DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 25, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team plays at NE10 foe Adelphi University on Tuesday, September 26th at 4 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 26th 4 p.m.
Records: Mercy (3-3, 2-1 NE10), Adelphi (2-5, 1-2 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Adelphi
Adelphi earned a 2-1 win over Mercy in overtime on October 25, 2022 in Dobbs Ferry.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks dropped a 6-0 decision to Assumption on Friday. Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 8-7 overall and 7-6 in NE10 play. The Mavericks posted their first-ever winning season and had their most overall and NE10 wins in a season last year. Mercy just missed out on qualifying for the NE10 Championship for the first time due to a tiebreaker. The Mavericks have been picked a program-best 11th in the NE10 Preseason Poll. Leading the returners for Head Coach Marissa Spinazzola is senior Ally Schreck who had eight goals and three assists last season. Senior Rachel Palladino also returns after posting three goals and six assists last season and senior Rieley Fitzgerald also returns after recording three goals and five assists. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld had five goals last season and senior Kate Ringstad had a goal and a team-high seven assists a year ago. On defense, seniors Victoria Devlin and Flynn Kirk both return after combining for 14 defensive saves last year. Junior Kasey Volz also returns after scoring the winning goal against Molloy last season. Junior Alexandra Giordano returns in goal after appearing in two games last season with six saves. Senior Rachel Palladino has a team-high five goals and 10 points on the year and was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on September 11th. Senior Kelly Rosenfeld also has a team-high 10 points on three goals and a team-high-tying four assists. Rosenfeld was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on Monday. Senior Kate Ringstad is third on the team with eight points on three goals and two assists and junior Jessica Evans has three goals and an assist. Sophomore Samantha Trickel and senior Rieley Fitzgerald both have two goals and an assist. Junior Kasey Volz has a goal and an assist and senior Ally Schreck has a team-high-tying four assists. Senior Rory McComb also has a goal and senior Victoria Devlin has a team-high five defensive saves. Junior Alexandra Giordano is 2-2 in goal with 42 saves and a .792 save percentage. She was named to the NE10 Honor Roll for the second time this season last week. Sophomore Rebecca McClure is 1-1 in goal with 17 saves and a .708 save percentage. The Mavericks look to defeat Adelphi for the first time in program history. Mercy is 0-9 all-time against the Panthers entering Tuesday's game. The Mavericks look to start 3-1 in NE10 play for the second straight year.
Scouting the Panthers
Adelphi is coming off a 3-1 loss at Southern New Hampshire on Saturday. The Panthers were picked third in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 13-9 last season, winning the NE10 Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi is led by Amanda Lee who has a team-high 12 points on six goals and by Emiline Biggin who has seven points on two goals and a team-high three assists. Ali Nagy has seven points on three goals and one assist and Amanda Montiel is 2-5 in goal with 62 saves, a .729 save percentage and 3.38 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Thursday, September 28th when they play at Millersville at 6 p.m.
