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Riverdale, NY – After concluding the regular season with a 9-7-1 record, the fourth-seeded Manhattan Jaspers host the fifth-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats in the first round of the 2017 MAAC Championship on Sunday, November 5 at 2:00 pm.
All Manhattan students with a valid ID card will be admitted for free.
Tickets are $5 for children as well as senior citizens and $10 for adults. Fans who wish to purchase tickets online can view the link above.
With a Win…
The Jaspers would grab their first MAAC Tournament win since upending #8 Saint Peter's as the ninth seed in 2015. Manhattan would also notch its 10th win of the season, which would be the first time since 1991.
Manhattan has won a program-record 10 matches on four occasions (1991, 1990, 1980, 1977).
The winner of the game would move on to the MAAC Semifinals on Thursday, November 9 at #1 Fairfield or #2 Rider, depending on the outcome of the Canisius/Iona game.
A Tremendous 2017
Manhattan has already had one of its finest seasons in recent memory. The Jaspers improved their win total by seven games and allowed the fewest goals in program history at 15. The 6-3-1 conference record is the best under Head Coach
Jorden Scott. In addition, Manhattan was first in the MAAC with a .817 save percentage and a .88 goals-against average.
The Jaspers also received impressive individual performances in 2017. Newcomer
Lucas Da Silva finished the regular season with a team-high eight goals, which was also fourth-best in the MAAC. Junior
Callum Carsley led the Green & White in his first season in Riverdale with five assists and 32 shots. In goal,
Marcellin Gohier has ranked in the Top-15 nationally with a .862 save percentage, allowing only eight goals in 13 games.
Scouting The Bobcats
Quinnipiac heads into the postseason at 7-9-1 overall and 6-4-0 in conference play after being voted as the preseason favorite. The Bobcats have won four of their past five, most recently defeating Saint Peter's 4-1. Rashawn Dally netted a hat trick while Max Rothenbuecher added another score.
Dally leads the team with five goals on the season. In net, Chrysostomos Iakovidis has played all 1,568 minutes, allowing 18 goals while collecting 39 saves across 17 contests.
Series History
The Jaspers and Bobcats meet for the second time this year. Quinnipiac won a close 1-0 matchup in Riverdale back on October 14. Eamon Whelan's tally in the 38th minute was the only score, while Gohier stopped two shots.
Since joining the MAAC in 2013, Quinnipiac is 4-0-1 versus Manhattan.
Game Notes
- Based on current available data, this is the first-ever MAAC Tournament game hosted at Gaelic Park.
- Manhattan is 5-0-1 this year when Da Silva scores. It is 5-0 when Carsley registers a point.
- The Jaspers have not yielded more than one goal to a conference opponent this season.
- Gohier has given up more than one goal just once this season and only given up five goals since September 20.
- After scoring just two times in the first half in 2016, Manhattan has found twine 11 times in the first 45 minutes in 2017.
