DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2024) – The Mercy University women's soccer team hosts Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, September 17th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 17th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (2-2), Saint Anselm (2-1)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Saint Anselm
Mercy earned a 3-0 win over Saint Anselm on October 4, 2016.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 9-5-3 and advanced to the Semifinals of the ECC Championship. The Mavericks look to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven seasons and make the ECC Championship for the 11th straight season. Mercy was picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll and senior Skyler Schwenkler was tabbed ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Week. Leading the returners for head coach Jack Nicholson is Schwenkler who was named D2CCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC last season after starting all 17 games with three assists in 1,444 minutes. Junior Ancksu Dixon also returns after being named United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC after recording five goals, three assists and 13 points. She led the team in points and tied for the team lead in goals and assists. Also returning is junior Maleah Tarin who was named Second Team All-ECC after recording four goals and nine points. Senior Amiah Washington also returns after tying for the team lead with five goals in 2023. Sophomore Angelina Ortiz is back in the fold after scoring three goals as a freshman last season and senior Isabella Messina and junior Rita-Marie Masi return on the backline after leading a defense that allowed 16 goals in 17 games. Nicholson also adds 10 newcomers to the squad that looks to help get the Mavericks back to the NCAA Tournament.
Mercy is coming off a 4-0 win over Felician on Saturday. Junior Ancksu Dixon had a career-high three goals and sophomore Ella Gallino scored her first collegiate goal. Junior Ella Brower dished out a team-high three assists and freshman Anneliese Becker made two saves to earn her first collegiate shutout win. Metzger was named ECC Rookie of the Week last week and Dixon and junior Anna Deutscher were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Mercy has been led by Dixon who has a team-high 12 points on five goals and two assists. She currently leads the ECC in goals and points. Metzger has a goal, and three assists and Brower has a team-high-tying three assists. Deutscher, Gallino and senior Amiah Washington all have goals. Seniors Isabella Messina and Elizabeth Bowles both have an assist on the year. Becker is 2-2 in goal with 10 saves, a .588 save percentage and 1.75 goals-against average. Mercy looks to defeat the Hawks for the second straight time in the teams' first meeting since 2016.
Scouting the Hawks
Saint Anselm is coming off a 1-0 loss at home to Wilmington on Sunday. The Hawks were picked fourth in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 7-6-5 last season, falling in the NE10 Championship Quarterfinals. Saint Anselm is ranked sixth in the first United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll released last week. The Hawks are led by Riley DiGilio who has a team-high three goals and six points with two game-winning goals. Josie Pecor has a goal and an assist and Nina Muir also has a goal. Maggie Warner is 2-1 in goal with seven saves, a .636 save percentage and 1.33 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy hosts D'Youville on Saturday, September 21st at 2:30 p.m.
