6th at 11 a.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Saturday, May 6th 11 a.m.
Records: No. 1 Mercy (13-3, 6-0 ECC), No. 2 Frostburg State (13-4, 4-2 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

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Last Meeting

Mercy earned a 9-7 win over Frostburg State on April 7, 2023.

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 19-9 win over Molloy in the ECC Semifinals on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by senior Brady Kearnan who had a game-high five goals.

·         Junior Jason Kuehner was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week on Tuesday.

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

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

·         Graduate student Thomas Connors and Kearnan were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 17th.   

·         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 79 points on 46 goals and a team-high 33 assists with nine caused turnovers and 27 ground balls. He recorded his 100th career ground ball against Le Moyne, recorded his 100th career goal as a Maverick against Georgian Court, recorded his 200th career point as a Maverick against Wilmington and recorded his 300th career point against Molloy on April 27th. Kearnan also recorded his 100th career assist as a Maverick against Adelphi on April 19th. Graduate student Jack Gibbons has 38 goals and 15 assists on the season, recording his 100th career goal against Roberts Wesleyan on March 19th and his 200th career point against Molloy on May 3rd. Graduate student Thomas Connors is third on the team with 57 points on 30 goals and 27 assists. Junior Greg Gibbons has 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists and Heyder has a team-high 55 goals with 10 assists. Heyder recorded his 100th career point on March 19th and his 100th career goal against Molloy on April 27th. Heyder has also set a single-season school record with his 55 goals so far this season. Senior Robert Guglielmo has seven goals and seven assists and Calabria has 16 goals and 23 assists. Caskenette has 12 goals and five assists and Duchnowski has 16 goals and two assists. Sophomore Ian Votta has six goals and two assists.

·         The defense has been led by Gerdvil who has a team-high 38 caused turnovers with a team-high 75 ground balls. Graduate student Jake Fitzgerald is second on the team with 16 caused turnovers and graduate student Zack Higgins has nine caused turnovers. Junior Tyler Pjatak has 11 caused turnovers and two goals and graduate student Jack Kipnes has 11 caused turnovers and 41 ground balls. Kuehner is 183-277 (.661) on faceoffs with 64 ground balls, two assists and seven goals. He recorded his 100th career ground ball at STAC on April 23rd. Umano is 13-3 in goal with 158 saves, a .560 save percentage and 9.63 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 3-0 all-time against Frostburg State.

·         The Mavericks defeated the Bobcats 15-10 in last year's ECC Final in Dobbs Ferry.

·         The Mavericks are making their eighth straight ECC Tournament berth and won their fourth straight ECC Regular Season Championship.

·         The Mavericks have won 28 straight games against ECC competition, with their last loss coming in the 2018 ECC Championship Semifinal.

·         Mercy has advanced to the final for the fourth straight season and fifth time in program history.

·         The Mavericks have won the last three ECC Tournament Championships.

·         The Mavericks are ranked No. 8 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 is ranked fourth in the latest NCAA North Regional Rankings.

·         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 61-9 in their last 70 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 Bobcats

·         Frostburg State is coming off a 21-13 win over No. 3 seed Roberts Wesleyan in an ECC Semifinal on Wednesday.

·         The Bobcats were picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 11-8 last season.

·         Frostburg State earned the No. 2 seed for the second straight season and are looking for their first ECC Championship.

·         The Bobcats earned a 14-12 win over then No. 1 Tampa on March 4th.

·         Frostburg State is ranked No. 18 nationally in the USILA poll.

·         The Bobcats are led by Jake Bowman who has a team-high and ECC-best 90 points on an ECC-best 67 goals with 23 assists and 39 ground balls. One-time ECC Offensive Player of the Week Bubba Love has 73 points on 38 goals and 35 assists and one-time ECC Offensive Player of the Week Austin Sipes has 77 points on 42 goals and 35 assists.

·         Owen McCallum has 31 goals and 30 assists and Tanner Donaldson has 26 goals and 13 assists. Gregg Dort has 33 ground balls and is 79-148 (.534) on faceoffs. Drew Downing has 39 ground balls and is 88-173 (.509) on faceoffs and Alex Walstrum has 42 ground balls and is 78-127 (.614) on faceoffs.

·         Seamus Kearney has a team-high 44 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers and Mitch Meckley is 13-4 in goal with 123 saves, a .457 save percentage and 10.20 goals-against average.