IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata Athletics delivered a week of exciting performances from October 5 through October 12, highlighted by a pair of Atlantic East Conference victories, a dramatic overtime comeback by field hockey, and a career-best performance from women's volleyball's Angelica Santini Bulerin.

Men's soccer earned a 4-2 conference road victory at Gwynedd Mercy University, while women's soccer returned home for a 3-2 win over the Griffins on Pink Out Day at Draper Walsh Stadium. Field hockey rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes before Morgan Barnes scored the overtime game-winner against Manhattanville University. Women's volleyball also opened the week with a straight-set sweep of Penn State Schuylkill before wrapping up its week at Penn State Brandywine.

Immaculata Athletics now looks ahead to another busy week featuring conference action in field hockey, men's soccer, and women's soccer, along with the return of men's and women's cross country to competition.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday, October 13

🎾 Men's Tennis vs. York College (Pa.)

3:00 p.m. | IU Tennis Courts
 
Completion of the match started in York on September 26.
 
🎾 Women's Tennis at York College (Pa.)

3:00 p.m. | IU Tennis Courts
 
Completion of the match started in York on September 26.
 
Wednesday, October 14

⚽ Men's Soccer vs. Saint Elizabeth University

6 p.m. | Draper Walsh Stadium

Men's soccer returns home Wednesday evening for an Atlantic East Conference matchup against Saint Elizabeth University. The Mighty Macs enter the contest following a 4-2 victory at Gwynedd Mercy, during which four different players found the back of the net.

⚽ Women's Soccer at Saint Elizabeth University
3 p.m. | Morristown, N.J.

Women's soccer heads back on the road Wednesday afternoon for an Atlantic East Conference matchup against Saint Elizabeth. The Mighty Macs will look to build on their 3-2 home victory over Gwynedd Mercy.

Thursday, October 15

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Cedar Crest College
6 p.m. | Draper Walsh Stadium

Field hockey returns to United East Conference play Thursday evening when the Mighty Macs host Cedar Crest College. Immaculata enters the matchup coming off an impressive 3-2 overtime comeback victory over Manhattanville, looking to carry that momentum into conference action.

Friday, October 16

🎾 Men's Tennis vs. Johnson and Wales (N.C.)
3:00 p.m. | IU Tennis Courts
 
Men's tennis continues its fall slate as it hosts Johnson and Wales (N.C.) in a dual match at the IU Tennis Courts.
 
Saturday, October 17

🏃 Men's and Women's Cross Country – Border Battle
Women's 11 a.m. | Men's 11:45 a.m. | DREAM Park Logan Township, N.J.
Men's and women's cross country return to competition at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle. The Mighty Macs will look to continue their strong fall campaigns, led by a women's team that captured the Cairn Highlander Invitational title earlier this season. The event draws many of the top regional Division III programs, and Division I, II, and Junior College programs. The event has Division III Men's and Women's Divisions and Men's and Women's Open Divisions.

⚽ Women's Soccer vs. Pratt Institute
11 a.m. | Draper Walsh Stadium

Women's soccer returns home Saturday morning to host Pratt Institute. The contest will feature the Mighty Macs' Morgan's Message initiative.

⚽ Men's Soccer at Pratt Institute
1 p.m. | Brooklyn, N.Y.

Men's soccer travels to Brooklyn Saturday afternoon for a matchup against Pratt Institute as the Mighty Macs continue their fall schedule.

🏐 Women's Volleyball vs. Saint Elizabeth University
1 p.m. | Immaculata, Pa.

Women's volleyball returns to action Saturday afternoon when the Mighty Macs host Saint Elizabeth University. Immaculata will look to build on the positives from its opening-set victory at Penn State Brandywine.

🏊 Men's and Women's Tri-Meet vs. Moravian University and Wilkes University
1 p.m | Liberty High School Pool | Bethlehem, Pa.

