DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Softball Team hosts ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas for a doubleheader in their ECC and home openers on Tuesday, March 24th starting at 2:30 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 24th 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (3-5, 0-0 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (6-8, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
Mercy dropped a 7-3 decision at STAC on May 2, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy enters the 2026 season picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 23-22 overall and 12-8 in ECC play last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship for the fifth straight season. Mercy earned the No. 2 seed in the ECC Championship last season, earning a win over Molloy before falling to St. Thomas Aquinas and D'Youville. The Mavericks recorded their most wins since 2019 last season and won their first ECC Championship game since 2021. Mercy looks to win their first ECC Championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is junior Allison Murphy who was named Second Team All-ECC last season after hitting a team-high .353 with 32 RBI, 32 runs, 53 hits and 15 doubles. Junior Dylan Reyer also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC a year ago. Reyer hit .312 with 29 hits, 13 runs, three triples and seven RBI. Junior Averi Miller returns after hitting .261 with 18 RBI, 23 runs and 11 doubles. Returning in the circle is senior Mackayla Secoda who went 4-6 with a 4.09 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 65.0 innings. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is back after going 6-2 with a 4.67 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 51.0 innings.
Also returning is sophomore Jessica Fox who started 42 games last season and hit .261 with 14 RBI and 31 hits. Sophomore Keira Jantz is back after hitting .245 in 40 starts with 11 RBI and 25 hits and sophomore Mikaela Mammola returns after hitting .324 in 20 games with six stolen bases. Junior Onnika DeBruhl is back after playing in 15 games with three stolen bases and sophomore Talia Salanto hit .232 last year with 10 RBI, and 19 hits. Senior Elizabeth Stark started 15 games last season and is back after recording two hits and sophomore Alexis Lemus returns after playing in 15 games with five hits last season. Junior Julianna Coluccio also returns after hitting .300 in 2024 with nine RBI and six stolen bases.
Returning in the circle is senior Marina Provencio who appeared in five games with 9.2 innings pitched and four strikeouts last season. Sophomore Carly Gaffney started five games last year and returns after pitching 16.2 innings in 2025.
Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo will also look to freshmen Emma Jackson, Madelyn Perrone, Juliana Abbene, Mya Marelli, Kady Olsen, Makayla Rady, Emma Medina and Peighton McKenna to contribute immediately. Sophomore Kayla Zimmerman joins the Mavericks from American International College where she played in 13 games as a freshman.
Mercy is coming off an 8-1 win over Saint Michael's and a 4-1 win over Ohio Dominican on March 17th. The Mavericks were led by junior Allison Murphy who had a team-high three RBI and by sophomore Lauren McSweeney and senior Mackayla Secoda who earned wins. Mercy has been led by sophomore Mikaela Mammola who is hitting a team-high .563 with four RBI, five runs and three stolen bases. Junior Averi Miller is hitting .348 with four RBI and five stolen bases. Freshman Emma Jackson is hitting .333 with three RBI and two doubles and junior Julianna Coluccio is hitting .250 with one home run and two RBI. Murphy has a team-high six RBI and recorded her 100th career hit against Saint Anselm on March 16th. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 1-1 with a 1.58 ERA in 13.1 innings with 11 strikeouts. McSweeney is 1-1 with a 5.11 ERA and seven strikeouts in 12.1 innings and Secoda is 1-1 with nine strikeouts in 10.1 innings.
Abbene was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 16th and Jackson was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Mercy is 36-29 in their last 67 meetings against STAC and have dropped the last three meetings.
Scouting the Spartans
STAC is coming off a 5-4 loss and 2-1 win against Wilmington on Friday. The Spartans were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 31-21 last season winning the ECC Regular Season Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. STAC has been led by Sofia Marella who is batting a team-high .463 with 12 RBI, three home runs and eight runs. Olivia Leon is hitting .326 with five RBI and eight runs and Elyse Marcano is hitting .319 with four RBI and nine runs. Trinadey Santiago has 12 RBI, four home runs and nine runs. Emma Grace-Popp is 3-1 in the circle with a 3.47 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 36.1 innings and Lauren Falk is 3-4 with a 4.98 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.
Next Game
Mercy hosts D'Youville on Saturday, March 28th for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
