DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 5, 2023) – The Mercy University field hockey team plays at Roberts Wesleyan University on Wednesday, September 6th at 6 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 6th 6 p.m.
Records: Mercy (0-1), Roberts Wesleyan (0-2)
Location: Rochester, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Roberts Wesleyan
First Meeting
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 4-1 loss to Bloomsburg in their season opener on Sunday. 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. Fitzgerald scored the Mavericks lone goal against Bloomsburg and junior Jessica Evans dished out her first collegiate assist. Giordano made a career-high 14 saves in the game and was named to the NE10 Honor Roll on Monday. Devlin added a game-high two defensive saves in the contest.
Scouting the Redhawks
Roberts Wesleyan is in their first-ever season of field hockey. The Redhawks have opened their season with back-to-back losses to Mercyhurst. Roberts Wesleyan fell 12-0 in their first ever game on Friday and dropped a 9-0 decision on Sunday. The Redhawks have been led by Avery Richardson who has made a team-high 37 saves in two games with 20 saves in their last game on Sunday. Abigail Henderson has made five saves in 25:34 minutes of action.
Next Game
Mercy resumes action on Wednesday, September 13th when they host Kutztown at 4 p.m.
