Year Of Redemption For Field Hockey Team
Marie Roser, Managing Editor
September 29, 2015
Filed under Sports
With a new season rolling around, a young Maverick Field Hockey team looks to improve on the past season with just one win. Senior midfielder Giana Magosin and junior Jackie Ballin, two of the top returners on the team, are looking forward to the addition of the new freshman. Since the program's...
Seniors Greig and Palumbo Look to Finish Mercy Baseball Season Strong
Marie Roser, Impact Staff
April 23, 2015
Filed under Sports
Members of the baseball team came back to school in the fall unsure about who their coach would be. For returning seniors Bryan Greig and Sal Palumbo, it was just another bump on their road. Yet bumps in the road are not a new thing to members on this team. Bad luck seemed to follow Greig on his road...
Watson Looks to the Future After College Lacrosse
Marie Roser
April 21, 2015
Filed under Sports
Life after college is an extreme adjustment and culture shock for anyone. But for a college athlete, the change is even more extreme. For women's lacrosse senior Keri Watson, next years future poses some major questions. Watson will be graduating and leaving lacrosse - a game in which she has been...
Couillard Looks to Start Off Right With Young Softball Squad
Marie Roser, Impact Staff
March 20, 2015
Filed under Sports
The start to any season is suspenseful. After over a month of preparation and long early practices plus two-a-days, any team is eager to start their season. The Mercy College Softball team lives with that anticipation as they look to start of their season. And for seniors who have been on the team for...
Brown Makes Huge Impact in First Season for Men’s Basketball
Marie Roser, Impact Staff
March 5, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Mercy men's basketball team went into their season just like any other team did. Ready to work hard, hoping to come out on top, and winning. This was not different for junior forward Jeremiah Brown from Queens Bridge. This was Brown's first year at Mercy. While his 6'2" height has been a factor...
Wood and Reinauer Look to Excel in Final Lacrosse Season
Marie Roser, Impact Staff
March 3, 2015
Filed under Sports
It was the first game of their last season against Pace. The game was tied at 12 with 43 seconds left in the final quarter of regulation play on Feb. 21. This next face off was crucial. The ball was loose off the face-off as the Mercy men’s lacrosse team stuggled to get it to safety and to one of thei...
Women’s Soccer Wins ECC Championship In Honor Of Fallen Teammate
Marie Roser, Impact Staff
February 12, 2015
Filed under Sports
When Mercy's womens soccer team took the field in 2014, they were looking to work hard, win games, and battle for a championship. They played well last season, qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history for the still young program. A tremendous feat for coach Jonathan Fe...
Roberts Helps Mercy Women’s Basketball to New Heights
Marie Roser, Impact Staf
February 12, 2015
Filed under Sports
The women's basketball team this season may not currently have the record that it would like. It is ranked last in their conference. It finds itself at the wrong end of most games thinking about the "what ifs," with some of the players even with tears in their eyes. The desire to win burns deep. This...
White’s Fifth 20-Kill Effort Leads Volleyball to 3-0 Sweep of Nyack
September 25, 2014
Filed under Sports
Senior Brenna White recorded her fifth 20-kill match of the season to lead the Mercy College volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep of Tappan Zee Bridge rival Nyack College on Tuesday night. The Mavericks improve to 3-8 with the win, while Nyack drops to 0-14. The Warriors hung close early in the firs...
Serna Bookends Pair of Goals as Women’s Soccer Blanks Bloomfield, 5-0
September 25, 2014
Filed under Sports
Freshman Heidi Serna bookended her evening by scoring the first and last goals as the Mercy College women's soccer team defeated the Bears of Bloomfield College, 5-0. The Mavericks improve to 6-1 overall, while the Bears remain winless at 0-6. The defending East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week c...
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Prof. Michael Perrota began teaching at Mercy College in 2005. Previously, he was a full-time reporter for North Jersey Media Group in the sports and news sections. After he began teaching, he worked in...
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