SPARKILL, N.Y. – The Mercy University Field Hockey Team plays at ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Wednesday, November 4th at 3 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 4th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (7-7, 6-2 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (0-14, 0-8 ECC)
Location: Sparkill, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
Mercy earned a 5-0 win over STAC on October 20, 2026.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 2-0 Senior Day win over Dominican on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by junior Madison Brefka and freshman Addison Testa who both scored and by junior Kaylise McClure who made a game-high 16 saves. Mercy has secured a spot in the first-ever ECC Championship. The Mavericks have won a program-record five games in a row. With a win, Mercy would have their most wins since 2023. Junior Kaylise McClure was named ECC Goalkeeper of the Week on October 27th, junior Adrianna Taynor was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and senior Alyssa Benvengo and juniors Charlotte Sabert and Lilliauna Tepper were named to the Honor Roll. Junior Charlotte Sabert was named ECC Player of the Week on October 20th and Benvengo and junior Kaylise McClure were named to the Honor Roll. McClure, junior Madison Brefka and freshman Addison Testa were named to the ECC Honor Roll on October 13th. Senior Kate Lynne Conklin was named ECC Player of the Week on September 22nd, junior Kaylise McClure was named Goalkeeper of the Week, sophomore Gwendolyn Smith was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week, freshman Addison Testa was named Rookie of the Week and senior Alyssa Benvengo and Brefka were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Junior Charlotte Sabert was named ECC Player of the Week on September 15th and junior Madison Brefka and sophomore Gwendolyn Smith were tabbed to the Honor Roll. McClure was named to the ECC Honor Roll on September 8th.
Mercy has been led by Benvengo who has a team-high seven goals with a team-high-tying 14 points. Sabert has a team-high-tying 14 points with six goals and two assists and Brefka has five goals. Testa has a team-high four assists with four goals. Smith has a goal and three assists and Conklin has a goal and an assist. Hunsberger has two goals and two assists and junior Lilliauna Tepper has two goals and two assists. Smith has a team-high seven defensive saves and junior Adrianna Taynor has five defensive saves. Sophomore Gianna Bevacqua has two defensive saves and Conklin, Testa, freshman Ellie Stoklosa and junior Jaime Stella each have one defensive save. McClure is 7-7 with 184 saves, a .840 save percentage and 2.53 goals-against average. McClure recorded her 200th career save against Adelphi on September 16th and her 300th career save against Dominican on October 17th. McClure has set a single-season school record with her 184 saves so far this season.
Mercy is coming off a season in which they went 5-12 in their final season as members of the NE10. Head Coach Marissa Spinazzola and the Mavericks join the newly formed ECC this season. Mercy was picked first in the inaugural ECC Preseason Poll and junior Charlotte Sabert was named Preseason Co-Player of the Year.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is Sabert who had 19 points on eight goals and three assists last season. Junior Madison Brefka returns after posting nine points on three goals and three assists and sophomore Gwendolyn Smith is back after recording a team-high four assists with one goal. Senior Alyssa Benvengo had three goals last season and and senior Kate Lynne Conklin is back after posting two assists and two defensive saves a year ago. Junior Eunice Santiago recorded a team-high four defensive saves last season and junior Adrianna Taynor also returns after starting all 17 games last season with one defensive save. Returning in goal is junior Kaylise McClure who won a team-high four games last season and had a team-high 142 saves with a 2.89 goals-against average and .802 save percentage. Also returning are juniors Jaime Stella and Lilliauna Tepper and sophomore Gianna Bevacqua.
Spinazzola also bring in a strong recruiting class, highlighted by five freshmen. Joining the Mavericks as freshmen this year are Sarah Abbas, Keira DeWit, Addison Testa, Ellie Stoklosa, and Jerilyn Bow. The six freshmen will look to contribute immediately.
Conklin, Brefka and McClure will serve as team captains during the 2026 season.
Scouting the Spartans
STAC is coming off a 4-0 loss at D'Youville on Saturday. The Spartans went 4-13 last season and were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll. STAC has been led by Lily Schommer who has a team-high three points on a goal and an assist. Mariya Helmbold and Alyssa Liguori each have one goal and Victoria Calabro and Brianna Cote both have one assist. Bo Van Rheenen and Cote both have a team-high two defensive saves and Evelyn McEwen has 257 saves, a .772 save percentage and 5.30 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Molloy on Saturday, November 7th at 12 p.m.
