DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The No. 14 Mercy University Men's Lacrosse Team opens ECC play at Frostburg State University on Saturday, March 14th at 1 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, March 14th 1 p.m.
Records: No. 14 Mercy (4-1, 0-0 ECC), Frostburg State (4-3, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Frostburg, Md.
Last Meeting vs. Frostburg State
Mercy earned a 9-7 win over Frostburg State on April 12, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy entered the 2026 ranked No. 12 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll and No. 17 nationally in the USILA Poll. The Mavericks were picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 10-4 last season, winning their sixth straight ECC Regular Season Championship. Mercy looks to make the ECC Tournament for the 11th straight season and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven seasons. Fourth-year Head Coach Ryan MacSpadyen and the Mavericks return five ECC All-Conference selections from a year ago.
Leading the returners is junior Jake Norton who has been named Inside Lacrosse and USILA Preseason Third Team All-American. Norton was named USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention and First Team All-ECC last season after ending the 2025 season with six assists, 35 ground balls, and six caused turnovers. Graduate student Aidan Babnik also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC last season. Babnik ended the 2025 season with 26 goals and 10 assists. Senior Devon Duchnowski is back after earning Second Team All-ECC honors last year after producing 15 goals and three assists. Senior Michael Corbo took home Second Team All-ECC in 2025 after posting 35 ground balls and sophomore Cole Hunsberger is back after being named ECC Co-Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-ECC. Hunsberger had 24 goals and 11 assists last season. Junior Cameron Dorfman returns in goal for the Mavericks after going 10-4 last season with 135 saves, a .542 save percentage and 9.75 goals-against average. Dorfman was named USILA All-Region Honorable Mention, ECC Goalkeeper of the Year, ECC Rookie of the Year and First Team All-ECC as a freshman in 2024.
Junior Christopher Bergersen also returns for the Mavericks after recording 13 goals and 15 assists in 2025. Junior Justin Ortiz had three goals and 11 assists a year ago and seniors Connor Abrahall, Ryken Kutner and Jack Agres, juniors Colin Orsino and Dillon Osorio and sophomore Benjamin Salamone also return.
Senior Daniel Fitzgerald is back after starting 13 games last season. Fitzgerald had 12 caused turnovers and sophomore Nicholas Filocamo returns after producing 19 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. Sophomore Gavin Lamere also returns after posting 28 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers in 2025. Sophomore Kyle Freyer had 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers in 11 games and sophomore Jackson Redmond recorded five caused turnovers in 12 games. Senior Sean Higgins started four games last year and had 10 caused turnovers and eight ground balls. Senior Joe Sorok, junior Jason Kassis, sophomores Charles Sorbello, Carter Heuer, Tomas Carr and Christopher DeGiorgio also return for the Mavericks.
Sophomore Michael Mitrano returns at the faceoff x after going 17-of-33 (.515) on faceoffs last year. Returning in goal beside Dorfman is senior Peter Murphy who recorded 35 saves, a .729 save percentage and 6.73 goals-against average in 115 minutes. Sophomore Ryan Strzalkowski also returns after recording five saves in four games last season.
Leading the transfers for the Mavericks are James Goodrich, Liam Neimeth, Trey Weinstein, Zack Ouassil, Matthew Magyar and Jack Magyar. Goodrich joins the Mavericks from Bridgeport where he recorded 37 goals, 16 assists, 53 points, and 39 ground balls in two seasons. Neimeth comes from Belmont-Abbey where he recorded 18 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers last season. Weinstein joins from Newberry College where he appeared in nine games last season with two goals and three points. Ouassil played at Newberry last season and played in nine games going 21-of-32 on faceoffs. Matthew Magyar played three seasons at Wingate with six goals and seven points in three seasons. Jack Magyar joins the Mavericks from Nassau Community College.
MacSpadyen will also look to freshmen Brody Kesselring, Dean Redmond, Karsen Pritchard, Zach Carroll, Mikey Vitale, Jared Cripps, Johnwood Altenor, Sheamus Alazraki, Jose Santiago, Jackson Wilkinson, Dillon Halloran and Dean Kott to contribute this season.
Mercy is coming off a 20-2 win over Caldwell on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by senior Matthew Magyar who had a game-high five goals and by sophomore Cole Hunsberger who had a game-high six points. Matthew Magyar has a team-high 19 goals and is second on the team with 20 points on the year and sophomore Cole Hunsberger has a team-high 21 points on nine goals and a team-high 12 assists. Junior Christopher Bergersen has seven assists with one goal and freshman Dean Kott has seven goals and three assists. Senior Jack Agres has five goals and an assist and senior Devon Duchnowski has two goals. Junior Colin Orsino has three goals and freshman Jackson Wilkinson has five assists. Senior Connor Abrahall has four goals and junior Justin Ortiz has four assists. Sophomore Michael Mitrano is 43-of-83 (.518) on faceoffs with a team-high 24 ground balls. Seniors Daniel Fitzgerald and Sean Higgins both have a team-high seven caused turnovers and sophomores Nicholas Filocamo and Trey Weinstein both have six caused turnovers. Junior Cameron Dorfman is 4-1 in goal with 56 saves, a .615 save percentage and 8.32 goals-against average. Dorfman recorded his 300th career save against Wilmington on February 21st. Magyar and senior Peter Murphy were named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday. Fitzgerald was named to the USILA D2 Team of the Week last week and Hunsberger and Fitzgerald were named to the ECC Honor Roll. Higgins was named to the USILA D2 Team of the Week on February 25th and Dorfman and Hunsberger were named to the ECC Honor Roll. Magyar was named ECC Player of the Week on February 16th and Dorfman was tabbed Goalie of the Week.
Mercy is ranked No. 14 nationally in the USILA poll and No. 11 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll. The Mavericks are 7-0 all-time against the Bobcats. Mercy looks to win their 11th straight ECC opener.
Scouting the Bobcats
Frostburg State is coming off an 11-7 win over #12 Bentley on Wednesday. The Bobcats were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 7-9 last season, falling in the ECC Championship Semifinals. Frostburg State is led by Hayden Celio who has a team-high 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists. Luke Roach has 11 goals and four assists and Sean Mullineaux has seven goals and five assists. Ayden Viscount is 57-130 (.438) on faceoffs with 26 ground balls and Ryder Walter has a team-high 23 caused turnovers and 27 ground balls. Jack Smith is 4-3 in goal with 50 saves, a .459 save percentage and 9.77 goals-against average.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Saint Anselm on Wednesday, March 18th at 2 p.m.
