DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Women's Volleyball Team hosts Adelphi University on Tuesday, September 22nd at 6 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22nd 6 p.m.
Records: Mercy (8-1), Adelphi (8-6)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Adelphi
Mercy dropped a 3-0 decision at Adelphi on September 23, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 3-0 loss to Bentley on Thursday. The Mavericks were led by junior Grace Dilena who had a match-high 16 kills. Mercy looks to beat the Panthers for the first time since 2005. Senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez was named ECC Setter of the Week on September 14th, Illes-Hair was named Defensive Player of the Week and junior Grace Dilena and Stamenkovic were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on September 7th, sophomore Kamila Colon was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week. Dilena was named ECC Player of the Week on August 31st, Colon was named Defensive Player of the Week, senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez was tabbed Setter of the Week and juniors Aleksandra Lucic and Stamenkovic were named to the Honor Roll.
The Mavericks have been led by Rivera Rodriguez who has a team-high 303 assists to go with 84 digs, 26 kills and 19 aces. Rivera Rodriguez recorded her 2,000th career assist against Bridgeport on August 29th and her 2,000th career assist as a Maverick against Pace on September 1st. Junior Aleksandra Lucic has 67 kills with 22 aces, and 72 digs and senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes has 50 kills and 20 blocks. Dilena has a team-high 118 kills with 15 aces and 59 digs and Stamenkovic has 85 kills and 77 digs. Senior Mia Illes-Hair has 55 kills on the year with a team-high 24 blocks and sophomore Kamila Colon has posted a team-high 103 digs on the year. Head Coach Ana Todorovic recorded her 100th career win as a women's volleyball head coach following the win at Monroe on September 3rd.
Mercy went 22-5 last season, winning their first ECC Regular Season and Tournament Championships and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001. The Mavericks qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and for the ECC Championship for the sixth consecutive year. Head Coach Ana Todorovic and the Mavericks were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll and junior Grace Dilena was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. Leading the returners is Dilena who was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA First Team All-Region, D2CCA Second Team All-Region, First Team All-ECC and the ECC Championship's Most Outstanding Player after starting all 27 matches with 373 kills and 212 digs last season. Also returning is senior Adriana Rivera Rodriguez who was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA First Team All-Region, ECC Setter of the Year and First Team All-ECC last season after starting all 27 matches with a team-high 896 assists and 244 digs. Senior Mia Illes-Hair also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC in 2025. Illes-Hair started all 27 matches, leading the team with 96 blocks while adding 187 kills. Senior Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes returns after posting 109 kills and 87 blocks last season. Sophomore Kamila Colon was second on the team with 227 digs last season and sophomore Isabella Brown returns after posting 120 digs. Sophomore Kori Sessions posted 52 kills last season and sophomores Sophia Chapman and Ella Buonauro also return.
Todorovic also adds four transfers and one freshman to the team ahead of the 2026 season. Leading the newcomers is junior Aleksandra Lucic who transfers from Florida SouthWestern State College and American International College. Lucic was named NE10 Rookie of the Year as a freshman at AIC and was named First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-American at Florida SouthWestern last season. Junior Stasa Stamenkovic joins Mercy from Barton Community College where she was named First Team All-American. Junior Devin Brunk comes from Frostburg State University where she played two years, recording over 300 kills and 270 digs. Freshman Maya Norlin comes from Oswego High School in Illinois where she was named All-Conference as a senior.
Scouting the Panthers
Adelphi is coming off a 3-0 win over STAC on Saturday for their seventh straight win. The Panthers went 24-9 last season, falling in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi was picked second in the NE10 Preseason Poll. The Panthers have been led by Madeleine Chaapel who has a team-high 137 kills to go with 74 digs. Ada Isik has a team-high 222 digs and Ana Carolina Westerich has a team-high 266 assists. Elena Covic has a team-high 23 blocks and Morgan Meyer is second on the team with 74 kills.
Next Game
Mercy plays at AIC on Thursday, September 24th at 7 p.m.
