DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Men's Soccer Team is ranked No. 18 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll. The Mavericks are also ranked No. 2 in the East Region Poll.

Mercy moves up six spots in the national poll and one spot in the regional poll. The Mavericks went 1-1 last week with a 2-0 win over Queens and a 3-1 loss to Molloy. Mercy has been led by senior Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen who has a team-high 33 points on 13 goals and seven assists and by senior John Hollis who has a Division II-best 13 assists to go with four goals. Mercy is the lone ECC school in the national poll.

Head Coach Pedro Velazquez and the Mavericks resume action on Thursday when they host Queens in the First Round of the ECC Championship at 1 p.m.