DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Softball Team plays at ECC foe D'Youville University on Sunday, April 19th for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, April 19th 12 & 2:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (16-14, 7-5 ECC), D'Youville (14-12, 4-4 ECC)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. D'Youville
Mercy earned 4-3 and 6-5 wins over D'Youville on March 28, 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 10-2 and 5-4 losses at STAC on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by junior Allison Murphy who had a team-high two RBI. Mercy has been led by junior Julianna Coluccio who is hitting .337 with 24 RBI and three home runs. Junior Averi Miller is hitting a team-high .406 with 18 RBI and 13 stolen bases. Miller recorded her 100th career hit against Molloy on April 2nd. Freshman Emma Jackson is hitting .321 with 11 RBI and four doubles. Junior Allison Murphy has a team-high 32 RBI and 28 runs with a .352 average. She recorded her 100th career hit against Saint Anselm on March 16th. Junior Dylan Reyer is hitting .299 with 13 RBI and 23 runs. Freshman Madelyn Perrone is hitting .301 with 10 RBI and eight runs and sophomore Mikaela Mammola is hitting .294 with seven RBI and 15 runs. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 4-2 with a 3.50 ERA in 24.0 innings with 18 strikeouts. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is 5-5 with a 3.10 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 61.0 innings and senior Mackayla Secoda is 6-3 with a 4.01 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 66.1 innings.
Jackson was named ECC Rookie of the Week on April 13th and Murphy, Miller, Coluccio and Provencio were named to the Honor Roll. 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 looks to sweep a doubleheader at D'Youville for the first time since 2021.
Scouting the Saints
D'Youville is coming off a 7-3 win and 7-6 loss to Molloy on Saturday. The Saints will host STAC on Friday before hosting Mercy on Sunday. D'Youville was picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 23-20 last season, winning the ECC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. D'Youville has been led by Mikayla Hussar who is hitting a team-high .404 with 12 RBI and 23 hits. ECC Preseason Player of the Year Annie Jorgenson is hitting .321 with nine RBI and Shannon Howes is hitting .282 with six RBI and a team-high 12 stolen bases. ECC Preseason Co-Pitcher of the Year Summer Clark is 11-4 in the circle with a 1.74 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 96.1 innings. Clark is also hitting .288 with 10 RBI and two home runs.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Post for a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 21st at 2:30 p.m.
