DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Powered by goals from freshman Elizabeth Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) and senior Sarah Lill Hanks (Skedsmokorset, Norway/High Point University), the Mercy University Women's Soccer Team earned a 2-1 win over ECC foe Queens College in their "It's On Us" Awareness Game on Wednesday afternoon at Mercy Field.
The Mavericks (9-3-4, 5-1 ECC) have won two games in a row and hand the Knights (7-4-4, 2-1-3 ECC) their first ECC loss of the season. Mercy has defeated Queens for the second straight year and has locked up a top two seed in next week's ECC Championship. The Mavericks will host a Semifinal matchup on Saturday, October 31st. Mercy ends the regular season 6-0-2 at home, going unbeaten at home in the regular season for the first time since 2022.
Queens took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute when Ashley Kieblesz scored following an assist from Jenna Rosenberger. Junior Anneliese Becker (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) made a save for the Mavericks in the 28th minute, keeping the score 1-0. The Knights headed into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
Mercy tied the game at 1-1 in the 50th minute when Crawford finished off a freshman Astrid Borglund (Stockholm, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium) cross, evening the score at 1-1.
The Mavericks took a 2-1 lead in the 76th minute. Queens committed a handball in the box and Lill Hanks scored on the ensuing penalty kick, giving Mercy a 2-1 lead.
Mercy held Queens scoreless for the remainder of the game, giving Mercy the 2-1 win.
Mercy was led by Crawford who scored her third goal of the season and by Lill Hanks who netted her second goal of the season and first career game-winning goal. Borglund dished out her third assist of the year, and Becker made one save to earn her sixth win of the season.
Queens was led by Kieblesz who scored and by Samantha Hines-Hirsch who made a game-high three saves to take the loss.
Mercy held a 12-9 edge in shots, a 6-3 edge in shots on goal and a 4-1 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Jack Nicholson and the Mavericks conclude the regular season on Saturday, October 24th when they play at Staten Island at 12 p.m.
