DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Softball Team plays at ECC foe College of Staten Island on Saturday, May 2nd for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, May 2nd 12 & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (23-15, 12-6 ECC), Staten Island (12-18, 7-9 ECC)
Location: Staten Island, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Staten Island
Mercy earned 9-3 and 8-0 wins over Staten Island on April 10, 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 2-1 and 1-0 wins over Molloy on Monday. The Mavericks were led by senior Mackayla Secoda and sophomore Lauren McSweeney who earned complete game wins. Mercy has been led by junior Julianna Coluccio who is hitting .324 with 33 RBI and five home runs. Junior Averi Miller is hitting a team-high .400 with 29 RBI and 14 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 39 RBI and 39 runs with a .383 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 .303 with 14 RBI and 26 runs. Freshman Madelyn Perrone is hitting .278 with 12 RBI and nine runs and sophomore Mikaela Mammola is hitting .302 with eight RBI and 18 runs. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 4-2 with a 4.40 ERA in 28.2 innings with 18 strikeouts. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is 8-6 with a 2.84 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 81.1 innings and senior Mackayla Secoda is 9-3 with a 3.40 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 90.2 innings with one save.
Jackson was named ECC Rookie of the Week on April 27th and Murphy, Miller, Coluccio and Secoda were tabbed to the Honor Roll. 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.
Mercy has secured their sixth straight ECC Championship berth. The Mavericks are ranked seventh in the second NCAA East Regional Rankings released on Wednesday.
Scouting the Dolphins
Staten Island is coming off 12-4 and 11-0 losses at D'Youville on April 24th. The Dolphins will play at STAC on Friday before hosting Mercy on Saturday. The Dolphins were picked sixth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 19-21 last season. Staten Island has been led by Madilyn Paul who is hitting a team-high .388 with eight RBI, 16 runs and nine stolen bases. Abbie Morris is batting .386 with nine RBI and 32 hits. Milene Mendoza is hitting .300 with five RBI and Aliveah Warner is hitting .341 with a team-high 16 RBI. Bridget Motley is hitting .257 with 13 RBI and Jianna Lopez has a team-high-tying 16 runs. Marena Grenier is 7-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 101.1 innings and ECC Preseason Co-Pitcher of the Year Kennedie Ruth is 4-8 with a 6.56 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 90.2 innings.
