DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Powered by the game-winning goal from sophomore Nicolai Lysoe (Kristiansand, Norway/Kristiansand Katedralskole Gimle) in the 107th minute, off an assist from senior John Hollis (Bradford, England/West Virginia Wesleyan College), and a game-high seven saves from graduate student Sean Green (Asheville, N.C./Lees-McRae College), the No. 4 seeded Mercy University Men's Soccer Team earned a 1-0 double-overtime win over No. 5 seeded Queens College in the First Round of the ECC Men's Soccer Championship on Thursday afternoon at Mercy Field.
The Mavericks (12-4-3) defeat the Knights (10-6-3) for the second time in just over a week and advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2024. Mercy will play at No. 1 seed St. Thomas Aquinas in a semifinal matchup on Sunday, November 1st at 12 p.m. The Mavericks now have their most wins since 2022. Head Coach Pedro Velazquez recorded his 107th career win, becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. Velazquez is 107-42-32 in 10 seasons leading his alma mater.
Green made one save in the first half and four saves in the second half to keep the game scoreless. A senior Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen (Oslo, Norway/Maryville University/Pima CC) breakaway attempt went just wide in the final minutes of regulation and the score remained 0-0, sending the game into overtime.
Junior Joel Martinez (Madrid, Spain/Mount Aloysius College) recorded the lone shot on goal in the first overtime, which was stopped by Queens goalkeeper Thanasis Shehadeh, sending the game into a second overtime.
Green made two key saves in the 105th minute of the second overtime period, keeping the score 0-0. A junior Santiago Dutilh (Santiago, Chile/Everest School) shot was stopped by Shehadeh, leading to a Mercy corner kick. Hollis sent the corner kick into the box and Lysoe headed the ball into the goal in the 107th minute, giving Mercy the 1-0 double-overtime win.
Mercy was led by Lysoe who netted his third goal of the season and third game-winning goal. Hollis dished out his 14th assist of the year, setting a new program record for assists in a season. He surpasses the previous record of 13 assists set by Tony Gjokaj, Dennis Prince, and Kieron O'Brien. Green made a season-high seven saves against Queens for the second time this season and now has eight wins and four shutouts on the year.
Queens was led by Shehadeh who made three saves to take the loss.
Queens held a 17-14 edge in shots, a 7-4 edge in shots on goal and an 8-3 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Pedro Velazquez and the Mavericks resume action on Sunday, November 1st when they play at St. Thomas Aquinas in an ECC Championship Semifinal matchup at 12 p.m.
