DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 25, 2023) – The Mercy University women's soccer team hosts ECC foe College of Staten Island on Wednesday, September 27th at 2:30 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 27th 2:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-2-2, 1-0-1 ECC), Staten Island (2-1-3, 0-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Staten Island
Mercy earned a 6-0 win over Staten Island on October 15, 2022 in Staten Island.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks earned a 1-0 win at Queens on Saturday in their last game. Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 14-3-2 and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The Mavericks won their third ECC Tournament Championship and their first outright Regular Season Championship. Mercy looks to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season and make the ECC Championship for the 10th straight season. The Mavericks ended the 2022 season receiving votes nationally in the United Soccer Coaches poll and begin the 2023 season receiving votes. Mercy was picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and return three of their top five goal scorers from last season. They also return eight student-athletes who started at least 10 matches for the 2022 squad. Senior Kayla Camacho was named the ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after finishing second in the conference with 11 goals and 27 points a year ago en route to All-Conference First Team honors and All-Region accolades. Also returning is reigning ECC Goalkeeper of the Year sophomore Kamy Anaya who went 13-3-2 last season with 45 saves, a .789 save percentage and 0.70 goals-against average. Last year's ECC Rookie of the Year Ancksu Dixon also returns after recording a team-high 33 points on 11 goals and 11 assists. Head Coach Jack Nicholson also returns All-Conference honorees in graduate student Tyra Anderson and seniors Skyler Schwenkler, Jennifer Silva, and Madison Rosa. Mercy has been led by sophomore Maleah Tarin who was named ECC Rookie of the Week on September 5th and has a team-high two goals. Dixon was tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on September 5th and also has a goal. Rosa scored the game-winning goal against Dominican on September 6th and freshman Angelina Ortiz netted her first collegiate goal in the win over the Chargers. Camacho and junior Valeria Rodriguez both have an assist and Anaya is 2-2-2 in goal with 17 saves, a .708 save percentage and 1.17 goals-against average. She was named to the ECC Honor Roll on September 11th. The Mavericks look to improve to 3-0 all-time against Staten Island. Mercy is unbeaten in their last 13 ECC games and have not lost an ECC regular season game since October 16, 2021 when they fell 1-0 at Molloy.
Scouting the Dolphins
Staten Island is coming off a 6-1 loss at Daemen on Saturday in their ECC opener. The Dolphins were picked eighth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 2-9-3 last season. Staten Island has already matched their win total from last season. The Dolphins are led by junior Isabella Radovini who has a team-high four goals and nine points. Jaquelyn D'Amico has an ECC-best three assists with one goal and Arielle Uy has two goals and two assists. Sara Villacres is 1-1-1 in goal with 19 saves, a .704 save percentage and 2.00 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Saturday, September 30th when they play at Roberts Wesleyan at 1 p.m.