The Immaculata men's and women's swimming teams open the 2026-27 season on Saturday, October 17, with a tri-meet against Moravian and Wilkes at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

For the latest schedule changes, start times, live stats, and streaming links, visit gomightymacs.com.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

🏑 Field Hockey
Immaculata 3, Manhattanville 2 (OT)

Field hockey delivered one of the week's most memorable performances, rallying from a 2-0 deficit in the final eight minutes of regulation before completing the comeback in overtime against Manhattanville University on Friday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium.

Trailing by two goals late in the fourth quarter, the Mighty Macs began their comeback when Taylor Eagan scored off an assist from Gigi Fox. Maria Freeman then redirected a Morgan Barnes shot into the cage to tie the contest at 2-2 and force overtime.

Immaculata continued to apply pressure in the extra period, and Barnes found the rebound of Freeman's attempt to score the game-winning goal 6:03 into overtime, securing the 3-2 victory.

Barnes finished with a goal and an assist, while Eagan and Freeman each scored. Annamae Jones recorded four saves, and Natalie Dodd contributed two defensive saves. Immaculata finished with a commanding 28-10 advantage in shots and a 16-3 edge in penalty corners.

The victory improved the Mighty Macs to 3-9 overall and 0-2 in United East Conference play. Immaculata returns to Draper Walsh Stadium on Thursday, October 15, to host Cedar Crest College at 6 p.m.

⚽ Men's Soccer
Immaculata 4, Gwynedd Mercy 2

Men's soccer earned a key Atlantic East Conference road victory on Saturday afternoon, scoring three second-half goals to defeat Gwynedd Mercy University, 4-2.
After the teams entered halftime tied at 1-1, Matthew Skipper gave the Mighty Macs the lead in the 53rd minute off a pass from Joseph D'Adamo. Following a quick Gwynedd Mercy equalizer, Immaculata regained control when Declan Haines scored his first collegiate goal in the 78th minute, collecting a loose ball and firing into the right corner.

Carlos Garcia added an insurance goal in the 82nd minute off an assist from Ben Kavanaugh to seal the victory.

Daniel Becker opened the scoring for Immaculata with a goal in the 40th minute off an assist from Anthony Fitch. Four different Mighty Macs scored in the contest, while goalkeeper Luca Greppellini made six saves.

The victory improved Immaculata to 3-9 overall and 2-1 in Atlantic East play. The Mighty Macs return home Wednesday, October 14, to host Saint Elizabeth University at 6 p.m.

⚽ Women's Soccer
Immaculata 3, Gwynedd Mercy 2

Women's soccer returned to Draper Walsh Stadium on Saturday morning for its Atlantic East Conference home matchup against Gwynedd Mercy University, earning a 3-2 victory on Pink Out Day. Gracie Repici scored all three goals for the Mighty Macs. It was the first hat-trick for the women's soccer team since September 20, 2023, when Kelsey Caldarelli scored three at Penn State Abington. Flora Hernandez had two assists, and Natalie D'Alfonso and Briana Carpinella each added one assist.

The Mighty Macs looked to bounce back after a 3-0 road loss at Marymount University earlier in the week. The win over Gwynedd Mercy provided an important response as Immaculata continued its conference schedule.

Immaculata continues conference play Wednesday, October 14, with a road matchup at Saint Elizabeth University before returning home Saturday to host Pratt Institute.

🏐 Women's Volleyball
Immaculata 3, Penn State Schuylkill 0

Women's volleyball opened the week in impressive fashion, sweeping Penn State Schuylkill on Tuesday evening by set scores of 25-19, 26-24, and 25-9.
The Mighty Macs controlled the opening set before overcoming a late second-set deficit. After Penn State Schuylkill moved ahead 24-22, Immaculata won four consecutive points to take the set, capped by an Alayah Phifer service ace.

Immaculata then dominated the third set to complete the sweep.

Mel Mann and Madi Kyle each recorded 10 kills, while Mann hit .529 and added 12.5 points. Tara Hirschtritt contributed seven kills and eight digs, Angelica Santini Bulerin tallied 20 assists, and Adriana Ventura led the defense with 13 digs.

