DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Women's Volleyball Team hosts ECC foe Daemen University in the ECC Women's Volleyball Game of the Week on Sunday, October 4th at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, October 4 p.m.
Records: Mercy (11-1, 1-0 ECC), Daemen (8-6, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Daemen
Mercy earned a 3-0 win at Daemen on November 9, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 3-0 win over Queens in their ECC opener on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by senior Mia Illes-Hair who had a match-high eight kills. Mercy has won the last three meetings against Daemen and looks to start 2-0 in ECC play for the second straight year. Junior Stasa Stamenkovic was named ECC Player of the Week on Monday, junior Aleksandra Lucic was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week, senior Adriana Rodriguez was named Setter of the Week, and junior Grace Dilena was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on September 21st, Stamenkovic was named Defensive Player of the Week, and senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week. Rivera Rodriguez was named ECC Setter of the Week on September 14th, Illes-Hair was named Defensive Player of the Week and junior Grace Dilena and Stamenkovic were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on September 7th, sophomore Kamila Colon was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on August 31st, Colon was named Defensive Player of the Week, senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week and juniors Aleksandra Lucic and Stamenkovic were named to the Honor Roll.
The Mavericks have been led by Rivera Rodriguez who has a team-high 397 assists to go with 106 digs, 34 kills and 21 aces. Rivera Rodriguez recorded her 2,000th career assist against Bridgeport on August 29th and her 2,000th career assist as a Maverick against Pace on September 1st. Junior Aleksandra Lucic has 88 kills with 25 aces, and 88 digs and senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes has 64 kills and a team-high 30 blocks. Dilena has a team-high 150 kills with 18 aces and 71 digs and Stamenkovic has 113 kills and 104 digs. Senior Mia Illes-Hair has 77 kills on the year with 29 blocks and sophomore Kamila Colon has posted a team-high 130 digs on the year. Head Coach Ana Todorovic recorded her 100th career win as a women's volleyball head coach following the win at Monroe on September 3rd.
Mercy went 22-5 last season, winning their first ECC Regular Season and Tournament Championships and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001. The Mavericks qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and for the ECC Championship for the sixth consecutive year. Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and junior Grace Dilena was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. Leading the returners is Dilena who was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA First Team All-Region, D2CCA Second Team All-Region, First Team All-ECC and the ECC Championship's Most Outstanding Player after starting all 27 matches with 373 kills and 212 digs last season. Also returning is senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez who was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA First Team All-Region, ECC Setter of the Year and First Team All-ECC last season after starting all 27 matches with a team-high 896 assists and 244 digs. Senior Mia Illes-Hair also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC in 2025. Illes-Hair started all 27 matches, leading the team with 96 blocks while adding 187 kills. Senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes returns after posting 109 kills and 87 blocks last season. Sophomore Kamila Colon was second on the team with 227 digs last season and sophomore Isabella Brown returns after posting 120 digs. Sophomore Kori Sessions posted 52 kills last season and sophomores Sophia Chapman and Ella Buonauro also return.
Todorovic also adds four transfers and one freshman to the team ahead of the 2026 season. Leading the newcomers is junior Aleksandra Lucic who transfers from Florida SouthWestern State College and American International College. Lucic was named NE10 Rookie of the Year as a freshman at AIC and was named First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-American at Florida SouthWestern last season. Junior Stasa Stamenkovic joins Mercy from Barton Community College where she was named First Team All-American. Junior Devin Brunk comes from Frostburg State University where she played two years, recording over 300 kills and 270 digs. Freshman Maya Norlin comes from Oswego High School in Illinois where she was named All-Conference as a senior.
Scouting the Wildcats
Daemen is coming off a 3-0 win over Slippery Rock on September 22nd. The Wildcats will play at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday before playing at Mercy on Sunday. Daemen went 12-14 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. The Wildcats were picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll. Daemen has been led by Audrey Johnson who has a team-high 132 kills. Avery Craig has a team-high 158 digs and is second with 129 kills. Maddie Schamaun has a team-high 291 assists and Jolie Faw has a team-high 53 blocks. Mollie Berry is second on the team with 124 digs.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Caldwell on Wednesday, October 7th at 7 p.m.
