DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Softball Team hosts ECC foes Queens College and Molloy University on Friday, April 24th at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday, April 25th at 12 & 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Friday, April 24th 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (20-14, 9-5 ECC), Queens (8-21, 2-8 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, April 25th 12 & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (20-14, 9-5 ECC), Molloy (14-28, 4-8 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy earned 7-5 and 9-1 wins at Queens on April 4, 2026.
Last Meeting vs. Molloy
Mercy dropped a 5-0 decision and earned an 11-0 win at Molloy on April 2, 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 9-6 and 12-7 wins over Post on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by junior Julianna Coluccio who had a team-high eight RBI and two home runs. Mercy has been led by junior Julianna Coluccio who is hitting .344 with 33 RBI and five home runs. Junior Averi Miller is hitting a team-high .405 with 26 RBI and 13 stolen bases. Miller recorded her 100th career hit against Molloy on April 2nd. Freshman Emma Jackson is hitting .330 with 15 RBI and five doubles. Junior Allison Murphy has a team-high 38 RBI and 37 runs with a .393 average. She recorded her 100th career hit against Saint Anselm on March 16th and her 100th career run against Post on April 21st. Junior Dylan Reyer is hitting .313 with 13 RBI and 27 runs. Freshman Madelyn Perrone is hitting .282 with 10 RBI and 10 runs and sophomore Mikaela Mammola is hitting .297 with seven RBI and 17 runs. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 4-2 with a 4.04 ERA in 26.0 innings with 18 strikeouts. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 70.1 innings and senior Mackayla Secoda is 7-3 with a 3.84 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 74.2 innings with one save.
Murphy, Miller, McSweeney, Rady and Fox were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 20th. 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.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off 4-0 and 2-0 losses at Staten Island on Saturday. The Knights were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 9-27 last season. The Knights have been led by Olivia Wanser who is batting a team-high .469 with 25 RBI and eight home runs. Kadie Cain is hitting .347 with 10 RBI and Caylea Campbell is hitting .306 with three RBI. Nellie Donahue is 5-7 with a 3.06 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 87.0 innings. Campbell is 3-10 with a 3.93 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 76.2 innings.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off 5-4 and 10-9 losses to Pace on Tuesday. The Lions will host STAC on Friday before playing at Mercy on Saturday. The Lions were picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 19-31 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. Molloy has been led by Alexis Montgomery who is batting a team-high .361 with 10 RBI and 39 hits. Mae Savage has 20 RBI and is batting .324 and Stevie Dabbadie has a team-high 25 RBI. Skyler Secondino is 6-12 in the circle with a 5.17 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 104.1 innings and Ava Zicchinelli is 5-11 with a 4.90 ERA and 44 strikeouts.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Dominican on Monday, April 27th at 2:30 p.m.
