DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Softball Team plays at ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Tuesday, April 14th for a doubleheader starting at 2:30 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 14th 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (16-12, 7-3 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (18-12, 8-2 ECC)
Location: Sparkill, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
Mercy dropped 4-0 and 8-2 decisions to STAC on March 24, 2026.
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 7-3 and 6-1 wins over Holy Family on Senior Day on Sunday. The Mavericks were led by seniors Mackayla Secoda and Marina Provencio who earned complete game wins. Mercy has been led by junior Julianna Coluccio who is hitting .364 with 24 RBI and three home runs. Junior Averi Miller is hitting a team-high .416 with 18 RBI and 13 stolen bases. Miller recorded her 100th career hit against Molloy on April 2nd. Freshman Emma Jackson is hitting .329 with 10 RBI and four doubles. Junior Allison Murphy has a team-high 30 RBI and 27 runs with a .353 average. She recorded her 100th career hit against Saint Anselm on March 16th. Junior Dylan Reyer is hitting .313 with 12 RBI and 23 runs. Freshman Madelyn Perrone is hitting .290 with nine RBI and eight runs and sophomore Mikaela Mammola is hitting .302 with seven RBI and 14 runs. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 4-2 with a 2.92 ERA in 24.0 innings with 18 strikeouts. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is 5-4 with a 2.80 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 55.0 innings and senior Mackayla Secoda is 6-2 with a 3.76 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 63.1 innings.
McSweeney was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on April 6th and Murphy, Miller, Stark and Perrone were named to the Honor Roll. Secoda was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on March 30th, and Coluccio, Reyer, McSweeney and Perrone were named to the Honor Roll. Mammola and Secoda were named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 23rd. Abbene was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 16th and Jackson was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Mercy has dropped five straight meetings to STAC and looks to sweep a doubleheader at STAC for the first time since 2019.
Scouting the Spartans
STAC is coming off 8-0 and 6-2 wins over Staten Island on Saturday. The Spartans have won eight of their last nine games. 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 .429 with 29 RBI, six home runs and 15 runs. Olivia Leon is hitting .390 with 19 RBI and 23 runs and Elyse Marcano is hitting .356 with 11 RBI and 25 runs. Trinadey Santiago has 29 RBI, eight home runs and 21 runs. Emma Grace Popp is 10-1 in the circle with a 3.41 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 90.1 innings and Lauren Falk is 8-8 with a 3.69 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 87.1 innings.
Next Game
Mercy faces Felician on Thursday, April 16th.
