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Megan O'Connor's (Hawthorne, NY / Westlake) header off an
Erica Modena (Sr., Massapequa, NY / Massapequa) corner kick in the 86th minute lifted Manhattan to a 2-1 win over Saint Peter's.
With the victory, the Jaspers improve to 5-8 and 3-3 in the MAAC while the Peacocks fall to 1-8-2 and 0-4-1 in the league.
O'Connor's game-winning goal bounced off the crossbar into the ground before eventually crossing the line.
Manhattan had previously tied the match In the 78th minute when junior
Dylan Burns (Manchester, CT / Manchester) found the back of the net.
Saint Peter's opened the scoring in the first half on a strike from Genesis Castrellon in the 21st minute.
The goals made a winner out of sophomore
Kelly DiGregorio (Centerreach, NY / St. Anthony's), who made three saves.
For the match, Manhattan owned advantages in corner kicks (10-1), shots (20-8) and shots on goal (11-4).
The Jaspers return to action at Rider on Wednesday, October 12 with first kick tabbed for 7:00 pm.
Notes:* Manhattan has now 19-straight against Saint Peter's dating back to the 1998 season and leads the all-time series by a 23-3 count.
* Modena now has a goal and three assists in her career against the Peacocks.
* Burns has now scored twice in her career with her first goal coming at Saint Peter's in the 2014 season finale.
* DiGregorio earned her first collegiate win in her second career start.
* Nine of Manhattan's 13 matches have been decided by one goal, including each of the last three games.
* Senior
Jenny Bitzer (Messstetten, Germany / Louisiana Tech) was named as one of 30 finalists for the Senior CLASS award yesterday. Click
HERE for the release.
