Manhattan To Host Rider On Senior Day

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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan (8-6-2; 6-2-1 MAAC) will honor its five-member Senior class of Nicole Aylmer, Dylan Burns, Emily Center, Maria Clemente and Erica Modena prior to the its final regular season match of the year against Rider (4-9-2; 4-3-2 MAAC) on Saturday, October 21 at 1:00 pm.
 
* FANS ARE ADVISED TO BE AT GAELIC PARK AT 12:45 PM FOR THE ANNUAL SENIOR DAY CEREMONY.
 
Senior Capsules:
#12 Nicole Aylmer
* Four-year starter
* Two-year captain
* MAAC All-Rookie selection
* MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after earning a shutout in goal in 2015

#15 Dylan Burns
* Veteran of over 60 matches, including starting all but one game over the last two years
* Has scored four goals
* Recorded game-winners against Fairfield last year and at Marist earlier in the season
* Also has notched two assists 

#2 Emily Center
* Four-year starter
* Team captain
* MAAC All-Rookie selection
* Scored her first career goal in the MAAC Championship against Siena

#5 Maria Clemente
* Has played in 31 matches since transferring to Manhattan before her junior year
* Key member of the rotation
* Scored her first career goal, which would prove to be the game-winner in Manhattan's thrilling 1-0 win over NJIT in the opener

#10 Erica Modena
* Three-time All-MAAC performer
* MAAC All-Tournament selection as a sophomore in 2015
* Team captain
* One of just three student-athletes at Manhattan with 30 goals and 70 points

Who Doesn't Love Free Stuff?
The first 70 fans in attendance will receive a special Senior Day poster.
 
Take Two
For the second time in three years, the Jaspers clinched the No. 2 seed for the annual MAAC Championship thanks to battling Quinnipiac to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. 

Tournament Periscope
- Manhattan will be the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of the No. 7/No. 10 match on Sunday, October 29 at 11:15 am on ESPN3 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Second Half Success
Manhattan's second-half goal mark the fourth time that the Jaspers have evened up the score after halftime as the Jaspers have outscored the opposition by a 13-5 count in the second half/overtime.

Did You Know?
Manhattan is the only team in the MAAC to not yield more than two goals in a match this season. Additionally, the Jaspers have permitted one goal or less in 11 of their 16 matches.

Saul Scores It
Junior Emma Saul scored the game-tying goal off a Modena pass at Quinnipiac and has found the back of the net in three of her last five matches.

Rising The Rankings
Modena remains tied with Lisa Margiotta '96 for second place in program history with 30 goals while her 73 points are third, just three back of Margiotta. Modena also has eight game-winning scores, four multi-goal matches and two hat tricks.

Top Two Take Flight
Saturday's match-up between the teams will pit two of the top scorers in the league against each other. Modena is third in the MAAC with 19 points, fueled by a team-high seven goals to go along with five assists, with Rider's Michelle Iacano second with 21 points, on seven goals and seven assists.

Montefusco Takes Flight
Sophomore Arianna Montefusco remains tied with Modena with seven goals to go along with three assists. The second-year standout has recorded a point in each of the her six Manhattan matches, registering five goals and three assists during that time .

One Solid Prime Number
Modena, Montefusco and Iacano are all tied for third in the MAAC with seven goals.

20/20
Montefusco scored both goals in Manhattan's first-ever win at Fairfield. Her first score against the Stags was the 20th for the Jaspers during MAAC play this year, marking the first time in program history that Manhattan hit the standard.

Three's Company
The trio of Modena, Saul and Montefusco have combined for 17 of the Jaspers' 28 goals and 13 of their 22 assists. 

What A Difference A Year Makes
Last year, the Jaspers registered just 13 goals, including 10 during MAAC play. This year, with one match remaining in the regular season Manhattan has 28, including 22 during league play.

Printy Steps Up
Sophomore Olivia Printy made four saves over 110 minutes of action in securing a hard-fought draw at Quinnipiac in moving to 2-2-1 on the year.

Interesting
17 of Manhattan's 25 field players that have seen action, have recorded a point.

Interesting Take Two
The Jaspers eight game-winning goals have been recorded by seven different student-athletes this year.

Interesting Take Three
Manhattan did not record a corner kick in three-straight matches (14-0) against Monmouth, Canisius and Fairfield before earning one in the 11th minute at Quinnipiac ... Previous to the three-game streak, the Jaspers had a 14-0 advantage in corner kicks against Saint Peter's.

Top Storylines
Senior Day will be the prevailing storyline but with a win, Manhattan would set a school-record for MAAC points with 22 and MAAC wins with seven. The previous mark of 21 was set by the 2015 squad.

The Series
Manhattan leads the all-time series by a 9-8-5 count, including 4-3-3 when playing in Riverdale. 

Last Year ...
The teams played to a 1-1 draw thanks to Modena scoring in the 54th minute.

Modena ...
Has two goals and an assist in her career against Rider.

DiGregorio Named MAAC Defensive Player Of The Week
Junior Kelly DiGregorio was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after leading Manhattan to a pair of wins last week. She posted two shutout wins in 157:57 of playing time, notching a save in the Jaspers' 5-0 rout of Canisius and three stops in the 2-0 win over Fairfield. DiGregorio is top-five in the MAAC this year in goals-against average (0.87), save percentage (.815) and shutouts (3). The Jaspers have allowed just 14 goals in 2017, second only to Monmouth.

We're Going Streaking
Manhattan has won 17-straight matches when scoring first dating back to the 2015 season and is 25-0-1 when finding the back of the net first since dropping a 2-1 decision to Monmouth on October 8, 2014.