ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The #24 Mercy University Men's Soccer Team plays at ECC foe Molloy University on Saturday, October 24th at 12 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Saturday, October 24th 12 p.m.

Records: #24 Mercy (11-3-3, 4-2-1 ECC), Molloy (4-3-7, 2-1-4 ECC)

Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Last Meeting vs. Molloy

Mercy earned a 1-1 draw against Molloy on October 1, 2025.

Scouting the Mavericks

Mercy is coming off a 2-0 win over Queens on Wednesday. The Mavericks were led by junior Joel Martinez and freshman Marvin Spets who both scored and by graduate student Sean Green who made a game-high seven saves. Mercy is ranked No. 24 nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll and is ranked No. 8 in the second NCAA Regional Rankings. Mercy has their most wins since 2022. The Mavericks look to beat Molloy for the first time since 2023 and look to win at Molloy in the regular season for the first time since 2021. Mercy has secured their fifth straight ECC Championship berth. Head Coach Pedro Velazquez recorded his 100th career win against AIC on September 16th. Velazquez needs one more win to become the all-time winningest coach in program history. Hollis and junior Aalon Wilson-Wright were named to the ECC Honor Roll on October 12th. Junior Philip Hauge was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on October 5th, graduate student Sean Green was named Goalkeeper of the Week and Lund-Iversen and junior Joel Martinez were named to the Honor Roll. Senior Pau Ramon was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on September 28th and senior Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen and graduate student Sean Green were named to the Honor Roll. Hollis and Lund-Iversen were named to the ECC Honor Roll on September 21st. Lund-Iversen was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week on September 14th, and senior John Hollis was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Junior Philip Hauge was named ECC Defensive Player of the Week on September 7th, junior Harry Cooke was named Goalkeeper of the Week and Lund-Iversen was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Lund-Iversen was named ECC Offensive Player of the Week on August 31st and senior Mario de Roque Zazón was tabbed to the Honor Roll.

The Mavericks have been led by Lund-Iversen who has a team-high 31 points on 12 goals and seven assists. He leads the ECC in points and goals. De Roque Zazón has three goals and Hauge has two goals. Senior John Hollis has a team-high 12 assists with four goals and junior Herman Borke has three assists. Hollis leads Division II in assists. Senior Diego Guzmán and juniors Juan Gonzalez and Marcos Landivar all have two assists. Dutilh and Ramon both have two goals and an assist and Lysoe has two goals. Martinez has four goals and Wilson-Wright has two goals and two assists. Spets has two goals and three assists and graduate student Sean Green is 7-2-2 in goal with 42 saves, a .824 save percentage and 0.79 goals-against average. Cooke is 4-1-1 with 23 saves, a .767 save percentage and 1.30 goals-against average.

Mercy opens the 2026 season looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in eight seasons and qualify for the ECC Championship for the eighth time in nine seasons under Head Coach Pedro Velazquez. The Mavericks went 7-6-5 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. Mercy was picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll. Velazquez and the Mavericks look to win their first ECC Championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. Leading the returners for Velazquez is senior Mario de Roque Zazón who was named Second Team All-ECC last season after playing in 18 games with three goals, five assists, and 11 points. Senior Pau Ramon returns after receiving Third Team All-ECC honors in 2025 after starting all 18 games with three goals, one assist, and seven points. Junior Santiago Dutilh and senior John Hollis return after combining for four goals and four assists a year ago and junior Herman Borke is back after scoring one goal last season. Junior Marcos Landivar had one assist in 10 games last season and junior Juan Gonzalez returns after starting all 18 games last season on defense for the Mavericks. Senior Diego Guzmán and sophomore Erlend Skalstad also return after playing all 18 games last season and graduate students Mathias Joergenrud and Charles Lorenz, juniors Philip Hauge, Nanakofi Boadu, Caleb James, and Estefano Marchiori, and sophomores Henrik Bratli Aanensen, Petter Sommerli Lind, Nicolai Lysoe, and Christopher Nicolas-Martinez also return.

Velazquez also welcomes nine transfers and three freshmen to the team ahead of the 2026 season. Graduate student Sean Green joins Mercy from Lees-McRae College where he went 5-6-4 in goal with 61 saves, a .813 save percentage and 0.92 goals-against average in 2025. Junior Fredrik Balmforth joins the team from D'Youville University where he played in 29 games with two goals in two seasons. Senior Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen transfers from Maryville University where he played in 21 games with five goals and two assists in 2025. Junior Nicholas Tellez transfers in from Herkimer Community College and junior Aalon Wilson-Wright comes from Tiffin University where he played in 16 games and scored two goals in 2025. Junior Joel Martinez played at Mount Aloysius College where he recorded 12 goals and 12 assists in 34 games in two seasons. Junior Liam Brandt played two years at Nazareth University and junior Harry Cooke joins Mercy after two seasons at D'Youville. Freshman Dean Yamin started his career at Pace University before coming to Mercy.

The Mavericks also welcome freshmen Marvin Spets, Vicente Klett and Francisco Sanhueza who look to contribute immediately.

Hollis, Guzmán, and Hauge will serve as captains for the Mavericks this season.

Scouting the Lions

Molloy is coming off a 1-0 loss at Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday. The Lions went 3-7-7 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. Molloy was picked sixth in the ECC Preseason Poll. The Lions have been led by Jack Veletanga who has a team-high 13 points on five goals and three assists. Jack Hynes has six points on two goals and two assists and Mael Pierre Paul has six points on a team-high four assists with one goal. Anthony Martinez is 3-2-2 in goal with 35 saves, a .833 save percentage and 1.08 goals-against average. Callum Hunt is 1-1-5 with 32 saves, a .842 save percentage and 0.80 goals-against average.