On Tuesday Mercy hosted Nueva at the Upper Field of Skyline. Both teams held possesion in the first half and defenses held strong with no goals scored. In the second half Nueva was the first to break the tie finding the back of the net early. Mercy responded with Sydney Domingo '26 breaking away and finding the corner. This goal gave Mercy energy and they continued to put pressure offensively on Nueva. 10 minutes later Sydney Domingo '26 led the charge again with another goal giving Mercy the lead. With a 2-1 lead the defense held strong led in the back by Victoria Torres '25.
On Thursday the team hosted South San Francisco. Similar to Tuesday's game it was a defensive battle throughout with Mercy dominating time of possession. Keeper Rachael Taillon '23 scooped up any balls that went her way and directed traffic. Mercy's lone goal came off of a corner kick and defender Lily Catalano-Dockins '24 lobbed it over the goalies head. Throughout the game Audra Rodgers '24 and Dara Vasquez '23 dominated the middle helping Mercy control possession and setting up our attacks.