DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 16, 2025) – The Mercy University softball team plays at ECC foe Queens College on Thursday, April 17th at 2 & 4 p.m. before hosting ECC foe D'Youville University on Saturday, April 19th at 12 & 2 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Thursday, April 17th 2 & 4 p.m.

Records: Mercy (13-17, 3-5 ECC), Queens (6-22, 2-10 ECC)

Location: Flushing, N.Y.

Date/Time: Saturday, April 19th 12 & 2 p.m.

Records: Mercy (13-17, 3-5 ECC), D'Youville (17-9, 7-5 ECC)

Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Last Meeting vs. Queens

Mercy dropped a 2-0 decision to Queens on May 3, 2024.

Last Meeting vs. D'Youville

D'Youville earned a 6-0 win over Mercy on March 29, 2025.

Scouting the Mavericks

Mercy entered the 2025 season picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 14-28 overall and 8-12 in ECC play last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament for the fourth straight season. The Mavericks earned the No. 4 seed in the ECC Tournament last season and look to qualify for the ECC Tournament for the fifth straight season under Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo.

Leading the returners for the Mavericks is sophomore Averi Miller who hit .336 last season with 30 RBI, 24 runs, eight stolen bases and eight doubles last season. Also returning is sophomore Allison Murphy who hit .299 in 2024 with 11 RBI, seven doubles and two home runs. Murphy had a team-high 31 runs and set a single-season school record with 25 stolen bases. Sophomore Dylan Reyer is back after hitting .308 with 11 RBI, 19 stolen bases and 21 runs scored.

Senior Victoria Seppala is back after being named First Team All-ECC in 2023. She hit .328 with 15 RBI and 28 runs scored in 2023. Sophomore Julianna Coluccio also returns after hitting .300 last season before suffering a season-ending injury. She had nine RBI and nine runs scored in 60 at bats last season. Graduate student Mia Harris is back after hitting .286 a year ago before suffering a season-ending injury. Seniors Madilyn Lula and Kimberlee Childs, junior Elizabeth Stark and sophomore Onnika DeBruhl return after combining for seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 2024.

Leading the returners on the pitching staff is junior Mackayla Secoda who went 6-7 last season with a team-best 3.57 ERA in 94.0 innings with 45 strikeouts. Junior Marina Provencio also returns after pitching 25.1 innings last season with a 1-3 record and 10 strikeouts.

Lorenzo also brings in a strong recruiting class highlighted by Division I Stonehill College transfer senior Skylar Brandemarte. The senior won 21 games in three years at Stonehill with a 4.06 ERA in 431.1 innings with 230 strikeouts. Also joining the Mavericks is freshman Talia Salanto who was named All-State and All-SCC First Team at Jonathan Law High School. Freshman Keira Jantz joins the Mavericks from Islip High School and was named All-County twice. Freshman Alexis Lemus joins Mercy from South Hills High School in California where she hit .412 during her senior year. Freshman Lauren McSweeney was named All-Division, All-County three times and League Pitcher of the Year three times at Islip High School. Freshman Jessica Fox joins Mercy from Morris Knolls High School where she was named Second Team All-Conference and freshman Carly Gaffney holds the school record for strikeouts and hits at Palmerton Area High School. Freshman Mikaela Mammola joins the Mavericks from Pawling High School and was named All-Section and All-League.

Mercy is coming off 14-1 and 5-0 losses to STAC on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by senior Madilyn Lula who had an RBI. Mercy has been led at the plate by freshman Jessica Fox who is hitting .250 with 10 runs to go with 12 RBI. Sophomore Averi Miller is hitting .242 with a team-high 16 RBI with 24 hits to go with 15 runs. Senior Madilyn Lula is hitting .282 with seven RBI and a home run and senior Victoria Seppala has 10 RBI and a home run. Sophomore Allison Murphy is hitting a team-high .340 with 15 RBI and a team-high 16 runs scored and 10 stolen bases and freshman Keira Jantz has seven RBI. Graduate student Mia Harris is hitting .292 with nine RBI. Senior Skylar Brandemarte leads the pitching staff with a 7-6 record, a 1.63 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 94.2 innings pitched. Freshman Lauren McSweeney is 3-2 in the circle with a 5.41 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 32.1 innings and junior Mackayla Secoda is 3-5 with a 4.82 ERA in 45.0 innings with 35 strikeouts.  

Brandemarte and Murphy were named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday. Brandemarte and Secoda were named to the ECC Honor Roll last week. Brandemarte and Murphy were named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 31st. McSweeney was named ECC Co-Rookie of the Week on March 24th and Harris, Murphy and Secoda were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Brandemarte, Miller and McSweeney were named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 17th. McSweeney was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 10th and graduate student Mia Harris, Lula, Brandemarte and freshman Mikaela Mammola were named to the Honor Roll. Freshman Alexis Lemus was named ECC Player and Rookie of the Week on March 3rd and Secoda was tabbed Pitcher of the Week. Jantz and Brandemarte received Honor Roll recognition.

Mercy is 26-33 in their last 59 meetings against Queens. The Mavericks are looking to sweep a doubleheader at Queens for the first time since 2013. Mercy is 10-8 all-time against D'Youville and is looking to sweep the Saints at home for the second straight year.

Scouting the Knights

Queens is coming off 2-0 and 9-1 losses to Molloy on Tuesday for their 10th straight loss. Queens was picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 18-27 last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament. Queens is led by Emma Zumpol who is batting .368 with nine RBI and 12 runs. Kadie Cain is hitting a team-high .370 with 15 RBI and Amanda Baez is hitting .313 with a team-high 18 RBI with three home runs. Caylea Campbell is hitting .254 with 10 RBI and is 5-12 with a 5.29 ERA in 88.2 innings with 69 strikeouts. Sam Voskinarian is 1-6 with a 6.96 ERA in 53.1 innings with 13 strikeouts. Cheyanne Willoughby is 0-4 with a 6.83 ERA in 27.2 innings with 10 strikeouts.

Scouting the Saints

D'Youville is coming off a 10-9 win against Molloy on Saturday. The Saints will host Staten Island on Wednesday and play at STAC on Friday before playing at Mercy on Saturday. D'Youville was picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 9-33 last season. The Saints are led by Annie Jorgenson who is hitting a team-high .413 with 24 RBI and one home run. Summer Clark is hitting .365 with a 31 hits and Sophia Arno is hitting .371 with 15 RBI. Laura Beck is hitting .367 with 15 RBI and Gianna Adamo has 18 RBI. Sarah Parzych has a team-best 3.05 ERA with a 9-2 record and 61 strikeouts in 62.0 innings. Kendal Lehnen is 4-4 with a 4.73 ERA in 50.1 innings with 28 strikeouts and Clark is 3-2 with a 3.97 ERA in 42.1 innings with 26 strikeouts.

Next Game

Mercy hosts Molloy on Monday, April 21st at 2:30 p.m.