DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 24, 2025) – The No. 25 Mercy University women's lacrosse team hosts ECC foe Roberts Wesleyan University on Sunday, April 27th at 11 a.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Sunday, April 27th 11 a.m.

Records: #25 Mercy (8-6, 4-1 ECC), Roberts Wesleyan (7-6, 5-0 ECC)

Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Last Meeting vs. Roberts Wesleyan

Roberts Wesleyan earned a 12-11 win over Mercy on May 5, 2024.

Scouting the Mavericks

The Mavericks were picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 9-10 last season, falling in the ECC Championship Final. Mercy looks to make the ECC Tournament for the ninth straight season and looks to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time since 2017. Head Coach Dawn Sachs and the Mavericks will face seven schools currently ranked in the IWLCA poll.

Sachs and the Mavericks return four All-ECC selections from a year ago, highlighted by ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Lindsey Shimborske. Shimborske was named USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason First Team All-American after being the reigning back-to-back ECC Defensive Player of the Year. Shimborske was also named IWLCA First Team All-American, USA Lacrosse Second Team All-American and IWLCA First Team All-Region last year. She led the ECC in caused turnovers (41) and ranked second in ground balls (48) and draw controls (114) last season, all of which ranked in the top 25 nationally.

Also returning is senior Leah Hansen who was named IWLCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC in 2024. The senior had 65 goals, eight assists and 73 points last season, leading the team in goals and points. Hansen led the ECC in goals and was fourth in points. Junior Andrea Mott returns after being named Second All-ECC last season. Mott had 16 goals, 28 assists and 44 points a year ago. She led the team in assists and was third in points. Mott ranked fourth in the ECC in assists. Junior Emily Marino is back after being named Second Team All-ECC last season. Marino recorded 23 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers in 2024.

Junior Maeghan Callow returns after posting 11 goals, eight assists, 19 points and 48 draw controls last season and sophomore Riley Wallace is back after recording 14 goals and three assists. Sophomore Juliana Talenti also returns after netting four goals, two assists, 21 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers last season. Senior Tatiana Moran, junior Rita-Marie Masi and sophomore Madison Preston also return after combining for six goals and one assist last season.

Junior Kaci Bates returns after starting all 19 games last season, finishing with nine ground balls and 14 caused turnovers. Sophomores Madison Traversa and Ashley McQuade and Olivia Van Dyke also return after combining for three ground balls in seven games last season.

Returning in goal for the Mavericks is junior Olivia LaMonica who went 2-3 in goal last season with 63 saves, a 10.39 goals-against average and .426 save percentage in 490 minutes of action. Also returning in goal is sophomore Olivia Bradley who appeared in four games in 2024 and made three saves.

Sachs will also look to a strong recruiting class in freshmen Liz Byrne, Sofia Knudsen, Kiera Medina, Kayden Meyer, Marena Morales, Leanna Kwarta and Ashlinn Kelly to help get Mercy back to the ECC Tournament. Knudsen was named All-County last season at Mattituck High School, Morales recorded 227 career goals at Tolland High School and over 300 career points in high school, Kwarta was tabbed All-County and All-Division at Lindenhurst High School and Kelly recorded 100 career points at Farmingdale High School and was named All-Conference and All-County.

Mercy is coming off a 23-2 win at UDC on Saturday. Mercy was led by senior Leah Hansen and sophomore Juliana Talenti who both had nine points. The Mavericks have been led by senior Leah Hansen who has a team-high 61 points on a team-high 46 goals and 15 assists. Hansen recorded her 200th career point at Pace on April 16th. Sophomore Riley Wallace has 39 goals with 43 draw controls and freshman Ashlinn Kelly has 41 goals to go with 13 assists and 20 caused turnovers. Freshman Marena Morales has 19 goals and an assist and junior Maeghan Callow has 13 goals and six assists. Callow recorded her 100th career draw control in the win over D'Youville on April 13th. Sophomore Juliana Talenti has a team-high 17 assists with 26 points and freshman Kayden Meyer has 30 goals and 11 assists. Senior Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 106 draw controls, 33 caused turnovers and 51 ground balls and junior Emily Marino has 19 caused turnovers and 25 ground balls. Shimborske recorded her 200th career ground ball at Pace on April 16th and set a school record with her 168th career caused turnover. Callow has 30 ground balls to go with 11 caused turnovers and 50 draw controls. Callow recorded her 100th career draw control at D'Youville on April 13th. Junior Olivia LaMonica is 8-6 in goal with 95 saves, a .434 save percentage and 10.50 goals-against average in 708 minutes of action.

Kelly was named ECC Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week on Monday, Shimborske was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and Meyer was named to the Honor Roll. Hansen was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week and Kelly was tabbed Rookie of the Week on last week. Meyer and Wallace were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Shimborske, Wallace and Kelly were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 7th. Kelly was named ECC Rookie of the Week for the third time on March 31st and Shimborske, LaMonica and Meyer were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time on March 24th. Kelly was named ECC Rookie of the Week for the second time on March 10th and Hansen and Wallace were named to the Honor Roll. Shimborske was named IWLCA Division II Defensive Player of the Week on March 4th and ECC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time on March 3rd. Wallace, Kelly, Meyer and Morales were tabbed to the Honor Roll on March 3rd. Shimborske was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on February 24th and Kelly was tabbed Rookie of the Week. Hansen and Wallace were tabbed to the Honor Roll.

Mercy is ranked No. 25 nationally in the IWLCA Poll. The Mavericks are ranked seventh in the latest NCAA East Region Regional Rankings. With a win, Mercy can clinch a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship for the fifth time in program history. Mercy is 11-5 all-time against Roberts Wesleyan and have dropped the last two meetings.

Scouting the Redhawks

Roberts Wesleyan is coming off a 19-11 win at Daemen on Saturday. The Redhawks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 13-5 last season, winning the ECC Championship. Roberts Wesleyan is led by ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Emma Blumenstock who has a team-high 91 points on a team-high 42 goals and 49 assists. Kadie Tierney has 40 goals and six assists and Annie Mulhall has 41 goals and three assists. Ella Dossier has 32 assists and seven goals and Emma Taylor has a team-high 25 ground balls and 49 draw controls. Allison Clahane has a team-high 16 caused turnovers and Shawna Lesmerises is 7-6 in goal with 96 saves, a .421 save percentage and 11.80 goals-against average.