DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Women's Soccer Team hosts ECC foe Roberts Wesleyan University in the ECC Women's Soccer Game of the Week on Saturday, October 3rd at 2:30 p.m. in a rematch of last year's ECC Championship Final and the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, October 3rd 2:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-2-3, 2-0 ECC), Roberts Wesleyan (5-1-4, 1-1 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Roberts Wesleyan
Mercy earned a 0-0 draw against Roberts Wesleyan, winning penalty kicks 4-3, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on November 21, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
The Mavericks are coming off a 4-0 win at Daemen on Saturday. Mercy was led by freshman Astrid Borglund who had a hat trick and by junior Hailey Metzger who also scored. The Mavericks are 8-5-3 all-time against the Redhawks. Mercy looks to start 3-0 in ECC play for the first time since 2022. Mercy is ranked No. 6 in the latest United Soccer Coaches East Region Top 10 Poll. Borglund was named ECC Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week on Monday, and junior Anneliese Becker and senior Femke Demets were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Borglund was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week on September 21st and Leahy and sophomore Casey Szczotka were named to the Honor Roll. Senior Femke Demets was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on September 14th, Becker was tabbed Goalkeeper of the Week, and freshman Elizabeth Crawford was named to the Honor Roll. Freshman Roslyn Almodovar was named ECC Rookie of the Week on August 31st, and junior Hailey Metzger was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
Mercy has been led by Metzger who has eight points on three goals and two assists. Borglund has a team-high eight goals and 16 points and Leahy is third on the team with seven points by way of two goals and three assists. Senior Ella Gallino has six points on two goals and two assists, and freshman Elizabeth Crawford has two goals. Demets has a goal and two assists and freshman Roslyn Almodovar and junior Ana Polychroniades both have three points on a goal and an assist. Freshman Khloe Welch and sophomore Gracie DiPalo each have a goal. Junior Blake Goldstein has a team-high-tying three assists and sophomores Casey Szczotka and Camila Salvador both have two assists. Sophomore Alyssa Cedeno has one assist. Junior Heiddis Sigurdardottir is 2-1-2 in goal in six starts with 15 saves and two shutouts. Junior Anneliese Becker is 3-1-1 with 10 saves and a 1.00 goals-against average.
Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 14-4-3, winning the ECC Regular Season Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. The Mavericks advanced to the ECC Championship Final and the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Jack Nicholson and Mercy look to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in nine seasons and make the ECC Championship for the 13th straight season. The Mavericks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and are ranked No. 25 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. Junior Hailey Metzger and senior Sarah Lill Hanks were named the ECC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. Metzger returns after being named United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region, D2CCA Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-ECC last season. The forward finished with nine goals, 12 assists, and 30 points in 2025. Hanks was named ECC Defensive Player of the Year last season, United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region, D2CCA First Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC. Hanks started all 21 games, leading the team in minutes played with 1,892 while leading a defense that ranked second in the ECC in goals against average. Nicholson also returns sophomore Casey Szczotka who was named ECC Rookie of the Year in 2025 and was named United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC. She played in all 21 games in 2025 and had four goals and one assist. Sophomore Camila Salvador returns after being named United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-ECC last season. Salvador played 20 games and had four goals, five assists, and 13 points. Juniors Alyssa Santiago and Anneliese Becker also return after being named ECC Second and Third Team All-Conference, respectively, last season. Becker went 14-4-3 in goal last season with 57 saves, a .770 save percentage and 0.85 goals-against average with nine shutouts. Senior Ella Gallino and sophomore Gracie DiPalo return after combining for seven goals and one assist in 2025 and juniors Blake Goldstein and Sophia Campites and sophomore Rosa Pistone are back after finishing with a combined two goals and two assists a year ago. Senior Angelina Ortiz appeared in 18 games making four starts last season and also returning are senior Sarah Davi, juniors Dakota Dieumegard, Ana Polychroniades and Alexia Tavantzis, and sophomores Alyssa Cedeno, Maeve Connelly, Ella Russo, Kelis Guzmán, Peighton McKenna and Christie Clark.
Nicholson also welcomes a strong recruiting class, highlighted by Division I transfers senior Femke Demets and junior Heiddis Sigurdardottir. Both Demets and Sigurdardottir transfer from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Demets joined the team in the spring of 2026. Nicholson brings in eight freshmen as well to the 2026 squad. Madeline Dzurik joined the team in the spring of 2026 and fellow freshmen Khloe Welch, Connor Leahy, Elizabeth Crawford, Astrid Borglund, Madison Reynolds, Jesslene Garcia and Roslyn Almodovar will look to contribute immediately.
Hanks and Santiago will serve as team captains during the 2026 season.
Scouting the Redhawks
Roberts Wesleyan is coming off a 2-0 win over Staten Island on Saturday. The Redhawks went 11-3-5 last season, winning the ECC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Roberts Wesleyan was picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll. Roberts Wesleyan is ranked No. 9 in the latest United Soccer Coaches East Region Top 10 Poll. The Redhawks have been led by Sam Cipolla who has a team-high six goals, three assists and 15 points. Jenna Northup has two goals and two assists and Mackenzie Hagen has two goals and an assist. Rebecca Hoffman is 4-1-2 in goal with 30 saves, a .857 save percentage and 0.71 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Saint Anselm on Tuesday, October 6th at 3 p.m.
