FLUSHING, N.Y.– The Mercy University Women's Volleyball Team plays at ECC foe Queens College on Thursday, October 15th at 7 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Thursday, October 15th 7 p.m.
Records: Mercy (15-1, 4-0 ECC), Queens (3-16, 1-3 ECC)
Location: Flushing, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy earned a 3-0 win over Queens on September 30, 2026.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 3-0 win over STAC on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by junior Grace Dilena and senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez who had double-doubles and by junior Stasa Stamenkovic who had a match-high 14 kills. Mercy has won seven straight meetings against Queens. The Mavericks are off to their best start since 2001. Mercy looks to start 5-0 in ECC play for the second straight year. Junior Aleksandra Lucic was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week and Stamenkovic and Dilena were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on October 5th, Lucic was named Defensive Player of the Week and sophomore Ella Buonauro and senior Mia Illes-Hair were named to the Honor Roll. Junior Stasa Stamenkovic was named ECC Player of the Week on September 28th, 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 464 assists to go with 120 digs, 35 kills and 22 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 123 kills with 37 aces, and 134 digs and senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes has 80 kills and 43 blocks. Dilena has a team-high 208 kills with 23 aces and 110 digs and Stamenkovic has 156 kills and a team-high 137 digs. Senior Mia Illes-Hair has 107 kills on the year with a team-high 45 blocks and sophomore Kamila Colon has posted 131 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 Knights
Queens is coming off a 3-1 loss at Molloy on Sunday. The Knights went 10-18 last season and were picked tied for sixth in the ECC Preseason Poll. Queens has been led by Zoe Sercu who has a team-high 180 kills and by Asuka Shibue who has a team-high 222 digs. Kaiya Banks has a team-high 297 assists and Mikayla Haskell is second on the team with 129 kills. Garnette Webb has a team-high 36 blocks.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Daemen on Sunday, October 18th at 11 a.m.
