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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan concluded the regular season with a 1-1 draw against Rider at Gaelic Park on Senior Day.
Prior to the match, the Jaspers honored their five-member senior class of
Nicole Aylmer (Garnerville, NY / North Rockland),
Dylan Burns (Manchester, CT / Manchester),
Emily Center (Altamont, NY / Guilderland),
Maria Clemente (Troy, NY / UMass Lowell),
Erica Modena (Massapequa, NY / Massapequa).
After a scoreless first half, Manhattan broke through with the first score in the 65th minute. Junior
Emma Saul (Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park) had her shot blocked by a Rider defender and Modena picked up the ball in the front of the net and fired it past the keeper.
Rider continued to attack and finally broke through in the 85th minute when Michelle Iacono scored off a Shannon Kelly pass to tie it up at 2-2.
Manhattan, which went unbeaten at home during MAAC play (4-0-1) for the second time in three years, will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming MAAC Championship and face the winner of No. 7 Fairfield and No. 10 Iona on Sunday, October 29 at 11:15 am.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Jaspers are now 25-0-2 when finding the back of the net first since dropping a 2-1 decision to Monmouth on October 8, 2014.
- Center, who was lost for the season due to injury, started the match for Manhattan before exiting to a loud ovation.
- Aylmer had a cheering section of over 60 people in attendance that were on their feet the entire match.
- Sophomore
Olivia Printy (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL / St. Joseph Acaemy) made seven saves in notching the draw, highlighted by a sprawling save in the 87th minute.
- Modena's score was the 23rd of the season for Manhattan, matching the Jaspers' program record against MAAC opposition of 23 set by the 2015 squad.
- Modena's goal was the 31st of her career, moving into sole possession of second place in the all-time Manhattan annals ... She also has 74 points and has recorded at least one point in eight of nine MAAC matches this year.
- Modena, Saul and sophomore
Arianna Montefusco (Levittown, NY / General Douglas MacArthur) have now combined for 18 of the Jaspers' 29 goals and 14 of their 22 assists.
- Saul leads the team with six assists.
- The Jaspers yielded one goal or less in 12 of their 17 matches and were the only MAAC squad to not surrender three in a game.
- Iacona, who scored the lone Rider goal, and Modena finish the regular season tied for second in the MAAC with eight goals.
- The teams have now played to a draw in each of their last last three regular season meetings.
- Manhattan leads the all-time series by a 9-8-6 count, including 4-3-4 when playing in Riverdale.
- Modena has scored in each of the last three years against Rider.
- Each team had seven corners with Rider owning an 8-4 advantage in shots on goal.
UP NEXT
- Manhattan will travel to Disney for the MAAC Championship.
