DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (May. 1, 2025) – The No. 1 seeded Mercy University women's lacrosse team hosts No. 3 seeded Molloy University in the ECC Women's Lacrosse Championship Final on Saturday, May 3rd at 11 a.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, May 3rd 11 a.m.
Records: #1 Mercy (10-6, 5-1 ECC), #3 Molloy (9-8, 5-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Ticket Information
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$10 Adults
$5 Students with ID, senior citizens and children 5 and up
Children under 5 are free of charge
Last Meeting vs. Molloy
Mercy dropped a 19-18 decision at Molloy on April 5, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 21-2 win over Daemen in the ECC Semifinals on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by freshman Kayden Meyer who had a game-high six points. Mercy has made their ninth straight ECC Championship appearance and look to win their third ECC Championship in four seasons and fourth overall. The Mavericks have advanced to the Final in each of the last eight seasons the tournament was held.
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.
The Mavericks have been led by senior Leah Hansen who has a team-high 69 points on a team-high 50 goals with 19 assists. Hansen recorded her 200th career point at Pace on April 16th. Sophomore Riley Wallace has 44 goals with 52 draw controls and freshman Ashlinn Kelly has 47 goals to go with 15 assists and 26 caused turnovers. Freshman Marena Morales has 22 goals and two assists and junior Maeghan Callow has 16 goals and eight assists. Callow recorded her 100th career draw control in the win over D'Youville on April 13th. Sophomore Juliana Talenti has a team-high 19 assists with 32 points and freshman Kayden Meyer has 36 goals and 13 assists. Senior Lindsey Shimborske has a team-high 115 draw controls, 38 caused turnovers and 60 ground balls and junior Emily Marino has 23 caused turnovers and 30 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 61 draw controls. Callow recorded her 100th career draw control at D'Youville on April 13th. Junior Olivia LaMonica is 10-6 in goal with 113 saves, a .459 save percentage and 9.81 goals-against average in 813 minutes of action. LaMonica recorded her 200th career save against Roberts Wesleyan on April 27th.
Shimborske was named ECC Defender of the Year for the third straight year on Thursday. Kelly was named Midfielder and Rookie of the Year and Head Coach Dawn Sachs was named Coach of the Year. Shimborske, Kelly, Hansen, Marino, and Wallace were named First Team All-ECC and Callow, LaMonica and Meyer were tabbed Second Team All-ECC.
LaMonica was named IWLCA Division II Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. LaMonica was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday and Kelly and Shimborske were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Kelly was named ECC Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week last week, 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 April 14th. 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 receiving votes nationally in the IWLCA Poll. The Mavericks are ranked seventh in the latest NCAA East Region Regional Rankings. Mercy is 9-8 all-time against Molloy. Mercy is 3-4 all-time in the Final.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off a 16-15 win at Roberts Wesleyan in the ECC Semifinals on Wednesday. Molloy is making their first-ever appearance in the ECC Final. Molloy enters Saturday's game on an eight-game winning streak. The Lions were picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 8-8 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. Molloy is led by Megan Rugolo who has a team-high 79 points on a team-high 53 goals with 26 assists and a team-high 79 draw controls. Brenna Signorelli has 49 points on 41 goals and eight assists and Sofia Quitoni has 38 goals and five assists. Alexa Amorison has 16 goals and a team-high 27 assists. Carly Howell has a team-high 46 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers. Nicole Schaumloffel is 9-8 in goal with 112 saves, a .386 save percentage and 11.13 goals-against average.