Penn State Brandywine 3, Immaculata 1

The Mighty Macs returned to action Thursday at Penn State Brandywine, taking the opening set 25-20 before the Nittany Lions rallied to win the next three sets.
Santini Bulerin delivered a career-best performance with 10 kills, 18 assists, and six digs, recording a double-double while nearly reaching a triple-double. Mann also set a career high with five service aces.

Immaculata finished the week at 4-14 overall and will return to action Saturday, October 17, against Saint Elizabeth University.

🎾 Women's Tennis
Penn State Brandywine 4, Immaculata 3

The Immaculata women's tennis team continues its fall season with a close 4-3 loss at Penn State Brandywine on October 7. Elizabeth Madsen, Laura Pharo, and Ashley Batejan each earned singles victories, while Madsen and Batejan teamed up for a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

🏑 Maria Freeman – Field Hockey
Freeman played a pivotal role in Immaculata's thrilling 3-2 overtime comeback victory over Manhattanville on Friday at Draper Walsh Stadium. With the Mighty Macs trailing 2-0 and fewer than eight minutes remaining, Freeman scored the game-tying goal with 3:57 left in regulation to force overtime. She then helped set up the game-winning goal by inserting the penalty corner, receiving the pass back, and firing a shot that produced the rebound Morgan Barnes finished for the overtime winner. Freeman also anchored the Mighty Macs' defense throughout the contest, contributing on both ends of the field in an impressive team victory.

🏑 Morgan Barnes – Field Hockey
Barnes delivered the decisive performance in Immaculata's comeback victory over Manhattanville, recording a goal and an assist before scoring the overtime game-winner. Her late contributions helped the Mighty Macs erase a two-goal deficit and earn a thrilling 3-2 victory.

⚽ Declan Haines – Men's Soccer
Haines scored his first collegiate goal in the 78th minute against Gwynedd Mercy, breaking a 2-2 tie and putting Immaculata ahead for good in the 4-2 Atlantic East victory.

⚽ Gracie Repici – Women's Soccer
Repici continued to lead the Mighty Macs' offensive efforts during the team's recent stretch of conference play. She recorded two goals and two assists in Immaculata's 6-1 win at Centenary on October 3.

🏐 Angelica Santini Bulerin – Women's Volleyball
Santini Bulerin recorded a career-high 10 kills alongside 18 assists and six digs at Penn State Brandywine, producing one of the week's top individual performances for the Mighty Macs.

🏐 Mel Mann – Women's Volleyball
Mann led Immaculata with 10 kills in the sweep of Penn State Schuylkill and followed with a career-high five service aces at Penn State Brandywine.

⚽Luca Greppellini – Men's Soccer
Greppellini had a combined 18 saves over two games for Immaculata this week. He had 12 saves on 38 shots faced in Wednesday's match vs. Marymount on Wednesday. On Saturday, he helped lead Immaculata to a 4-2 AEC win at Gwynedd Mercy, making six saves. 

MIGHTY MAC OF THE WEEK

🏑 Maria Freeman – Field Hockey
Maria Freeman of the Immaculata field hockey team is this week's Mighty Mac of the Week after playing a pivotal role in the Mighty Macs' thrilling 3-2 overtime comeback victory over Manhattanville on Friday at Draper Walsh Stadium.

Trailing 2-0 with fewer than eight minutes remaining in regulation, Immaculata began its comeback when Taylor Eagan scored to cut the deficit in half. Freeman followed with the game-tying goal with 3:57 remaining, redirecting a Morgan Barnes shot into the cage to send the contest into overtime.

Freeman continued to make an impact in the extra period, inserting the penalty corner and receiving the pass back before firing a shot that led to Barnes' rebound finish for the game-winning goal 6:03 into overtime.

In addition to her offensive contributions, Freeman anchored the Mighty Macs' defensive effort throughout the contest, making an impact at both ends of the field. Her performance helped Immaculata erase a two-goal deficit and secure one of the team's most exciting victories of the season.

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