Thursday, June 28, 2007 
Mercy College Adds Four Student Athletes to ECC Honor Rolls
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. - Mercy College was recognized with four more athletes named to the 2006-07 East Coast Conference (ECC) Honor Rolls in their respective sports. The conference announced the honorees on Wednesday, June 27. The Mavericks received the awards in men's basketball, women's basketball, men's tennis and baseball, and brings their total for the year to eight as four other student-athletes earned spots in the Fall.
Junior guard Chanze Wellington (Spring Valley, NY) was the recipient for the men's basketball team. The criminal justice major posted a 3.27 grade point average for the year. He finished second on the squad in scoring (10.6 ppg) and led Mercy in assists (2.6 apg - ranked 15th in ECC). Wellington hit a team-best 45 three-pointers (13th in ECC) on the year and ranked second on the team in steals with 42 (1.6 per game -ranked 11th in ECC). He also shot 63.3 percent from the free throw line and had a 1.0 assist/turnover ratio, while playing all 40 minutes 11 times, including the final four games of the season.
Graduate student Elissa Krossber (Canandaigua, NY), earned the honor for the women's basketball team. She posted a 3.78 while working towards her master's degree in education. Krossber returned from knee surgery to play a major part in the program's turnaround. After two winless seasons, Krossber and her squad won seven games this year under first year head coach Ashlee Kelly, the most for the program since 2000-01. Along the way, she collected her 1,000th career point and 500th career rebound, becoming only the 15th player in program history to reach both milestones. She finished the year averaging 13.7 points per game (6th in ECC), good for second on the squad, and led the team in rebounding at 6.7 boards per outing (13th in ECC).
Sophomore Timon Prosper (Mardigras, St. George's) earned a spot from the men's tennis squad. A business administration major, he registered a 3.33 grade point average for the year. Prosper posted a 12-2 overall mark in singles play while helping the Mavericks to their first ever NCAA Tournament Round of 16 appearance. He had an eight-match win streak at the end of the season before falling in the Round of 16. Prosper won the clincher in Mercy's 5-3 victory over No. 31 Kutztown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He also captured clinchers in wins over Mount Olive and Limestone at the North South Duals, and added a 9-7 doubles mark, playing primarily at No. 2 with Yusufcan Koksal (Ankara, Turkey).
Senior outfielder Joe Mercado (Orlando, FL) was an honoree for the baseball team. He registered a 3.8 grade point average in 2006-07, while working towards his bachelor's degree in psychology. Mercado was a leader as a team captain this spring. He appeared in 33 games, and over the last month he posted a .325 batting average. Mercado appeared in 118 games during his four-year career at Mercy.
About Mercy College Athletics
Mercy College is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution and a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The College sponsors 15 men's and women's sports. To learn more about Mercy's Department of Athletics and Recreation, call (914) 674-7220 or visit http://www.mercyathletics.com/.
