NCAA Grants Eligibility For Spring Athletes
Dan Rebain, Michael Panteleo, and Ellis Joshua
May 18, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee voted to grant spring athletes an extra year of eligibility after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut down spring college sports in 2020. Student-athletes who participated in spring sports will not lose a year of eligibility due to the coro...
The UFC is Back Baby!
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
May 8, 2020
The UFC is back this Saturday, May 9 and it's all because of one person... Dana White (and his great team). UFC 249 was originally scheduled for April 21 in Brooklyn, but White had to postpone for “circumstances out of his control”. UFC President Dana White said the company was prepared to stage U...
Sports Fans Will Not Attend Events Without A Coronavirus Vaccine
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
May 4, 2020
While sports commissioners along with government and medical experts debate when to reopen sports leagues, a majority of Americans would stay home because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). A substantial majority of sports fans are prepared to stay home until the development of a vaccine, according...
Mercy Star Brian Griffin Is Transferring to Xavier Of The Big East
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
May 1, 2020
With F/C Bryan Griffin transferring to a D1 school, Xavier in the Big East, the Mavericks Men's basketball team will look to fill a huge gap. Griffin took home First Team All-ECC honors for the second straight season after an impressive season, in which he averaged a team-high 19.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, ...
NCAA, Mercy College Grant Eligibility To Spring Athletes
Michael Panteleo and Ellis Joshua
April 6, 2020
Spring athletes will get an additional season to live their athletic dreams after the 2020 season was suspended. On March 30, The NCAA announced that it will be giving eligibility relief to NCAA Division I spring athletes. With the spring sports season being canceled due to the coronavirus...
Freshman Wall Provides Foundation for Women’s Basketball
Michael Panteleo, Sports Editor
March 24, 2020
Despite the Mavericks missing out on the East Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, the rise of freshman Katie Wall may prove vital for the team going forward. Wall is from Wappingers Falls, New York, and played her high school basketball at Roy C. Ketcham High School. Even though she...
Spring Athletics Forced to Cancel the 2020 Season due to COVID-19
Ellis Joshua, Impact Staff
March 20, 2020
After just six games the Mercy Mavericks men's lacrosse team and all other East Coast Conference (ECC) college athletic teams have seen their season come to an abrupt end due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19.) After it was announced on March 10 that Mercy College would move to online classes...
Women’s Lacrosse Win Final Game in Short Lived Season
Ellis Joshua, Impact Staff
March 17, 2020
The Mercy Mavericks women's lacrosse team won their final game of what has been an abbreviated season due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). They defeated Florida Tech on Wednesday, March 11 by a score of 10-3. Senior Katherine Sanchez led the team and scored a game-high four goals. In...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Forces Mercy’s Athletes to Say Goodbye to Spring Sports
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
March 16, 2020
With the growing concern surrounding COVID-19, the East Coast Conference (ECC) has decided to cancel the 2020 spring sports season immediately as of March 13, 2020 Mercy's Director of Athletics Matt Kilcullen Jr. came out with this statement. "We are heartbroken for our student athletes, especially our senior...
Men’s Lacrosse Wins in Overtime Over Bentley University
Michael Panteleo, Sports Editor
March 16, 2020
No. 8 Mercy College men's lacrosse team earned a 12-11 overtime victory over Bentley University on March 10 at Mercy Field. Sophomore attacker, Brady Kearnan, was the hero of the day, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime for Mercy. Mercy improves to (5-1) and Bentley drops down to (0-3). Kearnan...
