DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Powered by goals from freshmen Astrid Borglund (Stockholm, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium) and Roslyn Almodovar (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) and junior Ana Polychroniades (Smithtown, N.Y./St. John's Preparatory), the Mercy University Women's Soccer Team earned a 3-0 Senior Day win over ECC foe D'Youville University in their Making Strides Versus Cancer Pink Game on Saturday afternoon at Mercy Field.
In a ceremony prior to the game, Mercy honored seniors Sarah Lill Hanks (Skedsmokorset, Norway/High Point University), Sarah Davi (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East), Angelina Ortiz (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue), Ella Gallino (Middlebury, Conn./Pomperaug) and Femke Demets (Avelgem, Belgium/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) for their contributions to the program.
The Mavericks (8-3-4, 4-1 ECC) are now 5-0-2 at home this season and defeat the Saints (5-6-2, 3-3 ECC) for the fourth straight time.
Mercy took a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when a Gallino shot hit the crossbar and Borglund finished off the rebound. The score remained 1-0 at halftime.
The Mavericks made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute when Polychroniades put home a Demets cross.
Mercy increased the lead to 3-0 in the 83rd minute when Almodovar finished off a sophomore Casey Szczotka (Mattituck, N.Y./Mattituck) cross.
The Mavericks held D'Youville without a shot on goal for the remainder of the game, giving Mercy the 3-0 Senior Day win.
Mercy was led by Borglund who scored her ECC-leading 10th goal of the season and now has an ECC-best 22 points. Borglund now has an ECC-best five game-winning goals. Almodovar added her second goal of the season and Polychroniades recorded her fourth goal of the year. Gallino dished out her third assist of the year, Demets contributed her ECC-leading sixth assist of the year and Szczotka added her third assist of the season. Junior Anneliese Becker (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) made one save to pick up her fifth win of the season and fourth shutout of the year.
D'Youville was led by Alegra Black who made a game-high nine saves to take the loss.
Mercy held a 21-4 edge in shots, a 12-1 edge in shots on goal and a 10-0 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Jack Nicholson and the Mavericks resume action on Wednesday, October 21st when they host Queens at 12 p.m.
